AUSA 2015

Two interview with the 2015 NCO of the Year, SSG Andrew Fink and b-roll of the presentation as well as events he attended at the convention. There is also some video of him on the floor of the convention looking at some of the industry displays.

Transitioning to Veteran or Retiree Status- What Spouses Need to Know
Lead Speakers:
Jacey Eckhart Author and Military Sociologist
Noreen O’Neil Senior Advisor, Military Spouse Program, Hiring Our Heroes
United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
Panelists:
Teresa W. Gerton Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Veteran’s Employment and Training Service
United States Department of Labor
COL Adam L. Rocke Director of the Soldier for Life Program, Special Assistant to the Chief... read more

Transitioning to Veteran or Retiree Status- What Spouses Need to Know Lead Speakers: Jacey Eckhart Author and Military Sociologist Noreen O’Neil Senior Advisor, Military Spouse Program, Hiring Our Heroes United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Panelists: Teresa W. Gerton Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Veteran’s Employment and Training Service United States Department of Labor COL Adam L. Rocke Director of the Soldier for Life Program, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army. COL John W. Radke United States Army, Retired, Chief, Army Retirement Services Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, United States Army Rosye B. Cloud Senior Advisor for Veteran employment, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Joe Quinn Director of Leadership Development, Team Red, White and Blue SGM LeeAnn M. Conner Senior Army Career Counselor. Moderator: Anthony J. Stamilio Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Civilian Personnel/Quality of Life Assistant Secretary of the Army (M&RA).   show less

Lead speaker Gen. Vincent K. Brooks Commanding General, United States Army Pacific.

PANELISTS
Nisha Desai Biswal Assistant Secretary, South and Central Asian Affairs, United States Department of State
LTG Frederick B. Hodges Commanding General, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army
Scot Marciel Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs United States Department of State MG Darryl A. Williams Commanding General, United States Army Africa.

Department of the Army 2015 Civilian Professional Development Seminar. Hosted by
Philip E. Sakowitz, Jr. Speakers include Gwendolyn R. DeFilipp, Karl F. Schneider.

Lead speaker, LTG Edward C. Cardon Commanding General United States Army Cyber Command. Moderator
Peter W. Singer Strategist and Senior Fellow New America Foundation

PANELISTS
MG Stephen G. Fogarty Commanding General, Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon
MG Paul M. Nakasone Commander Cyber National Mission Force, United States Cyber Command
COL William J. Hartman Commander 780th Military Intelligence Brigade
United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
Isaac R. Porche, III, Ph.D. Associate Director Forces and Logistics Program, RAND Arroyo Center
Senior Engineer, Rand Corporation

AUSA Military Family Forum IV
Soldier and Family Readiness

A System of Support
LEAD SPEAKERS
LTG David D. Halverson
Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
Commanding General
Installation Management Command
United States Army
Dee Geise, Chief,
Soldier Family Readiness Division
Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
PANELISTS
Chaplain (LTC) Gerald R. White
Chaplain and State Family Program Director, Utah Army, National Guard
Alecia R. Grady,... read more

AUSA Military Family Forum IV Soldier and Family Readiness A System of Support LEAD SPEAKERS LTG David D. Halverson Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management Commanding General Installation Management Command United States Army Dee Geise, Chief, Soldier Family Readiness Division Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management PANELISTS Chaplain (LTC) Gerald R. White Chaplain and State Family Program Director, Utah Army, National Guard Alecia R. Grady, Chief, Armed Forces Community Service Division, Joint Base Lewis McChord, MAJ Lisa D. Yanity, Program Manager, Fort Family Outreach and Support Center, Army Reserve Family Programs, Annette Brechon Kuyper Director of Military Outreach, Minnesota Department of Military Affairs. MODERATOR Karen Halverson, Spouse of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management and Commanding General of Installation Management Command.   show less

HOST
GEN Gordon R. Sullivan United States Army, Retired, President and CEO, AUSA

SPEAKER
HON Ashton B. Carter, Secretary of Defense

Presentation of John W. Dixon Award:
Wesley G. Bush Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Live from the AUSA Annual Meeting

LEAD SPEAKER
CSM David S. Davenport, Sr. Command Sergeant Major, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

MODERATOR
SMA Kenneth O. Preston United States Army, Retired, Director, NCO and Soldier Programs, AUSA

PANELISTS
CSM John D. Sparks United States Army, Retired, Director, Institute for Professional Development
United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
CSM Scott C. Schroeder Command Sergeant Major, United States Army Forces Command
CSM James K. Sims Command... read more

LEAD SPEAKER CSM David S. Davenport, Sr. Command Sergeant Major, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command MODERATOR SMA Kenneth O. Preston United States Army, Retired, Director, NCO and Soldier Programs, AUSA PANELISTS CSM John D. Sparks United States Army, Retired, Director, Institute for Professional Development United States Army Training and Doctrine Command CSM Scott C. Schroeder Command Sergeant Major, United States Army Forces Command CSM James K. Sims Command Sergeant Major, United States Army Materiel Command Michael B. Stanka Deputy Director, Programs and Engineering United States Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command LTC Earnest Boyd United States Army, Retired, Force Requirements Branch Chief   show less

LEAD SPEAKER
GEN Robert B. “Abe” Abrams Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command

PANELISTS
Laura Junor, Ph.D. Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
LTG Stephen J. Townsend Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg
MG Courtney P. Carr Adjutant General of Indiana
Michael E. O’Hanlon, Ph.D. Senior Fellow and Director of Research Foreign Policy Studies Program
Brookings Institution

Live from the AUSA Annual Meeting

LEAD SPEAKER
LTG H. R. McMaster, Jr.
Deputy, Commanding General Futures/Director
Army Capabilities Integration Center, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

MODERATOR
Janine Davidson, Ph.D.Senior Fellow for Defense Policy Council on Foreign Relations

PANELISTS
LTG Timothy J. Kadavy Director, Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau
LTG Jeffrey W. Talley Chief, Army Reserve, Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command
Timothy M. Bonds Vice President,. Army Research Division, Director, RAND Arroyo Center
Michael E. O’Hanlon, Ph.D.Senior Fellow and Director of Research Foreign Policy Studies Program
Brookings Institution


Live from the AUSA Annual Meeting

LEAD SPEAKER
HON Heidi ShyuAssistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)

FACILITATOR
Mary J. Miller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Research and Technology
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)

PANELISTS
MG John F. Wharton, Commanding General, United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
Pierre Chao Founding Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
Dana A. Mehnert Chief Global Business... read more

LEAD SPEAKER HON Heidi ShyuAssistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) FACILITATOR Mary J. Miller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Research and Technology Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) PANELISTS MG John F. Wharton, Commanding General, United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Pierre Chao Founding Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors Dana A. Mehnert Chief Global Business Development Officer and Senior Vice President, Harris Corporation Marshall Davidson Chief Technology Officer, Unmanned Aircraft Systems AeroVironment, Inc. Mike Jones Vice President and General Manager Communication and Navigation Products Rockwell Collins Government Systems Live from the AUSA Annual Meeting   show less

LEAD SPEAKER
HON Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)

PANELISTS
LTG David D. Halverson, Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
Commanding General, Installation Management Command, United States Army
Jud W. Virden, Ph.D., Associate Laboratory Director for Energy and Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Maureen Ehrenberg, International Director, Integrated Facilities Management, Chair, IFM Global Specialty Board JLL
Kathleen White, Ph.D., Senior Lead for Global and Climate Change
Army Corps of Engineers’ United States Institute for Water Resources

Live from the AUSA Annual Meeting

The Dwight David Eisenhower Luncheon at the 2015 Association of the United States Army meeting.

HOST
Thomas W. Rabaut, Deputy Chairman. Council of Trustees, AUSA

MASTER OF CEREMONIES
GEN Gordon R. Sullivan , United States Army, Retire, President and CEO, AUSA

SPEAKER
GEN Mark A. Milley, Chief of Staff, United States Army

INVOCATION
Chaplain (BG) Thomas L. Solhjem, Deputy Chief of Chaplains, United States Army

SPECIAL ADDRESS BY
HON Jeh C. Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security

LEAD SPEAKER
LTG Perry L. Wiggins, Commanding General, United States Army North/Fifth United States Army

PANELISTS
LTG Daniel R. Hokanson, Deputy Commander, United States Northern Command
Robert G. Salesses, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities
MG James R. Joseph, Adjutant General and Commander, Pennsylvania National Guard
MG Daniel L.... read more

SPECIAL ADDRESS BY HON Jeh C. Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security LEAD SPEAKER LTG Perry L. Wiggins, Commanding General, United States Army North/Fifth United States Army PANELISTS LTG Daniel R. Hokanson, Deputy Commander, United States Northern Command Robert G. Salesses, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities MG James R. Joseph, Adjutant General and Commander, Pennsylvania National Guard MG Daniel L. York, Commanding General 76th Operational Response Command, United States Army Reserve Michael J. Fisher, Chief, United States Border Patrol RADM Joseph L. Nimmich, United States Coast Guard, Retired Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency Live from the AUSA Annual Meeting   show less

The Sergeant Major of the Army’s Professional Development Forum: Not in Our Squad, Not in Our Army, We are Trusted Professionals

SPEAKER
SMA Daniel A. Dailey, Sergeant Major of the Army

Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army GEN Mark A. Milley take questions from the media at the 2015 AUSA conference.

ILW Contemporary Military Forum #3: Developing Future Leaders

LEAD SPEAKER
LTG Mary A. Legere, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, United States Army

PANELISTS
BG Karen H. Gibson, Deputy Commanding General, Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber
United States Army Cyber Command
Nadia Schadlow, Ph.D., Senior Program Officer, International Security and Foreign Policy, Smith Richardson Foundation
Patrick Prior, Senior Defense Intelligence Expert for Combating Terrorism, Defense Intelligence Agency
Erin M. Simpson, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Caerus Associates
Patrick L. Clawson, Ph.D., Morningstar Senior Fellow,
Director of Research, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Phillip A. Karber, Ph.D., President, The Potomac Foundation

Live from the AUSA Annual Meeting

LEAD SPEAKER
LTG Kenneth E. Tovo, Commanding General, United States Army Special Operations Command

PANELISTS
LTG Stephen J. Townsend, Commanding General XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg
MG Austin S. Miller, Commanding General United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning
MG Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr.Commanding General1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley
Nora J. Bensahel, Ph.D.Distinguished Scholar in Residence School of International Service American University

Live from the AUSA Annual Meeting

A Town Hall with Senior Army Leaders

Distinguished Spouse Panel
PANELISTS
Hollyanne Milley, Spouse of the Chief of Staff of the Army
Holly Dailey, Spouse of the Sergeant Major of the Army
Stacie Pogoncheff, AUSA Volunteer Family of the Year

MODERATOR
Amy Bushatz, Editor, SpouseBUZZ.com
Managing Editor, Spouse and Family Content, Military.com

AUSA Volunteer Family of the Year Recognition
The Sgt. Blagoy Pogoncheff Family

Senior Leaders Town Hall
PANELISTS
HON John M.... read more

A Town Hall with Senior Army Leaders Distinguished Spouse Panel PANELISTS Hollyanne Milley, Spouse of the Chief of Staff of the Army Holly Dailey, Spouse of the Sergeant Major of the Army Stacie Pogoncheff, AUSA Volunteer Family of the Year MODERATOR Amy Bushatz, Editor, SpouseBUZZ.com Managing Editor, Spouse and Family Content, Military.com AUSA Volunteer Family of the Year Recognition The Sgt. Blagoy Pogoncheff Family Senior Leaders Town Hall PANELISTS HON John M. McHugh, Secretary of the Army GEN Mark A. Milley, Chief of Staff, United States Army SMA Daniel A. Dailey, Sergeant Major of the Army MODERATOR Karl F. Schneider, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) Live from the AUSA Annual Meeting   show less

United States Army Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year Recognition Luncheon at the 2015 Association of the United States Army meeting.

HOST
SMA Kenneth O. Preston, United States Army, Retired
Director, Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier Programs AUSA

SPEAKER
GEN Daniel B. Allyn
Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army

AWARDS PRESENTED BY
SMA Daniel A. Dailey
Sergeant Major of the Army

Patriotic Program
The United States Army Chorus

The 2015 Association of the United States Army meeting opening ceremony.

PRESIDING
GEN Gordon R. Sullivan, United States Army, Retired
President and CEO AUSA

INVOCATION
Chaplain (COL) Gary R. Studniewski, Military District of Washington
United States Army

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
HON John M. McHugh, Secretary of the Army

National Award Presentations

SPEAKER
SMA Daniel A. Dailey, Sergeant Major of the Army

MODERATOR
SMA Kenneth O. Preston, United States Army, Retired
Director, Non-commissioned Officer and Soldiers Programs AUSA

Live from the AUSA Annual Meeting