Featured Speakers

Opening Reception

LtGen William R. Looney III, USAF Commander, Electronic Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command MILCOM 2003 Senior DoD Advisor Biography Lt. Gen. William R. Looney III is Commander, Electronic Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. ESC's mission is to acquire command and control systems for the U.S. Air Force. The organization comprises more than 12,000 people located at six sites throughout the United States. The men and women of ESC manage more than $3 billion in programs annually in support of the U.S. Air Force, and joint and coalition forces. General Looney attended the U.S. Air Force Academy. He commanded the cadet wing in his senior year and graduated in 1972. The general has commanded a flight, a fighter squadron, two fighter wings, an air expeditionary force, a center and a numbered Air Force. Prior to assuming command of ESC, General Looney served as Commander, 14th Air Force, and Component Commander, Space Air Forces, U.S. Space Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. He is a command pilot with more than 3,900 flying hours, including 62 in combat and 2,500 in the F-15 Eagle. EDUCATION: 1972 Bachelor of science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1977 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1979 Master's degree in management, Central Michigan University 1983 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 1990 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 1993 Executive Warfare Course, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. 1997 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1997 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1997 National Security Leadership Course, Syracuse University and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 1998 Undergraduate Space and Missile Training Staff Course, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. 1999 National and International Security Seminar, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. ASSIGNMENTS: 1. June 1972 - August 1973, student, undergraduate pilot training, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas 2. August 1973 - December 1974, AC-130 gunship pilot, Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand 3. January 1975 - April 1978, T-38 instructor pilot, 50th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. 4. April 1978 - April 1979, participant, Air Staff Training Program, Directorate of Personnel Plans, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 5. April 1979 - December 1979, student, F-15 training, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. 6. January 1980 - February 1983, instructor pilot, flight commander and assistant operations officer, 94th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va. 7. February 1983 - July 1983, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 8. July 1983 - June 1985, Aide-De-Camp to Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, West Germany 9. July 1985 - November 1986, Chief of Wing Plans, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany 10. November 1986 - January 1988, operations officer, 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany 11. January 1988 - June 1989, Commander, 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany 12. July 1989 - June 1990, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 13. June 1990 - July 1992, Conventional Negotiations Branch Chief, Directorate of Strategic Plans and Policy, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. 14. July 1992 - June 1993, Vice Commander, Air Forces Iceland, Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland 15. June 1993 - May 1995, Commander, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. 16. May 1995 - July 1996, Commander, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Va., and Air Expeditionary Force II, Azraq, Jordan 17. July 1996 - June 1998, Commandant, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 18. June 1998 - May 1999, Commander, Space Warfare Center, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. 19. May 1999 - June 2000, Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. 20. June 2000 - May 2002, Commander, 14th Air Force, and Component Commander, Space Air Forces, U.S. Space Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. 21. May 2002 - present, Commander, Electronic Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. FLIGHT INFORMATION: Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 3,900 Aircraft flown: AC-130, T-38, T-37, F-15 Eagle and C-21 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant Jun 7, 1972 First Lieutenant Jun 7, 1974 Captain Jun 7, 1976 Major Nov 1, 1981 Lieutenant Colonel Mar 1, 1986 Colonel Mar 1, 1991 Brigadier General Mar 1, 1996 Major General May 1, 1999 Lieutenant General Jun 1, 2002 (Current as of July 2002)

Tuesday, October 14

Plenary Session

ADM Edmund Giambastiani, USN Commander U.S. Joint Forces Command Biography As Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, and commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, Adm. Giambastiani oversees the mission of military transformation for the NATO alliance and U.S. armed forces. Joint Forces Command is also responsible for providing combat ready U.S.-based Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps forces to support the military requirements of U.S. combatant commanders around the world. Admiral Giambastiani's assignments have included several in which he was responsible for development of new technologies and experimental processes, as well as four previous tours in command. He commanded Submarine NR-1, the Navy's only nuclear powered deep diving ocean engineering and research submarine. He also led Submarine Development Squadron Twelve, an attack submarine squadron that serves as the Navy's Warfare Center of Excellence for submarine doctrine and tactics. Established in 1949, Submarine Development Squadron Twelve is the oldest experimental unit of its kind in the U.S. military. The admiral also served as the first director of strategy and concepts at the Naval Doctrine Command. In addition, Admiral Giambastiani commanded the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Richard B. Russell (SSN 687). He also served as the commander of Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force, commander of Submarines Allied Command Atlantic and commander Anti-Submarine and Reconnaissance Forces Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia. Admiral Giambastiani's other shore and staff assignments include duties as an enlisted program manager on the staff of the Navy Recruiting Command Headquarters, Washington, DC, in the early days of the all volunteer force; special assistant to the deputy director for intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency; and, a one-year fellowship with the Chief of Naval Operations' Strategic Studies Group. As a flag officer, he served as the deputy chief of staff for resources, warfare requirements and assessments for the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet; director of the Submarine Warfare Division on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations; and finally as the deputy chief of naval operations for resources, requirements, and assessments (OPNAV N8). Prior to his current assignment, he served as senior military assistant to Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. A native of Canastota, New York, Admiral Giambastiani graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with leadership distinction in 1970. His decorations include the Defense and the Navy Distinguished Service Medals.

Luncheon

The Honorable John P. Stenbit Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration Biography Mr. Stenbit became Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) on August 7, 2001, and now serves as Assistant Secretary of Defense of the C3I successor organization, Networks and Information Integration/Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. His career spans over 30 years of public and private sector service in the telecommunications and the command and control fields. His public service includes four years at the Department of Defense from 1973 to 1977, serving for two years as principal deputy director of telecommunications and command and control systems, and two years as staff specialist for Worldwide Command and Control Systems in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Mr. Stenbit previously was an executive vice president of TRW, retiring in May 2001. He joined TRW in 1968, and was responsible for the planning and analysis of advanced satellite surveillance systems. Prior to joining TRW, he held a position with the Aerospace Corporation involving command and control systems for missiles and satellites, and satellite data compression and pattern recognition. During this time, he was a Fulbright Fellow and Aerospace Corporation Fellow at the Technische Hogeschool, Einhoven, Netherlands, concentrating on coding theory and data compression. He has chaired the Science and Technology Advisory Panel to the Director of Central Intelligence, and served as member of the Science Advisory Group to the directors of Naval Intelligence and the Defense Communications Agency. He also chaired the Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee for the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. He has served on the Defense Science Advisory Board, the Navy Studies Board, and the National Research Council Manufacturing Board. In 1999, Mr. Stenbit was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering. Mr. Stenbit holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society.

 

Chairman's Banquet

Bernard B. Kerik Iraq Interim Minister of Interior  Biography Named senior policy advisor to the US Presidential Envoy to Iraq and Iraq’s interim Minister of Interior, Bernard B. Kerik was tasked with rebuilding Iraq’s police, fire, emergency services, customs and immigration, and border force – the largest international re-construction project of its kind. No stranger to adversity, Kerik was on the scene moments after two hijacked airliners struck the World Trade Center, and worked tirelessly with Mayor Rudy Giuliani to coordinate rescue efforts, ensure the city's safety and to reassure America with his strength, determination and hands-on leadership. Candid and inspirational, Kerik relates the lessons of his experiences with the leadership challenges we must all face. As New York City’s 40th police commissioner, he managed a $3.2 billion budget, led 55,000 employees, improved officer morale and reduced crime by 12 percent.

Wednesday, October 15

Plenary Session

GEN Kevin Byrnes, USA Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Biography General Byrnes assumed the duties of Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command on November 7, 2002 after serving as the Director, Army Staff. General Byrnes was born March 12, 1950 in New York, New York. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant through the Officer Candidate School program in 1969. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Park College in 1975, and a Master of Arts in Management from Webster University in 1985. Prior to assuming his current duties, he served as Director, Army Staff, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and as the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff. General Byrnes other key assignments include: Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; while deployed in that capacity, he simultaneously served as the Commanding General of the Multinational Division (North) in Tuzla, Bosnia from October 1998 to August 1999; Director, Force Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Washington, DC; Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 1st Cavalry Division; Commanding General, Joint Task Force Six, Fort Bliss, Texas; Commander, 1st Cavalry Division Artillery and later Chief of Staff, 1st Cavalry Division; Director of Political and Economic Studies and Director of the Strategic Outreach Initiative for the United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; Commander, 4th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery in 2nd Armored Division (Forward) in Germany; and Commander, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 39th Field Artillery, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His overseas tours include Vietnam, Germany and Bosnia. General Byrnes is a graduate of the Command and Staff College and the Army War College. His awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters; the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters; Army Achievement Medal; Joint Meritorious Unit Award; Army Superior Unit Award; National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Service Star; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze Service Stars; Armed Forces Reserve Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral 2; NATO Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Parachutist Badge; and the Army Staff Identification Badge. General Byrnes is married to the former Carol Groene of Winfield, Kansas. They have three children, Patrick, Joseph and Elizabeth.

 

Luncheon

GEN Paul Kern, USA Commanding General, US Army Materiel Command Biography General Paul J. Kern assumed the duties of Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command on Oct. 30, 2001. Prior to this assignment, he served as the Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology and was the senior military advisor to the Army Acquisition Executive and the Army Chief of Staff on all research, development and acquisition programs and related issues. He supervised the Program Executive Officer system, and served as the Director of the Army Acquisition Corps. General Kern has served as the Commander, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized); the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.; and the Director of Requirements (Support Systems), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.  Earlier in his career, he served as Team Chief, Light Combat Vehicle Team, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition, Washington, D.C.; and as the Program Branch Chief, Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems, Warren, Mich.  He taught weapon systems and automotive engineering at the U.S. Military Academy and was the department’s research officer. General Kern has served three combat tours with the U.S. Army.  Most recently he served as the Brigade Commander of the 2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division at Fort Stewart during Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  The 2nd Brigade played a pivotal role in the historic attack on the Jalibah Airfield allowing the 24th ID to secure key objectives deep inside of Iraq.  He also served as the Assistant Division Commander of the 24th after its redeployment to Fort Stewart.  As a junior officer he began his career with two combat tours in Vietnam with the 11th Armored Cavalry as a platoon leader and troop commander.    General Kern has been associated with all Army Transformation efforts since 1996.  As a Division Commander of the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), he led the way in developing network centric warfare ideas and capabilities.  Consolidating logistics functions and personnel into the Division Support Command also significantly reduced the logistical footprint of the 4th ID.    General Kern has received the Society of Automotive Engineers Teeter award and the 2002 Alumni Society Medal from the University of Michigan for his contributions to the engineering field.   Other awards and decorations include the Defense and Army Distinguished Service Medals, Silver Star, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), and Purple Heart (with two Oak Leaf Clusters). General Kern was commissioned as an Armor lieutenant following graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. His education includes master's degrees in both Mechanical and Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Senior Service College Fellowship at Harvard University.

Thursday, October 16

Plenary Session

VADM (R) Arthur K. Cebrowski, USN Director, Force Transformation Office of the Secretary of Defense Biography Arthur K. Cebrowski was appointed by the Secretary of Defense as Director, Force Transformation effective 29 October 2001, reporting directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense called for the creation of this new office in support of President Bush’s broad mandate to transform the Nation’s military capabilities. The transformation process challenges the status quo with new concepts for American defense to ensure an overwhelming and continuing competitive advantage for America’s military for decades to come. As director, Admiral Cebrowski will be advocate, focal point, and catalyst for transformation. He will link transformation to strategic functions, evaluate the transformation efforts of the Military Departments, and promote synergy by recommending steps to integrate ongoing transformation activities. Among his primary responsibilities, Admiral Cebrowski will monitor Service and Joint experimentation programs and make policy recommendations to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense. Admiral Cebrowski was born in Passiac, New Jersey, on 13 August 1942. He is a 1964 graduate of Villanova University, holds a Masters Degree in Computer Systems Management from the Naval Post Graduate School and attended the Naval War College. He entered the Navy through the Reserve Officers Training Corps in 1964. He is a Naval Aviator and commanded Fighter Squadron 41 and Carrier Air Wing EIGHT. He commanded the assault ship USS GUAM, the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY and the USS AMERICA Battle Group. He has combat experience in Vietnam and Desert Storm. His Joint assignments included service as the Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers (J-6), Joint Staff. Admiral Cebrowski retired from the Navy on October 1, 2001 with over 37 years of service, after serving as the President of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

Luncheon

The Honorable Peter B. Teets Undersecretary of the Air Force Biography Peter B. Teets is Undersecretary of the Air Force, Washington D.C. Within the Air Force, he is responsible for all actions of the Air Force on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force and is acting secretary in the secretary's absence. In that capacity, he oversees the recruiting, training and equipping of more than 710,000 people, and a budget of approximately $68 billion. As Director of the NRO, he is responsible for the acquisition and operation of all U.S. space-based reconnaissance and intelligence systems. This includes managing the National Reconnaissance Program, where he reports directly to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence. Mr. Teets is the retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin Corp., a position he held from 1997 through 1999. He began his career with Martin Marietta, Denver, Colo., in 1963, as an engineer in flight control analysis. In 1970, he began managing the inertial guidance system to the Titan IIIC launch vehicle until 1975, when he became Program Manager for the company's Transtage Project and Director of Space Systems. Five years later, Mr. Teets became Vice President of Business Development for Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace; and in 1982, he joined its Strategic and Launch Systems Division as Vice President and General Manager. Following two years in these positions, Mr. Teets became President of Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace, and in 1993, President of the company's Space Group. After the Lockheed Martin merger in 1995 and until 1997, Mr. Teets served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Information and Services Sector. EDUCATION: 1963 Bachelor of science degree in applied mathematics, University of Colorado, Boulder 1965 Master of science degree in applied mathematics, University of Colorado, Denver 1978 Master of science degree in management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge CAREER CHRONOLOGY: 1963 - 1970, engineer for flight control analysis, Martin Marietta, Denver, Colo. 1970 - 1975, manager, Titan IIIC inertial guidance system, Martin Marietta, Denver, Colo. 1975 - 1980, Program Manager, Transtage Project, and Director of Space Systems, Martin Marietta, Denver, Colo. 1980 - 1982, Vice President of Business Development, Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace, Denver, Colo. 1982 - 1985, Vice President and General Manager, Aerospace Strategic and Launch Systems Division, Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace, Denver, Colo. 1985 - 1993, President, Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace, Denver, Colo. 1993 - 1995, President, Martin Marietta Space Group, Bethesda, Md. 1995 - 1997, President and Chief Operating Officer, Lockheed Martin Information and Services Sector, Bethesda, Md. 1997 - 1999, President and Chief Operating Officer, Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md. 2001 - present, Undersecretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. AWARDS AND HONORS: Sloan Fellow 1990 Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, University of Colorado PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellow, American Astronautical Society National Academy of Engineering