RAND Air and Space Force Research Forum
May 11, 2023
34 aircraft from the United States and Japan perform a wing capabilities demonstration at the end of a week-long readiness exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan
Photo by Leon Redfern/U.S. Air Force
Event Details
Date: |
Thursday, May 11, 2023 |
Time: |
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. — Check-in |
Location: |
RAND Corporation |
Attire: |
Uniform of the day for military; business attire for civilians |
How to Attend
Registration for this event has closed.
If you have not already done so, please send your clearance (PDF) before the event.
About the Forum
The RAND Air and Space Force Research Forum is a series of presentations and discussions with experts on a range of critical issues confronting the Department of the Air Force.
To facilitate an open and timely exchange of ideas and information, this event is open to Department of the Air Force uniformed and civilian personnel and employees of the RAND Corporation only.
Forum Program
- 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
- Check-In
- Continental Breakfast (note: due to allergies, outside food is not permitted)
- 8:00 – 8:15 a.m.
- Introductory Remarks
- 8:15 – 9:15 a.m.
- How Wars End (UNCLASSIFIED)
- Moderator: Bryan Frederick
- Miranda Priebe; Kristen Gunness ; Karl Mueller; John Tefft
- 9:15 – 9:30 a.m.
- Break and Networking
- 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
- Toward Logistics-Informed Decisionmaking: Lessons from Ukraine and Potential Conflict in the Indo-Pacific (SECRET)
- Moderator: Dave Ochmanek
- Rachel Costello; Jim Leftwich; Colby Steiner; Maj Gen McCauley von Hoffman (AFMC/EN)
- 10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
- Break and Networking
- 10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
- Commercial Space as a Game Changer (SECRET)
- Moderator: Yool Kim
- George Nacouzi; Brien Alkire; Krista Langeland; Jeremy Banik (Deputy Director, NRO Commercial Systems Program Office)
- 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
- Break for lunch
- Boxed lunches will be available for a suggested donation of $15
- 12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
- Accelerating Change in the USAF Through Development of Multi-Capable Airmen (UNCLASSIFIED)
- Moderator: Kirsten Keller
- Shawn Cochran; CMSgt Jalil Samavarchian (AF/A1D); CMSgt Jason Sells (AF/A4)
- 1:45 – 2:00 p.m.
- Break and Networking
- 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
- Monitoring Progress Against the Pacing Challenge: The U.S. Industrial Base and Competition with China (SECRET)
- Moderator: Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga
- Jon Schmid; Edward Parker; Cortney Weinbaum; Lt Gen Donna Shipton (SAF/AQ)
- 3:00 p.m.
- Forum Ends
Contact
For questions about the event, or to modify an existing registration, contact Evelyn Penna at epenna@rand.org or Amber Lapp at adunch@rand.org