AFCEA Los Angeles Chapter

Past Events

2008

October 16, 2008 - Lieutenant General John T. Sheridan
- Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California
September 18, 2008 - AFCEA Monthly Luncheon Speaker
- Lieutenant Colonel Joseph M. Fulton
August 21, 2008 - Eugene L. Tattini
- Deputy Director - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
July 17, 2008 - AFCEA Networking Lunch
March 20, 2008 - Colonel Philip S. Simonsen
- Commander, Satellite Control and Network Systems Group, SMC
February 21, 2008 - COL David Madden
- Commander, Global Positioning Systems Wing AFSPC Space and Missile Systems Center
January 17, 2008 - Col Stephen N. Whiting
- Commander, 614th Air and Space Operations Center

2007

Oct 23, 2007 - General Hamel
- Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif
August 16, 2007 - Tom Fitzgerald
- SES, Director, Program Management & Integration SMC/PI
Jul 19, 2007 - CANCELLED
May 17, 2007 - Richard L. (Rick) Reaser, Jr., Col, USAF (ret)
- Head, Spectrum Management Department, Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems
Apr 2007 - Cancelled
Mar 15, 2007 - Colonel Richard Schantz, US Army
- Deputy Director, Developmental Planning, SMC
Feb, 15, 2007 - Col Weidenheimer
- SBIRS Wing Commander
Jan 18, 2007 - CAPT Paul Wiedenhoeft, US Coast Guard
- Sector Commander and Captain of the Ports of LA and Long Beach

2006

Nov 16, 2006 - Col Kenneth Robinson , Jr.
- Control Segment Group Commander of the Global Positioning System Wing, Space & Missile Systems Center
Oct 19, 2006 - Lt Gen Michael A. Hamel
- Commander, Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC) and Air Force PEO for Space
Oct 4-5, 2006 - 5th MILSATCOM Symposium
- Integrating Military Communications
Sep 21, 2006 - Colonel James V. Painter
- Director, Strategic and Developmental Planning, USAF Space and Missile Systems Center
Aug 17, 2006 - Col John Wagner
- System Program Director, Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), USAF Space and Missile Systems Center
Jul 20, 2006 - Mr. Louis Caprino
- Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Joint Terrorism Task Force and Crisis Management, Los Angeles office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jun 15, 2006 - Mr. Richard Pino
- Future SATCOM Division Director for the Navy’s PEO C4I & Space
May 18, 2006 - Colonel Christopher E. Pelc
- Program Director, Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Program Office, SMC, Air Force Space Command, LAFB, California
Apr 20, 2006 - Charles Willett
- Director of Small Business for the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base
Feb 16, 2006 - COLONEL GREGORY D. MILLER (GREG)
- Deputy Director, MilSatCom Joint Program Office, SMC, Air Force Space Command, LAFB
Jan 19, 2006 - COLONEL EDWARD L. BOLTON, JR.
- Materiel Wing Director, Space Launch and Range Systems Program Office, SMC

2005

Dec, 15, 2005 - CAPTAIN DAVID B. PORTER
- Program Manager, MUOS (Mobile User Objective System) Satellite Program US Navy Captain David B. Porter, SPAWAR PMW
Nov, 17, 2005 - COLONEL JAMES V. PAINTER
- Director of the Development and Transformational Directorate (SMC/TD) at the Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California
Oct 13, 2005 - LIEUTENANT GENERAL MICHAEL A. HAMEL
- Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, LAFB
Aug 18, 2005 - COLONEL JAMES E. HAYWOOD
- Materiel Wing Director, Space Superiority, SMC, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA
Jun 16, 2005 - Brigadier General Larry D. James
- Vice Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA
May 19, 2005 - Lieutenant Colonel Luke J. Schaub
- Deputy Program Manager, AEHF
April 21, 2005 - Major Michael R Villandre, USMC
- Experiences as the Officer in Charge of the Deployed Support Team in Iraq
Mar 24, 2005 - Colonel Allan Ballenger
- Navstar GPS System Program Director
Feb 17, 2005 - Colonel Christopher E. Pelc
- Program Director for the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS), Space and Missile Center, LAFB

2004

Oct 28, 2004 - CAPT David Porter
- Navy SATCOM
Sep 23, 2004 - Lieutenant General Brian Arnold
- Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, LAFB
May 27, 2004 - Colonel Edward T.Cope
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Deputy Director of Space-Based Radar (SBR)
March 25, 2004 - Colonel Wesley A. Ballenger
- System Program Director, NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Joint Program Office
Feb 26, 2004 - Christine M. Anderson
- Program Director, Military Satellite Communications Joint Program Office, and Deputy Director, Transformational Communications Office, Office of the Undersecretary of the Air Force.
Jan, 29, 2004 - Lieutenant Colonel Stephen W. Starks
- Commander, 61st Communications Squadron at Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA

2003

Oct 29, 2003 - Tom Young
- Outbrief of Defense Science Board Study on the Acquisition of National Security Space Programs
Oct 24, 2003 - Lieutenant General Brian A. Arnold
- Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base
Jul 17, 2003 - Colonel James E. Haywood
- Materiel Wing Director, Space Superiority, SMC
Jun 19, 2003 - Colonel Ivette Falto-Heck
- Chief Engineer and Deputy Director for Systems Acquisition, SMC
May 29, 2003 - Major General Craig R. Cooning
- Vice Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center
Apr 17, 2003 - Colonel James M. Knauf
- Deputy Program Director, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)
Mar 27, 2003 - Captain Richard K. Mayne, USN

Deputy Program Director, MILSATCOM JPO

Feb 20, 2003 - Colonel Randall S. Weidenheimer

Program Director, Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Low

Jan 30, 2003 - Colonel James V. Painter

Director of Space Based Radar (MR), Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.

2002

Oct 24, 2002 - Lieutenant General Brian Arnold

Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base

Oct 31, 2002 - GPS Partnership Council
Sep 26, 2002 - Colonel Douglas L. Loverro

System Program Director for the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Joint Program Office

Aug 29, 2002 - Colonel Roc Aron Myers, USAF

Program Manager for Advanced EHF System, Milsatcom Joint Program Office

July 25, 2002 - Eugene L. Tattini

Deputy Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

June 27, 2002 - Col Mark S. Borkowski

Space Based Infrared Systems Program Director, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.

May 16, 2002 - Brig. Gen. Craig R. Cooning

Vice Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

April 25, 2002 - Col Randy T. Odle

System Program Director for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Office, Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.

March 28, 2002 - John W.R. Pope, III, CDR USN for Michelle Bailey

John W.R. Pope, III, CDR USN, Deputy Program Manager, Navy SATCOM Program Office, SPAWAR PMW176
Demo: Imaging Systems Group of Calgary, Alberta

March 19 - 21, 2002 - SMC Industry Days, Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California

"The New Air Force Acquisition Enterprise: SMC's Support to the Warfighter"
Questions regarding registration should be directed to Ms. Ellen Andersen at (310) 813-1384. Questions regarding the conference, may be directed to Mr. Mike Pierce (310) 363-3269.

February 28, 2002 - Col J. Barry Patterson

Chief of the Satellite Communications Division (J6S) for US Space Command at Peterson AFB, CO.

Transformation Communication Study

January 24, 2002 - Homeland Defense Panel

Panel Members:
Special Agent Tilbury - Computer Crime Investigator with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI). He is responsible for computer intrusions in the Southern California region and computer-based fraud and counterintelligence investigations across the Southwestern United States.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E. Lasser, Legislative Liaison Officer, State of California, Office of Governor Gray Davis
Captain Michael Grossman, Emergency Operations Bureau, County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Representative from the local FBI Public Affairs Office

2001

December, 2001 - No Event
November 29, 2001 - Lt. Gen. Brian A. Arnold

Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. He is responsible for managing the research, design, development and acquisition of space launch, command and control, and satellite systems. With more than 3,200 employees nationwide and an annual total obligation authority in excess of $5 billion, SMC is the nation's center of excellence for military space acquisition. The general is the Air Force's designated acquisition commander for the Air Force Satellite Control Network, the Space Lift Ranges, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, the Space-Based Laser Program, and the Atlas, Delta, Titan and inertial upper stage families of launch vehicles that provide assured access to space.

October 25, 2001 - Alfred A. Buckles

Member of the Senior Executive Service, is executive director for operations and logistics, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. He assists the director in preparing, executing and managing the National Command Authorities' nuclear battle plan and forces.

September, 2001 - CANCELLED due to scheduling conflict: Lt. Gen. Brian A. Arnold, commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.
Septemer 6, 2001 - GPS Partnership Council
August, 2001 - No Event
July 24, 2001 - NSSA
July 19, 2001 - Christine M. Anderson

Member of the Senior Executive Service, is program director, Military Satellite Communications Joint Program Office, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. She is responsible for integrated systems management of satellites, mission control systems and communication terminals for the Department of Defense space communication programs.

June 28, 2001 - Colonel Douglas L. Loverro, USAF

System program director for the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Joint Program Office, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

May 24, 2001 - Kathern L. Gaskins, Senior Executive Service

Director of systems acquisition, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

April 19, 2001 - Colonel Gregory D. Miller (Greg), USAF

Milstar Program Manager. Topic: Milstar Flt-4

March 29, 2001 - Colonel Edward T. Alexander, USAF

Director of Advanced Systems, HQ Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Los Angeles, CA was originally scheduled.

March 21-22, 2001 - SMC Industry Days, Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, CA

Questions regarding the technical program should be directed to Ms. Ginny Callanan at (310) 363-1831, security to Ms. Marzella Colter at (310) 363-2508 and registration to Ms. Ellen Andersen at (310) 813-1384.

January 18, 2001 - Brigadier General William M. Wilson Jr., USAF

Vice Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

2000

October 22 - 25, 2000 - Military Communications International Symposium -MILCOM 2000
October 22, 2000 - MILCOM 2000 Golf Classic, Malibu Country Club, California
September 28, 2000 - Lt. Gen. Eugene L. "Gene" Tattini, USAF

Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

September 7-8, 2000 - GPS Partnership Council

Thur, 7 Sep, 1030-1730 Ft Mac Community Center, Guest Speaker Maj Gen Mike Wiedemer, USAF , AFMC/DR
Golf Tournament - Fri, 8 Sep, 0700-lunch, Los Alamitos Golf Course

Dining Out - Fri, 8 Sep, 1730-late, Queen Mary Long Beach, Guest Speaker Mr Charlie Trimble

August 24, 2000 - Brigadier General Craig R. Cooning, USAF

Program director, MILSATCOM Joint Program Office, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA.

July 27, 2000 - Colonel Douglas L. Loverro, USAF

System Program Director for the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Joint Program Office, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA

June 20-22, 2000 AFCEA TechNet 2000 - Washington, D.C.
June 15, 2000 - Tom G. Farr

Jet Propulsion Lab - Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

May 18, 2000 - Colonel Randy T. Odle, USAF

Deputy Program Director for Satellite and Launch Control Systems Program Office (SLCSPO), Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA

April 20, 2000 - Colonel James E. Ford, USAF

Director of the Space and Missile Test and Evaluation Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.

March 23, 2000 - Colonel Jeffery A. Quirk, USAF

Director for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Office, Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA

January 20, 2000 - Colonel Robert S. Cox, USAF

Director of Developmental Planning, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA

Demo by SPARTA

1999

Nov 18, 1999 - Brig. Gen. Howard J. "Mitch" Mitchell, USAF

Director, National Security Space Architect , Alexandria, Va.

Demo: Fred Perkins of AI Solutions, Inc., based in Lanham, MD http://www.ai-solutions.com

Oct 21, 1999 - Colonel Alfred E. Mason, Jr., USAF

Commander, Defense Contract Management District West

Demo: TRW - Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2).

Sep 23, 1999 - LtGen Eugene L. Tattini, USAF

Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

Demo: Xircom

Aug 26, 1999 - Major General Robert C. Hinson, USAF

Commander, 14th Air Force and Component Commander, U.S. Space Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.

Jul 15, 1999- Delano Roosevelt

The Boeing Company - Sea Launch

Jun 17, 1999 - Brigadier General Craig R. Cooning, USAF

Program Director, MILSATCOM Joint Program Office

Jun 15, 1999 - AFCEA National Awards
Jun 15-21, 1999 - AFCEA GovTechNet 99, Washington D.C.
May 20, 1999 - Colonel James B. Armor Jr., USAF

NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Joint Program Office

Apr 29, 1999 - Colonel Richard W. McKinney, USAF

Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle System Program Office

Mar 25, 1999 - CAPT Robert Smith, USN

MILSATCOM Joint Program Office

Installation of Chapter Officers

Feb 18, 1999 - Mr. John Ohlinger

Program Manager, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) - Photos

Jan 21, 1999 - Mr. Brent Collins

PEO for Space - responsible for the acquisition for major space-based surveillance and communications programs, space launch programs, and Intercontinental Ballistic Missile programs.

Jan 19-21, 1999 - AFCEA WEST 99, San Diego, CA
Jan 18, 1999 - Distinguished Young AFCEAN Awards presented at AFCEA WEST, San Diego, CA

1998

Dec 17, 1998 - Captain Richard D. Zajicek, USN

Deputy PEO for Space, Communications and Sensors

Nov 6, 1998 - Distinguished Young AFCEAN nominations Due
Nov 4-6, 1998 - MILSATCOM 98
Oct 18-21, 1998 - MILCOM 98
Oct 15, 1998 - Dr. William Ailor

Director, Center of Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies, The Aerospace Corporation - Space Debris and Leonids Meteor Storm

Sep 17, 1998 - Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Tattini, USAF

Commander, Space & Missile Systems Center

Aug 20, 1998 - Colonel Mark T. Hughes, USAF

Program Manager, Discoverer II Joint Program Office
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, VA

July 16, 1998 - MGen Gerald F. Perryman, Jr., USAF

Commander, 14th Air Force Component Commander, USAF Space Operations, U.S. Space Command, Vandenberg AFB

June 18, 1998 - Col James E. Ford, USAF

Director of SMC Test and Evaluation, Kirtland AFB, NM

June 9-11, 1998 - TECHNET '98 Washington, D.C.
May 21, 1998 - Col J. Armor, USAF

System Program Director for the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Joint Program Office, SMC, LA AFB

April 21, 1998 - BGen(s) C. Weston, USAF

USAF, PEO, C3

March 19, 1998 - Col M. Kaye, USAF

January 22, 1998 - MGen John Woodward, USAF

HQ AF Space Command

1997

December 18, 1997 - Col Norton B. James III, USAF

System Program Director, Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

Novermber 13, 1997 - Dr. Earl Good

Director of Phillips Lab

October 16, 1997 - Colonel Doug Loverro, USAF

SMC Advanced Systems

September 18, 1997 - LGen Roger G. DeKok, USAF - represented by BGen Clay, USAF

ROTC Scholarships awarded

August 1997 - Cancelled
July 24, 1997 - Colonel Michael W. Booen, USAF

System Program Director, Airborne Laser System Program Office, Kirtland AFB

June 16-19, 1997 - TECHNET '97, Washington DC
May 1997 - Cancelled
May 1, 1997 (Thursday & the "April" Luncheon) - Guest Speaker: Col Richard W. McKinney, USAF

System Program Director, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle

March 20, 1997 - Col James B. Armor, Jr., USAF
February 27, 1997 - BGen (S) Craig P. Weston, USAF

System Program Director, Space-Based Infrared Program Office
Demo: By A&J Manufacturing - A complete line of COTS equipment enclosures and equipment mounting kits that accommodate both military and COTS equipment.

January, 1997 - WEST '97, San Diego, CA

1996

December 12, 1996 (Thursday) - VAdm Katharine L. Laughton, USN
November 19-21, 1996 - 1996 MILSATCOM Symposium
October 10, 1996 (Thursday) - Lt General Roger G. DeKok,USAF

Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)

September 26, 1996 - Cancelled
August, 1996 - Vacation
July 25, 1996 - BGen James R. Beale, USAF
June 27, 1996 - Maj Gen William Donahue, USAF

Director Command Control Systems, US Space Command / J6

June 4-6, 1996 - TECHNET '96, Washington, DC
May 23, 1996 - Col Joseph B. Sovey, USAF

Program Director, MILSATCOM Joint Program Office, HQ Space and Missile Systems Center

April 18, 1996 - Mr. Gil Klinger

Principal Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Space

March 14, 1996 (Thursday) - LtGen John Fairfield, USAF

Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications and Information

February 15, 1996 - MGen Eugene L. Tattini, USAF
January 18, 1996 - CAPT Anthony W. Lengerich, USN
January 24-26, 1996 - WEST 96, San Diego, CA

1995

December 12, 1995 (Tuesday) - Brig Gen Leonard F. Kwiatkowski, USAF

Program Director, MILSATCOM Joint Program Office, HQ Space and Missile Systems Center

November 21, 1995 (Tuesday) - Colonel Tommy L. Brazie USAF

Program Director, Titan Launch System, HQ Space and Missile Systems Center

October 10, 1995 (Tuesday) - Lt Gen Lester L. Lyles, USAF

Commander, HQ Space and Missile Systems Center

September 21, 1995 - Capt Stanley W. Douglass, USN

Deputy Director, MILSATCOM Joint Program Office, HQ Space and Missile Systems Center

August, 1995 - Vacation
July 27, 1995 - Col C. Kenneth Allard, USA, Ph.D

Center for Advanced Command Concepts and Technology

June 15, 1995 - Maj Gen William J. Donahue, USAF

Director of North American Aerospace Defense Command's Command and Control Systems
Director of Command Control Systems and Logistics for U.S. Space Command
Director of Communications-Computer Systems for Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, CO
Col Harry D. Raduege, Jr., USAF delivered a presentation for MGen Donahue

May 18, 1995 - Mr. Robert M. Pentz

Principle Director of the Law Enforcement and Public Directorate, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA