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2021
FUTURE FORCE
CAPABILITIES
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
Armaments, Robotics, Munitions, and EOD

October 18 – 21 | Columbus, GA | NDIA.org/FutureForce21
FUTURE FORCE CAPABILITIES - 2021 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION Armaments, Robotics, Munitions, and EOD - National Defense ...
TABLE OF                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         LEADERSHIP AND

    CONTENTS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         COMMITTEES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     COL Leo Bradley, USA (Ret)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Chair, EOD Symposium
    WHO WE ARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Eugene Squires
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     EOD Committee Chair

                                                                                                                                                  GLOBAL EXPLOSIVE
    DIVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3   WHO WE ARE
                                                                  The National Defense Industrial Association is the trusted leader in defense
    EVENT INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

                                                                                                                                                  ORDNANCE DISPOSAL COMMUNITY
                                                                  and national security associations. As a 501(c)(3) corporate and individual
                                                                  membership association, NDIA engages thoughtful and innovative leaders to
    AGENDA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
                                                                  exchange ideas, information, and capabilities that lead to the development of
                                                                  the best policies, practices, products, and technologies to ensure the safety   WHO WE ARE
    LIVE-FIRE DEMONSTRATING
                                                                  and security of our nation. NDIA’s membership embodies the full spectrum        The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) committee brings together government, international partners, academia, and industry to
    COMPANIES.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
                                                                  of corporate, government, academic, and individual stakeholders who form        address the needs of the EOD warfighter, the civilian Public Safety Bomb Squads, and non-governmental organizations. Through our
                                                                  a vigorous, responsive, and collaborative community in support of defense       partnership with the EOD Warrior Foundation, we provide a forum to address the most pressing problems of the EOD warfighters and
    ABSTRACT SUMMARIES. . . . . . . . . . . 19
                                                                  and national security. For more than 100 years, NDIA and its predecessor        their families.
                                                                  organizations have been at the heart of the mission by dedicating their time,
    POSTER PRESENTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
                                                                  expertise, and energy to ensuring our warfighters have the best training,                                                                                                          LEADERSHIP AND
    SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES. . . . . . . . . . . 26
                                                                  equipment, and support. For more information, visit NDIA.org                                                                                                                       COMMITTEES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Nick Perry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Division Chair
    VENUE MAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     COL Moises (MO)
    EXHIBITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30                                                                                                                                                                                       Gutierrez, USA (Ret)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Division Vice Chair
    SPONSORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.
                                                                                                                                                  MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY
 GET INVOLVED                                                                                                                                     DIVISION
 Learn more about NDIA’s Divisions and how to join one at NDIA.org/Divisions
                                                                                                                                                  WHO WE ARE
                                                                                                                                                  The Munitions Technology Division works to maintain the open exchange of technical information among government and industry
                                                                                                              LEADERSHIP AND
                                                                                                                                                  programs and technical managers. In addition, the Division identifies changes and trends in policy, guidance, and organizational
                                                                                                              COMMITTEES
                                                                                                                                                  functions that affect the development, production, maintenance, and demilitarization of munitions. The Division is comprised
                                                                                                              Brian Berger
                                                                                                              Division Chair                      of two sections, Fuze and Insensitive Munitions & Energetic Materials, and one advisory group, the Industrial Committee of
                                                                                                                                                  Ammunition Producers.
                                                                                                              Bruce Webb
                                                                                                              Division Vice Chair
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       LEADERSHIP AND
                                                                                                              Steve Faintich                                                                                                                           COMMITTEES
ARMAMENTS DIVISION                                                                                            Small Arms Committee Chair

                                                                                                              Alan Kull
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Matt Dooley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Division Chair

WHO WE ARE                                                                                                    UEA Committee Chair
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Howard Kent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Robotic Armament Payload

                                                                                                                                                  ROBOTICS DIVISION
The Armaments Division provides a forum for industry, military, and government personnel                      Matt Phillips
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Chairman
to address issues in order to ensure a superior armament system capability today and in the                   GARM Committee Chair

future. The Division addresses armament operational needs and requirements, approaches
and concepts, system integration, weapons, munitions, fire control, and logistic support. Attention is given to total systems,                    WHO WE ARE
technology application, and state-of-the-art advancements in technology.
                                                                                                                                                  The Robotics Division focuses on security-related robotics technology, covering the development, acquisition, application, integration,
                                                                                                                                                  and sustainment of unmanned ground systems to improve warfighters’ capabilities and survivability. The Division sponsors the
                                                                                                                                                  Ground Robotics Champion and Ground Robotics Technology Innovator Awards.
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EVENT INFORMATION                                                                                                                        AGENDA
            LOCATION              Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center                                                               MONDAY, OCTOBER 18
                                  801 Front Avenue
                                  Columbus, GA 31901
                                                                                                                                         11:00 am – 7:00 pm   REGISTRATION
                                                                                                                                                              NORTH HALL LOBBY

                    WIFI          Network: FFCCE21
                                  Password: PacSciEMC
                                                                                                                                         1:50 – 2:00 pm       CAPABILITIES KICK-OFF
                                                                                                                                                              FOUNDRY ROOM
    REAL-TIME Q&A                 Slido is an audience engagement platform that allows users to crowd-source top questions to
                                                                                                                                                              Brian Berger
                                  drive meaningful conversations and increase crowd participation. Participants can up-vote the                               President and Chief Executive Officer, GTDS America, LLC
                                  questions they would most like to hear discussed. Simply tap the thumbs-up button to up-vote                                Introducer
                                  a question. Top questions are displayed for the moderator and speaker to answer. Ask your
                                                                                                                                                              Donald Sando
                                  question in sessions by going to Slido!                                                                                     Deputy to the Commanding General and Director of Capabilities Development & Integration,
                                                                                                                                                              U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
                                  Event code: FFC2021

                                                                                                                                         2:00 – 3:00 pm       CONCEPTS DIVISION EMERGING TECHS
                ATTIRE            Civilian: Business                                                                                                          FOUNDRY ROOM
                                  Military: Uniform of the Day
                                                                                                                                                              Donald Sando
                                                                                                                                                              Deputy to the Commanding General and Director of Capabilities Development & Integration,
                                                                                                                                                              U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
     SURVEY AND                   You will receive via email a survey and list of participants (name and organization) after the                              Moderator
                                  conference. Please complete the survey to make our event even more successful in the future.
  PARTICIPANT LIST                                                                                                                                            Jim Stone
                                                                                                                                                              Acting Director, Concept Development Division, Maneuver Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate

  EVENT CONTACTS                  Meredith Mangas, CMP               Sarah O’Hanley                      George Webster
                                  Associate Director, Meetings       Manager,                            Program Manager, Divisionsr
                                  (703) 247-9467                     Exhibits & Sponsorships             (703) 247-9491
                                                                                                                                         3:05 – 4:05 pm       ACM STRYKER AND EMERGING ARCTIC CONDITIONS
                                                                                                                                                              FOUNDRY ROOM
                                  mmangas@NDIA.org                   (703) 247-9460                      gwebster@NDIA.org
                                                                     sohanley@NDIA.org                                                                        Donald Sando
                                                                                                                                                              Deputy to the Commanding General and Director of Capabilities Development & Integration,
                                                                                                                                                              U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
                                                                                                                                                              Moderator
     SPEAKER GIFTS                In lieu of speaker gifts, a donation is being made to the Fisher House Foundation.
                                                                                                                                                              Dominick Edwards
                                                                                                                                                              Deputy Director, Army Capability Manager, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Maneuver Center of Excellence

       HARASSMENT                 NDIA is committed to providing a professional environment free from physical, psychological
                                  and verbal harassment. NDIA will not tolerate harassment of any kind, including but not
         STATEMENT                                                                                                                       4:10 – 5:10 pm       MANEUVER BATTLE LAB/ACM’S
                                  limited to harassment based on ethnicity, religion, disability, physical appearance, gender, or
                                  sexual orientation. This policy applies to all participants and attendees at NDIA conferences,                              FOUNDRY ROOM
                                  meetings and events. Harassment includes offensive gestures and verbal comments, deliberate                                 Donald Sando
                                  intimidation, stalking, following, inappropriate photography and recording, sustained disruption                            Deputy to the Commanding General and Director of Capabilities Development & Integration,
                                                                                                                                                              U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
                                  of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome attention. Participants
                                                                                                                                                              Moderator
                                  requested to cease harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately, and failure will
                                  serve as grounds for revoking access to the NDIA event.                                                                     COL Christopher Budihas, USA
                                                                                                                                                              Director, Maneuver Battle Lab, Maneuver Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate

        EVENT CODE                NDIA’s Event Code of Conduct applies to all National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA),

        OF CONDUCT                National Training & Simulation Association (NTSA), and Women In Defense (WID) meeting-                 5:10 – 7:00 pm       RECEPTION
                                  related events, whether in person at public or private facilities, online, or during virtual events.                        NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM – TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED
                                  NDIA, NTSA, and WID are committed to providing a productive and welcoming environment                                       Donald Sando
                                  for all participants. All participants are expected to abide by this code as well as NDIA’s ethical                         Deputy to the Commanding General and Director of Capabilities Development & Integration,
                                  principles and practices. Visit NDIA.org/CodeOfConduct to review the full policy.                                           U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19

7:00 am – 6:30 pm     REGISTRATION
                      NORTH HALL LOBBY

7:00 – 8:00 am        NETWORKING BREAKFAST
                      CENTER HALL

8:00 – 8:15 am        NDIA OPENING REMARKS
                      IRON WORKS BALLROOM

                      MG James Boozer, USA (Ret)
                      Executive Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

8:20 – 8:35 am        WELCOME REMARKS
                      IRON WORKS BALLROOM

                      MG James Boozer, USA (Ret)
                      Executive Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
                      Introducer

                      MG Patrick Donahoe, USA
                      Commanding General, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence

8:40 – 9:20 am        KEYNOTE SPEAKER
                      IRON WORKS BALLROOM

                      MG James Boozer, USA (Ret)                                                                                                          © Sierra Nevada Corporation

                      Executive Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
                      Introducer

                      Brian Berger
                      President and Chief Executive Officer, GTDS America, LLC
                      Moderator

                      Honorable Ellen Lord
                      Former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment
                                                                                                 EMERGING TECH HORIZONS
9:00 am – 6:30 pm     EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
                                                                                                 An ETI Podcast
                      EXHIBIT NORTH AND SOUTH HALLS
                                                                                                 Listen in as our nation’s security experts share their
                                                                                                 personal takes on the latest defense technology.
9:20 – 10:30 am       NETWORKING BREAK
                      EXHIBIT NORTH AND SOUTH HALLS                                              Hosted by our resident expert Dr. Mark Lewis,
                                                                                                 Executive Director of NDIA’s new Emerging
10:30 – 11:00 am      BUDGET BRIEF                                                               Technologies Institute, our brand-new podcast takes
                      IRON WORKS BALLROOM
                                                                                                 a deep dive into how technology will shape the
                      MG James Boozer, USA (Ret)
                      Executive Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
                                                                                                 future of warfare.
                      Introducer

                      Nicholas Perry                                                             EmergingTechnologiesInstitute.org/Podcast
                      Director, Strategy & Strategic Planning, Northrop Grumman Corporation
                      Moderator

                      Jay Brannam
                      Executive Director, Munitions Industrial Base Task Force

11:00 am – 12:30 pm   NETWORKING LUNCH
                      EXHIBIT NORTH AND SOUTH HALLS

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TECHNICAL SESSION ABSTRACT
     T U E S DAY                 CONCURRENT                                  BREAKOUT                              SESSIONS
                                     ROBOTICS                                          SMALL ARMS                                                  GARM                                                        UEA                                                             EOD                                                          MES
                                SYCAMORE ROOM                                 IRON WORKS BALLROOM AB                                            ROOM 205                                                  ROOM 211                                          IRON WORKS BALLROOM C                                                FOUNDRY ROOM B

 12:30 – 12:55 pm           An Army Robotics and                                PM Soldier Lethality Panel                                         23815                                                      24030                                      DoD EOD Program Board Update                                          Ammunition Enterprise
                         Autonomous Systems Update                                COL Scott Madore, USA                         Integrated Quality Management                                      Prism Demonstration                                     Brig Gen William Kale III, USAF                                     Cross-Service Update
                                      Matt Dooley                                          Project Manager,                   Reduces Risk for Armament, Robotic,                                      Charles Douros                                 Director, Civil Engineer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics,              BG William Boruff, USA
                            Chief Executive Officer, Fidelium, LLC                    Soldier Lethality, U.S. Army               and Munitions Manufacturers                                                                                              Engineering and Force Protection, U.S. Air Force                      Joint Program Executive Officer,
                                                                                                                                                                                           Performance Analysis Branch Chief, Armaments
                                        Moderator                                            Moderator                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Armaments & Ammunition
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
                                                                                                                                                Mike Miller                                                                                                                                                                              Moderator
                                  Dr. Bob Sadowski                                         David Oatley
                                                                                                                              Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TIP Technologies
                       Senior Robotics Scientist, Research, Technology,         Product Director, Crew Served Weapons                                                                                                                                                                                                          BG Gavin Gardner, USA
                          & Integration Directorate, Ground Vehicle             LTC Peter Stambersky, USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Commander, Joint Munitions Command
 1:00 – 1:25 pm        Systems Center, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities
                              Development Command (DEVCOM)
                                                                             Product Manager, Individual Weapons, Office of                        23931                                                      24041                                                       Army Panel                                           COL Lance Green, USA
                                                                              the Product Manager for Individual Weapons
                                                                                                                              MIM Frangible Energetic Projectiles                         Human Autonomy Interactions for                                                 Leo Bradley                                Military Deputy, Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
                              MAJ Cory Wallace, USA
                         Robot Combat Vehicle Lead, Next Generation
                                                                                                                                for Medium-Caliber Weapons                                  Intelligent Weapons Systems                                        Founder, L.E. Bradley Consulting, LLC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Moderator
                           Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team                                                                                Howard Kent                                            Andrew Tweedell
                                COL Rob Ryan, USA                                                                                           Chief Executive Officer,                  Research Kinesiologist, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory,                  COL Shawn Kadlec, USA
                                                                                                                                         Armor Development Group LLC                         Human Research and Engineering Directorate                       Director, Explosive Ordnance Disposal,
                    Director, Robotics Requirements, Maneuver Capabilities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Training & Doctrine Command Integration Office,
                       Development Integration Directorate, Futures and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command
                        Concepts Center, U.S. Army Futures Command
                                      Stu Hatfield                                                                                                                                                                                                                 COL Russ Hoff, USA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Project Manager, Close Combat Systems, Joint Program
                           Chief, Robotics Branch, HQDA G-8 FDD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Executive Office for Armaments & Ammunition

 1:30 – 1:55 pm                           24083                                                                                                    24017                                                      24050                                                                                                             PM Acquisition Panel
                           All-Domain Execution and                                                                            Modulation-Assisted Gun-Drilling                             The Development and Status of                                                                                                            Chris Grassano
                         Planning (ADEPT) Framework                                                                                          Dr. James Mann                                the Fire and Ordnance Control for                                                                                            Deputy Program Executive Officer, Joint Program
                                                                                                                                                                                             Unmanned Systems (FOCUS)                                                                                                    Executive Office for Armaments & Ammunition
                                   Camila Francolin                                                                                 Chief Executive Officer, M4 Sciences LLC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Moderator
                           Leader, Autonomy, Guidance, Navigation,                                                                                                                                     Thomas Spirock
                                  & Control Division, Draper                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  CAPT Brian Schorn, USN
                                                                                                                                                                                      Electrical Engineer, Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Project Director, Joint Bombs, Joint Program
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Executive Office for Armaments & Ammunition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                COL Russel Hoff, USA
 2:00 – 2:25 pm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Project Manager, Close Combat Systems,
                                          24064                                                24005                                               24032                                                      24073                                                           24011                                             Joint Program Executive Office for
                        Autonomous Robotic Systems                              Long-Life Gun Barrel Tests                         Modernizing the Energetics                                Range Extension for the Anti-                         Enabling Explosive Ordnance Disposal                                             Armaments & Ammunition
                          Act as Force Multipliers to                                    George Kontis                            Manufacturing Industrial Base                                  Access Battlefield                              Operations in the Electromagnetic Spectrum                                   COL Anthony Gibbs, USA
                       Improve Warfighting Safety and                                   Chief Executive Officer,                               Chris Marlow                                              John Martins                                                    Jerry Coburn                                 Project Manager, Combat Ammunition Systems, Joint
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Program Executive Office for Armaments & Ammunition
                         Increase Operational Tempo                                     Gun IQ International LLC                                Project Manager,                             Director, International Programs, MBDA, Inc.        Senior Director, Business Development, Sierra Nevada Corporation
                                   Jonathan Brown
                                                                                                                                        Franklin Engineering Group, Inc.                                                                                                                                                        COL Paul Alessio, USA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       David Barnhard
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems, Joint
                       Manager, Business Development, RE2 Robotics                                                                                                                                                                                   Director, Business Development, Kutta Technologies, Inc.        Program Executive Office for Armaments & Ammunition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Melissa Markos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Acting Deputy, Project Director, Joint Services, Joint
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Program Executive Office for Armaments & Ammunition

 2:25 – 2:55 pm
                    NETWORKING BREAK – EXHIBIT HALL
                    EXHIBIT NORTH AND SOUTH HALLS

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T U E S DAY              CONCURRENT                                   BREAKOUT                               SESSIONS
                                  ROBOTICS                                              SMALL ARMS                                                      GARM                                                        UEA                                                      EOD                                                    MES
                             SYCAMORE ROOM                                    IRON WORKS BALLROOM AB                                                  ROOM 205                                                  ROOM 211                                   IRON WORKS BALLROOM C                                         FOUNDRY ROOM B

3:00 – 3:25 pm                         23987                                  Joint Service Small Arms                                                   24034                                                     23999                                                    24007                               PM Acquisition Panel Continued
                 Considerations for Lethality Packages                   Synchronization Team (JSSAST) Panel                             Data Science & ML-Enabled                             Modernizing the Army by Utilizing                          Enhanced Situational Awareness
                    on Unmanned Ground Vehicle                                             Gus Funcasta                                 Terminal Effects Optimization                         Design of Experiments Approaches                              for the Modern EOD Warrior
                   Platforms: Arming a Killer Robot                          Chief, Joint Service Small Arms Program Office,                           John Cilli                            to Determine System Effectiveness in                                      Dr. Aris Makris
                                                                            Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM, U.S. Army                                                                       a Stochastic Infantry Simulation
                        BG Phillip Coker, USA (Ret)                                                                                     Computer Scientist, System Analyst, System                                                                         Vice President, Research & Development, and
                                                                                            Futures Command
                               Chief Executive Officer,                                                                                Analysis Division, Picatinny Arsenal, U.S. Army                                                                          Chief Technology Officer, Med-Eng
                                                                                                 Moderator                                                                                                  Thorsten Roberts
                            EOS Defense Systems USA, Inc.                                                                                                                                          Military Operations Researcher, Armaments
                                                                                    COL Lance Green, USA
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
                                                                         Military Deputy, Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
                                                                                 COL Rhett Thompson, USA                                                                                                                                                                                                  Energetics and Lethality: The Imperative
3:30 – 3:55 pm                         23747                                Director, Soldier Requirements Division, Maneuver                            24040                                                     24025                                                    24023
                                                                                   Capabilities & Integration Directorate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           to Reshape the U.S. Military Kill Chain
                      Critical Scout – Repurposing                                                                                   Analytical Evaluation and Redesign                     Decision Analytics for Threat Response                        Searchable Ordnance Database
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Dr. Theresa Mayer
                     Small Ground Robotic Vehicles                                        Billy Epperson                               of the MK44 Rounds Positioner                                          Charles Douros                                  Anthony O’Shaughnassey                       Executive Vice President, Research & Partnerships, Purdue
                          TP Pinpoint Observers                                   Infantry Weapons and Optics Capabilities             Spring Using Adam Multibody                               Performance Analysis Branch Chief, Armaments                 Chief Executive Officer and Managing                                 University
                                                                                Integration Officer, Ground Combat Element
                                 Dr. Leo Volfson                                   Division, Fires & Maneuver, Capabilities            Dynamics Simulation Software                                       Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM                               Partner, FMF Technology, LLC                                     Moderator
                           President, Torrey Pines Logic, Inc.              Development Directorate, Combat Development and                        Jesse Behrens                                                                                                          Mike Pate                                       Dr. Thomas Russell
                                                                               Integration, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps                                                                                                                                Chief Operating Officer, FMF Technology, LLC            Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
                                  Howard Kent                                                                                                Senior Principal Systems Engineer,
                                                                                          Craig LaMudge                                       Northrop Grumman Corporation                                                                                                                                             Army for Research & Technology
                 Chief Executive Officer, Armor Development Group LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                Vadim Bichutskiy
                                                                                    Program Manager, Combat Arms,                                                                                                                                         Chief Technology Officer, FMF Technology, LLC                     James Thomsen
                                                                                            HQ USAF/A4SF                                                                                                                                                                                                       Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
                                                                                           Jason Rissler                                                                                                                                                                                                         Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
                                                                                    Systems Engineering and Technical                                                                                                                                                                                                   MG Bill Hix, USA (Ret)
                                                                                       Assistance (SETA), Weapons                                                                                                                                                                                                  Former Chief, Strategy Office, U.S. Army
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Dr. Robert Wardle
4:00 – 4:25 pm                         24035                                Joint Service Small Arms Program                                             24049                                    CLOSING REMARKS                                          CLOSING REMARKS                                          Principal, Wardle Enterprises, Energetic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Solutions and Technologies, Inc.
                    FENRIS: Persistent Autonomous                                 (JSSAP) Office Session                                Multifunction Sealing, Quality
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Alan Kull                                             Leo Bradley
                     ISR in the Arctic and Beyond                                          Gus Funcasta                                 Assurance, and Ammunition                        Senior Manager, Aerospace Systems Engineering, General Atomics       Founder, L.E. Bradley Consulting, LLC
                                 James Crowell                               Chief, Joint Service Small Arms Program Office,                  Marking Systems
                                                                            Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM, U.S. Army
                  Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Crow Industries                                                                             Gustavo Domit
                                                                                            Futures Command
                                                                                               Moderator                                General Manager, Hernon Manufacturing, Inc.

                                                                                         Mark McFadden
                                                                          JSSARI Chairman, NATO Dismounted Soldier Systems,
                                                                         Weapons and Sensors Subgroup, U.S. Head of Delegation
4:30 – 4:55 pm                         24070                                                Adam Jacob
                                                                                                                                                         24009                                                                                                                                                   CLOSING REMARKS
                      Gaining Decision-Making                            Program Management Engineer, Joint Small Service Small      Shaping the Future of Indirect Fires
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Nicholas Perry
                   Advantage through Force Design                           Arms Program Office, U.S. Army Futures Command
                                                                                                                                                   Tiffany Winzell                                                                                                                                                  Director, Strategy & Strategic Planning,
                       and Mission Integration                                              Terence Rice                                 Executive Director, Business Development,                                                                                                                                      Northrop Grumman Corporation
                                                                               Armaments Center, Joint Small Service Small                       Elbit Systems of America
                                Timothy Walton
                                                                                Arms Program Office, U.S. Army DEVCOM
                       Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and
                             Technology, Hudson Institute                                Matthew Moeller
                                                                              Lead, Soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team,
                                                                               Armaments Center, Joint Service Small Arms
                                                                                  Program Office, U.S. Army DEVCOM
                                                                                             Corey Hall
                                                                           Manager, Joint Small Arms Small Business Innovation
                                                                            Research, Joint Service Small Arms Program Office

                                                                                                                                        CLOSING REMARKS
4:55 – 5:00 pm
                     CLOSING REMARKS                                           CLOSING REMARKS
                                                                                                                                                Matthew Phillips
                                   Matt Dooley                                              Brian Berger                            Director, Business Development, General
                  President and Chief Executive Officer, Fidelium, LLC   President and Chief Executive Officer, GTDS America, LLC   Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems

5:00 – 6:30 pm
                 NETWORKING RECEPTION
                 EXHIBIT NORTH AND SOUTH HALLS

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20                                                                                                    10:30 – 11:30 am   AWARDS PRESENTATION
                                                                                                                                              IRON WORKS BALLROOM

7:00 am – 5:00 pm   REGISTRATION                                                                                                              Small Arms Committee Chinn Award
                    NORTH HALL LOBBY                                                                                                          Ralph Mazeski

                                                                                                                                              Small Arms Committee Hathcock Award
                                                                                                                                              MSGT Kevin Owens, USA
7:00 – 8:00 am      NETWORKING BREAKFAST                                                                                                      Small Arms Committee James R. Ambrose Award
                    CENTER HALL
                                                                                                                                              Vista Outdoor

                                                                                                                                              Gun & Missile Systems Committee Robert Trifiletti Award
8:00 – 8:15 am      OPENING REMARKS                                                                                                           Ralph Campoli
                    IRON WORKS BALLROOM                                                                                                       Defense User Recognition for Excellence Award
                    MG James Boozer, USA (Ret)                                                                                                Dan Deguire
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                    Introducer                                                                                                                Ground Robotics Champion
                                                                                                                                              MAJ Cory Wallace, USA
                    B. H. “Skip” Henderson, III
                    Mayor of Columbus, Georgia                                                                                                Armaments Division Professional Service Award
                                                                                                                                              COL Hector Gonzales, USA

                                                                                                                                              Armaments Division Professional Service Award
8:20 – 9:05 am      KEYNOTE SPEAKER                                                                                                           COL Andrew Lunoff, USA
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                    Executive Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)                               11:30 – 1:00 pm    NETWORKING LUNCH
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                    President and Chief Executive Officer, GTDS America, LLC
                    Moderator

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                    Director, Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office, U.S. Department of Defense

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W E D N E S DAY                   CONCURRENT                              BREAKOUT                                SESSIONS
                                ROBOTICS                                          SMALL ARMS                                                         GARM                                                              UEA                                                            EOD                                                     MES
                           SYCAMORE ROOM                                 IRON WORKS BALLROOM AB                                                   ROOM 205                                                        ROOM 211                                          IRON WORKS BALLROOM C                                         FOUNDRY ROOM B

1:00 – 1:25 pm                       24039                                  Suppressor Panel/Session                                                 24008                                       Passive IR Projectile Tracking for                                              USAF Panel                                  Industry Panel: Medium and
                  Hardware-Enforced Data Separation                                   Adam Jacob                                     Modular Multi-Mode Seeker                                    RWS Closed-Loop Fire Control                                                   Leo Bradley                                      Small Businesses
                    Security on Autonomous Robotic                              Program Management Engineer,                                    Greg Newman                                                    Matt Robertson                                          Founder, L.E. Bradley Consulting, LLC                         Scott McAnallen
                   Systems or: How I Learned to Stop                  Joint Service Small Arms Program Office, U.S. Army                                                                  Weapons Systems, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane Division                           Moderator                                  Program Manager, Azimuth Consulting
                                                                                                                              Technical Director, Engineering, Elbit Systems of America
                                                                                      Futures Command                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Moderator
                     Worrying and Trust the Robot                                         Moderator                                                                                                                                                                            Dr. John Olive
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Deputy, EOD Division, Air Force EOD Subject Matter Expert                 David Siggers
                            Matthew Dosmann
                    Vice President, Strategy, InZero Technologies                         24068                                                                                                                                                                        SMSgt Cole Pasley, USAF                                 President, Spectra Technologies LLC
                                                                      STANREC 4785 Suppressor Testing                                                                                                                                                                 Manager, Joint EOD Technology Division                              Scott Selle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              President, Armtec Defense Technologies
                                     24004                                  Dr. Leslie James Flemming                                                24036                                                           23729
1:30 – 1:55 pm
                                                                        Project Lead, Small Arms Signature Laboratory,                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Nick Korinis
                    Mobile Minefield: How to Kill                       Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane Division             MK52 Chain Gun (7.62 X 62mm)                                     Hydrone Multi-Domain (Marine,                                                                                               President and Chief Executive Officer,
                  Modern Tanks That Have Advanced                                                                                 History, Capabilities, Reliability,                                   Ground, Air) Vehicle                                                                                                            SAVIT Corporation
                                                                                      Adam Jacob
                    Protection with Small Robots                      Program Management Engineer, Joint Service Small                and Platform Integration                                                Scott Kempshall
                                 Dewey Akers                          Arms Program Office, U.S. Army Futures Command                            Art O’Donnell                              President and Chief Executive Officer, HyALTA Aeronautics, Inc.
                               Vice President, Sales,                                                                         Lead, Engineering, Northrop Grumman Defense Systems
                              Spartan Armor Systems                                       23988
                                                                          Modular Suppressor Test Bed
                                                                            Design of Experiments
2:00 – 2:25 pm                       24058                                             Daniel Cler                                                   24063                                                           24006                                                          24081                                    CLOSING REMARKS
                           The Multi-Purpose                        General Engineer, Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM                  Counter-Improvised                                  Armament Sustainment and Lethality                                The EOD Future Threat Landscape
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Nicholas Perry
                         Expeditionary Platform                                                                                         Explosive Devises (CIED)                              Multipliers in Expeditionary Settings                                  and Explosive Detection                                  Director, Strategy & Strategic Planning,
                                                                                          23964                                                                                                                                                                    Technology Advancements                                        Northrop Grumman Corporation
                                  Caleb Holt                                                                                              Dr. Benjamin Barrowes                                                Jonathan Ross
                               Chief Executive Officer,                         Suppressor Cleaning                                  Senior Research Electrical Engineer, Cold               Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Marvin Engineering Co., Inc.                       Sean Dennis
                             Tracks North America, LLC                                                                              Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory,
                                                                                   Zachary Torigian                                                                                                            Todd McKinney                                     President, United States Bombs Tech Association
                                                                                                                                           U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
                                                                               Mechanical Engineer, Armaments                                                                              Director, Technical Solutions, Marvin Engineering Comany, Inc.
                                                                                 Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
                                                                                           24054
                                                                          Intermediate Caliber Virtual-
                                                                            Baffle Suppressor System
                                                                                  Dr. Phillip Burnside
                                                                              Mechanical Engineer, Naval Surface
                                                                               Warfare Center – Crane Division

                                                                                          23979
                                                                        Surefire’s Advanced Suppressor
                                                                        Program - Blending Experience
                                                                         with Technology to Bring Next
                                                                       Generation Signature Suppression
                                                                         Technology to the Warfighter
                                                                                      Barry Dueck
                                                                    Vice President, Suppressor & Weapons Division, Surefire

                                                                                          24052
                                                                          7.62mm Belt-Fed Suppressor
                                                                                       Phillip Haag
                                                                              Director, Research & Development,
                                                                              Radical Firearms/Radical Defense

                                                                                          24061
                                                                       Maxim Defense M240 Suppressor
                                                                                   David Steinbech
                                                                             Director, Military & Law Enforcement
                                                                                  Sales, Maxim Defense, Inc.

2:25 – 2:55 pm
                 NETWORKING BREAK
                 EXHIBIT NORTH AND SOUTH HALLS

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W E D N E S DAY                       CONCURRENT                                     BREAKOUT                                 SESSIONS
                                     ROBOTICS                                                 SMALL ARMS                                                        GARM                                                             UEA                                                        EOD                                         MES
                                SYCAMORE ROOM                                       IRON WORKS BALLROOM AB                                                   ROOM 205                                                       ROOM 211                                      IRON WORKS BALLROOM C                                    FOUNDRY ROOM B

 3:00 – 3:25 pm                           24019                                                       24028                                                                                                                    24060                                                       24074
                       AI-Enabled and UAS-Supported                             Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Small                                      USMC – APBI                                          TRAPS: Empowering FWS-I                               Briefing on EOD Issues with Disposing
                     Terrain-Traversability Assessment                             Arms for Networked Lethality                                    Capt Howard Mill, USMC                                          and Storm Systems                                         of Insensitive Munitions
                     for Off-Road Navigation of Robotic                                           Ross Towers                             Chief Information Officer, Counter-UAS, Aviation Combat                           Leif Horton                                                 Willie Snell
                      and Autonomous Systems (RAS)                                                                                         Element Division, Combat Development and Integration
                                                                                     Lead, Future Fire Control Team, Small Arms,                                                                                   Vice President, Sales, TX-Tactical                  Specialist, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Equipment,
                                                                                       Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM                                                                                                                                                    U.S. Army EOD Technical Detachment
                                  Dr. Yoichiro Endo
                           Director, Robotics & Electromechanical
                            Systems, Intelligent Automation, Inc.

 3:30 – 3:55 pm                           24079                                                       24029                                                     24045                                                          24056                                      CLOSING REMARKS
                           Emerging Technologies for                                Semi-Autonomous Engagement                                   Xm914e2 Chain Gun – LW30                              Reinforced Concrete Wall Performance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Leo Bradley
                           Armed Unmanned Systems                                      Mechanisms and Effects                                    (30mm X 113mm) Capability                             Prediction Using Deep Neural Network                                  Founder, L.E. Bradley Consulting, LLC
                                       Gus Taylor                                          for Small Arms                                         on Light Tactical Vehicles                                             David Holgado
                          Chief Engineer, Weapons Systems, Naval                                  Ross Towers                                                John Inman                               Senior Safety & Security Engineer, Stone Security Engineering
                          Surface Warfare Center – Crane Division                    Lead, Future Fire Control Team, Small Arms,             System Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation
                               Ernesto Garcia-Lopez                                    Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
                      Special Programs Manager, Strategic Relationships
                   Division, Business Interface Office, Enterprise & Systems
                  Integration Center, Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
                                    Michael Jones
                      Lead Engineer, Scalable Effects R&D Group, Naval
                          Surface Warfare Center – Crane Division

 4:00 – 4:25 pm                           24038                                                       24048                                    CLOSING REMARKS                                                                 24046
                            Optionally Manned Semi-                                  Mechanochemically Assisted                                                                                                          Virtual Gunner
                                                                                                                                                         Matthew Phillips
                             Autonomous Howitzer                                      Broaching of Refractory-                                   Director, Business Development, General                                 William Nuckols
                                    Michael Evans                                        Lined Gun Barrels                                       Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems                       Program Director, Ground Combat Systems,
                     Program Manager, Fires Programs, AM General LLC                                                                                                                                                  Elbit Systems of America
                                                                                                Dr. Jason Davis
                                                                                         Mechanical Engineer, Naval Surface
                                                                                          Warfare Center – Crane Division

 4:30 – 4:55 pm                           24014                                      CLOSING REMARKS                                                                                                                           24086
                        Perception-Based Robotic                                                                                                                                                          Capability Integration: Considering
                                                                                                  Brian Berger
                    Reconnaissance Team Coordination                           President and Chief Executive Officer, GTDS America, LLC                                                                       for Delivering the Future
                         in a Hostile Environment                                                                                                                                                                         Tom Henthorn
                                  Dr. Hambisa Keno                                                                                                                                                                  Capability Developer, USG CTR,
                      Principal Scientist, FAST Labs, BAE Systems, Inc.                                                                                                                                            Joint Service Small Arms Program

 4:55 – 5:00 pm         CLOSING REMARKS                                                                                                                                                                       CLOSING REMARKS
                                      Matt Dooley                                                                                                                                                                             Alan Kull
                     President and Chief Executive Officer, Fidelium, LLC                                                                                                                           Senior Manager, Aerospace Systems Engineering, General Atomics

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21                                                                                                                             ABSTRACT SUMMARIES
                                                                                                                                                    ROBOTICS
8:30 am              TRANSPORTATION PICK-UP
                     COLUMBUS, GA, CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTER                                                                                                                                                                 of mission integration has the potential to provide military advantage
                                                                                                                                                   24083
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               against capable adversaries through the surprise generated from force
                                                                                                                                                   All-Domain Execution and Planning (ADEPT) Framework
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               composition and recombination. Mission integration could also reduce
9:00 am              ARMOR RESTORATION SHOP                                                                                                        Francolin, C.                                                               the cost of operations and modernization by enabling aggregation of
                     HARMONY CHURCH                                                                                                                The ADEPT framework is a design concept which addresses the                 less-expensive weapons systems to realize capabilities provided today
                                                                                                                                                   challenges of adaptive behaviors and intelligent autonomy. ADEPT has        by large multimission platforms or formations.
                                                                                                                                                   had multiple instantiations in software architectures used on a wide
                                                                                                                                                   variety of autonomous systems and applications including undersea,
11:00 am             TRANSPORT TO SMALL ARMS LIVE-FIRE DEMONSTRATION                                                                               ground, air, and space vehicles.a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               24039
                     PATTON RANGE                                                                                                                                                                                              Hardware Enforced Data Seperation Security on Autonomous
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Robotic Systems Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust
                                                                                                                                                   24064                                                                       the Robot
12:30 – 4:00 pm       LIVE-FIRE DEMONSTRATION                                                                                                      Autonomous Robotic Systems Act as Force Multipliers to                      Dosmann, M.
                      PATTON RANGE                                                                                                                 Improve Warfighting Safety and Increase Operational Tempo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               As robots become more prevalent and powerful, their cybersecurity
                                                                                                                                                   Brown, J.                                                                   is crucial. Hardware enforced data separation closes critical gaps in
                                                                                                                                                   RE2 Robotics is developing multiple autonomous robotic systems              their security.
2:00 pm              EARLY BUS DEPARTS                                                                                                             for the DoD to serve as force multipliers, help decrease injuries
                     PATTON RANGE                                                                                                                  experienced by warfighters, and increase operational tempo.                 24004
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Mobile Minefield: How to Kill Modern Tanks That Have
 NDIA has a policy of strict compliance with federal and state antitrust laws. The antitrust laws prohibit competitors from engaging in actions    23987                                                                       Advanced Protection with Small Robots
 that could result in an unreasonable restraint of trade. Consequently, NDIA members must avoid discussing certain topics when they are
 together at formal association membership, board, committee, and other meetings and in informal contacts with other industry members:
                                                                                                                                                   Considering for Lethality Packages on Unmanned Ground                       Akers, D.
 prices, fees, rates, profit margins, or other terms or conditions of sale (including allowances, credit terms, and warranties); allocation of
                                                                                                                                                   Vehicle Platforms: Arming a Killer Robot
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               They may have passive and active protection from direct fire, artillery
 markets or customers or division of territories; or refusals to deal with or boycotts of suppliers, customers or other third parties, or topics   Coker, P.                                                                   fragment, rocket and missile threats, but even the latest battle tanks are
 that may lead participants not to deal with a particular supplier, customer or third party.                                                       To achieve maximum effectiveness, lethality payloads on UGV platforms       vulnerable to the smallest robotic systems. Proposed are commercially
                                                                                                                                                   must be precise, sufficiently powerful, reliable, easily resupplied,        developed scale off road racing vehicles used to create weapons which
                                                                                                                                                   modular and intelligent.                                                    are armored, armed and equipped with surveillance systems to destroy

LIVE-FIRE DEMONSTRATING
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               armored vehicles and other targets.
                                                                                                                                                   23747
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               24058

COMPANIES
                                                                                                                                                   Critical Scout - Repurposing Small Ground Robotic Vehicles TP
                                                                                                                                                   Pinpoint Observers                                                          The Multi-Purpose Expeditionary Platform
                                                                                                                                                   Kent, H.                                                                    Holt, C.
                                                                                                                                                   A robotic payload that geolocates enemy optics.                             The Multi-Purpose Expeditionary Platform (MPEP) provides the Air Force an
  THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21                                                                                                                                                                                                         innovative, versatile platform for logistics, construction, disaster recovery,
                                                                                                                                                   24035                                                                       and more, along with multiple hydraulic attachment available today.

AERO PRECISION                                   LMT DEFENSE                                      SECUBIT, INC. | WEAPONLOGIC                      Fenris: Persistent Autonomous ISR in the Arctic and Beyond
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               24019
                                                                                                                                                   Crowell, J.
AIMLOCK                                          MARATHON TARGETS                                 SIG SAUER, INC.                                                                                                              AI-Enabled and UAS-Supported Terrain-Traverability
                                                                                                                                                   Fenris is a small-scale ruggedized, intelligent unmanned ground vehicle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Assessment for Off-Road Navigation of Robotic and
                                                                                                                                                   (UGV) designed to provide persistent ISR in the Arctic and beyond. In
B&T USA                                          MAXIM DEFENSE INDUSTRIES                         SUREFIRE, LLC                                                                                                                Autonomous Systems (RAS)
                                                                                                                                                   this talk, CI’s Founder & CEO James Crowell will discuss Fenris’ current
                                                                                                                                                   progress to date and its promise for the future.                            Endo, Y.
KGM TECHNOLOGIES                                 NOVO USA                                         TRIJICON                                                                                                                     A computational framework for a RAS that enables real-time
                                                                                                                                                   24070                                                                       construction of a traversability map was developed. Employing a
LEIDOS INNOVATIONS CENTER                        RADICAL DEFENSE                                  UNIT SOLUTIONS                                                                                                               set of customized deep neural networks, the traversability of the
                                                                                                                                                   Gaining Decision-Making Advantage Through Force Design                      region perceivable through an onboard camera and/or a UAS-
                                                                                                                                                   and Mission Integration                                                     captured aerial image is automatically inferred and added to an active
                                                                                                                                                   Walton, T.                                                                  traversability map, so that the most efficient route can be computed.
                                                                                                                                                   This DARPA-sponsored study describes a new model for joint force            This computational framework was implemented within ROS-2, and
                                                                                                                                                   design and integration, where elements of military capability are able to   integrated into a custom-made autonomy payload. The successful field-
                                                                                                                                                   be composed and tailored by Combatant Commanders to the needs of            testing using this UGV-mounted autonomy payload paired with a sUAS
                                                                                                                                                   specific operational challenges close to the time of use. Combined with     demonstrated the utility of this AI-enabled computational framework for
                                                                                                                                                   appropriate command and control processes and systems, this model           effective off-road navigation of future RAS.

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24079                                                                        device controlled by a distant operator. After a successful test, AM         24028                                                                          Lethality in small arms systems remains limited by Soldier accuracy.
                                                                             General expanded the capability to leader-follower of two howitzers,                                                                                        Leveraging advances in target detection and tracking enables a semi-
Emerging Technologies for Armed Unmanned Systems                                                                                                          Artificial Intelligence Enabled Small Arms for Networked
                                                                             autonomous positioning and remote firing of the cannon.                                                                                                     autonomous fire control system to significantly reduce aim error, while
Garcia-Lopez | E. Taylor, G.                                                                                                                              Lethality
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         allowing the Soldier to retain final control over target engagement.
Group (JTUAWG). The working group is a network of Army and Navy                                                                                           Towers, R.
                                                                             24014
Laboratories that collaborate to develop small/miniature weapons for                                                                                      As availability of information on the battlefield increases, dismounted        24048
smaller Unmanned Systems in the land, air, and sea domains. This
                                                                             Perception-Based Robotic Reconnaissance Team Coordination                    forces need tools to filter that information for relevancy, and convert it
multi-domain capability will ultimately save friendly lives by giving
                                                                             in a Hostile Environment                                                     for immediate action. An artificial intelligence, embedded at the weapon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Mechanochemically Assisted Broaching of Refractory-Lined
small combat units the ability to conduct armed reconnaissance,              Keno, H.                                                                     system’s fire control, maximizes the utilization of available information to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Gun Barrels
and optionally engage the enemy with scalable effects, and without           Our team at BAE Systems FAST Labs is working toward developing               increase dismounted squad lethality.                                           Davis, J.
exposing Warfighters to enemy fire.                                          and transitioning Mission Intelligence for Tactical Systems (MITS), an                                                                                      A recent scientific discovery may be key to realizing the use of refractory
                                                                             autonomy and coordination system for a multi-robot reconnaissance            24029                                                                          linings in gun barrels. This discovered surface effect transitions the
24038                                                                        team composed of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and supporting
                                                                                                                                                          Semi-Autonomous Engagement Mechanisms and Effects for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ‘gummy’ behavior of refractory metals when cut to one that is much
                                                                             unmanned aerial systems (UASs) that host a variety of sensor payloads.                                                                                      more favorable, enabling conventional rifling of the liners - a task until
Optionally Manned Semi-Autonomous Howitzer                                                                                                                Small Arms
                                                                             We will present the main challenges we addressed, our method,                                                                                               now that has proven to be quite challenging.
Evans, M.                                                                    experimental results, plans for future work, and a transition plan to        Towers, R.
AM General with its partners Maren-go and Mandus Group LLC has               ground operations.
developed a teleoperated Hawkeye mobile howitzer to demonstrate the
feasibility of moving and positioning a 105mm howitzer using a remote                                                                                      GARM
                                                                                                                                                          23815                                                                          24034
 SMALL ARMS                                                                                                                                               Integrated Quality Management Reduces Risk for Armaments,                      Data Science & ML-Enabled Terminal Effects Optimization
                                                                                                                                                          Robotic, and Munitions Manufacturers                                           Eng, K. | Krogstad, Z. | Patel, R.
24005                                                                        23979
                                                                                                                                                          Miller, M.                                                                     Warhead design and performance optimization is conducted utilizing
Long Life Barrel Tests                                                       Surefire’s Advanced Suppressor Program - Blending                            This presentation will discuss how an integrated electronic quality            technologies from data science, machine learning, distributed
Kontis, G.                                                                   Experience with Technology to the Warfighter                                 management solution can help armament, robotics, and munitions                 computing, and computational optimization.
Test results show a major extension in gun barrel life is achievable with    Dueck, B.                                                                    manufacturers improve operations, reduce risk, and meet industry
barrels made from new steel.                                                 Surefire’s Advanced Suppressor Program blends experience with                regulations. We will discuss steps to achieving a comprehensive                24040
                                                                             Technology to bring Next Generation Signature Suppression to the             continuous improvement strategy to put companies on the path to
                                                                                                                                                          improved productivity and profitability, while protecting customer safety.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Analytical Evaluation and Redesign of the MK44 Rounds
24068                                                                        Warfighter. The end results are a Next Generation, patent pending, low
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Positioner Spring Using Adam Multibody Dynamics Simulation
                                                                             back pressure suppressor designed and optimized for the warfighter
STANREC 4785 Suppressor Testing                                                                                                                                                                                                          Software
                                                                             providing best in class, Audible and Visual characteristics.                 23931
Dye, D. | Jacob, A.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Behrens, J.
                                                                                                                                                          MIM Frangible Energetic Projecticles for Medium Caliber
An overview of the suppressor testing program at NSWC Crane will             24052                                                                                                                                                       The Mk44 30mm cannon utilizes a custom shape spring to quickly
                                                                                                                                                          Weapons
be presented including descriptions of test standards, procedures,                                                                                                                                                                       translate rounds from its dual feed paths and into the bolt. The dynamic
                                                                             7.62 MM Belt Fed Suppressor                                                  Kent, H.                                                                       behavior of the spring when feeding rounds is difficult to characterize
and hardware used.
                                                                             Haag, P.                                                                     Introducing a medium caliber frangible energetic projectile for C-UAS,         with classical analytically approaches. Optimization of the spring
                                                                             Radical Firearms has produced fully functioning machine gun                  target marking and training.                                                   geometry using empirical methods may require multiple time consuming
23964
                                                                             suppressors with audible, thermal, and flash signature reduction                                                                                            iterations. This presentation will describe how MSC Adams, a multi-
Suppressor Cleaning                                                                                                                                                                                                                      body dynamics simulation software, was coupled with SmartUQ’s DOE
                                                                             utilizing additive manufacturing from a high nickel and cobalt superalloy.   24017
Torigian, Z.                                                                 This is to show the real-world viability of the proposed technologies                                                                                       software was utilized to model the Mk44 feed system including gear
                                                                                                                                                          Modulation-Assisted Gun-Drilling                                               train, linked rounds, and spring to optimize the Mk44 cannon’s rounds
The purpose of this brief is to present the challenges, trends,              on a proven platform. The technology has the ability to be adapted to
methodology and preliminary data from the US Army Suppressor                 multiple platforms.                                                          Mann, J.                                                                       positioner spring.
Cleaning effort to the defense community. The presentation will illustrate                                                                                Manufacturing productivity gains and quality improvements in deep-
the widespread problem of small arm suppressors becoming ineffective         24061                                                                        hole gun-drilling with modulation are reviewed. Applications in 4140 and       24049
due a buildup of fouling deposits. The brief will contain technical                                                                                       416R steel alloys are discussed.
                                                                             Maxim Defense M240 Suppressor                                                                                                                               Multifunction Sealing, Quality Assurance and Ammunition
content related to ongoing developments by both the USG and industry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Marking Systems
to extend the service life and performance of suppressors.                   Steinbech, D.                                                                24032
                                                                             This abstract provides the details on Maxim Defenses efforts to reduce/                                                                                     Domit, G.
                                                                                                                                                          Modernizing the Energetics Manufacturing Industrial Base                       HERNON Manufacturing has developed a single enclosure which seals,
24054                                                                        remove the visual and audible signature of the M240MG.
                                                                                                                                                          Marlow, C.                                                                     weighs, performs 2-D dimensional profiling and bullet tip ID marking on
Intermediate Caliber Virtual-Baffle Suppressor System                                                                                                     A process to evaluate and modernize energetics manufacturing                   100% of post production ammunition passed through it.
                                                                             23988
Burnside, P.                                                                                                                                              processes is described and detailed, including examples of
                                                                             Modular Suppressor Test Bed Design of Experiments                            successful projects.
Using CFD to take advantage of shock waves to improve
suppressor performance.                                                      Cler, D.
                                                                             A design of experiments was conducted using modular suppressor
                                                                             hardware to assess blast and flash.

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24008                                                                         24036                                                                     23999                                                                            as the Picatinny Smart Rail (PSR). This system provides a mounting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         platform for firearms accessories, including tactical lights or telescopic
Modular Multi-Mode Seeker (Distro D)                                          MK52 Chain Gun (7.62 X 62MM) History, Capabilities,                       Modernizing the Army by Utilizing Design of Experiments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         sights. The military can mount both the Family of Weapon Sights –
Newman, G.                                                                    Reliability, and Platform Integration (Distro D)                          Approaches to Determine System Effectiveness in a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Individual (FWS-I) (2) and Small Tactical Optical Rifle Mounted (STROM)
                                                                              O’Donnell, A.                                                             Stochastic Infantry Simulation
This presentation provides information on Elbit America’s integrated                                                                                                                                                                     (3,4,5) micro-laser rangefinder Program of Record hardware onto the
seeker suite that address the multi-faceted problem of keeping pace           In response to the growing interest in small and medium caliber chain     Roberts, T.                                                                      current PSR. However, each solution has its own battery source and
with evolving threats and kill-chain closure in contested regions. This       guns on various platforms including Remote Weapon Stations, this          This case study follows the novel design and analysis of computer                user interface, complicating decision-making and hindering operational
suite of integrated multi-mode sensors and effectors, on distributed          presentation will focus on the 7.62 x 51mm MK52 Gun System.               experiments (DACE) approach taken for the operational analysis of the            efficiencies for the modern warfighter.
platforms and across domains in a networked, configurable battlespace                                                                                   AFCT (Advanced Fire Control Technology) as a follow on project for
offers an affordable, flexible, WOSA compliant solution.                                                                                                the IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) for the dismounted              To solve this issue, new approaches are needed to integrate current
                                                                              24063
                                                                                                                                                        combat infantry soldier.                                                         FWS-I and STORM hardware to the standard PSR. Specifically, the
                                                                              Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (CIED) (Distro D)                                                                                                     adapters are required for current FWS-I and STORM systems to make
24009
                                                                              Barrowes, B.                                                                                                                                               these two systems compatible with its new PSR interface, operating
Shaping the Future of Indirect Fires (Distro D)                                                                                                         24025
                                                                              High-frequency electromagnetic induction (HFEMI) can detect and                                                                                            system, and electrical supply source to minimize size and weight.
Winzell, T.                                                                                                                                             Decision Analytics for Threat Response                                           The Tactical Rail Accessory Power System (TRAPS) by Axle Box
                                                                              classify carbon rods, wires, and other improvised explosive device
This presentation provides an overview of the production-ready systems        constituent parts.                                                        Sassaman, G.                                                                     Innovations, will solve these problems and provide the military with a
Elbit America offers to the warfighter. Leveraging combat proven                                                                                        Utilizing decision analytics methodologies to respond to threat                  unique solution for integrating FWS-I and STORM hardware onto the Pic
systems developed and fielded by Elbit Land in Israel, the ATMOS                                                                                        advancements in technologies and capabilities while balancing system             rail while delivering a significant cost advantage. The TRAPS is a single-
                                                                              24045
(mobile howitzer), Sling and Spear (mobile mortars) and Cardom                                                                                          level competing objectives (Cost, Schedule, Performance).                        point power supply for electronic targeting enablers.
(turreted mortar) systems coupled with precision guided rounds and
                                                                              XM914E2 Chain Gun - LW30 (30MM X 113MM) Capability on
seeker technologies are re-shaping the future indirect fires. Bringing
                                                                              Light Tactical Vehicles (Distro A)                                                                                                                         24056
                                                                                                                                                        23729
in laser and GPS guidance gives battlefield operators the ability to          Inman, J.                                                                                                                                                  Reinforced Concrete Wall Performance Predicted Using Deep
connect on target with the first round, providing increased survivability
                                                                                                                                                        Hydrone Multi-Domain (Marine, Ground, Air) Vehicle
                                                                              In response to the growing interest of medium caliber capability                                                                                           Neural Network
and inherent cost savings. Committed to expanding the U.S. Industrial         on lightweight platforms with focus in counter-UAS, DEVCOM and            Kempshall, S.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Holgado, D.
Base footprint, Elbit America is moving toward U.S. production of these       Northrop Grumman are in the process of maturing and optimizing            HyDrone is the world’s only fully multi-modal (air/land/maritime) UAS.
systems beginning in 2022.                                                    the 30mm x 113mm XM914E2 Chain Gun. The focus of this abstract            This capability is provided with minimal parasitic elements.                     Based on test data, two DNN Models are built to predict rc wall
                                                                              highlights the operator level maintainability improvements being                                                                                           performance under contact and near-contact explosions. Obtained
                                                                              implemented into the XM914E2.                                                                                                                              predictions shows higher accuracy compared with currently
                                                                                                                                                        24006
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         available models.
                                                                                                                                                        Armament Sustainment and Lethality Multipliers in
 UEA                                                                                                                                                    Expeditionary Settings                                                           24046
                                                                                                                                                        McKinney, T. | Ross, J.                                                          Virtual Gunner
24030                                                                         24050                                                                     The presentation focuses on providing warfighters with the means to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Nuckols, W.
                                                                                                                                                        integrate and sustain armament systems to support various munitions,
PRISM Demonstration                                                           The Developemnt and Status of the Fire and Ordnance Control                                                                                                Virtual Gunner reduces the cognitive load and enhances the combat
                                                                                                                                                        including air and surface launched missiles, as well as air dropped bombs,
Douros, C.                                                                    for Unmanned Systems (Focus)                                                                                                                               effectiveness of a modern combat vehicle crew with multiple sensor
                                                                                                                                                        on both manned and unmanned platforms in austere, expeditionary
Demonstration on the modularity of M&S using DEVCOM AC’s                      Spirock, T.                                                               settings. Utilizing mobile, partially containerized solutions, we will discuss   and weapon systems employed in the current and future highly dynamic
PRISM framework.                                                              The development of the Fire and Ordinance Control for Unmanned            how Air, Ground, and Maritime assets can benefit from having agile               combat environment.
                                                                              Systems (FOCUS) by the Joint Tactical Unmanned Armaments Working          support capabilities delivered closer to the action, in highly mobile formats
24041                                                                         Group (JTUAWG) will be discussed.                                         that can serve as force multipliers to support distributed operations.           24086
Human Autonomy Interactions for Intelligent Weapons                                                                                                                                                                                      Capability Integration: Considering for Delivering the Future
Systems                                                                       24073                                                                     24060                                                                            Henthorn, T.
Tweedell, A.                                                                  Range Extension for the Anti-Access Battlefield                           TRAPS: Empowering FWS-I and Storm Systems                                        Everyone seeks to add capability to the squads of the future, but as we
New research approaches by U.S. Army Research Laboratory are                  Martins, J.                                                               Horton, L.                                                                       try and expand the envelope of capability, we may need to reconsider
discussed for human-agent interaction for intelligent squad weapons.          The INDOPACOM theater requires U.S. forces to employ weapons with         The military has implemented a standard rail interface systems, known            what that squad looks like…what needs to be considered? How do we
                                                                              increasingly longer standoff ranges. This presentation will discuss the                                                                                    get there? What could it look like?

24021                                                                         spectrum of modifications to significantly increase weapon employment
                                                                              ranges while preserving weapon mass properties. Specifically, it will
Winning the Gray Zone: The Importance of Intermediate Force                   discuss the long range ramjet powered Meteor air-to-air weapon,
Capabilities                                                                  the turbojet powered SPEAR 3 air-to-surface weapon, and wing kit
Leimbach, W.                                                                  additions to unpowered munitions like the 155mm surface-to-surface
Winning in the Gray Zone means completing the “deterrence equation,”          guided artillery projectile. Discussions will include weapon kinematics
that is, precluding adversary aggression in competition below armed           as well as emerging seeker and data link requirements for long range
conflict with intermediate force capabilities (IFCs) in a manner similar to   employment on a network connected battlefield.
equipping the U.S. military element of national power with overwhelming
lethality as a deterrent to armed conflict.

IFCs, which include non-lethal weapons as well as other non-lethal
tools, will bridge the gap that exists between a mission of mere
presence and the use of lethal effects.
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EOD
24011                                                                       integrated sensor and HUD capability to EOD operators, having the
                                                                                                                                                         POSTER PRESENTERS
Enabling Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operations in the
                                                                            potential to significantly transform render safe operations and capability    SMALL ARMS
                                                                            under a diversity of operating conditions and threats.
Electromagnetic Spectrum
                                                                                                                                                         Board 1                                                           Board 6
Barnhard, D. | Coburn, J.                                                   24023                                                                        Coaxial OD Sensors - Enabling Crew Served Weapon Gunners          Modular Suppressor Test Bed Design of Experiments
Concepts for multi-domain combined arms operations define threats
                                                                            Searchable Ordnance Database                                                 to Eliminate Snipers and Other Optically Equipped Observers       Cler, D.
in the operating environment (OE) in 2025 and beyond as super-
empowered through rapid access to information and significant               Bichutskiy, V. | Shaughnassey, A. | Pate, M.                                 Kent, H.                                                          Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
advances in commercial electronics. Electronic support hardware and         We present Searchable Ordnance Database (SOrD), a novel framework            Armor Development Group, LLC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Board 7
visualization tools that provide detection, localization and isolation of   for ordnance and explosives identification, recognition and intelligence.
                                                                                                                                                         Board 2                                                           Zinc Slug Feasibility
commercial wireless signals and devices will become necessary to            SOrD provides a mobile-first platform---buttressed by a munitions and
enhance security and situational awareness to mitigate risk. The ability    explosives data lake and an ordnance data warehouse with more than           Integration of Modern Suppression Technologies into Mass          Holland, T.
to quickly and safely locate SOIs can also be enhanced by the use of        100,000 items, and leveraging the latest advancements in AI/ML, AR/          Production                                                        Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
multiple, heterogeneous types of unmanned platforms (UGV, UAV, USV,         VR, LIDAR, and mobile technologies---consisting of a suite of tools          Mudgett, C.
etc.). This presentation will explore notional use cases that illustrate    that provide EOD personnel with actionable intelligence quickly, easily      B&T USA                                                           Board 8
current and envision future technologies that serve to provide the EOD      and efficiently.                                                                                                                               Lightweight Materials Houstings for GRIN Prototype
operator with additional sensing capabilities.                                                                                                           Board 3                                                           Riflescopes
                                                                            24074                                                                        Resiliency of Caliber .50 Projectiles in Barrels with Irregular   Dionisio, R.
24007                                                                                                                                                    Rifling                                                           CCDC Armaments Center, U.S. Army
                                                                            Briefing on EOD Issues with Disposing of Insensitive Munitions
Enhanced Situational Awareness for the Modern EOD Warrior                                                                                                Gmyrek, T.
                                                                            Snell, W.                                                                    U.S. Department of Defense                                        Board 9
Makris, A.                                                                  This brief covers a short history of munitions safety. It also covers                                                                          Cleaning Sealed Firearm Suppressors for Longer Service Life
There is an ever-increasing need to enhance the situational awareness       insensitive munitions (IM) and EOD issues with disposing of IM. The          Board 4                                                           and Replacement Cost Savings
of the modern EOD operator as threats expand and improvised                 reasons we have issues disposing of IM are discussed as are the ways         Inert Fill Replacement
explosive devices (IEDs) become increasingly sophisticated, with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           France, B.
                                                                            we are currently achieving disposals.
                                                                                                                                                         Bell, J.                                                          TDA Research, Inc.
possible contamination of the target environment by CBRN agents.
                                                                                                                                                         UDC USA, Inc.
Additionally, there can be a need for night operations where visible        24081
lights are not permitted. To respond to such threats, EOD operators                                                                                      Board 5
require equipment and detectors across a broad spectrum of threats,         The EOD Future threat Landscape and Explosive Detection
                                                                            Technology Advancements                                                      Replacing Tracers With Visible, Thermal and IR Signature on
as well as a range of camera sensors, which must seamlessly integrate
                                                                                                                                                         Target Projectile Technology
with their current protective ensembles through appropriate interfaces,     Dennis, S.
displays and embedded heads-up-display (HUD). The current                   Analysis and solutions for future EOD explosive threat detection
                                                                                                                                                         Kent, H.
presentation introduces two current programs aimed at delivering                                                                                         Armor Development Group, LLC
                                                                            requirements with the USBTA and DetectaChem.

                                                                                                                                                          ROBOTICS
                                                                                                                                                         Board 10                                                          Board 12
                                                                                                                                                         Kinesis - Universal Robotic Control                               Combat Optimized Ballistic Remote Armament (COBRA)
                                                                                                                                                         Brodmerkel, C.                                                    Smith, A.
                                                                                                                                                         Tomahawk Robotics                                                 Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM

                                                                                                                                                         Board 11
                                                                                                                                                         What’s Your Backup Plan? Adapting Crew Served Robotic
                                                                                                                                                         Weapons to Manual Firing
                                                                                                                                                         Kent, H.
                                                                                                                                                         Armor Development Group, LLC

                                                                                                                                                          EOD
                                                                                                                                                         Board 13
                                                                                                                                                         Advanced Demolition Explosives are Needed to Dispose
                                                                                                                                                         of Insensitive Munitions (IM) to Overcome the Tactical
                                                                                                                                                         Disadvantage of Current Demolition Explosives
                                                                                                                                                         Wittkamper, B.
                                                                                                                                                         Booz Allen Hamilton

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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES                                                                                                                                                         COL RANDY EVERETT, USA (RET)
                                                                                                                                                                            International Armaments Cooperation Staff Officer
                                                                                                                                                                            U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
                       BG WILLIAM BORUFF, USA
                                                                                                                                                                           Mr. William “Randy”         focus was training Border Security Forces       Colonel (Ret) Everett graduated from the
                       Joint Program Executive Officer                                                                                                                     Everett is currently        in operations at the Division, Brigade and      Naval Postgraduate School in December
                       Armaments & Ammunition Commanding General                                                                                                           employed with               Battalion levels.                               1998 with a Masters of Arts in International
                       Brigadier General        education includes a Master of Science              director, Contracting Enabler Cell, Combined                           the Department of                                                           Security and Civil Military Relations. He
                                                                                                                                                    Defense as an Employee at the US Army              A qualified Infantry and Special Forces         maintains a Baccalaureate degree from
                       William M. Boruff        in Acquisition and Contract Management,             Security Transition Command Afghanistan;
                                                                                                                                                    Combat Capabilities Development Command            officer, COL (Ret) Everett’s career focus       Regents College of New York in Liberal Arts.
                       became the Joint         Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne,         and, Commanding General of the Mission
                                                                                                                                                    (CCDC). His focus is on Global Technology          has been primarily within the arena of          He was accepted into Johns Hopkins SAIS
                       Program Executive        Florida. His military education includes            and Installation Contracting Command, Fort
                                                                                                                                                    Integration working on Foreign Comparative         international relations, education, training    Doctorate of International Affairs program
Officer Armaments & Ammunition and the          a Master of Science in Strategic Studies            Sam Houston, TX.
                                                                                                                                                    Testing (FCT) programs for the US Army as          and operations. Previous assignments            and began courses in the Fall of 2020.
Commanding General, Picatinny Arsenal           from the U.S. Army War College; Air
                                                                                                    His awards and decorations include the          well as serving as a desk officer for Australia.   within Infantry and Special Forces units have
on July 23, 2021, leading the mission to        Command and Staff College; Transportation
                                                                                                    Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster,                                                         enabled him to understand operations from       His awards include a Legion of Merit,
develop and procure conventional and            Corps Advance Course; Multiple Launch
                                                                                                    Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters,         Previously, Mr. Everett has been an affiliate      the squad to Division level.                    Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service
leap-ahead munitions to increase the            Rocket System Cadre Course; and Field
                                                                                                    Defense Meritorious Service Medal,              Instructor at Loyola University located                                                            medal, several Meritorious Service medals,
warfighter’s combat power. Prior to this,       Artillery Basic Course.                                                                                                                                Assignments within the military have been
                                                                                                    Meritorious Service Medal with four oak         in Baltimore, Maryland where he has                                                                Joint Commendation medal, mutable Army
BG Boruff served as the Special Assistant                                                                                                                                                              Detachment Commander of a Special Forces
                                                Brigadier General Boruff has held                   leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation       taught International Management and                                                                Commendation medals, Special Forces Tab,
to the Military Deputy/Director, Army                                                                                                                                                                  A-Team, Training and Executive officer of
                                                numerous command and staff positions.               Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal,            Business courses along with Advanced                                                               Master Parachute Badge, Combat Action
Acquisition Corps, Office of the Assistant                                                                                                                                                             an Infantry Battalion, Senior Instructor and
                                                His assignments include contingency                 Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals,           Leadership Develop Courses and                                                                     Badge and a host of other awards to include
Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics                                                                                                                                                          Operations Officer of a Training Academy,
                                                contracting officer, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort     Global War on Terrorism Service Medal,          Business Policy (Strategy) and Executive                                                           a Campaign medal from Iraq and several
and Technology) Washington, DC. Prior to                                                                                                                                                               and Commander of an Infantry Battalion.
                                                Bragg, North Carolina; assignment officer,          NATO-International Security Assistance          Education Seminars.                                                                                Foreign Awards to include the Ukrainian
arriving at the Pentagon, Brigadier General
                                                Acquisition Management Branch, U.S. Army            Force Medal (Afghanistan), Saudi Arabian                                                           Colonel (Ret) Everett joined the military in    Badge of Honor and Polish Service medal.
Boruff served as the Deputy Commanding                                                                                                              Mr. Everett is a Retired Colonel after thirty-
                                                Human Resources Command, Alexandria,                Kuwaiti Liberation Medal, and Kuwaiti                                                              1975, and was commissioned as a Second          He was inducted into Ft. Benning’s Officer
General of the Combined Security Transition                                                                                                         three years in the United States Military.
                                                Virginia; executive officer to the Director,        Liberation Medal. He is authorized to wear                                                         Lieutenant of Infantry in September 1978.       Candidate School Hall of Fame in 2012 and
Command, Kabul Afghanistan.                                                                                                                         His final military assignment was Chief,
                                                U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center, Fort          the Army Parachute Badge, Air Assault                                                              Throughout his thirty-three years of active     was nominated and found worthy to be
                                                                                                                                                    National Guard Bureau J-5, International                                                           added to the Order of St. Maurice.
Brigadier General Boruff was commissioned       Belvoir, Virginia; proponency officer, Army         Badge and Joint & Army Staff Identification                                                        and traditional service he has visited many
                                                                                                                                                    Affairs Division.
as a second lieutenant in Field Artillery       Acquisition Executive Support Agency,               Badge. In fiscal 1997, he was awarded the                                                          countries including, Estonia, Germany,          William Everett is married to the former
from the ROTC program at the University         Pentagon; commander, Defense Contract               Secretary of the Army Award for Excellence      Preceding his assignment to the International      Kuwait, Iraq, Israel, Bulgaria, Bosnia-         Elva L. Bourchel RN and they reside in
of North Carolina at Pembroke, North            Management Agency-Northern Iraq; deputy             in Contracting-Outstanding Contingency          Affairs Division, COL (Ret) Everett was            Herzegovina and Croatia.                        Harford Country, MD.
Carolina, where he received a Bachelor of       director, USAASC; commander, Defense                Contracting Officer; and, in fiscal 2009        assigned to the Iraqi Assistance Group. His
Science in Accounting as a distinguished        Contract Management Agency, Combat                  he was named the Secretary of the Army
military graduate. He joined the Army           Vehicles BAE Systems, York, Pennsylvania;           Acquisition Director of the Year.
Acquisition Corps in 1995. His advanced         project manager, Transportation Systems;
                                                                                                                                                                            COL WENDELL LEIMBACH, JR., USA
                                                                                                                                                                            Director, Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office
                       MG PATRICK DONAHOE, USA                                                                                                                              U.S. Department of Defense

                       Commanding General                                                                                                                                  Col Leimbach was            2nd Platoon Commander, C Company                Administration with a focus in Systems
                                                                                                                                                                           born and raised             and subsequently as the TOW Platoon             Acquisition Management. Upon graduation
                       U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
                                                                                                                                                                           in Baltimore, MD,           Commander, H&S Company.                         he was reassigned to MCSC and took on
                        Major General Patrick   York. His other general officer assignment          the brigade trainer. He commanded the 4th                              and graduated                                                               responsibilities as the Individual Armor and
                        J. Donahoe, a native    was as the CJ-5, director of Plans,                 Cavalry Brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He      from Baltimore’s Friends High School in            In 1997, then Capt Leimbach was assigned        Load Bearing Team Leader for the Program
                        of New Jersey, was      Headquarters Operation Resolute Support             also served in Afghanistan as the Senior        1988. He graduated from the University of          to his first tour with Marine Corps Systems     Manager for Infantry Combat Equipment.
                        commissioned an         in Afghanistan.                                     Advisor to General Sher Mohammed                Delaware 1992 with a BS in Computer and            Command (MCSC) in Quantico, VA as a             While serving in that billet Maj Leimbach
Armor Officer through Villanova University                                                          Karimi, the chief of the General Staff of the   Information Sciences and a minor in History.       project officer for the Program Manager         was selected as an Acquisition Professional
in May 1989. He has served in numerous          Other previous assignments include:                 Afghan National Army.                                                                              for Tank Systems. Subsequently, in 1999
                                                                                                                                                    He was commissioned a second lieutenant                                                            Officer (8061) in the first year that the MOS
company grade and field grade Armor and         commander, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor                                                                                                                   Capt Leimbach was sent to the Army Armor
                                                                                                                                                    in the U.S. Marine Corps in July 1992 after                                                        was competitively offered.
Cavalry positions in the continental United     Regiment, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood,       Following that assignment he served as the                                                         Captain’s Career Course (ACCC) at Ft. Knox,
                                                                                                                                                    completing Officer Candidate School. He
States, Germany, Bosnia, Kuwait and the         Texas. While in command, the unit deployed          chief of staff, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of                                                       and then back to 2nd Tank Battalion at          In 2006, Maj Leimbach was transferred
                                                                                                                                                    was assigned as a Tank Officer and attended
Republic of Korea.                              to Iraq where the battalion conducted               Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia.                                                               Camp Lejeune. While at 2nd Tank Battalion       to PM Tank Systems where he served
                                                                                                                                                    the Armor Officer Basic Course at Ft.
                                                counterinsurgency operations in Babil and                                                                                                              Capt Leimbach served as the D Company           as the M1A1 Project Officer and then as
                                                                                                    He is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic     Knox, KY in 1993.
He most recently served as the deputy           Karbala provinces and earned the Valorous                                                                                                              Commander and assistant operations officer,     acting Program Manager. In 2007 he was
commanding general for Operations, Eighth       Unit Citation for actions against the enemy.        and Advanced Courses, the United States
                                                                                                                                                    As a lieutenant he served as a Tank Officer        and as the H&S Company Commander.               selected to serve as the Program Manager
United States Army in the Republic of Korea.                                                        Naval Command and General Staff College,
                                                                                                                                                    with the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine                                                            for Tank Systems where he contributed to
Prior to serving in the Republic of Korea,      Following battalion command, he was                 and Senior Service College Fellowship at                                                           From 2002-2004, Maj Leimbach was
                                                                                                                                                    Division in Camp Lejeune, NC, from                                                                 the fielding of the programmable 120mm
he was the deputy commanding general for        assigned to the National Training Center at         Harvard University. He holds a Bachelor                                                            a student at the Naval Postgraduate
                                                                                                                                                    1993-1997. While there he served as the                                                            Multi-Purpose High Explosive (MP-HE) main
Operations and acting senior commander,         Fort Irwin, California where he served initially,   of Arts in History, a Masters of Advanced                                                          School (NPS) in Monterey, CA where he           gun ammunition. In August of 2010, LtCol
10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New          as a battalion trainer leading the Scorpion         Military Studies, and a Masters of National                                                        received a Master’s Degree in Business          Leimbach was reassigned to the office of the
                                                Team, and then led the Bronco Team as               Security and Strategic Studies.

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