COMMUNITY LEADER FLY-IN - DAYTON REGION April 5-7, 2022 - Dayton Development Coalition
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DAYTON REGION
COMMUNITY LEADER
FLY-IN
April 5-7, 2022
Presenting Sponsor
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Welcome to the 38th Annual Dayton Region Community Leader Fly-In!
Thank you for being a part of this effort to share our community’s vision with our nation’s
leaders. We started the annual Fly-In nearly four decades ago, and in that time, our Fly-In
has become one of the nation’s oldest and largest annual regional trips to the nation’s capital.
It is vital in helping the federal government understand the needs of our local community.
As you know, the Fly-In is more than just a show of support for the community’s interests. We
believe the Fly-In offers attendees an opportunity to learn more about Washington. Over
the next two days, we will meet with Washington experts, our Congressional delegation
and other senior federal government leaders as they discuss topics relative to the resources
and federal facilities in the region. The group will also discuss legislative issues affecting
the Dayton Region and our federal installations, including Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Springfield Air National Guard Base, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and
Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. We encourage you to ask questions, dig deeper
into the issues that matter to you, and share your vision for Dayton.
With changes in Washington leadership and increased uncertainty during a global pandem-
ic, this is a chance to learn more about what is happening in the federal government. Because
of the possibility that defense missions will move in and out of Ohio, this year’s Fly-In will give
participants an opportunity to interact with civilian and military leaders about the importance
of Wright-Patt to the Dayton Region economy.
We often talk about collaboration at the DDC, and we take great pride in how business,
government, academia, and the non-profit sector come together to support our region and
“speak with one voice.” We see the Fly-In as this collaborative idea come to life. When more
than 160 community leaders converge on Washington, it sends a powerful message.
All my best,
Jeffrey C. Hoagland
President & CEO
Dayton Development Coalition
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Schedule ............................................... 5
Speaker Biographies .................................... 8
Dayton Early College Academy ........................... 14
Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 14
2021-2022 PDAC Process & Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 16
PDAC Project Prioritization ................................ 17
Defense and Aerospace .................................. 27
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ........................... 30
Springfield Air National Guard Base ....................... 32
Dayton VA Medical Center ............................... 32
Acronyms .............................................. 33
CONTACT INFORMATION
Dayton Development Coalition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 937.222.4422
Michael Gessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.494.4475
Tracy Tapia ..................................... 937.478.1717
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TUESDAY, APRIL 5
REGISTRATION
5:00 PM Location: National Ballroom Foyer (Ballroom Level)
6:00 - 8:00 PM WELCOME RECEPTION
Location: Vista Terrace/1400 Restaurant (Upper Mezzanine Level)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
7:30 AM BREAKFAST
Location: National Ballroom Foyer/Ballroom (Ballroom Level)
8:45 - 10:00 AM EVENT KICKOFF
Location: National Ballroom – Ballroom Level
Opening Remarks/Welcome
DECA Student Introduction
Hobson Award Presentation
10:00 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Colonel Nathan P. Diller
Director, AFWERX
10:45 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Don Graves
Deputy Secretary of Commerce
11:15 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Maj Gen Richard G. Moore, Jr
Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for
Plans and Programs, HQ U.S. Air Force
12:00 PM BUFFET LUNCH
12:30 PAM LUNCH KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Robert M. Califf, M.D
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
1:15 - 2:45 PM PANEL DISCUSSION:
CHANGING MILITARY AND ECONOMIC THREATS IN
A CHANGING WORLD
Location: National Ballroom (Ballroom Level)
Stephen Rodriguez (Moderator)
Venture Partner at Refinery Ventures and Founder, Managing
Partner, One Defense
Robert Daly
Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Yuki Tatsumi
Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and
Director of the Japan Program at the Stimson Center
John E. Herbst
Senior Director, Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and former U.S.
Ambassador to Ukraine
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3:00 - 4:15 PM PANEL DISCUSSION:
OHIO AS A SEMICONDUCTOR
MANUFACTURING POWERHOUSE
Location: National Ballroom – Ballroom Level
JP Nauseef (Moderator)
President and CEO, JobsOhio
Allen Thompson
Vice President, U.S. Government Relations, Intel Corporation
Kristen Baldwin
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Science, Technology
and Engineering
General Hawk Carlisle
USAF (Ret)
4:45 PM DEPART WESTIN TO CONGRESSIONAL
RECEPTION
Location: 200 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
(Bus Transportation Provided)
5:30 PM OHIO CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION
7:00 PM BUS DEPARTS TO HOTEL
THURSDAY, APRIL 7
7:00 AM BREAKFAST
Location: National Ballroom Foyer/Ballroom (Ballroom Level)
8:00 AM DEPART FOR CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS
Location: Hall of States, National Guard Memorial Museum
(Bus Transportation Provided)
8:45 AM WELCOME REMARKS
9:00 AM CONGRESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Senator Rob Portman
Representative Warren Davidson
Senator Sherrod Brown
Representative Mike Turner
11:45 AM CLOSING REMARKS
12:00 PM ADJORN/DEPART FOR WESTIN
(Bus Transportation Provided)
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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
CHANGING MILITARY AND ECONOMIC THREATS IN A CHANGING
WORLD
China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran all seem to pose greater threats to U.S. economic and
national security interests using a variety of methods including cyber attacks, chemical and
biological weapons, technology theft, and weapons of mass destruction. China is on the verge
of outcompeting our economy without any direct military intervention. How secure is the United
States, how are the threats difference than in the past, and what can companies, individuals, and
policy makers at all levels of government do about it?
OHIO AS SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING POWERHOUSE
On January 21, 2022, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that semiconductor manu-
facturer Intel Corporation would invest more than $20 billion to build outside Columbus the
most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the world by 2025. The megaproject,
which will be the largest single private sector company investment in Ohio’s history, is expected
to generate more than 20,000 jobs in the state and add $2.8 billion to Ohio’s annual gross
state product. This panel will explore how this project will transform Ohio (and Dayton). Topics
include why Intel selected Ohio, the global semiconductor market conditions that led to the
decision, and Intel’s work with the Air Force.
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SPEAKER IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
BIOGRAPHIES
Col Diller received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy
in 2000. After simultaneous master’s degrees at Harvard and MIT, he
attended Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training and flew F-16s for two
Combat Air Force assignments, becoming an instructor pilot. He was
selected for the French Test Pilot school and then completed his first test
tour at Edwards AFB, supporting B-1, B-2, F-16, F-22 and F-35 flight
test and instructing at the Test Pilot School. He served as an Executive
Officer to the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and as a Defense Ad-
vanced Research Project Agency Service Chiefs Fellow. Upon complet-
ing a program management tour at the Space and Missile Center, he
COLONEL NATHAN took command of the 586th Flight Test Squadron, supervising classified
P. DILLER flight test for joint, interagency and international clients.
Director, AFWERX
Col Diller attended the Eisenhower School, completing the Senior Ac-
quistion Course and was assigned as the Air and Space Branch Chief
in the Joint Staff J8. He then became the Assistant Director of Aeronau-
tics at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and
served at the Office of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Capabilties
Office and the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office.
Col Diller is a member of the Acquisition Corps and is certified as a
Level III Program Manager and Test professional. He is a senior pilot
with over 2,700 hours in more than 50 aircraft.
Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves brings decades of expe-
rience in the private sector, government, and nonprofits to the Depart-
ment of Commerce. Most recently, he served as Counselor to President
Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign. Prior to that, Graves
served as Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Respon-
sibility and Community Relations at KeyBank. In this role, Graves led
KeyBank’s corporate responsibility team, including the bank’s $16.5
billion National Community Benefits Plan, the bank’s sustainability
work, stakeholder engagement, and outreach, and oversaw the Key-
Bank Foundation and the First Niagara Foundation.
DON GRAVES During the Obama-Biden Administration, Graves served as Counsel-
Deputy Secretary of or and Domestic and Economic Policy Director for then-Vice President
Commerce Biden. He was previously appointed by President Barack Obama as
Executive Director of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitive-
ness and led the federal government’s efforts in the economic recovery
of the city of Detroit. Graves also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Small Business, Community Development, and Housing Policy at the
U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he oversaw the CDFI Fund, the
$4 billion Small Business Lending Fund, and the $1.5 billion State Small
Business Credit Initiative. He was also the U.S. Federal Representative
to the G7 Task Force on Social Impact Investment.
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Maj. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr. is the Director of Programs, Office of
the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S.
Air Force, Arlington, Virginia. He leads a staff of military and civilians in
the development, integration, evaluation and analysis of the Air Force
program across the Future Years Defense Plan and maintains the integ-
rity and discipline of the Air Force corporate structure process.
Maj. Gen. Moore graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1992
with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry and subsequently
earned a Master of Engineering Management Degree from Washing-
MAJ GEN RICHARD ton State University in 1997. During his Air Force career, Maj. Gen.
G. MOORE, JR. Moore has commanded at the squadron, group and wing level. He is
a command pilot with more than 4,000 hours in the KC-135R/T Stra-
Director of Programs, totanker, C-12F Huron, C- 5A/B/M Galaxy, C-17A Globemaster III
Office of the Deputy and C-130J Super Hercules.
Chief of Staff for Plans
and Programs, HQ Prior to his current position, Maj. Gen. Moore was the Chief of Staff,
U.S. Air Force Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Ramstein
Air Base, Germany.
As Commissioner, Dr. Califf oversees the full breadth of the FDA portfo-
lio and execution of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and oth-
er applicable laws. This includes assuring the safety, effectiveness, and
security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological
products for human use, and medical devices; the safety and security of
our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that
give off electronic radiation; and the regulation of tobacco products.
Dr. Califf has had a long and distinguished career as a physician,
researcher, and leader in the fields of science and medicine. He is a
ROBERT M. CALIFF, nationally recognized expert in cardiovascular medicine, health out-
M.D comes research, health care quality, and clinical research, and a lead-
er in the growing field of translational research, which is key to ensuring
Commissioner of that advances in science translate into medical care.
Food and Drugs
This is Dr. Califf’s second stint as Commissioner. He also served in 2016
as the 22nd Commissioner. Before assuming the position at that time,
he served as the FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Medical Products and
Tobacco.
Prior to rejoining the FDA in 2022, Dr. Califf was head of medical
strategy and Senior Advisor at Alphabet Inc., contributing to strategy
and policy for its health subsidiaries Verily Life Sciences and Google
Health. He joined Alphabet in 2019, after serving as a professor of
medicine and vice chancellor for clinical and translational research at
Duke University. He also served as director of the Duke Translational
Medicine Institute and was the founding director of the Duke Clinical
Research Institute.
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Stephen Paul Rodriguez is the Managing Partner of One Defense, a
next generation strategic advisory firm that leverages machine learning
to identify advanced software and hardware commercial capabilities
and accelerate their transition into the defense industrial base. Mr. Ro-
driguez began his career at Booz Allen Hamilton shortly before 9/11
supporting their National Security practice. In his capacity as an ex-
pert on game theoretic applications, he supported the United States
Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and Department of
Homeland Security as a lead architect for the Thor’s Hammer, Schriever
II/III and Cyber Storm wargames. He subsequently was a Vice Presi-
dent at a artificial intelligence company (Sentia Group) and served as
STEPHEN Chief Marketing Officer for an international defense corporation (NCL
RODRIGUEZ Holdings).
Venture Partner at
Refinery Ventures and Mr. Rodriguez received his B.B.A degree from Texas A&M University
Founder, Managing and an M.A. degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign
Partner, One Defense Service. He is published in Foreign Policy, WarOnTheRocks, National
Review, and RealClearDefense.
Robert Daly, the Director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on
China and the United States, has compiled an unusually diverse port-
folio of high-level work: He has served as a U.S. diplomat in Beijing; as
an interpreter for Chinese and U.S. leaders, including President Carter
and Secretary of State Kissinger; as head of China programs at Johns
Hopkins, Syracuse, and the University of Maryland; and as a producer
of Chinese-language versions of Sesame Street. Recognized East and
West as a leading authority on Sino-U.S. relations, he has testified be-
fore Congress, lectured widely in both countries, and regularly offers
analysis for top media outlets.
ROBERT DALY
Director, Kissinger
Institute on China and
the United States
Yuki Tatsumi is a Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Pro-
gram and Director of the Japan Program at the Stimson Center. Before
joining Stimson, she worked as a research associate at the Center for
Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and as the special assistant
for political affairs at the Embassy of Japan in Washington.
Tatsumi’s most recent publications include Balancing Between Nuclear
Deterrence and Disarmament: Views from the Next Generation, Lost in
Translation? U.S. Defense Innovation and Northeast Asia. She is also
the editor of four earlier volumes of the Views from the Next Generation
YUKI TATSUMI series. She also has credits as author, co-author, and editor on a num-
ber of other reports at the Stimson Center.
Senior Fellow and
Co-Director of the East
She is a recipient of the 2009 Yasuhiro Nakasone Incentive Award.
Asia Program and
In 2012 she was awarded the Letter of Appreciation from the Ministry
Director of the Japan
of National Policy of Japan for her contribution in advancing mutual
Program at the Stimson
understanding between the United States and Japan. A native of To-
Center
kyo, Tatsumi holds a B.A. in liberal arts from the International Christian
University in Tokyo, Japan and an M.A. in international economics and
Asian studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International
Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University in Washington.
10Ambassador John E. Herbst is senior director of the Atlantic Council’s
Eurasia Center and served for thirty-one years as a foreign service of-
ficer in the US Department of State, retiring at the rank of career minis-
ter. He was US ambassador to Ukraine from 2003 to 2006, when he
worked to enhance US-Ukrainian relations, help ensure the conduct
of a fair Ukrainian presidential election, and prevent violence during
the Orange Revolution. Prior to that, he was ambassador to Uzbeki-
stan (2000-03), where he played a critical role in the establishment
of an American base to help conduct Operation Enduring Freedom in
Afghanistan. He also promoted improved US-Uzbek relations, in part
by encouraging the government in Tashkent to improve its human rights
JOHN E. HERBST record.
Senior Director, Atlan-
tic Council’s Eurasia In his last four years at the State Department, he served as the coordi-
Center and former nator for reconstruction and stabilization, leading the US government’s
U.S. Ambassador to civilian capacity in societies in transition from conflict or civil strife, and
Ukraine to provide support to countries at risk of instability. He oversaw the es-
tablishment of the Civilian Response Corps of the United States, the US
civilian rapid response force for reconstruction and stabilization oper-
ations overseas.
J.P. Nauseef is the president and CEO of JobsOhio and leads a dedi-
cated team responsible for business attraction, retention and expansion
efforts in Ohio.
J.P. has executive leadership experience in the private, public and
nonprofit sectors. Before joining JobsOhio in March 2019, he was the
chairman and co-founder of Krush Media. He served as president
and CEO of the Dayton Development Coalition, the chairman and
co-founder of the Military Heroes Foundation; and a co-founder of
Hometown Heroes.
JP NAUSEEF
J.P graduated from the University of Dayton and then entered the Air
President & CEO,
Force as an officer. J.P. later earned a master’s degree in systems man-
JobsOhio
agement from the University of Southern California.
J.P. is married and has four sons.
Allen Thompson serves as an expert on the intersection of national se-
curity and emerging technology at Intel.
Thompson earned his bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Coast Guard
Academy in 1998. After 9/11, he worked with the Transportation De-
partment in the largest maritime-security operation since World War II
to shore up ports and trading routes.
He took his service experience to Capitol Hill after earning his master’s
degree from George Washington University in 2003, becoming one of
ALLEN THOMPSON the original Democratic staffers on the Select Committee on Homeland
Security. There, he helped write and pass the 2006 SAFE Port Act to
Vice President, U.S. authorize international-supply-chain-security programs.
Government Relations,
Intel Corporation Before joining Intel, Thompson worked for the Retail Industry Leaders
Association and Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas, and he was
executive director of government relations at Raytheon.
11Kristen Baldwin is Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Sci-
ence, Technology and Engineering. Ms. Baldwin provides guidance,
advocacy, and policy for the Air Force’s annual $2.6 billion science
and technology program and $1 billion developmental prototyping
and experimentation program, conducted at 40 research sites world-
wide. She provides engineering and technical management direction
on digital engineering, cyber resilient weapons, corrosion control,
capability development planning, and the functional management of
more than 14,000 military and civilian scientists and engineers. In ad-
dition, she is responsible for providing technical advice and counsel to
KRISTEN BALDWIN the Air Force Acquisition Executive on a broad range of engineering
and technical management areas. As part of this role, she oversees
Deputy Assistant
the Air Force’s international science and technology outreach via var-
Secretary of the
ious bi-lateral and multi-lateral engagement fora, including the NATO
Air Force, Science,
Science and Technology Organization and the NATO Air Force Arma-
Technology and
ments Group.
Engineering
Before this appointment, Ms. Baldwin served as the Deputy Director
for Strategic Technology Protection and Exploitation within the Office
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. She
was the Department of Defense (DoD) lead for maintaining technolo-
gy advantage by mitigating exploitation and vulnerabilities of critical
missions, programs, technologies, and the industrial base. Ms. Baldwin
oversaw program protection policy and related hardware and soft-
ware assurance, anti-tamper, and critical technical information protec-
tion practices.
General Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle became president and chief execu-
tive officer of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) June
15, 2017.
Carlisle came to NDIA after a 39-year career in the Air Force, from
which he retired as a four-star general in March 2017. His last assign-
ment was as commander, Air Combat Command (ACC) at Langley Air
Force Base in Virginia. Prior to serving as the ACC commander, Carlisle
was the Commander of Pacific Air Forces; the Air Component Com-
mander for U.S. Pacific Command; and Executive Director, Pacific Air
GENERAL HAWK Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
CARLISLE
Carlisle has served in various operational and staff assignments
USAF (Ret)
throughout the Air Force and commanded a fighter squadron, an op-
erations group, two wings and a numbered air force. He was a joint
service officer and served as chief of air operations, U.S. Central Com-
mand Forward in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During that time, he partic-
ipated in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia. He also participated
in Operation Provide Comfort in Turkey and Operation Noble Eagle,
which continues.
12Rob Portman is a United States Senator from the state of Ohio, a posi-
tion he has held since he was first elected in 2010, running a campaign
that focused on common-sense conservative ideas to help create jobs
and get the deficit under control.
During his Senate tenure, Rob has introduced more than 240 bills, in-
cluding 200 bipartisan bills, and more than 150 of his legislative prior-
ities have been signed into law.
Rob is the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs. He also serves on the committees on Finance, For-
SENATOR ROB eign Relations, and Joint Economic.
PORTMAN
Warren Davidson represents Ohio’s 8th Congressional District. He is
a member of the House Financial Services Committee, where he is fo-
cused on policies that help grow our economy, instill fiscal discipline,
advance innovation, and limit runaway government expansion that he
says threatens to bankrupt America.
After high school, Represemtative Davidson enlisted in the Army as an
infantryman. As part of the 3rd Infantry Division, he was stationed in
Germany and witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall. Warren’s command-
ing officers recognized his potential and helped him earn an appoint-
ment to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
REPRESENTATIVE
WARREN DAVIDSON After the Army, Representative Davidson returned home, worked with
his father, earned an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and
spent fifteen years owning and operating manufacturing companies in
Ohio. In 2016, he again responded to the call of service, and came to
work in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Sherrod Brown serves on committees key to Ohio’s future. He is Chair
of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. He also serves
on the committees on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Veterans’ Af-
fairs; and Finance.
No one fights harder for Ohio’s working families or takes his job more
seriously than Sherrod. It’s a reputation he earned through his career in
public service. When Sherrod won a seat in the General Assembly, he
became the youngest person elected to Ohio’s House of Representa-
tives. He went on to serve as Ohio’s Secretary of State and represented
Ohio’s 13th District in the U.S. House.
SENATOR SHERROD
BROWN In the Senate, Sherrod gives voice to Ohioans who have been left be-
hind by the special interests that dominate Washington and is fighting
for an economy that restores the value of hard work in America.
13Representative Mike Turner is a lifelong resident of Southwest Ohio.
Turner practiced law in Dayton for over 17 years and in 1991, he
opened his own private legal practice specializing in real estate and
corporate law.
Turner served as Mayor of the City of Dayton for eight years. During
his tenure, he was a strong proponent of neighborhood revitalization,
crime reduction, increased funding for safety forces, economic devel-
opment and job creation. He created Rehabarama, a private-public
partnership to rehabilitate neglected housing in Dayton’s historic neigh-
borhoods, which had significant economic impact on the region and
REPRESENTATIVE received national awards.
MIKE TURNER
Representative Turner was first elected to Congress in 2002. Prior to
Representative Turner’s election, there was no advocate for Wright-Pat-
terson Air Force Base on the important House Armed Services Com-
mittee. Representative Turner filled that void and throughout his time in
Congress, Wright-Patt has successfully added more than 10,000 jobs
and remains the largest single-site employer in the state of Ohio.
In January 2022, he was appointed to serve as the Ranking Member of
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
14DAYTON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
Students’ participation is generously sponsored by Pat and Scott McGohan. Pat and Scott be-
lieve in giving back to a community that has given so much to them. “Our future is in the arms of
our youth. People believed in us—we believe in them!”
MEET OUR STUDENTS
One of the primary purposes of the Fly-In is education of the leaders of the Dayton region
on government affairs. But, it is not just about educating the current leaders. We also want to
make sure that the next generation is knowledgeable and ready to become the civic leaders of
tomorrow. As in previous years, the trip will include two high school students with an interest in
government and politics. The students come from the Dayton Early College Academy (DECA), a
non-traditional charter high school that prepares first generation urban students to go to college.
Lujain Abudulwahed Jalen Michael Brown
Lujain Abudulwahed is a junior at Dayton Ear- Jalen Michael Brown is a senior at Dayton
ly College Academy. She is a first-generation Early College Academy. He plans to attend
immigrant with plans to go to The Ohio State either Xavier University or The Ohio State Uni-
University and graduate with a degree in crim- versity with the goal of becoming a Forensic
inal justice and a minor in public health. Lu- Psychologist. Issues that Jalen is particularly
jain is currently involved in a 4-year law pro- interested in include climate change, policing,
gram at the University of Dayton in which she and infrastructure. He recognizes the Fly-In as
has the opportunity to interact and work with a unique opportunity to advocate for himself
attorneys and judges. She also participates in as well as his city. Jalen also has stong inter-
volunteer work in the community and enjoys ests in writing and music production.
spending time with her friends and family in
her free time. LuLujain is looking forward to
making connections with local leaders while
on this experience.
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PROCESS &
OVERVIEW
The Dayton Region Priority Development and Advocacy Committee (PDAC) was established
as a committee of the Dayton Development Coalition to assist in establishing regional priorities
for funding public projects that benefit the economic development, health, education, or quality
of life in the region. The PDAC process involves coordination by representatives from the Dayton
region’s business community, local government, education, and civic organizations.
Projects are initially evaluated by one of five Review Panels of subject matter experts. Review
Panel members may include members from Montgomery, Greene, Clark, and Miami Counties
for broad geographical representation. Projects submitted to the process are posted on the
Coalition’s website and subjected to public review and comment. The recommendations of the
Review Panels are forwarded to the PDAC, which includes business and civic leaders. The PDAC
list for 2021–2022 was approved at a meeting on January 10, 2022.
Projects are designated as “Priority,” “Recommended,” or “Reviewed.” Priority Projects are the
top projects that will make the most significant impact in the Dayton region among the proj-
ects that were submitted. These projects are the region’s top priorities for funding because they
strongly meet the evaluation criteria and are expected to have the greatest regional impact.
Recommended Projects meet the needs of the region and would provide benefit to the Dayton
region if funded. Reviewed Projects are projects that have gone through the PDAC community
review process and public vetting. Recommendations by the PDAC priority process are advi-
sory only. The Coalition manages the PDAC process as a service to the community and offers
the opportunity for project sponsors to gain public vetting, peer review, community input, and
recognition for projects of regional merit.
17PROJECT Projects are listed alpabetically by
Review Panel and by category.
PRIORITIZATION
DEFENSE PROJECTS
Priority Projects
Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
Air Camp Inc and
Air Camp and Educational Outreach Complex US AFRL WPAFB
$17,200,000
(ACEOC) Educational
Outreach Office
Digital Design Studio-A Digital Engineering
Russ Research Center,
Resource Center, Ohio University, Beavercreek, $1,500,000
Ohio University
OH
ARCTOS Technology
Digital Twin Center of Excellence $15,000,000
Solutions
DVA/DoD Partnership to Rehabilitate Disabled Wright Brothers
$5,100,000
Veterans Institute (WBI)
Smart Manufacturing - Ohio Digital Thread
ARCTOS LLC $15,000,000
Initiative II
Unmanned VTOL Logistics Advanced
Volansi $15,000,000
Developments
Radiance
Wright Patterson Software Factory $10,000,000
Technologies, Inc
Recommended Projects
Additive Manufacturing of Carbon Nanotube
SHEPRA, Inc. $6,156,000
Metal Matrix Composites
Spectral Energies,
Holographic Based Augmented Reality $3,000,000
LLC
The Design
Next Generation Air Force Electronic Warfare
Knowledge $9,500,000
Simulation Research
Company KBR
Quantum Science Infrastructure and Workforce The Ohio State
$2,500,000
Development University
18Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed (VAM) Reality
University of Dayton $8,000,000
Readiness
Cornerstone
Wearable, Non-Opioid Pain Management Research Group, Inc. $7,000,000
(CRG)
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Community
DaytonDefense $2,000,000
Infrastructure Support
Reviewed Projects
Commercialization of IP Which Is on the Shelf NAI Bergman $20,000
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Priority Projects
Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
Dayton International
Aircraft Mechanic Training Center $250,000
Airport
Friends of the Dayton
Arcade District Launch $2,000,000
Arcade
Trotwood Community
Former Trotwood Salem Mall Redevelopment Improvement $1,000,000
Corporation
Greater West Dayton Incubator (GWDI) University of Dayton $1,500,000
National Aerospace Electric Power Innovation
University of Dayton $1,500,000
Center (NAEPIC)
American Veterans
National Veterans Affairs History Center
Heritage Center $5,000,000
(NVAHC)
(501(c)3)
19Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
onMain: Dayton’s Imagination District onMain, Inc. $7,000,000
Power House Infinity Labs LLC $1,500,000
Uptown Centerville Streetscape and Parking
City of Centerville $250,000
Improvements, Phase 1
Wagner Business Incubator and Coworking
City of Sidney $1,000,000
Space
Clinton County Port
Wilmington Air Park Deice Infrastructure $1,500,000
Authority
Recommended Projects
Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity Center of Discovery Lab -
$3,000,000
Excellence for Workforce Development Global (DLG)
Miami Valley
Dayton Region Digital Nexus Regional Planning $500,000
Commission
Historic Preservation Revolving Fund: Acquire Preservation Dayton,
$576,000
and Stabilize At-Risk Historic Properties Inc.
City of Springfield,
I-70 & SR 72 Community Enhancement Project $2,500,000
Ohio
Cross Over
Job-Centric Upskilling & Housing Community $8,890,000
Development
Masonic Lodge Building (28 West Main Clinton County Port
$2,000,000
Wilmington, Ohio) Redevelopment Project Authority
National Aviation Heritage Area National Aviation
$400,000
Reauthorization Heritage Alliance
Ross VKI Partners
Ross VKI Partners $10,000,000
WRCX TV40
The Lumpkin &
San Marco Dayton $2,800,000
Lumpkin Group LLC
Study and Design for Data Center in Yellow Village of Yellow
$22,500
Springs Springs
20Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
West Carrollton Riverfront Development - City of West
$6,000,000
Whitewater Park and Low Dam Improvements Carrollton
Reviewed Projects
Citizens and Community Businesses Rebuilding C T C Community
Together Dayton, Ohio Neighborhoods For- Business Investment $2,000,000
Profit Incubator Co. LLC.
Wright Image Group,
Triumph of Flight Monument $500,000
Inc.
HOSPITALS, HEALTHCARE, AND HUMAN SERVICES
Priority Projects
Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
Ronald McDonald
Building a New Ronald McDonald House -
House Charities $2,000,000
Keeping More Families Close
Dayton
Greater Dayton Area
Dayton Regional Pathways HUB $250,000
Hospital Association
WestCare Ohio,
East End Whole Family Services Hub Facility
Inc. (dba East End $1,000,000
Expansion
Community Services)
Expanding Affordable Housing and Victim
Services at YWCA Dayton’s Huber Heights YWCA Dayton $1,000,000
Campus
Boonshoft School
Expansion of Medical Education Building,
of Medicine, Wright $1,250,000
Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM)
State University
Homefull Healthy Living in West Dayton Homefull $2,100,000
Dayton Children’s
Kinship Care Housing Project $3,000,000
Hospital
21Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
YMCA of Greater
Northwest Health and Wellness Campus $500,000
Dayton
Sinclair Community College/Premier Health Sinclair Community
$2,000,000
Partners Center for Nursing Excellence College
Three Phase Foodbank Building Expansion:
The Foodbank, Inc. $2,000,000
Investing in Health Equity and Re-Entry
West Dayton Community Recreation and Boys & Girls Club of
$1,400,000
Space Sharing Project. Dayton, Inc.
Recommended Projects
Community Mercy Health Partners (CMHP) Community Mercy
$1,000,000
Musculoskeletal Institute Health Partners
Reviewed Projects
Brigid’s Path Community Brigid’s Path $15,184,050
Gem City Hilltop
Development of Healthcare Campus on the Community
$70,000
Westside of Dayton, Ohio Development &
Housing,Inc
Set the Banquet Table
Miami Valley Meals Expansion Project dba Miami Valley $123,801
Meals
QUALITY OF LIFE
Priority Projects
Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
Victoria Theatre
Benjamin and Marian Schuster Center for the
Association $1,000,000
Performing Arts Roof Replacement
d.b.a Dayton Live
22Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
Day Air Credit Union Ballpark PDL Facility
City of Dayton $5,000,000
Standard Improvements
Dayton Art Institute Restoration - Windows, The Dayton Art
$1,500,000
Doors and More Institute
Montgomery County
Dayton Convention Center Public Event Street
Convention Facilities $1,200,000
and Green Space Project
Authority
Downtown Dayton
Downtown Signage & Wayfinding $500,000
Partnership
National Aviation Hall of Fame Innovation National Aviation
$736,000
Laboratory (Lab) Hall of Fame
Piqua Downtown Riverfront Park Improvements City of Piqua $350,000
Saving Dayton’s Treasures at the Boonshoft Dayton Society of
$750,000
Museum of Discovery Natural History
Springfield Museum
Springfield Museum of Art Renovation $1,600,000
of Art
Sunrise MetroPark Gardens of Remembrance Five Rivers
$400,000
and Celebration MetroParks
Woodland
Woodland Historic Chapel Preservation Arboretum $1,000,000
Foundation
Wright State University Archives Facilities Wright State
$730,000
Upgrade Project University
Miami Valley Public
WYSO’s New Headquarters Construction $1,000,000
Media, Inc.
Recommended Projects
United States Air and
Air Show Parking $606,000
Trade Show
Art Park Amphitheater City of Vandalia $400,000
23Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
Dayton
Arts and Cultural Center Contemporary Dance $1,000,000
Company
Benham’s Grove Improvements, Phase 1 City of Centerville $1,000,000
Centerville Community Event Space
City of Centerville $675,000
Improvements
Dayton Performing
Dayton Performing Arts Campus $2,500,000
Arts Alliance
Glen Helen Nature Preserve Accessibility Glen Helen
$750,000
Improvements Association
Great Miami River Recreational Trail Extension, Shelby County
$2,500,000
Phase 2 Commissioners
Friends of Levitt
Levitt Pavilion Dayton $150,000
Pavilion Dayton
Lewisburg Fire House Historic Preservation Village of Lewisburg $100,000
MCAS (Montgomery County Agricultural Montgomery County
$1,250,000
Society) Fairgrounds Facilities Upgrade Agricultural Society
Miami Valley Research Park Bike Path &
City of Kettering $1,000,000
Pedestrian Bridge
CityWide
Old North Dayton Park Expansion Project Development $1,300,000
Corporation
Schoolhouse Park Village of Covington $500,000
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
K12 Gallery & TEJAS $995,211
ART, Math) ADA Compliant Space
Beavercreek
Wayfinding Signage Township Board of $60,000
Trustees
Reviewed Projects
937 Hoop Dreams Sports Complex &
City of Fairborn $4,400,000
Educational Center
24Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
APTC Blight Elimination Project All Purpose Tree Care $300,000
Early Visions Purpose Center Elizabeth Gainous $500,000
Enhanced PowerNet Ex-Offender Support
PowerNet of Dayton $926,000
Program
Help Immigrants and Refugees to Be Integrated Greater Dayton
$1,942,000
in Dayton Area African Coalition
Miami Valley Historic Preservation Institute and
Miami Valley Historic
Historic Preservation Construction Trades $742,177
Preservation Institute
Training Program
Woman’s Club of
Miami Valley Women’s Hall of Fame at the Dayton Foundation
$200,000
Dayton Woman’s Club dba Dayton
Woman’s Club
Urban League of
S.O.A.R. (Solid Opportunities for Advancement Greater Southwestern
$250,000
& Retention) Pathways to Prosperity Ohio dba Miami
Valley Urban League
Southwest Ohio
Southwest Ohio CARES Circle, Inc. $1,000,000
CARES Circle, Inc.
West Memory Gardens Cemetery in Moraine,
StoneMor Inc. $500,000
Ohio
TRANSPORTATION AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Priority Projects
Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
Dayton International Airport Northeast
City of Vandalia $1,330,000
Logistics Access Project
Dayton Wright Brothers Airport Terminal Dayton International
$500,000
Upgrades Airport
Flight Line (East Dayton Rails-to-Trails) Phase 1 City of Dayton $1,100,900
25Project Requested Requested
Project Title
By Amount
Great Miami River Corridor Improvement Miami Conservancy
between Stewart Street/OnMain and I75 District- Great Miami $15,000,000
interchange Riverway
I-675/Grange Hall Road Interchange City of Beavercreek $500,000
The Montgomery
County
I-675/Wilmington Pike Interchange Project $3,000,000
Transportation
Improvement District
Mad River Conversion Dam Replacement City of Dayton $3,861,000
Recommended Projects
The City of
Mound Connector Project $1,000,000
Miamisburg
Village of Yellow
YS-Clifton Connector Trailhead parking $20,000
Springs
Reviewed Projects
Wolf Creek Trunks Sanitary Liners Installation City of Dayton $3,150,000
26DEFENSE
AND
AEROSPACE
DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Ohio and the Dayton Region are recognized as a major hub for aerospace, research, develop-
ment & acquisition. The Dayton Development Coalition (DDC) works to earn this recognition from
major producers and suppliers in the aerospace chain and the federal government, specifically
the Air Force and Space Force. This program builds on the value proposition that Ohio is a top-tier
aerospace state and industry desire to locate near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB)
and its research and acquisition facilities.
The Dayton Region is the birthplace of aviation, and as we move into the new century, it is prov-
ing to be on the leading edge of the next revolution in Aerospace and Defense. The synergy
between our flourishing industry partners and federal government missions gives our region an
unprecedented advantage in both stable and unpredictable economic situations. The DDC is
committed to bolstering connections and relationships between our industry and government
leaders to ensure the Dayton Region remains one of best places to do business with the Air Force
and Space Force. In partnership with our elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels,
we are also ensuring Ohio remains a leading state for military families. This translates directly
to more mission expansion for WPAFB, Springfield Air National Guard (SANG), and economic
expansion for our entire Dayton Region.
The DDC has partnered with Governor DeWine’s senior policy advisor for aerospace and de-
fense to align our work with the state’s four focus areas for aerospace and defense. Furthermore,
the DDC is under contract with JobsOhio to establish and execute JobsOhio’s tenth statewide
sector, Federal and Military Installations. DDC’s Aerospace and Defense Executive Vice Presi-
dent, Elaine Bryant, leads statewide strategic execution under the direction of DDC President and
CEO, Jeff Hoagland.
In March 2022, it was announced that the DaytonDefense board and members voted to for-
mally dissolve the organization and transfer its operations to the Dayton Development Coalition.
DaytonDefense is a not-for-profit trade association serving the Defense sector and supporting
the many missions of Wright Patterson Air Force Base and the Springfield Air National Guard
Base. Its networking events and conferences are known for providing a deep engagement with
defense industry partners. These partners are thought leaders from government, commercial in-
dustry, and academia. DaytonDefense’s network of members create a rich exchange of informa-
tion and ideas coupled with numerous opportunities for building new partnerships, strengthening
existing partnerships and fostering collaboration. For more than two decades, DaytonDefense
has hosted several of these events in their dialogue with industry series. These large events are
usually attended by a strong host-city presence and many representatives from across the coun-
try, with attendance ranging from 200 to more than 600.
The DaytonDefense membership largely consists of defense-industry contractors. These include
decision makers, C-suite executives, program managers, marketers and more! Because of our
27strong relationships with WPAFB and Air Force and Space Force leadership, we are able to bring
these senior leaders to the table for dialogue with our members that flows both ways.
WRIGHT-PATT 2030 In February, the Dayton Development Coalition announced the debut
of the Wright-Patt 2030 (WP2030) initiative. WP2030 seeks to sustain and grow the economic
impact of Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Springfield Air National Guard Base, and the Dayton
Veterans Affairs Hospital resulting in mission growth, robust community partnerships, deliber-
ate community investment, and growth of industries to support missions. Partnerships are key
to executing this vision and academia, government, and private industry all have a part to pay
in ensuring the future of these organizations. DDC will work as a community integrator to bring
these entities together towards common goals to protect their missions. The WP2030 strategy is
based on four pillars:
Advocacy: DDC will formulate and advocate for funding, policy changes, and
legislation at the state and federal levels; lead quality of life initiatives for military,
government civilians, and their families; and seek to grow current missions and
create conditions necessary for new missions.
Outreach: DDC will lead planning and execution of outreach events such as Life
Cycle Industry Days, Cyber Dialogue with Industry, and the National Advanced
Air Mobility Industry Forum; lead planning and execution of military recognition
events; and lead marketing and communication efforts to drive economic devel-
opment.
Industry: DDC will lead JobsOhio programs to grow and attract private industry
and assist industry in recruiting and retaining talent. In addition, DaytonDefense,
which promotes regional economic development activity among local defense
contractors, WPAFB, and the federal sector, recently dissolved as an indepen-
dent entity and is now a part of DDC. This will allow DDC to lead discussions
between DaytonDefense members and mission leadership, leverage Dayton-
Defense branding to increase defense industry interest and growth, and provide
networking opportunities for defense industry to connect with missions at WPAFB.
Partnerships: DDC will strengthen relationships with Air and Space Force lead-
ership;facilitate the Wright-Patterson Regional Council of Governments; and assist
academic partners in developing a talent pipeline for WPAFB and its regional
partners.
In addition to WP2030, the DDC coordinates with multiple partners to support events for the
Defense community. These events are critical to information dissemination, relationship building
and partnering.
The DDC is working with the NASA Glenn Research Center and partners from across the region
and state for the 3rd Annual Ohio Space Forum, scheduled for May 17-18, 2022 at NASA
Glenn. This event will provide attendees the chance to gather among nationally recognized
thought leaders in space intelligence, exploration, and defense to benefit from their expertise. It
will also provide the opportunity to link with state and national leaders to learn how Ohio con-
tinues building on our unparalleled space heritage, innovation, and tech workforce to pave the
way in fortifying America’s National and Economic Security and Space Exploration objectives.
28• The DDC is working with the state of Ohio’s Senior Policy Advisor for Aerospace and
Defense as well as Congressman Turner (R-OH-10) to plan and execute the 7th annual
Ohio Defense & Aerospace Forum on October 3-4, 2022, in Columbus. The hope is, once
again, for the event to be combined with Ohio Aerospace Day to create a more robust
and collaborative agenda, and to allow attendees the benefit of attending both events at
one time.
• The Dayton Development Coalition and DaytonDefense hosted Ohio Cyber Dialogue with
Industry on March 7th with Special Guest Congressman Michael Turner (R-OH-10). Held
at Sinclair College’s Conference Center, this year’s event focused on Cybersecurity and its
impact on all types of organizations in addition to National Security. The agenda included
speakers from the FBI, DHS, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, DOD, State of
Ohio, and academia.
• The DDC is working in partnership with JobsOhio to plan and execute the first National
Advanced Air Mobility Industry Forum in Springfield, OH, on 22-23 August. The Forum
will bring together eVTOL manufacturers and suppliers as well as other government offi-
cials to advance the interests of eVTOL manufacturing in the United States.
29WRIGHT-
PATTERSON
AIR FORCE
BASE
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is one of the most diverse and organizationally complex Air
Force installations in the world. It is the birthplace, home, and future of aerospace. Huffman
Prairie Flying Field, located adjacent to the base’s main runway, is the site of the world’s first
operational airfield and where the Wright brothers, in their own words, “really learned to fly.”
WPAFB’s highly specialized workforce of over 30,000 military, civilian, and contractor employ-
ees provides vital support, ensuring Air Force and joint warfighters have modernized systems
needed to fly, fight, and win. By virtually any measure, WPAFB is the most diverse and orga-
nizationally complex base in the US Air Force. This is where America’s weapons systems and
platforms of tomorrow are conceived, developed, and acquired. Missions for base units vary
from acquisition and logistics management to research and development, advanced education,
heavy airlift flight operations, intelligence, and a vast array of other activities.
MAJOR WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB ORGANIZATIONS
88th Air Base Wing As the host unit at States remains the world’s most respected Air
WPAFB, the 88th Air Base Wing operates and Space Force.
the airfield, maintains all infrastructure, and
provides security, communications, medical, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
legal, personnel, finance, transportation, air (AFLCMC) The AFLCMC mission is to deliv-
traffic control, weather forecasting, public er affordable and sustainable war-winning
affairs, recreation, and chaplain services for capabilities to US and international partners,
more than 100 associate units. The Wing on time, on cost, anywhere, anytime. AFLC-
reports to Air Force Life Cycle Management MC is the single center responsible for total
Center (AFLCMC), a major development and life cycle management of aircraft, engines,
acquisition product center of the Air Force munitions, and electronic systems. AFLCMC’s
Materiel Command (AFMC). portfolio includes Information Technology
systems and networks; Command, Control,
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) With Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance
headquarters at WPAFB, Air Force Materiel and Reconnaissance systems; armaments;
Command (AFMC) is a major command cre- strategic systems; aerial platforms; and, var-
ated July 1, 1992. With a workforce of more ious specialized or supporting systems such
than 80,000 personnel across the country, as simulators or personal equipment AFLCMC
AFMC conducts research, development, test, also executes sales of aircraft and other de-
and evaluation, and provides acquisition fense-related equipment.
management services and logistics support
necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) AFRL
ready to protect our nation. From cradle-to- is the Air Force’s only organization wholly
grave, AFMC provides the workforce and dedicated to leading the discovery, develop-
infrastructure necessary to ensure the United ment, and integration of warfighting technol-
30ogies for air, space, and cyberspace forces. National Air & Space Intelligence Center
AFRL leverages a diverse science and tech- (NASIC) The National Air and Space Intel-
nology portfolio that ranges from fundamen- ligence Center (NASIC), with headquarters
tal and advanced research to advanced tech- at WPAFB, is the primary Defense Depart-
nology development. AFRL also serves as the ment producer of foreign aerospace intelli-
research laboratory to the U.S. Space Force. gence. NASIC develops intelligence products
AFRL’s Headquarters, 711th Human Perfor- by analyzing all available data on foreign
mance Wing, Aerospace Systems, Materials aerospace forces and weapons systems to
and Manufacturing and Sensors Directorates determine performance characteristics, ca-
are located at WPAFB. pabilities, vulnerabilities, and intentions. The
center’s assessments are also an important
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) factor in shaping national security and de-
The Air Force Institute of Technology is the fense policies.
Air Force’s graduate school of engineering
and management as well as its institution for National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
technical professional continuing education. (NMUSAF) The National Museum of the U.S.
A component of Air University and Air Edu- Air Force, is operated by the U.S. Air Force
cation and Training Command (AETC), AFIT under the operational control of AFMC. This
is committed to providing defense-focused museum is the largest and oldest military avi-
graduate and professional continuing educa- ation museum in the world. About 800,000
tion and research to sustain the technological visitors annually experience a century of avi-
supremacy of America’s Air and Space Forc- ation history in multiple galleries that connect
es. AFIT accomplishes this mission through the Wright brothers’ enduring legacy with to-
three resident schools: the Graduate School of day’s aerospace technology.
Engineering and Management, the School of
Systems and Logistics, and the Civil Engineer
and Services School.
31SPRINGFIELD DAYTON VETERANS
AIR NATIONAL AFFAIRS MEDICAL
GUARD BASE CENTER
Springfield Air National Guard Base (SANG) The Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center
is home to the 178th Wing. The mission of the (Dayton VAMC) is a state-of-the-art teaching
178th Wing is to provide ready units to con- facility that has been serving veterans for more
duct Intelligence, Surveillance, and Recon- than 150 years, having accepted its first pa-
naissance and Operations Support to execute tient in 1867. The Dayton VAMC provides a
federal and state missions while maintaining full range of health care through medical, sur-
an active involvement with the local commu- gical, mental health (inpatient and outpatient),
nity. The 178th was previously assigned the home and community health programs, geri-
mission of training Air Force, Air National atric (nursing home), physical medicine and
Guard and Air Force Reserve pilots to fly the therapy services, neurology, oncology, den-
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon aircraft. Today, the tistry, and hospice. The mission of the Dayton
178th Wing conducts operations such as re- VAMC is to provide veterans a continuum of
motely flying the MQ-9 Reaper in overseas care that is accessible, value-added, cost-ef-
locations 24 hours a day/365 days per year fective, and of the highest quality within an
providing essential support to our service environment of outstanding education and re-
members and ground force commanders. The search. In addition, the organization promotes
178th Wing consists of approximately 1,000 a culture that supports and develops a caring,
officers, enlisted and contractor personnel, compassionate, competent, and quality-ori-
35% of which are full-time. The 178th Wing re- ented workforce.
mains on the cutting edge of modern warfare
through its Intelligence, Surveillance, and Re- The Dayton VAMC has 356 hospital beds
connaissance and support missions consisting comprising 185 nursing home beds, 80 acute
of the following groups: care beds, and 91 domiciliary beds. The Day-
ton VAMC also has contracts with WPAFB and
• The 178th Operations Group: Remotely 11 area hospitals offering a wide variety of
operates the MQ-9 Reaper in overseas unique programs such as Hospice and Respite
locations 24/7/365 to provide essen- Care, Home Base Primary Care, Substance
tial support to our service members and Abuse programs, and women’s health pro-
ground force commanders. grams. The Dayton VAMC remains focused on
ensuring that our nation’s heroes, our veterans,
• 178th Intelligence, Surveillance, and
receive timely, compassionate, and high-qual-
Reconnaissance Group: Consists of four
ity health care.
intelligence squadrons supporting na-
tional and combatant command require-
ments and partners with the National Air
and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC
• Mission Support Group: Consists of Se-
curity Forces, Civil Engineering, Services,
Communications, Personnel and Logis-
tics. The group also provides home sta-
tion and Expeditionary Combat Support.
• Medical Group: Ensures personnel are
medically capable of accomplishing mis-
sions.
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