Col. John Dayton, the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) LCID Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces Directorate (ISR&SOF), provides an overview of the directorate’s portfolio leading up to the 2026 Life Cycle Industry Days (LCID). LCID and the Air Force Research Lab’s (AFRL) Wright Dialogue with Industry (WDI) will take place July 27 – 31, 2026. Both events are co-hosted with Dayton Defense and will be held at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. Though standalone events, LCID and WDI are aligned to gain efficiencies in sharing information, collaboration, and discussion. LCID focuses on the Air Force Life Cycle Management...
