Past event: Close Air Support Conference

The 13th annual Close Air Support Conference and Exhibition will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Reading on the 20th & 21st October 2015.

CAS 2015 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.

The event will provide a dedicated forum to assess Close Air Support operations from a FAC/JTAC perspective, addressing all the key issues such as training, improving communications networks and lessoning the burden of equipment for the dismounted FAC/JTAC. It will also assess the wider strategic context of FAC operations, looking at the land battlefield, increased air/land integration and how future capabilities will be implemented. The conference will share operational experiences and future strategies from militaries across Europe, the US and Middle East.

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.


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
  • Lt Col Byron Sullivan USMC, Joint Staff J-6, Joint Fires Division (JFD), Joint Close Air Support (JCAS) Section
  • Mr Tom Ball, Technical Director, Close Air Solutions
  • LCL Rodolphe Weisse, Commanding Officer, French/German AGOS
  • Director Marketing, Vricon Systems
  • Tim Almond, Marketing Director, L3 Communications
  • Lt Col Westley D Stark, Chief, TACP/ASOC Branch, A3JC, Air Combat Command, USAF
  • Wing Commander Rich Long, Commanding Officer, UK ASOC
  • Lt Col Fabio Restelli, Chief, FAC Section, Italian Air Ground Operations School
  • Mr Graham Davenport, Marketing Director, Rockwell Collins
  • Mr Neil Dewar, Global Joint Fires Marketing Manager, Rockwell Collins
  • Mr Kevin Hadley, Senior Account Manager, Harris Communications
  • David “Manny” Ramsey (CDR USN Ret), NAVAIR Liaison to SOCOM, US Naval Air Systems Command
  • Major Nick Jordan, Battlefield Air Operations Kit Program Manager, Battlefield Airmen Branch, USAF
  • TSgt Jimmy Eggleston, TACP SME, Battlefield Airmen Branch, USAF
  • Major Irfan Alkan, Officer Commanding, Air Ground Operations Unit, Turkish Air Force
  • Capt Dennis Seay, Flight Commander, USAF Weapons School, JTAC Weapons Instructor Course
  • MSGT "Peaches" Pietras, Ops Superintendent, USAF Weapons School
  • Lt Col Domenico Casile, A3 Air Enablers, FAC Capabilities Section, Allied Air Command North, NATO

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Agenda

UK JTAC Perspective
Gp Capt Mark Gorringe, Chief of Staff, Joint Air Land Organisation, Royal Air Force

Joint Close Air Support Training in a resource constrained environment
Lt Col Byron Sullivan USMC, Joint Staff J-6, Joint Fires Division (JFD), Joint Close Air Support (JCAS) Section

Close Air Support Training – Best tools for the Job
Mr Tom Ball, Technical Director, Close Air Solutions

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

Vricon 3D Data
Director Marketing, Vricon Systems

L3 Communications
Tim Almond, Marketing Director, L3 Communications

Way Ahead for USAF TACP/JTAC following CSAF-directed Future CAS Focus Week
Lt Col Westley D Stark, Chief, TACP/ASOC Branch, A3JC, Air Combat Command, USAF

The United Kingdom Air Support Operations Centre

Wing Commander Rich Long, Commanding Officer, UK ASOC

Italian Air Ground Operations
Lt Col Fabio Restelli, Chief, FAC Section, Italian Air Ground Operations School

A new approach for dismounted Joint Fires

Mr Graham Davenport, Marketing Director, Rockwell Collins
Mr Neil Dewar, Global Joint Fires Marketing Manager, Rockwell Collins

Harris Communications
Mr Kevin Hadley, Senior Account Manager, Harris Communications

Digital Precision Strike Suite Mobile Targeting and Fires Technologies.
David “Manny” Ramsey (CDR USN Ret), NAVAIR Liaison to SOCOM, US Naval Air Systems Command

AFSOC approach to DACAS
Major Nick Jordan, Battlefield Air Operations Kit Program Manager, Battlefield Airmen Branch, USAF
TSgt Jimmy Eggleston, TACP SME, Battlefield Airmen Branch, USAF

Turkish Air Force FAC & JTAC Capability
Major Irfan Alkan, Officer Commanding, Air Ground Operations Unit, Turkish Air Force

USAF JTAC Weapons Instructors Course
Capt Dennis Seay, Flight Commander, USAF Weapons School, JTAC Weapons Instructor Course
MSGT "Peaches" Pietras, Ops Superintendent, USAF Weapons School

NATO FAC Section Initiatives
Lt Col Domenico Casile, A3 Air Enablers, FAC Capabilities Section, Allied Air Command North, NATO

Venue

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Venue

The Hilton Hotel
Drake Way
Reading
RG2 0GQ
United Kingdom

The Hilton Reading Hotel offers excellent conference & exhibition 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. Outside the conference suite there is a restaurant, bar, gym & swimming pool as well as over 200 bedrooms and a secure underground car park.

The hotel is very easily reached. It is 25 mins by car from Heathrow airport. Reading mainline station is 25 mins from Paddington station in London. The hotel is approximately 5 mins drive from the M4 motorway. There are numerous other hotels in Reading city centre to suit all budgets.

Group Rate Accommodation:

There is a group rate discount for conference attendees. The rate is £147 per night Bed & Breakfast. Quote the group code GOMCB or simply follow this link to our reservation page http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/L/LHRHRHI-GOMCB-20151019/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG .
Note: Rooms must be booked before 21st September 2015 to take advantage of this rate.
Event details
Organizer : OMEGA
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-6986