2025 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit
Army Aviation: Ready to Meet Tomorrow’s Challenges Today
May 14-16, 2025, Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center, Nashville, TN
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
OPENING CEREMONIES, PROFESSIONAL SESSION I KEYNOTE & AWARDS
Opening Remarks
Mr. William R. Harris, Jr., AAAA Executive Director
Supporting the U.S. Army Aviation Soldier and Family!
MG Walter L. Davis, Ret., AAAA President
Presentation I | Presentation II
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Welcome
BG Travis L. McIntosh, Deputy Commander (Support)
Keynote Address: U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff
GEN James J. Mingus
Soldier & Unit Awards Presentation
MG Walter L. Davis, Ret.; Mr. William R. Harris, Jr.; MSG Art Agnew, Ret.; Ms. Janis Arena
Technology and Close Combat in the Twenty-First Century
Dr. Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow, Land Warfare-Military Sciences, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security
Ready to Meet Tomorrow’s Challenges Today!
MG Clair A. Gill, Army Aviation Branch Chief
LEADERS Q&A
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Update
LTG David Francis, Deputy Commanding General, TRADOC
PM/ACM Interface–PM Attack / ACM-R/A / AP-RDD / FVLCFT
MG Todd Royar Ret., AAAA National Secretary
COL Ashley Lee, ACM R/A; MAJ Patrick McGee, Director, AP-RDD; COL Joseph Swinney Ph.D., Dir. Ops, FVL CFT
PM/ACM Interface–PM UAS / ACM-UAS / FVL CFT
MG Walter Golden III, Ret., AAAA National Senior VP
COL Danielle R. Medaglia, PM UAS; COL Nicholas Ryan (Invited), Director, ACM-UAS; CW5 Micah Amman, FTUAS Requirements Lead, FVL CFT
PM/ACM Interface–PM AMSA / FVLCFT/ AE-RDD
BG Timothy Edens Ret., AAAA National Treasurer
COL Donald Kirk, Director, AE-RDD; LTC Paul Flanigen Ph.D., PdM, A3S, PM AMSA; COL Joseph Swinney Ph.D., Dir. Ops, FVL CFT
WORKING GROUPS
Industry Leaders
Moderator – LTG Neil Thurgood, Ret.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
PROFESSIONAL SESSION II
Desert Storm Distinguished Flying Cross Presentations
Opening Remarks
MG Walter L. Davis, Ret., AAAA President
Unmanned Aircraft Systems / Launched Effects / Future Long Range Assault Aircraft – Owning the Upper Tier Land Domain
Moderator – MG Gill, Army Aviation Branch Chief
MG Lori Robinson, AMCOM Commanding General; BG David Phillips, PEO Aviation; BG Matthew Braman, Director, Army Aviation; COL Joseph Swinney, Dir. Ops, FVL CFT; COL Roger Waleski, Commander, USASOAC
ARSOAC Update
COL Roger P. Waleski Jr., Commander, USASOAC
DA Aviation Perspective
BG Matthew W. Braman, Director, Army Aviation
Army Aviation, Critical to Ground Maneuver Commanders
Moderator - MG Clair A. Gill, Army Aviation Branch Chief
BG Brandon Anderson, CG, NTC & Ft. Irwin, CA; BG Bryan L. Babich, MCCoE Director
Spouse Professional Program I – Hunting the Good Stuff: Making the most out of this military lifeDr. Fran Gill; Mrs. Tiawannia Coley, Spouse and Education Guidance Counselor; Mrs. Courtney Conklin; Mrs. Monica Macy; Mrs. Mollie Miller; Mrs. Elizabeth (Beth) Woodward
WORKING GROUPS
Aviation Warrant Officer Readiness Review
CW5 Michael A. Corsaro, Chief Warrant Officer of the Branch
CW5 John Bilton; CW5 Edward Carman, Senior Warrant Officer Advisor - DCG ARNG; CW5 Jaime Craig, Program Executive Office, AV CCWO; CW5 Paul Dulfer; CW5 Michael Maine, Chief, Warrant Officer Division; CW5 Paul McNeill, AV Branch Maintenance Officer; CW5 Scott Slider; CW5 Timothy Slifko, Chief, Aviation Warrant Officer Assignments; CW5 Patrick Braman, DES, USAACE
Enlisted Branch Update
CSM Kirk R. Coley
SGM Clemente Gamez; CSM Christopher Doss; CSM Michael Telesco; CSM Leon Black III, Sergeant Major, PEO Aviation; SGM Ruben Davila Bradford Smith, Command Sergeant Major, ATEC
LEADERS Q&A
AI in Army Aviation
Moderator: BG Kevin Chaney, Dep. PEO, C3N
Mr. Bharat Patel, Product Lead; Mr. Dimitrious Lymperopoulus; Mr. Peter Goldsborough, Chief Technology Officer, Rune Technologies; Mr. Eric Senzig, Enterprise Group Lead, Arize AI, Inc.
Army Aviation Aircrew and Maintenance Training & Simulation Technology
Moderator: LTC Jan S. Drabczuk Ret., AAAA VP Chapter Affairs
COL Steven Waldrop, Director of Simulations at the Aviation Center of Excellence; LTC Mindy Brown, Product Manager; Mr. Alex Schreiner, Director of Training Solutions, LSI, Inc.; Mr. Stanford Oliver, President, DigiFlight; Mr. Robert Abascal Jr., Founder and CSO AVT Simulation
International Leaders
Moderator – LTC Thomas Todd, Ret.
Mr. Michael Kuenzli, Deputy DASA DEC; MajGen David Hafner, Commander, Australia Aviation Command; COL Robert Tyler
Friday, May 16, 2025
Program Executive Office Aviation Industry Coordination Session
Moderator: BG David C. Phillips, PEO
Mr. Rodney Davis, Deputy PEO Aviation Daniel Thetford LTC Paul Flanigen Ph.D., PdM, A3S, PM AMSA Christian Abney Jennie Conlon COL Joe Minor, PM Fixed Wing Mr. Jason Lucas, Deputy PM FLRAA LTC Jeffrey Bess, PdM TUAS COL Ryan Nesrsta, COL
Spouse Professional Program II
Ms. Kerry Irvin – Cleared for Takeoff: Navigating Life with Purpose and Perspective
WORKING GROUPS
Modernized Sensors for Aerial ISR and Survivability
Moderator – Mr. Laurence Mixon, Special Assistant to PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors
Mr. Andrew Evans, Director, HQDA G-2 ISR Task Force; COL Joe Minor, PM Fixed Wing
Unmanned Aircraft Systems – TiC Today for Tomorrow
Moderator – MG Frank Muth, Ret., President Deltawerx Aerospace
COL Richard Polen, Dir. UAS/FW Division, DAMO-AV; COL Nicholas Ryan (Invited), Director, ACM-UAS; MAJ Christopher Simpkins, APM Bn & Below UAS;
PROFESSIONAL SESSION III
Opening Remarks
MG Walter L. Davis, Ret., AAAA President
AMCOM Update
MG Lori Robinson, AMCOM Commanding General
Transforming Medical Readiness
LTG Mary Izaguirre, The Surgeon General, U.S. Army
Army Futures Command
MG Michael C. McCurry, Chief of Staff
Future Vertical Lift Update
COL Joseph Swinney Ph.D., Dir. Ops, FVL CFT
PEO Aviation Update
BG David C. Phillips, PEO
LEADERS Q&A
Flight School Next
MG Gill, Aviation Branch Chief