Hap Arnold Innovation Center Hosts sUAS Blue List Training to Advance Drone Dominance Through Collaboration

163d Attack Wing

March ARB, CA, US

The 163d Attack Wing is a tenant unit at March Air Reserve Base, Moreno Valley, California.

Core Values As a premier Total Force Wing, we embrace the Department of the Air Force Core Values of Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence In All We Do!

Vision An elite, lethal fighting force prepared to adapt and prevail in any challenge.

Mission

Global combat airpower, agile combat support, defense of the homeland, and support to civil authorities. Priorities Ready Airmen, Ready Force, Ready Now and Tomorrow

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Current Personnel:

Maj. Daniel Barron

Maj. Eve Derfelt

Tech. Sgt. Austin Harvill

Maj. Shanna Jensen

Staff Sgt. Kenyatta Mason

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Pagan

Senior Master Sgt. Julianne Sitterding

Staff Sgt. Bridgitte Taylor

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Hap Arnold Innovation Center Hosts sUAS Blue List Training to Advance Drone Dominance Through Collaboration

MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. — The Hap Arnold Innovation Center brought together military, federal, and industry partners for a Defense Contract Management Agency Blue List small Unmanned Aircraft Systems training, collaboration, and networking event, April 14, 2026, reinforcing a whole-of-government approach to accelerating drone capabilities for the warfighter. “Drones represent one of the most significant battlefield innovations of our time,” said Tommy Cheng, a DCMA Blue List quality assurance specialist. The event convened over 70 representatives from Team March, the National Guard Bureau, Naval Special Warfare, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, California Counter Drug Task Force, Joint Interagency Task Force 401, and...

04.17.2026 | MORENO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, US | Story by Senior Master Sgt. Julianne Sitterding

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