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1 The Association of the United States Army s Institute of Land Warfare Sustainment Hot Topic A Professional Development Forum Strategic Sustainment for a Globally Responsive and Regionally Engaged Army 3 June 2015 Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA NOTE: All participants/speakers are on an invited basis only and subject to change Wednesday, 3 June REGISTRATION COFFEE SERVICE SYMPOSIUM ADMINISTRATION, SAFETY, SECURITY Alex Brody Assistant Director, Industry Affairs Association of the United States Army INTRODUCTION GEN Gordon R. Sullivan United States Army Retired President Association of the United States Army OPENING REMARKS LTG Gustave F. Perna Deputy, Chief of Staff, G-4 United States Army KEYNOTE SPEAKER LTG Larry Wyche Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff United States Army Materiel Command PANEL DISCUSSION Developing Innovative Sustainment Leaders Panel Moderator: BG Tom Goedkoop United States Army Retired Vice President Booz Allen Hamilton Panel Chair: MG Edward F. Dorman (III) Commanding General 8 th Theater Sustainment Command United States Army

2 Panel Members: LtGen William M. Faulkner Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics United States Marine Corps Dr. Elliott Minor III Chair, Department of Supply Chain Management and Analytics Virginia Commonwealth University John E. Hall, SES President Army Logistics University REFRESHMENT BREAK TECH TEN PRESENTATION Dave Dalton Librestream Technologies PRESENTATION MG Duane Gamble Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 United States Army PANEL DISCUSSION Materiel and Distribution Readiness Impact Panel Moderator: LTG Mitchell H. Stevenson United States Army Retired Senior Vice President & Ops Manager, Logistics Solutions Leidos, Inc. Panel Chair: MG Duane Gamble Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 United States Army Panel Members: MG Paul Hurley, Jr. Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 United States Army Forces Command David Field National Account Manager, Public Sector DHL Express BG Stephen D. Mundt United States Army Retired Senior Vice President, U.S. Government Strategy and Development Airbus Group

3 LUNCH (On Own, Concessions available in hotel) PRESENTATION MG William Hix Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/ PANEL DISCUSSION Shaping Army Sustainment for the Dynamic Environment of 2025 Panel Moderator: LTG Larry Wyche Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff United States Army Materiel Command Panel Chair: MG Steve Lyons Commanding General United States Army Combined Arms Support Command/ Sustainment Center of Excellence and Fort Lee Panel Members: Jim Young Army Account Manager Google DoD MG Les Carroll Commander, 377 th Theater Sustainment Command U.S. Army Reserve LtGen Robert R. Ruark Director for Logistics, J-4 The Joint Staff MG John F. Wharton Commanding General US Army RDECOM CLOSING KEYNOTE HON Alan F. Estevez Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics U.S. Department of Defense CLOSING REMARKS GEN Gordon R. Sullivan United States Army Retired President Association of the United States Army 1500 DEPARTURE

4 BIOGRAPHY Gordon R. Sullivan, General (Retired) U.S. Army General Sullivan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of the United States Army, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Since assuming his position in 1998, General Sullivan has overseen the transformation of the Association into a dynamic member-based organization that represents Soldiers, families, and the defense industry. His responsibilities encompass both daily business operating and strategy planning for the largest Army-oriented non-profit association. The Association promotes and advocates programs for Soldiers and their families, creates opportunities for Army-Industry and professional dialog; advocates public awareness of Army and national security issues through its educational mission and maintains an outreach program to national leadership on critical issues pertinent to Army readiness. Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Quincy, he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Norwich University and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Armor in General Sullivan retired from the Army on 31 July 1995 after more than 36 years of active service. He culminated his service in uniform as the 32 nd Chief of Staff the senior general officer in the Army and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Sullivan currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Norwich University and the Marshall Legacy Institute, as well as a member of the MITRE Army Advisory Board, the MIT Lincoln Labs Advisory Board, a Life Trustee of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and a member of the CNA Military Advisory Board. In addition to his many awards on active duty, he is also the recipient of the West Point Association of Graduates Sylvanus Thayer Award and a member of the Sergeants Major Academy s Hall of Honor. General Sullivan currently resides in Alexandria, VA. He has three children and three grandchildren. He is an avid reader, amateur historian, and active sailor and sport fishing enthusiast.

5 Lieutenant General Gustave F. Perna U.S. Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 Lieutenant General Gustave F. Perna assumed duties as the U.S. Army's Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, on 18 September He oversees policies and procedures used by 240,000 Army logisticians throughout the world. Prior to joining the Army staff he served for two years as Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/4, U.S. Army Materiel Command, one of the Army s largest commands with 70,000 employees impacting all 50 states and 155 countries. LTG Perna's other command assignments include: Commander, Joint Munitions Command and Joint Munitions and Lethality Lifecycle Management Command, responsible for the lifecycle management of $40 billion of conventional ammunition; Commander, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Defense Logistics Agency, responsible for the procurement of more than $14.5 billion worth of food, clothing, textiles, medicines, medical supplies, construction and equipment items for America's Warfighters and other customers worldwide; Commander, 4th Sustainment Brigade, where he deployed the brigade to combat operations during OIF 05-07; Commander, 64th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado, where he deployed the battalion to combat operations during OIF I; Deputy Commanding Officer, 64th Corps Support Group, 13th Corps Support Command, Fort Hood, Texas; and Commander, B Company, 143rd Ordnance Battalion, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. LTG Perna s key staff assignments include: Director of Logistics, J4, U.S. Forces-Iraq, responsible for sustainment plans and policies for strategic and operational logistics to sustain coalition and joint forces; Executive Officer to the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, supporting the Director's mission of providing Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and other federal agencies with logistics, acquisitions and technical services support; Ordnance Branch Chief, Human Resources Command; DISCOM Executive Officer and G4, 1st Cavalry Division, where he deployed to Bosnia; 544th Maintenance Battalion Support Operations Officer and Battalion Executive Officer, 13th COSCOM; and G4 Maintenance Officer, 13th COSCOM, where he deployed to Somalia as a member of Joint Task Force Support Command. He graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy with an Associate s degree in Business Administration. Graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Infantry Officer. He earned a Bachelor s degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland and a Master s degree in Logistics Management from Florida Institute of Technology. His military education includes: Infantry Officer Basic Course, Ordnance Officer Advance Course, Logistics Executive Development Course, Support Operations Course, Command and General Staff College and Senior Service College. His awards and decorations include: Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Superior Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Parachutist and Air Assault Badges. LTG Perna is married to the former Susan L. Pollack. They have two sons, Cody (married to Ashley) and Ryan; and two granddaughters, Adryiana and Priscilla.

6 Lieutenant General Larry Wyche DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL REDSTONE ARSENAL SENIOR COMMANDER Lieutenant General Larry Wyche assumed duties as the Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Materiel Command on April 10, In this position Lieutenant General Wyche also serves as the Senior Commander of Redstone Arsenal; the Executive Director for Conventional Ammunition; the Executive Director for Explosives Safety; and the Chief Operating Officer for the Department of the Army Depot Maintenance Corporate Board. He previously served as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) and the Sustainment Center of Excellence at Fort Lee, Virginia. Lieutenant General Wyche began his career in the enlisted ranks and achieved the rank of sergeant while serving as a Calvary Scout leader. Lieutenant General Wyche received his commission as a Quartermaster officer from Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi ROTC and graduated in 1983 earning a Bachelor of Business Administration. He later earned masters degrees in Logistics Management from the Florida Institute of Technology and National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. His previous assignments included serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Operations of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Lieutenant General Wyche also served as the Commanding General of the Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command/Joint Munitions Command, Rock Island, Illinois. This command included more than 15,000 employees and Soldiers with depots, arsenals, and ammunition plants in 17 locations. While serving as a Brigade Commander, Lieutenant General Wyche deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom where he simultaneously served as Commander of the Joint Logistics Command, Combined Joint Task Force 76, responsible for logistical support to Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, and Sailors in Afghanistan. He has also served in numerous staff positions to include Chief, Initiatives Group, and later as Chief, Focused Logistics in the Force Development Directorate of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Director for Strategy and Integration in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics at the Pentagon. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; Legion of Merit Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; Bronze Star Medal; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters; Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters; Joint Service Achievement Medal; Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal; and the Humanitarian Service Medal. He also has earned the Parachutist Badge and the Air Assault Badge. 6 April 2015

7 BG THOMAS R. GOEDKOOP is a Vice President for Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. He retired from the United States Army in October 2003 after serving for over 29 years as an Armor officer in a variety of command and staff positions throughout the Army in the United States and overseas. He currently leads Booz Allen s efforts supporting the Training and Doctrine Command. His last assignment before retiring was the Deputy G3, Forces Command. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The United States Military Academy and Master s degrees from the Army s School of Advanced Military Studies and the National War College.

8 MG Edward F. Dorman, III Commanding General Major General Edward F. Dorman, III is a native of Cookeville, Tennessee and a 1983 Distinguished Military Graduate of Tennessee Technical University where he received his commission. Prior to his selection as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 (Operations), he was the Army G-4 Director of Operations and Logistics Readiness where he began working the retrograde of equipment and personnel from Afghanistan. MG Dorman also served as the Military Assistant to the Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Director, APPF Advisory Group, and the ISAF CJ-4. His other General Officer assignments include the Army s 25th Chief of Transportation and Commandant of the Transportation School. MG Dorman has commanded at all levels, from platoon through brigade, and served in staff assignments at the battalion through Army and Joint Staff level. He served overseas tours in Germany and operational combat deployments including: Commander, Logistics Task Force 530, Operation Enduring Freedom; Commander, Task Force Spear, JSOTF 20, Operation Iraqi Freedom; Sustainment Brigade Commander (Special Operations) (Airborne), Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom; and Assistant Chief of Staff-CJ4, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq; and G-4, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. MG Dorman is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He holds a Master of Language Arts in German Language and Literature from Middlebury College and the Johannes- Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University. MG Dorman s awards and decorations include: the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with 2OLC, Bronze Star Medal with 2 OLC, Defense Meritorious Service Medal with 1 OLC, Meritorious Service Medal with 5 OLC, NATO Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award, the Ranger Tab, the Expert Infantryman Badge, the Master Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge,and both the Army and Joint Staff Identification Badges.

9 Lieutenant General William M. Faulkner Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics Lieutenant General Faulkner was promoted to his current rank and assumed his duties as Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics in October Lieutenant General Faulkner s participation in forward deployed operations includes assignments serving as the S- 3 Operations Officer, Brigade Service Support Group 4 during Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the former Yugoslavia during Operation PROVIDE PROMISE; Commander, MEU Service Support Group as part of Task Force 58 in Afghanistan (OEF); G-3 and Chief of Staff, 2d Force Service Support Group (Forward) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Lieutenant General Faulkner has commanded MEU Service Support Group 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit as a Lieutenant Colonel and Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2d Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force as a Colonel. As a General Officer, he commanded the 2nd Marine Logistics Group and 3rd Marine Logistics Group as well as having served as the Vice Director, J-4, Joint Staff. Lieutenant General Faulkner holds a Masters of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He graduated with distinction from the Air Command and Staff College, and Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School and also holds a Masters degree in Business from Chaminade University, Hawaii.

10 Dr. Elliott Minor Chair, Department of Supply Chain Management and Analytics School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Elliott Chip Minor received the Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, followed by a tour of duty in the U.S. Navy as a Supply Corps officer. There he learned the critical importance and complexities of procuring and sending goods and materials to ships and places all over the world, which in today s vernacular is a textbook example of global supply chain management. His Navy experience led him to further education. Dr. Minor earned his Ph.D. in Operations Management with a minor in Operations Research from the University of South Carolina, after which he joined the faculty of the School of Business of Virginia Commonwealth University. He served as Associate Professor of Operations Management in the Department of Management prior to being selected to serve as the first Chair of the Department of Supply Chain Management and Analytics (SCMA), commencing on July 1, Dr. Minor led the development of the undergraduate concentration in supply chain management and analytics, as well as the Master of Supply Chain Management program, an innovative leading edge program developed in collaboration with the U.S. Army s Army Logistics University (ALU). He directs the University s involvement in the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems (CCALS) and serves as the University s representative to the CCALS Board of Directors. He is also leading the development of a Center for Sustainable Supply Chains, a multi-disciplinary center devoted to the study and promotion of economically sound, socially and environmentally sustainable supply chain practices in developing markets.

11 Dr. Minor has published in journals including the European Journal of Operational Research, the International Journal of Production Research, and the International Journal of Production and Operations Management.

12 Mr. John E. Hall, SES President Army Logistics University Mr. John E. Hall, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the President, Army Logistics University (ALU), Fort Lee, VA. Mr. Hall was inducted into the Senior Executive Service in April Prior to his arrival at ALU, Mr. Hall was the Deputy Director of Logistics Operations (J-3/4), Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA, where he was responsible for coordinating DLA worldwide logistical support. He oversaw supply chain and distribution operations that provided 100 percent of the fuels, subsistence, clothing and textile requirements, medical supplies, and over 83 percent of the repair parts for the Combatant Commanders, Military Services, and other DOD/Federal Agencies. Among other achievements, he coordinated the operations and successful DLA support for the U.S. Forces responsible drawdown in Iraq and the effective establishment of DLA support for support to Department of State as the lead federal agency in Iraq. Prior to this position, Mr Hall was Executive Director for Operations and Sustainment where he was responsible for DLA global operational planning and support. While in that position, Mr Hall deployed to Iraq and established a plan for the Commanding General of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I) for the development of an Iraqi national level logistics capability as well as an advise and assist concept plan for MNSTC-I to lead that effort. He also played a key role in the establishment of the Northern Distribution Network that has given USCENTCOM an additional critical resupply route into Afghanistan. Mr Hall previously served in CASCOM as the Deputy Director of the CSS Battle Lab, Deputy Director of the Training Directorate, and Chief, Quartermaster Training Division in the Training Directorate. He also served in a developmental assignment as the Associate Executive Director for Supportability and Production PM Future Combat Systems (Brigade Combat Team) at Fort Lee, VA, where he was responsible for developing and integrating the supportability aspects of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Program. Mr. Hall served 27 years in U.S. Army logistics units around the world, achieving the rank of Colonel. His final assignment was Deputy Commander of the 3d Corps Support Command during Operation Iraqi Freedom I. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Arkansas State University, a Master of Arts in Latin American studies from Stanford University, and is a 1999 graduate of the U.S. Army War College. He is married to the former Darlene Santiago. They have 4 children: Richard, Michael, Darlene, and David.

13 MG Duane A. Gamble U.S. Army, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 MG Duane A. Gamble assumed duties as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G-4) in July He provides overview and direction in the management of actions pertaining to logistics operations, readiness, strategy, integration, force projection and distribution. Before joining the Army staff, MG Gamble served as the Deputy Commanding General of the 1 st Sustainment Command (Theater). He oversaw the sustainment, equipping, training, mobilizing and deployment of logistics forces in support of CENTCOM and ARCENT operational priorities. MG Gamble served as the Commander, 528 th Sustainment Brigade (Airborne) supporting Army Special Operations Forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Philippines; Commander, 426 th Forward Support Battalion (Air Assault) supporting the Bastogne Brigade (1 st Brigade, 101 st Airborne Division (Air Assault)); Deputy Commanding Officer, 46 th Corps Support Group (Airborne); and Commander, Company B, 782d Maintenance Battalion (Airborne) supporting the Falcon Brigade (2d Brigade, 82d Airborne) during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. MG Gamble s other key staff assignments include: Director, Force Projection and Distribution (G-44D), Army G-4; Deputy J-4, United States Forces Iraq; J-4, Joint Task Force Haiti; G-4, XVIII Airborne Corps; G-4, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Turkey; Executive Officer for the Army Materiel Command G3; G4, 101 st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during Operation Iraqi Freedom; and Executive Officer, 307 th Forward Support Battalion (Airborne), 82 nd Airborne Division. A native of Arbutus, Maryland, MG Gamble attended Western Maryland College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and was commissioned as an Ordnance officer in May He has earned Masters of Science degrees from the Florida Institute of Technology and from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. MG Gamble s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (4 Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge and the Army Staff Identification Badge.

14 LTG Mitch Stevenson (Ret) Senior Vice President and Operations Manager Logistics Solutions Operation (LSO) LTG (Ret) Mitch Stevenson joined Leidos (formerly SAIC), in March 2012, and is currently Senior Vice President and Operations Manager, Logistics Solutions Operation. Prior to joining Leidos, he served for over 37 years in the United States Army, culminating his career as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G-4) at Headquarters Department of the Army. Previous General Officer assignments include Commanding General, US Army Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (G-3) at Headquarters, Army Materiel Command, Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the US Army Ordnance Center and Schools at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G-4) at Headquarters, US Army Europe, and Director, Logistics Plans, Logistics Operations and Logistics Automation at Headquarters, Department of the Army. LTG (Ret) Stevenson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from West Virginia University in 1974, a Masters of Science from the Florida Institute of Technology in Logistics Management in 1983, and graduated from the US Army War College in His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Legion of Merit with four Oak Leaf Clusters, and Bronze Star. He is an active member of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). He was inducted into the Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame in 2013 for his significant contributions to the Ordnance Corps and the nation s security.

15 MAJOR GENERAL PAUL C. HURLEY, JR. DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, G-4 U.S. ARMY FORCES COMMAND Major General Paul C. Hurley, Jr. became the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, U.S. Army Forces Command, on July 31, In this position, he ensures FORSCOM can provide fully equipped logistically sustainable and ready forces to meet Combatant Commander requirements across the spectrum of current and future operations. Major General Paul C. Hurley, Jr. was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Texas A&M University in July Hurley s civilian education includes a Bachelors degree in Engineering Technology from Texas A&M University, as well as Masters Degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Air Force Air University. His military education includes the Transportation Officer Basic and Advance Courses, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Air Force War College. Hurley s command experience includes Platoon Leader, 34th Transportation Company and 372nd Transportation Company, 29th Transportation Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Company Commander, 96th Transportation Company (HET), 180th Transportation Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; Battalion Commander, 47th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq; Brigade Commander, National Training Center Support Brigade, Fort Irwin, California; and Commanding General, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 8 th U.S. Army, Camp Henry, South Korea. His staff experiences include serving as Assistant Division Transportation Officer, 101 st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky and OPERATION DESERT STORM; BMO and S-1, 180th Transportation Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; Division Transportation Officer, 82nd Airborne Division and Executive Officer, 307th Forward Support Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; J-7 Joint Training Operations Analyst and then Executive Assistant to the Vice J-7, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.; G-4, 1st Armored Division, Wiesbaden, Germany; G-4, I Corps, Fort Lewis, Washington; CJ4, Multinational Corps Iraq with subsequent duty as the Deputy J-4, U.S. Forces Iraq, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM; Deputy Commanding General and Director of Operations, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; and CJ-4, U.S. Forces Korea, Seoul, South Korea. Hurley s awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (2 Oak Leaf Clusters); Bronze Star Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters); Joint Service Achievement Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Combat Action Badge; Ranger Tab; Senior Parachutist Badge; Air Assault Badge; and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge. U.S. Army Forces Command Public Affairs Fort Bragg, NC

16 David Field Bio Mr. David Field is National Account Manager, Public Sector at DHL Express USA. He started at DHL Express USA in 2004 in Sacramento, CA and began working on the Public Sector team in 2007 with a specific influence in the pacific command area of responsibility and has been influential in the servicing of all public sector customers globally. In his years at DHL Express USA David has traveled in support of the US military and exercises to Korea, Japan, Australia, Germany, France, Switzerland, Canada, Mexico and more. The DHL Express USA Public Sector team is responsible for the complete oversight of all their customers in the defense, administration, NGO/AID, education, nonprofit, & industry that supports public sector all on a global level. For more information about the DHL Express USA Public Sector team you can visit About DHL: DHL is the leading global brand in the logistics industry. DHL s family of divisions offer an unrivalled portfolio of logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery, international express, road, air and ocean transport to industrial supply chain management. With more than 325,000 employees in over 220 countries and territories worldwide, they connect people and businesses securely and reliably, enabling global trade flows.

17 Stephen Mundt Senior Vice President, Government Strategy and Development Brigadier General Stephen D. Mundt (U.S. Army, ret.) is the Senior Vice President, Government Strategy and Development for Airbus Group Inc. Prior to joining Airbus Group Inc. in November of 2014 he had held a number of successive career position with EADS North America culminating as the SVP for Strategy and Development for EADS North America (Oct 2008-Oct 2014). Prior to his retirement, after 32 years of service from the US Army in 2008, he was the Headquarters, Department of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff (G3), Director of Army Aviation. During his military career, Mundt s assignments included; Deputy Director of Force Developments (FD), Deputy Chief of Staff (G8); Assistant Division Commander (Support), 1st Infantry Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army for Operation Iraqi Freedom; Commander, 17th Aviation Brigade, Eighth United States Army, Korea; Aviation Division Chief, and Director of Materiel, Deputy Chief of Staff (G8). A graduate of the University of Colorado, Mundt holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He also has a MBA in Personnel Management/Administration from Alabama s Troy State University, as well as a Master of Science degree in national security strategies from National Defense University. He is actively involved in a number of Boards to include Airbus Helicopters Inc., (AHI) the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), and the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) National Executive Group. He and his wife Betsy reside in Herndon, VA.

18 Major General Bill Hix Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 Major General Hix assumed duties as Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy in April Prior to assignment to the Army Staff, Major General Hix served as Deputy Director/Chief of Staff and Director, Concept Development and Learning, at the Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC). Previous to that assignment, he served as Director, Future Operations, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, from 2011 to Earlier wartime service include assignments as Commander, Afghan Regional Security Integration Command-South, from 2008 to 2009, with responsibility for developing and advising all Afghan Army and Police forces in southern Afghanistan, Chief of Staff, Combined Security Transition Command, Afghanistan, from 2007 to 2008, and Chief of Strategy, Multi-National Force, Iraq, from 2004 to Major General Hix has served in a variety of strategy and planning positions, including as Director for Operational Plans and Joint Force Development, Joint Staff J-7, from 2009 to 2010, Strategy Division Chief, Joint Staff J-5, principal special assistant to Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, and Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation, and as a staff officer at Combined Forces Command, Korea. Previous operational assignments include command and staff positions in the 82d Airborne Division, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), with operational tours spanning peacekeeping missions in the Sinai and the Western Sahara and command in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Born in Washington, D.C., Major General Hix was commissioned as an infantry officer following graduation from the U.S. Military Academy in He holds a Masters of Military Art and Science, was a National Security Affairs Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford University and is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Major General Hix is a master parachutist and has earned the Combat (with Star) and Expert Infantryman Badges, Special Forces and Ranger Tabs, and Military Freefall, Pathfinder, and Air Assault Badges. His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Legion of Merit (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars), Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, NATO non-article 5 Medal, and United Nations Medal (MINURSO).

19 Major General Stephen R. Lyons Commanding General Major General Steve Lyons assumed the duties of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command, Fort Lee, VA on 22 August CASCOM, as a major subordinate command of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), is responsible to ensure that when we send Soldiers into battle, they have everything they need to win. MG Lyons previously commanded the 8th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) responsible for the synchronization of sustainment operations in the PACOM Area of Responsibility (AOR). He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Ordnance Corps upon graduation from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York in During his 31 years of Army service he has commanded at every level from company to MACOM. His assignments also include duty in the Pentagon (Headquarters Department of the Army G4-3/5/7, Operations, Strategy, Force Management); in Afghanistan (International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) C/J-4); with Army Materiel Command (Executive Officer to the Commander); with the 82nd Airborne Division (Commander Division Support Command, Commander Sustainment Brigade, and Commander Task Force All American); with 3d Infantry Division (Commander 703rd Main Support Battalion and Division G4); US Army Central Command (J4 Plans); and with 1st Armored Division in Germany (Executive Officer 123rd Main Support Battalion, Executive Officer Division Support Command, and Chief Division Materiel Management Center). MG Lyons operational deployments include participation in OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan ( ); two tours in OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (2003, ); HURRICANE KATRINA Relief Operations in New Orleans, Louisiana (2005); OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1996); and OPERATION JUST CAUSE in Panama (1989). His joint experience includes assignments with US Army Central Command and ISAF (NATO). MG Lyons holds graduate degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF). His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, NATO Medal, and the Master Parachutist Badge.

20 Jim Young BIO Jim Young is the DoD Manager on the Google for Work Team focusing on platform innovation. His background includes six years with the Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T) at CIA where he received two Exceptional Performance Awards for sustained excellence. Before joining Google, Jim lead Websense's DoD and IC business to help protect military networks. Jim also worked for the Walt Disney Compay, EMC focused on large-scale ISR data systems, and several start-up companies focusing on bringing new, innovative capabilities to the DoD for information visualization and big data management. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in International Studies with an emphasis on National Security. Jim attended graduate-level courses at University of Virginia focusing on employee motivation in the federal workforce, and at RAND Corporation focusing on Defense Analysis in the 21st Century. A former professional tennis player and endurance athlete, Jim played tennis 34 hours in a row, completed 10,000 sit ups in a row, and lifted 2000 pounds in a single leg press to raise money for charity.

21 377 th Theater Sustainment Command Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Belle Chasse, LA Major General Les J. Carroll Maj. Gen. Les Carroll serves as commanding general of the 377 th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) in Belle Chasse, La. The 377 th TSC is the largest command in the U.S. Army Reserve, with more than 36,000 Soldiers, over 900 Civilians and 442 units in 39 states. He took command in August Prior to this assignment, he served as the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, N.C. from July 2012 until June He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry from the University of Georgia Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) in 1978 and began his military career at Fort Benning, Ga. Maj. Gen. Carroll s command assignments include the 445th Chemical Detachment (Reconnaissance) (Special Forces), Columbus, Ga.; 401st Chemical Company (Smoke Generator), Rome, Ga.; 318 th Chemical Company (Decontamination), Birmingham, Ala., deploying the unit to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; 457th Chemical Battalion, Greenville, S.C.; and the 415th Chemical Brigade, Greenville, S.C. Following brigade command, he served on active duty as G-3 and then Chief of Staff for the 81st Regional Readiness Command, Birmingham, Ala. In April 2007, he became the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, G-3, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Ft. McPherson, Ga. He was promoted to brigadier general in March 2009 and served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Reserve Command. In October 2009, he took command of the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Maj. Gen. Carroll deployed with the 4 th ESC in May 2011 and served as the Commanding General of the Joint Sustainment Command Afghanistan, from July 2011 to May Maj. Gen. Carroll received his bachelor s degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La. His military schools include the Infantry Officer Basic Course; Chemical Officer Advanced Course; the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (Pershing Award), and the U.S. Army War College. He is a National Security Studies Fellow, Syracuse University. His decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Expert Infantryman Badge and the Ranger Tab. Maj. Gen. Carroll and his wife Linda have four children. They currently live in Covington, Ga.

22 Lieutenant General Robert R. Ruark Director for Logistics, J-4, The Joint Staff Lieutenant General Ruark was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio. He was commissioned in 1981 through the NROTC program at Miami (Ohio) University. He has commanded at the company, detachment, battalion, regiment, and group levels. He has served on 6 MEU deployments, in Operations DESERT STORM, the Adriatic Sea, Rwanda, and in East Timor and commanded the 1 st Marine Logistics Group in OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. He most recently served as the Director of Logistics, J-4, US Central Command, and is now the Director for Logistics, J-4, the Joint Staff.

23 MAJOR GENERAL JOHN F. WHARTON COMMANDING GENERAL, U.S. ARMY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING COMMAND Maj. Gen. John F. Wharton is the commanding general of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command. He previously served as the CG of Army Sustainment Command at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, from September 2012 until August Wharton earned his commission from the U.S. Military Academy in He served at Fort Hood until his transfer to Dragon Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg. He deployed to Egypt as part of the Multinational Force and Observers mission and remained deployed with Task Force 2-504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 82nd Airborne Division, becoming commander of the Support Company, Logistical Support Unit. He served as an Inspector General to Army Western Command. He served as Battalion S3 in the 25th Supply and Transport Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light). Wharton was the lieutenant colonels assignments officer at Army Personnel Command. He served as battalion executive officer, 210th Forward Support Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light). Later, he served as chief of the Division Materiel Management Center, 10th Mountain Division (Light) Support Command. He served as a joint strategy planner in the Logistics Directorate, J4, Joint Chiefs of Staff. He took command of the 1st Army Support Battalion, 507th Corps Support Group (Airborne), MFO. He served a second tour at PERSCOM as the Quartermaster branch chief. Wharton commanded the 55th Theater Support Command, Eighth Army. He led the CSA s Task Force Logistics and was then selected to be Deputy Commander for Futures, Army Combined Arms Support Command. He became director of the Army Initiatives Group, Army G4, followed by an assignment as XO to the HQ DA Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, G4. He deployed to Kuwait as CG, AMC-Forward South West Asia/Army Central G4/Coalition Forces Land Component Command C4 for Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. He was the Army Materiel Command chief of staff from November 2009 to March Wharton holds a master s degree in national security and strategic studies. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster), Legion of Merit (with two oak leaf clusters), Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with silver oak leaf cluster), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal (with service star) and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.

24 ALAN F. ESTEVEZ PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS Alan Estevez was confirmed by the Senate as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics in October As the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Mr. Estevez develops and implements strategies, policies, and programs that increase the Department s warfighting capabilities, management efficiency, and buying power in support of the Warfighter. Mr. Estevez supports the Under Secretary of Defense in all matters related to acquisition; logistics and materiel readiness; research and engineering; nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons; operational energy; installations and environment; and the defense industrial base. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Estevez held several key positions within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. From August 2011, when he was confirmed by the Senate, to October 2013, Mr. Estevez served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness. In this position, he was responsible for providing world class military logistics support to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and managing a budget of over $170 billion in logistics operations. He was the first career Federal official to hold this position. Mr. Estevez served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness from November 2006 and performed the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness from April 2009 to August From October 2002 to November 2006, Mr. Estevez was the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration and was responsible for developing global defense supply chain management and distribution policies. From 1981 to 2002, Mr. Estevez held positions of increasing responsibility within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Department of the Army, and the Military Traffic Management Command. Over the course of his career, Mr. Estevez has received the DoD Distinguished Public Service Medal, the DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, the 2011 Presidential Rank Distinguished Executive Award, the 2006 Presidential Rank Meritorious Executive Award, two Office of the Secretary of Defense Medals for Meritorious Civilian Service (2005 and 2009), and the 2005 Service to America Medal. He was inducted into the Senior Executive Service in October Mr. Estevez is a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He also holds a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (now the Eisenhower School) at the National Defense University, Washington, DC.