AFA Langley Airpower Symposium

Salute to Team Langley

"Not Today: Strengthening Deterrence through Reoptimization and Modernization"

The 2024 AFA Langley Airpower Symposium will be held on 4-6 December 2024 in Quesada Hall on Langley Field. We are pleased to once again offer the entire Symposium in person at the SECRET/NOFORN level, with speakers from Headquarters, Air Combat Command to discuss the Command’s efforts to ensure that Combat Air Forces remain able to deter, and if necessary, defeat, any adversary. 

In conjunction with the Airpower Symposium, the AFA Langley Chapter will host its annual Salute to Langley dinner, where the Chapter will honor outstanding Airmen from each of Langley's wings and HQ Air Combat Command. The event will be held Wednesday evening, with the social hour beginning at 1700. The social hour will be open to all Symposium attendees, even if you did not purchase a ticket for the dinner.

For entry to the Symposium: Your security manager must transmit no later than November 26th your collateral SECRET/NOFORN clearance to the following:

• Event: AFA Langley Symposium
• Dates: December 4-6, 2024
• DISS SMO Code: LE1CFS9V6
• Security Manager POC Name: Mr. Gregory C. King
• Security Manager POC Phone: Comm 757.764.3518

AIRPOWER SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

 Wednesday, 4 December 2024 – Quesada Hall (SECRET//NOFORN) (Business Casual / Uniform of the Day)

1200-1255      Registration

1300-1305      Welcome and Admin (Buster Douglas, AFA Langley Chapter President)

1305-1315 AFA Langley Chapter Update (Buster Douglas, AFA Langley Chapter President)

1315-1400      Theory of Victory Keynote (Col Smith, ACC/A589)

1400-1430 Break and Networking

1430-1530      CJADC2 and ACC Collaboration with C3BM (Mr. Brewster, ACC/A5Y)

1530-1545 Break and Networking

1545-1630      Industry Engagement and Innovation at ACC/ICC (Mr. Johnson, ACC/A5X)

Wednesday, 4 December 2024 – Riverview Event Center (Business Casual / Uniform of the Day)

1700-2000      Salute to Langley Dinner @ Riverview Event Center (Old Langley O Club)

Thursday, 5 December 2024 – Quesada Hall (SECRET//NOFORN) (Business Casual / Uniform of the Day)

0730-0830      Registration and Breakfast

0830-0835 Welcome and Admin (Buster Douglas, AFA Langley Chapter President)      

0835-0845      Welcome to ACC (Col Smith, ACC/A589)   

0845-0945      Aerial Networking, Connecting the Quad, Air & Cruise Missile Defense of the Homeland AoA

(Col Kassebaum, ACC/A5J)

0945-1015 Break and Networking

1015-1110      Combat Collaborative Aircraft and MUM-T (Col Cummings, ACC/A5U)

1115-1200      Science and Technology (Mr. Basak & Mr. Kendall, ACC/ST)

1200-1315      Lunch

1315-1400      Long Range Kill Chains (Lt Col Grebb, ACC/A5K)

1400-1500      ACC/ICC Update Keynote (Mr. Zadel, ACC/A589)

1500-1530 Break and Networking

1530-1615      ACC Weapons Update (Mr. Himes. ACC/A58ZW)

1615-1630      Wrap Up (Buster Douglas, AFA Langley Chapter President)

Friday, 6 December 2024 – Quesada Hall (SECRET//NOFORN) (Business Casual / Uniform of the Day)

0700-0800      Breakfast and Networking

0800-0805      Welcome and Admin (Buster Douglas, AFA Langley Chapter President)         

0805-0900      Training and Simulation Update (Maj Silverio, ACC/A3T)

0900-0914 Break and Networking

0915-1015      COMACC Keynote (Gen Wilsbach, COMACC and Chief Wolfe, ACC Command Chief)

1015-1145      SDPPBE, Fighter Roadmap. and Basing Update (Mr. Burgess, ACC/A8X, Mr. Mozzillo, ACC/A8B)

1145-1150 Closing (Karl Schrader, AFA Langley Chapter Vice President)