8:00 Chairperson’s Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:15HELICOPTER FORCE WING ATLANTIC OSPREY KEYNOTE FLEET KEYNOTE: A Commander’s View

• The dependency on helicopters
• Expanding the uses and roles of helicopters in the future
• Indispensable for future military success

Captain Paul Esposito, USN
Commander
Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic

9:00 Commanding the Battles from the Air

• Using helicopters for command and control in battle
• The ideal helicopter for the different types of missions
• Lessons learned in past years

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Bliss, USA
Program Manager
Air and Command Tactical Trainer (ACTT)

10:30OSPREY KEYNOTE: Tilt It: MV-22 Focus Session

• The tilt rotor concept for future designs
• MV-22 versatility in combat
• Updated versions of the already existing platforms

Lieutenant Colonel Jason "Rainman" Maddocks, USMC
IPT Lead
V-22 Program Office, MV-22

11:15 Us Army Aviation Keynote: US Army Aviation Modernization in a Time of Declining Resources

• Army rotorcraft priorities
• The platform roadmap for future operations
• Understanding new requirements and Army priorities

Colonel Richard Koucheravy, USA
Chief, Aviation Division
HQDA, Office of the Deputy CoS, G8

1:15 Protecting the Seas and Coasts with Helicopters

• The roles each platform plays in Naval operations
• The required upgrades and modifications to keep up with a fleet
• Future projects and programs

Captain Douglas Ten Hoopen, USN
Commander
Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, US Atlantic Fleet

2:00 Dust Off: The Vital Role of Helicopter in Medevac Operations

• The use of helicopters for medical operations
• Required modifications to meet the needs of the medics and patients
• Quick external adaptations to increase functionality and efficiency

Colonel Robert Mitchell, USA
Director
Medical Evacuation Proponency and Aviation Consultant to the Army Surgeon General

3:30 Department of the Navy Aircraft Survivability Equipment Update

• Latest requirements to adapt helicopters to their current and future roles
• Recent updates that increase helicopters survivability and lethality
• Lessons Learned from previous years

Lieutenant Colonel Phil "Biggus" Fickes, USMC
Aircraft Survivability Equipment Requirements Officer
OPNAV N8847

4:15 Future Flight Pattern Combining Manned and Unmanned Helicopters

• Combining unmanned and manned helicopters under the same flight
• The need to develop capable and more efficient unmanned helicopters
• The future battle spectrum

CSM Lebert Beharie, USA
101st Combat Aviation Brigade (“Wings of Destiny”)
101st Airborne Division

5:00 End of Day One