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SWC Symposium 2024 Overview

Strategy and Warfare Center Symposium

U.S. Air & Space Power Futures: Warfighting Concepts/Tech for the Indo-Pacific
8-10 April 2024. USAFA Polaris Hall Attendees: USAFA Cadets (220); AFROTC (25); faculty, local DoD, visiting industry and academia. Themes are informed by the 2023 DAF Op Imperatives/AF Future Operating Construct, 2024 Re-Optimization for GPC.
UOD: Flight Suit/OCPs or Business Casual

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Symposium Schedule (Arrival and Day 1)*

Monday, 8 April 2024
1600-1800 Registration & SWC Symposium Social (Hap’s Place, Arnold Hall)
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
0800-0815 Opening Remarks: Lt Gen Clark, USAFA/CC, followed by Col Grant, DFMI
0820-0920 Keynote: Lt Gen Deanna Burt, USSF/DCSO
0930-1030 Indo-Pac Panel (Col Steven Marshall, PACAF/A5I; Col (Ret) Ray Powell,
Stanford; Lt Col Marc Marmino, PACAF/A2OA; Dr. Brendan Mulvaney, Director, CASI)
1040-1140 Distinguished Speaker: Maj Gen Neuman, Director, AFGSC/A5/8
1140-1240 Catered lunch + True Anomaly and BAH Tech Demos – Polaris Hall
1240-1340 Panel: USAF Information Warfare (ACC/A326K team; Col (Ret) Ray Powell)
1350-1440 Panel: Air War Tech (Chris Gentile, VP EpiSci; Col (Ret) McDevitt, ACC/A3C;
Lt Col Jesse “Axle” Breau, USNORTHCOM/J39)
1440-1530 Break and transit to Fairchild Hall
1530-1630 Classified Session w/ Maj Gen Cunningham, USAFWC/CC (Fairchild Hall, F1)
1645-1745 Catered Dinner & Air Warfare Competition Orient. (Fairchild Hall, 2C8/2C50)
1745-1945 Cadet Air Warfare Competition (Fairchild Hall, 2C8/2C50)
*Schedule is subject to change.

Symposium Schedule (Day 2)*

Wednesday, 10 April 2024
0800-0815 Opening Remarks: Maj Gen (Ret) Scott, AFA Foundation Liaison to IFC
0820-0920 Keynote: Mr. Thomas Lawhead, SES, Assistant DCS, HAF/A5/7
0930-1030 Panel: AFSOC (Col Graver, HAF; Lt Col Schmidt, 27 SOG; Lt Col Rayl, DFMI)
1040-1140 Dist. Speaker: Lt Gen (Ret) Bogdan, BAH / Air Warfare Competition awards
1140-1245 Catered lunch + True Anomaly and BAH Tech Demos – Polaris Hall
1245-1345 Distinguished Speaker: Maj Gen Armagost, 8AF/CC
1345-1445 Panel: Brig Gen (S) Hauck, HAF/A2/6L & Col Christianson, 350 SWW/CD
1455-1555 Panel: Col Petrucci (Del 3/CC) & Col Vosters, (U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pac/S8)
1555-1600 Closing remarks and departure
*Schedule is subject to change.

Contact Us

Lt. Col. Trey Darnell
Walter.Darnell@afacademy.af.edu

Lt. Col. Nicholas Rayl
Nicholas.Rayl@afacademy.af.edu