The Economics of Air Force Medical Service Readiness (Project Air Force Report)

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Following the completion of the updates of the DADTAs 1 the inspection and modification requirements in the force structural maintenance plans should be updated to reflect any changes in the baseline operational spectra and any additional critical areas that were identified, and 2 an individual aircraft tracking program for each aircraft weapon system should be updated to reflect additional critical areas that need to be tracked.

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Stress corrosion cracking SCC assessments. Specifically, it is suggested that 1 stress corrosion critical areas be identified based on past service experience, the susceptibility of the materials to SCC, grain orientations, and probable levels of both applied and residual stresses; 2 an evaluation be made of potential failure modes and consequences of failure for each stress corrosion critical area; and 3 protection, inspection, modification, and replacement alternatives be developed as necessary.

Improved corrosion prevention and control programs. The committee recommends that the Air Force 1 perform an internal audit of each of the commercial-derivative aging aircraft to ensure that the corrosion control programs are in full compliance with the mandated programs for the commercial counterparts; 2 review the detailed corrosion control programs of each of the Air Force developed aging aircraft and upgrade them as necessary to a level equivalent or better than the mandated programs for commercial aircraft; and 3 evaluate the applicability and cost effectiveness of dehumidification to reduce the likelihood of corrosion.

Economic service life estimation. The committee recommends that the Air Force make a concerted effort to develop a credible service life estimation methodology, analogous to the cost and operational effectiveness analysis that is done early in a weapon system acquisition cycle, as the authoritative guide for supporting replacement decisions and budget inputs. Continued enforcement of ASIP. ASIP, as enforced through MIL-STD and supporting specifications, will no longer be placed on aircraft acquisition and modification contracts because of initiatives to reduce the use of government specifications in acquisition programs.

The committee recommends that the Air Force take the lead in pursuing the development of a National Aerospace Standard to establish enforceable consensus industry standards for ASIP. Technical oversight and retention of technical capabilities. Reductions in technical capabilities and technical oversight should be addressed by 1 forming an aging aircraft engineering resources group to examine and develop solution options to engineering skill deficiencies quantity and quality in each of the aging aircraft disciplines, 2 forming an aging aircraft technical steering group to monitor and provide guidance to the various recommended near-term engineering and near-and long-term research activities discussed in this report, 3 forming five technical working groups i.

Technology transition into aging aircraft. The committee recommends that generic aging aircraft technology programs with potential for wide application not be approved through the Air Force technology master process unless there is a clear link to an appropriate technology implementation program. It is critical to the success of the aging aircraft program that a seamless funding-budgeting link be created from development through application. The committee emphasizes the extreme importance of using all available data and up-to-date stress analysis methods to accomplish this task during the recommended DADTA updates, particularly for safe-crack-growth- i.

Corrosion prevention and control. The committee recommends near-term program emphasis on corrosion detection and maintenance technology i. The committee recommends that the primary focus of the near-term programs be to apply the lessons learned from recent programs e. The recommended long-term focus is on the development of analytical design, structural assessment, and life prediction tools for repairs and repaired structures and to develop improved damping materials for repair of structure prone to high-cycle fatigue.

Definitions of priority categories include. For example, these could involve the need to develop a specific inspection technique or a specific type of modification for one or more aircraft. Each table contains reference to the pages in the report where the full description, background information, and justification for each recommendation can be found. As can be seen from the tables, there are a total of 9 priority-1 recommendations, 27 priority-2 recommendations, and 9 priority-3 recommendations.

The priority-1 recommendations focus on reducing maintenance costs and improving force readiness Objective B , particularly in the areas of corrosion prevention and control, SCC, and NDE. Many of the priority-2 recommendations address improving safety Objective A through development of improved methods to evaluate and analyze fatigue and stress corrosion cracking. The remainder of the recommendations deal with improvements in maintenance costs and force readiness Objective B. Likewise, priority-3 recommendations address both objectives.

The 45 recommended research opportunities, when coupled with the 8 engineering and management tasks which the committee considers to be essential , will substantially enhance the ability of the Air Force to address the aging aircraft problem and to sustain the forces well into the next century. Many of the aircraft that form the backbone of the U. Air Force operational fleet are 25 years old or older. A few of these will be replaced with new aircraft, but many are expected to remain in service an additional 25 years or more.

This book provides a strategy to address the technical needs and priorities associated with the Air Force's aging airframe structures. It includes a detailed summary of the structural status of the aging force, identification of key technical issues, recommendations for near-term engineering and management actions, and prioritized near-term and long-term research recommendations.

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The primary technical needs for safe crack growth structural designs are to identify the next most probable fatigue-critical areas in the structure through careful evaluation of past full-scale fatigue test results, service experience, service loading data including dynamic loads , design details including potential areas for hidden corrosion , and the results of stress analyses and strain surveys to perform simulative testing and crack growth analyses to establish safety limits and safety inspection requirements for all critical areas to investigate the potential effects of corrosion on those factors that could affect safety limits and safety inspection requirements to continue to improve methods of identifying fatigue-critical areas and flight load conditions to continue to improve NDE techniques that are sensitive enough to detect small cracks in multilayered and hidden structures to support safety inspections Economics and Readiness.

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Basic research in coating durability. Affordable upgrades in SCC prevention. Evaluation of SCC protection systems. Fundamental research in SCC prevention. Evaluate, validate, and implement NDE equipment and methods. Develop integrated quantitative NDE capability. Automation of wide-area NDE inspections. Fail-safe residual strength prediction methods. Improve current methods to estimate onset of WFD. Methods to predict dynamic responses. Effect of joint pillowing on fail-safety. WFD crack formation and distribution relationships. Analytical prediction of WFD crack distribution functions.

Rex then accepted a Postdoctoral Research Associateship at North Carolina State University to lead a study of songbird communities in bottomland hardwood swamp forests along the Roanoke River. During this time, Rex developed an avian research program focused on understanding the effects of forest disturbances fire, logging, and fragmentation on songbird populations in the interior Pacific Northwest. Rex is a Certified Public Manager, has authored or coauthored more than 30 scientific publications in the peer-reviewed literature, and is the recipient of several regional and national awards—most recently the Special Recognition Award from the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for his involvement in the Western States Wolverine Conservation Project.

Deputy Assistant Director of the U. Through leadership in environmental contaminants, environmental reviews of federal projects, listing and recovery of candidate, threatened, and endangered species, and management of decision support and mapping tools, the Program works closely with our partners to meet the conservation challenges of today and tomorrow. Gina has been a biologist and manger with the Fish and Wildlife Service for over 23 years in California, the Pacific Islands and Headquarters. Prior to joining the Service she worked for 5 years as an environmental consultant in Southern California.

Bill serves in a lead capacity, advancing partnerships that promote the value of military installations and strengthening communities through effective military-community relationships. Melanie engages with local organizations and governments in the MD-DE-VA region to manage encroachment issues facing the range. She also works with test engineers, operators, and other Navy staff to evaluate the impact of proposed projects to Navy test and evaluation activities.

For the past 19 years, she has been dedicated to supporting Navy environmental programs at Pax River, including the Sustainability Office since His work on behalf of clients and leadership roles in state official Groups has brought him to most of the state capitals around the country. Behm has also advised the Director of Force Education and Training, in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, supporting state efforts to accelerate professional and occupational licensure for separating service members.

Behm began his public policy career holding staff positions with the Ohio House of Representatives and the U. Berg has over 25 years' experience in spectrum management serving in numerous locations and 18 years' experience working spectrum management at major ranges. He has worked many different programs and helped develop procedures for range missions to coexist. He ensures that space launches from Vandenberg AFB are interference free.

He has spearheaded interaction with wireless internet service providers to reduce conflicts between test ranges and the ISPs in the area. He has initiated coordination with multiple cellular providers to make it easier for providers to get access to installations and ranges. His expertise is in defense installation management; global defense posture; base realignment and closure; sustainable military facilities, ranges and operations; energy; joint basing; the economic impacts of Department of Defense facilities; and issues related to real estate and compatible land use.

His prior experience includes work related to the acquisition of major weapon systems, a variety of defense acquisition issues, the health of the defense industrial base, and the size and budget of the entire U. Berger earned an M. In this capacity he oversees all public private initiatives ventures for the Army. She is the manager of key university initiatives aimed at achieving overarching goals of energy security, cost-effective clean energy development, trans border cooperation and pioneering energy policy solutions.

Leisa is responsible for researching and assembling effective project teams, project management, policy research and development, and student employee education. Previously she served as energy policy advisor to Governor Janice K.

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As a key advisor to the Governor, Leisa kept Gov. Brewer informed on relevant statewide and national energy issues and made recommendations on executive actions and legislative proposals. She was the key consultant on legislative proposals and served as a community educator on wide-ranging policy initiatives. After receiving his B. In , he served as the Soil Conservationist at Fort Hood with responsibility over managing erosion control projects and the cattle grazing lease.

As the Natural Resources Manager, Tim provides leadership and oversight for a conservation program that includes endangered species management, cultural resources management, wildlife and game management, and invasive species management. Buller was assigned to his current position as part of the team assembled by the Secretary of the Army in to address issues with the management of Arlington National Cemetery.

Buller continues to provide legal advice to Army senior leaders on the full spectrum of legal issues at the more than 40 cemeteries operated by the United States Army across the continental United States and Hawaii. These legal issues include advising on all manner of issues pertaining to Native American burials on Army land and often include representing the Army in consultations, listening sessions and other informal meetings related to these matters.

In the role of Associate Counsel, Mr. Buller was responsible for providing legal advice to the Commander of AMC and the civilian and military deputies to the Commander on all aspects of civilian labor and employment law matters for the more than 60, employees of AMC. Assignments in the Army include: She assists communities impacted by major defense program changes, including compatible use issues affecting military installations.

Bullock served for 20 years as a Civil Engineering Officer in the U. She then worked seven years as an urban planning consultant for two architecture and engineering firms before joining OEA in Additionally, she has a M. His primary responsibility in this position is to ensure that all Wallops missions, whether conducted locally or at remote sites, have the institutional support services needed to ensure mission success.

In January , he celebrated his 16th anniversary working at Wallops. Josh is a graduate of the Environmental Sciences program at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Outside of work, he enjoys doing anything outdoors, particularly hunting, fishing, and running. He is responsible for formulating policy guidelines and providing technical guidance for integrated pest management, invasive species, nuisance wildlife, and other conservation pest management activities.

Burkett retired from 24 years active duty in the Air Force as a medical entomologist.

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Tara serves as Program Director for Intergovernmental Affairs for the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment where she advises the Department how to assist states and local communities plan and carry out economic development and compatible land use strategies, base reuse, and defense industry resilience. She previously worked on defense, energy, and infrastructure issues as Program Director for the National Governors Association. For over a decade Matt Borron had dedicated his career to advocating for communities, service members, veterans and military families on the local, state and federal level.

Borron is responsible for the management of the Association of Defense Communities ADC , a national non-profit organization dedicated to building resilient communities that support America's military. As the primary point of contact for ADC members and stakeholders, Mr. Borron works closely with the House and Senate Defense Communities Caucus and key offices in DOD and other federal agencies to coordinate policy efforts that support military-community partnership efforts and defense infrastructure. Prior to his time at LRG, Mr. Borron has also been a member of the U.

Following graduation from the University of New Mexico in Mr. Caughlan was commissioned in the Marine Corps and trained as a field artillery officer. He served in battery officer and Battalion staff officer, aerial observer, and series commander assignments until assigned to flight school in Designated a Naval Aviator in and qualified as a CH helicopter pilot, he held squadron department head and executive officer assignments and participating in numerous overseas deployments. As a Major and LtCol, he commanded a helicopter squadron.

In addition to aviation assignments, he also served on recruiting duty, and as a faculty member at the Command and Staff College where he taught the Joint Planning and Operational Level of War packages. In his Director position, Mr. Cecchini is responsible for developing Department of the Navy DON policy and guidance on a wide range of environmental issues, coordinating final review and publication of all Navy and Marine Corps Environmental Impact Statements EISs and coordinating responses to Congressional, agency and other proposals and inquires which could affect DON operations.

Prior to this assignment, Mr. Cecchini was the project director for the Supplemental EIS and oversaw all resource agency consultations for the Marine Corps move. In his position, Mr. He started with the Navy in and his entire career has focused on providing environmental planning and conservation support to the DON.

He graduated from Virginia Tech in with a degree in Wildlife Management.

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He currently resides in Alexandria, VA with his wife Carol. TPL is a national non-profit organization that works to protect land and create parks in communities across the country. Tammy is a Certified Wildlife Biologist who has worked for the Navy since Tammy is involved with several conservation organizations, including National Military Fish and Wildlife Association where she has been an active member since , has served in all capacities on the Board of Directors, and was honored to serve as their President from Ernest is a consultant in land conservation and financing parks and land protection.

His clients include foundations, land trusts and government agencies, many of them currently in Texas. He served for six years as executive director of the Knobloch Family Foundation and developed programs to protect natural areas in the U. As conservation director of the Trust for Public Land, Ernest established a public finance program and served as its director for over 20 years.

For the past several years, Ernest has spearheaded the creation of a series of geographic databases that illustrate where government funding and tax incentives have resulted in new land protection, including the National Conservation Easement Database. Ernest lives in Boston, Massachusetts, where he captains the masters rowing team at Riverside Boat Club. He has worked for both private ranches and university research organizations in Southern Texas.

Lucas began his career with the DoD as a U. In his position as a DoD civilian, he worked closely with U. Fish and Wildlife to negotiate numerous informal and three formal consultations that were complex in nature, combining the ongoing military mission, construction, ACUB, and groundwater resources and covering 13 listed species.

In his current position at the U. Curtiss worked as a city planner in Wisconsin and Tennessee. This responsibility includes the planning, programming, and execution of noise, AICUZ, and encroachment studies, as well as providing training opportunities to the Air Force enterprise. She lives in northern Virginia with her two fabulous kids and her rescue cat, Pooma.

As Executive Director, Bill leads a collaborative, cross-organizational team to provide the ATO's strategic focus for the integration of unmanned aircraft, commercial space, and other emerging technologies and new entrants into the National Airspace System NAS.


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Davis has extensive experience across a wide variety of aviation management and operational positions. Mission Support Services includes various FAA programs responsible for the rules, policies, and standards for airspace structure, design and allocation; obstruction evaluation; air traffic environmental policy; the development of air traffic procedures; the production and charting of instrument flight procedures and management of aeronautical information; the development and validation of Air Traffic concepts and requirements; and the service centers in Atlanta, Dallas, and Seattle.

The service centers provide staff support to the Directors of Operation in airspace and procedures, quality assurance, equipment installation and program management, and business and administrative services. Previously he served as the aeronautics representative to the National Science and Technology Council. This Cabinet-level Council is the principal means within the executive branch to coordinate science and technology policy across the diverse entities that make up the Federal research and development enterprise.

He also flew as an aircrew member with FedEx conducting air cargo operations. Davis served as a career officer and aviator in the U. Coast Guard CG in a number of positions including: He gained extensive experience in law enforcement, search and rescue, and environmental protection missions during his career. Davis holds Airline Transport Ratings in multiengine jet, turboprop, and helicopter aircraft and has broad domestic and international flight experience.

His research interest focuses on aircraft noise and sonic booms and their effects on people and the environment. He has directed the development and improvements of several DoD noise and sonic boom models. Downing has also led the acoustical analysis for over 15 major environmental impact studies for the DoD. He received his B. Chris Erwin is the Director of the American Tree Farm System, a national network of 74, private landowners managing over twenty million acres, all third party certified to internationally recognized standards of sustainability.

Chris is a veteran of the U. Air Force and earned a B. He lives in Wetumpka, Alabama with his wife Melanee and four children. Friedman actively works with multiple partners in his role as Chief of Real Estate. A native of Miami, Florida, Mr. Garg has over twenty-five years of experience working in the environmental community and sixteen years at Army Headquarters, Environmental. Garg has advised on numerous programs in his current capacity; these include programs in munitions response, range management, technology review, environmental cleanup and regulatory interaction.

Garg previously worked for CH2M Hill conducting environmental field investigations for a number of private and federal clients. Jere Gibber is the Executive Director of the National Preservation Institute,a nonprofit organization providing professional training seminars in historic preservation and cultural resource management. She manages Preservation Roundtable, an informal monthly gathering of historic preservation professionals.

She has a B. She has been dedicated to the issue of climate change for her entire career and has played an important role in educating a diverse constituency of Americans about the issue, as well as developing and promoting meaningful policy solutions. For the past 20 years, Ms. Glick has been instrumental in helping NWF build a targeted grassroots climate change campaign, recognizing the critical importance of bringing the issue "home" to people in order to galvanize them toward action.

Much of her work has focused on translating the science of global warming and its impacts on fish and wildlife into creative and understandable outreach tools. She has also led research studies on the impacts of sea-level rise on U. In addition, she has authored and co-authored numerous publications about climate change and wildlife and has presented information on climate change at major workshops and conferences across North America.

She was lead editor and co-author of Scanning the Conservation Horizon: Department of the Interior. She was also co-editor and author of Climate-Smart Conservation: Putting Adaptation Principles into Practice, which is gaining widespread recognition and use among fish and wildlife conservation practitioners. She primarily focuses on the challenges of the Air Installation Compatible Use Zones AICUZ Program and welcomes opportunities to interact with and provide reach-back support to the base-level community planners.

April prides herself in her breadth of experience and has a deep passion for supporting the warfighter. He works with the Operations community, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Community; the Air Force Security Forces Center, and of course with the other environmental disciplines to further Air Force range sustainability, enabling the tip of the Air Force spear to stay razor sharp. Haliscak has supported the Air Force range programs and sustainability efforts since May of However, his support and involvement in such efforts began in with work at the Nevada Test and Training Range and the then Nevada Test Site.

He also had a successful Military career as an Army Medical Service Corps officer retiring as a Colonel in after 30 years. Journal of Economic Entomology, Vol 76, Pgs , Hall is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Throughout his career Bryan has had the opportunity to be on the leading edge, fielding new programs and technologies across the National Guard.

Because of this leadership, he and his staff have won several awards and are recognized as one of the top programs within the National Guard. Bryan is committed to ensuring that the Army National Guard is leader in conservation and stewardship. He has helped establish national policy in areas ranging from Geographic Information Systems to Native American Consultations. He has currently working issues of urban growth and the interface with the military mission. He currently serves as chair of the consortium. This Consortium has grown to over 20 partners.


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Bryan is an avid whitewater kayaker. He volunteers with several different organizations helping introduce and teach people about whitewater kayaking in a safe and supportive environment. Hampton is a registered professional engineer in the State of Virginia. Her expertise is identifying bird species using whole-feather and microscopic plumulaceous feather structure.

The Lab also frequently examines feather material in anthropological items, prey remains, and wildlife law enforcement cases. Marcy began her feather identification training in with Roxie Laybourne pioneer of this specialized field and continued in with Dr. She received her M. Holland joined OEA in April after serving 10 years, both as a civilian and active duty military member, on the staff of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Installations, Environment and Energy.

Holman helped develop and launch the Mississippi Headwaters Board eight county joint powers protection program for the upper miles of the Mississippi River headwaters. Holman also developed partner capacity with local, state, federal and private fund support. Prior to the Conservancy, Holman worked several years directing land use planning in two counties and was the community development director for the City of Baxter.

He continues to serve the city of Baxter as a third-term Vice-Mayor. Holman is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and was a life science educator for five years. Holman and his family enjoy canoeing, biking, camping, hunting and all things outdoors. Community Planner, Army Environmental Div. Born in Washington D. In that time he conducted coursework in Nicaragua and Kenya and participated in a number of field research projects studying small mammals and birds.

John became a Department of the Army Civilian in continuing to support the same program areas.


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    • John currently resides in Maryland with his wife and two young children. This includes protecting the land and sea space of the Atlantic Test Range from encroachment, ensuring compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and other environmental laws, and formulating effective outreach strategies and programs. Jarboe began his federal career with the Air Force in Prior to her time at DoD, Ms. Kelly conducted training, wrote nine publications, responded to media inquiries, and developed corporate partnerships as Managing Director of Community Outreach for the National Crime Prevention Council.

    In addition, she designed and coordinated international exchange programs for energy and environmental officials at the state level for a non-profit organization and served as the Senior Legislative Liaison for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Kennedy has expertise in the administration of Federal Grants, coordination with peer Federal agencies, outreach, and providing technical and financial assistance to defense communities.

    Kennedy served more than 26 years on active duty in the United States Army, retiring in March, as a Colonel. His service included command assignments with both the 3rd Infantry and st Airborne Divisions. Kerr, who has previously worked with the Department of Defense DoD and the Department of the Army on cultural resources management initiatives and Section program alternatives, has been with the ACHP since Kerr currently handles casework from all of the branches of DoD.

    In the past she has worked with other property managing agencies such as United States Postal Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Homeland Security except for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and with federal licensing, permitting, and assistance agencies such as the Department of Education and all banking agencies. Focusing on agency compliance with the process of Section , Ms. Kerr concentrates on assisting installations through the development of agreement documents for complex and multiple undertakings that typically can cross cut the DoD.

    Fish and Wildlife Service. Eric currently oversees work on a variety of issues including working with federal partners to manage impacts to birds from anthropogenic sources. Eric also oversees national regulation development and the permit program as prescribed by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Eric received his B. Kneafsey, US Army Retired. He graduated magna cum laude, with concurrent degrees: He served tours in a variety of Army, special operations, and joint force units to include: He then served as Director, Department of Military Science, Syracuse University, encompassing 13 area partnership universities and colleges covering over 16, square miles in upper New York state.

    In this capacity, he created and implemented an inter-agency vision and a threat driven organization involving Federal, State, Local and Tribal law enforcement agencies and authorities, as well as, bi-lateral partnerships with select Mexican and Canadian counterparts. He has been in this position since Robbie has 25 years of experience directing environmental programs and research on DoD Installations and federal lands throughout the western US.

    He has extensive experience with: S States and Territories. Joe is now Director of Military Partnerships for the Compatible Lands Foundation, where he is leading several unique sustainability partnerships with federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, academia and industry, including: Furthermore, he guides State and Local Governments and private sector interests in the grants process and provides strategies for determining positive economic growth related to military activities in their communities.

    His team provides federal grants authorized by Public Law to public schools on military installations to address facility condition and capacity concerns as well as to communities affected by military mission changes resulting in installation growth. Dawn Lawson is a plant ecologist working primarily with the Navy and Marine Corps in southern California.

    She has extensive experience with the ecology and management of natural systems on military lands in the southwest developed through land use management, ecological inventories, field studies and academic study. She has worked on climate change issues, at the Departmental policy level and local adaptation planning level.

    She recently was one of the lead authors on a report on the ecological effects of climate change on San Diego County ecosystems. Her work experience includes 12 years as a land manager at Camp Pendleton leading efforts in wildland fire management, ecological trend monitoring, sensitive plant species management, exotic pest plant control, plant community restoration and erosion control.

    Her subsequent PhD work included studies into the effects of climate change and on rare species and developing conservation planning approaches to address climate change and other threats to natural systems. She received her B. Tom has over 20 years of municipal accounting, auditing and budgeting experience and has been involved with the Monterey Model since During his tenure in local government finance departments, he specialized in ABC cost models and cost allocation plans.

    He also has been awarded outstanding achievements in budget and financial statement reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association and California Society of Municipal Finance Officers. Prior to public service, Tom spent 10 years in public accounting performing financial and compliance audits of Federal, State and local government agencies, as well as, non-profit and cooperative entities.

    Michael is a Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer who served 21 years on active duty, joining in and retiring in He provides analytical support to the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse in the effort to work with industry, the Military Departments, Test Resource Management Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management and Department of Energy to overcome risks to national security while promoting compatible domestic energy development.

    Navy in San Diego, California, and manages projects throughout the southwest. While his work for the Navy involves all manner of natural resource issues and species, his passion is amphibians and reptiles and he has been studying them for over 20 years. He has several dozen peer-reviewed publications, and his academic pedigree includes a dissertation on the phylogeography and conservation of the Arroyo Toad Anaxyrus californicus , at Loma Linda University in Robert received his B. He is an active member of several herpetological societies, and has been the fortunate recipient of a number of awards.

    He has served in the public and private sector in a diverse array of projects defining and implementing encroachment management, sustainability, modernization, and asset management ideas. Markwood was also an Air Force pilot. His flying assignments included tours in rescue, special air missions, and special operations, accumulating 2, flying hours in the MHJ and UH-1N helicopters.

    Mike is currently on a 4-year assignment with the U. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 office in Atlanta, Georgia and is focused on conducting Species Status Assessments for species of conservation concern, including the red-cockaded woodpecker. He works directly with multiple state and federal agencies, and private entities, in compiling the best available science that will serve as the basis of Endangered Species Act ESA decisions.

    Mike works to develop and promote conservation strategies and delivery systems to support species of concern through innovative ESA-based solutions, by identifying and promoting revitalized and reshaped collaborative relationships between key partners, particularly state and federal wildlife agencies.

    Michael Morrison, working with both the black-capped vireo and golden-cheeked warbler on Fort Hood. Mike joined the institute in June as an Extension assistant where he worked with project members and Army personnel to plan, inventory, implement and monitor land management techniques to improve and increase training capabilities while documenting potential impacts on endangered species and their habitats.

    He also served as the Leon River Watershed coordinator for two years, helping local stakeholders implement best management practices to improve water quality. Located in central Florida, APAFR is comprised of a ,acre training range, an airfield, and support facilities on a scale similar to a small air base. The DUC hosts deployed units in an operations and maintenance center which provides convenient access to over-water airspace and low—level training routes, as well as the air and ground training resources of APAFR.

    For almost 21 years, Mr. After retiring from the Air Force, Mr. As Range Operations Officer, Mr. He evaluates range conditions and mission requirements to ensure safe, timely, and orderly range operational and special operations mission accomplishment. The group focuses on advancing measurement science to foster spectrum sharing and spectrum coordination.

    McLaughlin has worked in the field of historic preservation for over 25 years in a variety of positions including with the Department of Culture in the Netherlands and the Texas State Historic Preservation Office as well as with Navy and Army Headquarters. He was commissioned as a Corps Engineer Officer.

    He had overseas assignments in Germany, Viet Nam and Korea. During his time at Ft. Ord, he pioneered the idea of the Army recapitalizing its family housing inventory through public-private partnerships. Meurer retired from the Army as a Colonel in Meurer was hired by the City of Monterey in where he served as Public Works Director for five years until his appointment to City Manager in July As City Manager, Mr.

    Meurer was instrumental in developing working relationships between businesses and residential neighborhoods, as well as with City Hall. He led the development of the City's neighborhood improvement, neighborhood policing, and waterfront acquisition and tourism development programs.

    He also was the catalyst for creating Intergovernmental Support Agreements and partnership agreements between the Cities on the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey County and the State of California for shared serviced services. He also developed partnerships with the private sector to augment City services and recapitalization of infrastructure needs. Building on the City to City partnerships, Mr. Meurer led the effort to develop cooperative relationships between the City of Monterey and the Department of Defense DoD activities in Monterey.

    This effort focused on further increasing DoD mission effectiveness while reducing their operating costs. His goal was to provide the same high quality municipal services to DoD activities and personnel as the City provides its civilian neighborhoods. He has been successful in obtaining language in several defense authorization bills to demonstrate the viability of Public-Public partnerships. Department of Energy activities. In addition to retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.

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    Bryan is a U. Linda Mitrovich has worked for over 30 years in the environmental community. Twenty-four of those years as President and Co-Founder of Solution Strategies, which has been helping private-and public-sector clients create solutions and resolve conflicts for businesses, governments, communities, and the environment. In , Linda co-founded Preservation Ranch, LLC to create a place for action — a model for partnership and collaboration — for conservation programs that are economically viable, maintain multiple uses and working lands, and support the local economy.

    Fish and Wildlife Service to establish a pilot project for a conservation model to bring adjoining public and private lands under a compatible conservation management program that is responsive to multiple uses and the community. This is a first of a kind agreement with the Navy and the Marines.

    It resolved long-standing land use disputes among the military and key stakeholders in the area. Linda has a unique talent and capability to balance the interests of diverse and often conflicting stakeholders, and she is widely recognized as a specialist in policy negotiations, strategy development, coalition building, and dispute resolution. Her demonstrated leadership and ability to create focus and momentum enables her teams to accomplish what is often considered seemingly impossible. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi.

    In this role, she conducts intergovernmental outreach to Congressional, Federal, state, and local entities as well as nongovernmental organizations. Since , she has assisted communities impacted by major defense program changes, including defense procurement reductions, compatible use issues affecting military installations, and base realignment and closures BRAC. Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Margit prepared reports on human trafficking and property restitution, and assisted with preparations for the NATO Summit. In Bosnia, she developed curriculum strategies and facilitated organizational development for a civic engagement NGO.

    Prior to graduate school, Margit spent four years as a training and technical assistance provider at the Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance. He has worked for nearly 15 years in the operations research, modeling and simulation business, with half of those years coming as an Air Force officer and the other half as a civil service employee. He then finished his military career with the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, where he was part of several teams that successfully tested new weapon systems now in use in the Air Force.

    He graduated from Northern Arizona University and North Carolina State University with degrees in math and from Webster University with degrees in business and finance. Gretchen is a junior piano performance major at Baylor University and recently married in April of this year. Daniel is in 9th grade this year and very much looking forward to the start of high school. He serves as coordinator with state and federal agencies, tribes, and other organizations regarding Natural and Cultural Resources Management for the Barry M. He manages and participates in several interagency forums pertaining to mission sustainment for the BMGR in southwestern Arizona, the third largest military reservation and primary training range complex supporting four installations and over twenty flying training squadrons.

    He has served in his current position since Prior to joining OEA, Mr. Preceding his Federal career, Mr. O'Brien was an Assistant Business Developer for the City of Duluth, MN, where he assisted with the reuse of a closed air base; prepared marketing, finance, and business survey packages to assist local economic development efforts; supported the conversion of a former steel plant; and co-drafted the State's first enterprise zone bill.

    He has experience with all aspects of the economic adjustment process and has worked a range of issues, including: Jennifer has worked in Environmental Management for 15 years. Jennifer joined the Navy team as a Natural Resources Specialist in He assures continued Navy and Marine Corps access to land for military purposes through proper management of real estate, acquisition of new facilities, and disposal of excess property. Marine Corps from through Omans transferred to Headquarters, U. Marine Corps in to serve as a natural resources manager, serving as the head of the Natural Resources Section from through Renee Orr has served for over 30 years in various roles within the Department of the Interior.

    In that position, she manages the development and implementation of the National Outer Continental Shelf OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program, the conveyance of marine minerals for beach renourishment and coastal restoration projects, the assessment and inventory of oil, gas, and other mineral resources on the OCS, economic evaluations to ensure the receipt of fair market value for the use of OCS resources, comprehensive mapping and boundary efforts, and the identification and mitigation of financial risks associated with OCS oil and gas activities.

    Orr holds a B. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee. Fred is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Department of the Navy Superior Service Award, the second highest award for civilian achievement. Fred and his wife, Tina, live in San Antonio. He has over 30 years' experience as a natural resources specialist, including past experience serving the Army and U. At AFCEE, he supports all aspects of the Air Force natural resources program, to include forestry, agronomy, wildlife management, wildland fire management, and threatened and endangered species conservation.

    Adrianne has thrived in the Sonoran Desert of southwest Arizona and northwest Mexico for over 40 years. She came to the AF in and since has overseen the cultural resources program.