SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE WORKING GROUP 18 October
SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE WORKING GROUP 18 October 2018 Tennessee Valley Chapter
Agenda • • Welcome Host Welcome and New Member Introductions SMDWG Charter Introduction of Special Guest Announcements News and Trumors Next Meetings – Schedule SMDWG Officers Tennessee Valley Chapter
SMDWG Charter Space and Missile Defense Working Group (SMDWG) Charter Background The SMDWG is formed to respond to our civic responsibility to assist in the decision making process on issues pertaining to space and ballistic missile defense. Scope The Scope of the SMDWG is to Educate the general population and elected representation on space and ballistic missile defense. Membership is open to all individuals in government, industry, and the community. SMDWG members must belong to the NDIA or an affiliate. Tennessee Valley Chapter
• Dr. Brent Ziarnick • Director, Schriever Scholars • Air Command Staff College • United States Air Force Tennessee Valley Chapter
Dr. Brent Ziarnick Dr. Brent D. Ziarnick is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Military Studies and director of the Schriever Scholars Program, the world’s first year-long, space-centric professional military education program dedicated to educating space strategists at the Air University’s Air Command Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Dr. Ziarnick is a command space operations officer in the Air Force Reserve with extensive experience in Global Positioning System (GPS) engineering, offensive space control, and theater space command control. Tennessee Valley Chapter
Dr. Brent Ziarnick In civilian life he was a launch operations engineer at Spaceport America, New Mexico where he developed the longrange plan for the world’s first purpose-built inland commercial spaceport’s vertical launch activity. He holds a doctorate in economic development from New Mexico State University, a master’s degree in space systems engineering from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, a bachelor’s degree in space operations from the United States Air Force Academy, and is a graduate of both the Air Command Staff College and the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. Dr. Ziarnick is the author of two books and multiple articles on space power theory and strategy. Tennessee Valley Chapter
Dr. Brent Ziarnick Space as a Warfighting Domain Tennessee Valley Chapter
Trumors • • • Programs and Timelines Organization Changes Personnel/Leadership Changes Industry and Industry Leadership Changes Significant Events or Prognostications in Space and Missile Defense Tennessee Valley Chapter
SMDWG Schedule • Upcoming Meetings – 18 October 2018 Location: TBD Special Guest: TBD Tennessee Valley Chapter
SMDWG Leadership • Officers: – Treasurer: Sandy Edwards – Secretary: Mike Roddy – Deputy Chair: Ray Baker – Chair: Joe Fitzgerald Tennessee Valley Chapter
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