Past event: Close Air Support Conference

The Close Air Support Conference will be held on the 18th & 19th November 2014 at The Old Royal Naval College in London. The aim of the Close Air Support Conference is to provide an opportunity for military, government and industry personnel involved with Close Air Support and Close Air Support programmes to share programme updates, future requirements, new technologies and Lessons Identified relating to Close Air Support and contemporary operations.

The Close Air Support Conference will be attended by requirements and acquisition officials from the Land and Air Systems divisions on national procurement bodies, as well as senior military Officers from nations across the world. Also present will be the senior management of the leading industry contractors providing relevant technologies.


Event Format

The conference will be held at The Old Royal Naval College, London. The College is conveniently located in Greenwich, London and is easily reached from London airports and rail stations. The conference will follow the format of previous conferences namely 2 days of presentations looking at contemporary national CAS programmes. The presentations are interspersed with generous breaks to allow private discussion and viewing of the exhibition area. A lunch will be provided each day as well as refreshments during breaks.


2014 Conference Overview

With military operations in Afghanistan due to end in 2014 the focus now is embedding the hard won lessons following 10 years of combat experience. This must be done against a background of financial restraint that will put training and equipment programmes under pressure. CAS 2014 will feature presentations from various nations that focus on the preparation, training, equipment and joint fires support provided to the JTAC/JFO/TACP for the dismounted fight.


Topics to be covered include:

  • Air Land Integration
  • Digital Interoperability
  • Doctrinal Updates
  • Air Platform Capabilities
  • National Equipment & Training Programmes
  • Synthetic Training

Speakers:

  • Gp Capt Mark Gorringe, Chief of Staff, Joint Air Land Organisation, Royal Air Force
  • TBD Speaker, Joint Staff J-6, Joint Fires Division (JFD) Chief, Joint Close Air Support (JCAS) Section
  • Mr Tom Ball, Technical Director, Close Air Solutions
  • Lt Col Jeff Scofield, JTAC Requirements, HQ Marine Corps, USMC
  • LCL Rodolphe Weisse, Commanding Officer, French/German AGOS
  • Mr Ryan Roche, Business Development Manager, Fidelity Technologies Inc
  • Mr Rob Bubello, Chief, Battlespace Communications Branch, Program Manager, TACP Modernization, USAF
  • Mr Manne Anliott, Business Development Director, Saab Vricon
  • Major Jared Penney, OC Canadian Air Land Integration Cell, Canadian Forces
  • Major Stefan Geluk, Officer Commanding, Netherlands Air Ground Operations School
  • Major David S Chadsey, Director of Operations, 6th Combat Training Squadron, USAF
  • Lt Col Brian Filler, Commanding Officer, 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, US Air National Guard
  • LTC Maciej Komsta, Commanding officer, TACP Training Centre, Polish Air Force Academy
  • Mr Kevin Shearman, Business Development Manager, Saab Simulation & Training
  • Mr Graham Davenport, Business Development Director, Rockwell Collins
  • Jason Regenwetter, Vice President International Operations, Discovery Air Defence Services
  • Major Craig Turner, SO2 Simulation, Land Simulation Centre, Forces Command, Australian Army

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Agenda Topics

UK CAS: Contingency Operations and the Future
Gp Capt Mark Gorringe, Chief of Staff, Joint Air Land Organisation, Royal Air Force

Joint Close Air Support Training – Future development
TBD Speaker, Joint Staff J-6, Joint Fires Division (JFD) Chief, Joint Close Air Support (JCAS) Section

Exploiting VRSG/MACE for JTAC/FAC training
Mr Tom Ball, Technical Director, Close Air Solutions

JTAC/JFO Equipment & Training challenges in the United States Marine Corps
Lt Col Jeff Scofield, JTAC Requirements, HQ Marine Corps, USMC

Le Centre de Formation à l'Appui Aérien – The French/German AGOS
LCL Rodolphe Weisse, Commanding Officer, French/German AGOS

The Application of Training Assets vs the Requirements they should fulfill
Mr Ryan Roche, Business Development Manager, Fidelity Technologies Inc

USAF TACP Modernisation Program
Mr Rob Bubello, Chief, Battlespace Communications Branch, Program Manager, TACP Modernization, USAF

CAT 1 Targeting grids in less than an hour
Mr Manne Anliott, Business Development Director, Saab Vricon

Close Air Support: Canadian Overview
Major Jared Penney, OC Canadian Air Land Integration Cell, Canadian Forces

The development of Dutch CAS post Afghanistan
Major Stefan Geluk, Officer Commanding, Netherlands Air Ground Operations School

Air Ground Training in the United States Air Force
Major David S Chadsey, Director of Operations, 6th Combat Training Squadron, USAF

High Fidelity JTAC simulator training in Operational Squadrons
Lt Col Brian Filler, Commanding Officer, 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, US Air National Guard

Polish JTAC Program
LTC Maciej Komsta, Commanding officer, TACP Training Centre, Polish Air Force Academy

Simulation Training for Joint Fires
Mr Kevin Shearman, Business Development Manager, Saab Simulation & Training

Big picture - small box. A battlefield gateway

Mr Graham Davenport, Business Development Director, Rockwell Collins

Commercial Options for Live JTAC Training
Jason Regenwetter, Vice President International Operations, Discovery Air Defence Services

Providing Virtual Close Air Support to Brigade All Arms Exercises using Live, Virtual and Constructive Simulation Systems
Major Craig Turner, SO2 Simulation, Land Simulation Centre, Forces Command, Australian Army

Venue

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Venue

The Old Royal Naval College
King William Walk
London
SE10 9NN
UNITED KINGDOM

The Old Royal Naval College offers excellent conference facilities. Generously proportioned breakout rooms offer comfortable areas for refreshments, viewing exhibits and networking. Wireless broadband internet is available free of charge to delegates throughout the building allowing people to remain connected whilst at the event. There are very pleasant outside grounds overlooking the river Thames providing more space in pleasant weather.

The College is located in King William Walk, Greenwich in London. Numerous good transport links are available via road or underground rail. There are numerous hotels in the local area to suit all budgets.
Event details
Organizer : OMEGA
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-3454