The event was packed with featured speakers, including Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Roper addressed developments in the Air Force acquisition world that include new prototyping and rapid fielding authorities granted by Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act, which he suggested would be beneficial to the service.
Gen. James Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, addressed the importance of working together to bring new capabilities on board and extend the Air Force’s air superiority. He also talked about readiness goals from an ACC perspective.
LCID attendees were able to sit in on a variety of interactive sessions that covered such topics as “Artificial Intelligence for the Digital Enterprise,” “Innovation on Propulsion,” “Enabling Small Business for Success,” and “Product Support/Supply Chain Management.”
They were also able to attend portfolio review sessions from the Mobility, Agile Combat Support, Propulsion, Tankers, Fighter/Bomber and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces Directorates and get an inside perspective of the organizations and their needs.
In addition, participants were able to have one-on-one discussions with program executive officers, directors and other Air Force experts representing directorates throughout AFLCMC.
Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry, the AFLCMC commander, encouraged everyone to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the event.
“We are all patriots and we want to do something good for our country,” said McMurry. “So I encourage you to go out, learn something you didn’t know, meet someone you didn’t know, hear a new story, make that connection because it may solve tomorrow’s problems.”
The event wrapped up with sessions focused on the foreign military sales enterprise.
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