The Association of the United States Army will return to the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama for the 2015 AUSA ILW Global Force Symposium and Exposition (formerly the Winter Symposium). The region is home to 909 defense contractors who collectively provide $5.6 billion in defense contracts for the U.S. government.* The featured Command for the 2015 Global Force Symposium will be the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, headquartere...

“In the next 20-30 years these things [RPAs] are going to explode” –General Mark A. Welsh, III, Air Force Chief of Staff Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) have seen a golden age in the last decade growing to an annual budget of $7 billion. Most of this growth has been through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but with the drawing down of troops, what’s next? Analysts still predict grow...

"Persistent SOF Operations in Support of Global National Objectives" Unique and focused Military, Intelligence and Diplomatic assets will continue to be at the forefront of Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict across the globe. In an era of constrained budgets contrasted with increased uncertainty and violence, these assets will be critical to managing chaos and maintaining order in the global commons. This will require SOF to execute...

2014 Theme: Delivering Agile and Affordable Maintenance Capability The mission of the 2014 DoD Maintenance Symposium is to create an environment that enables attendees to share relevant information, identify critical issues, discuss key topics, and increase their awareness of Department of Defense maintenance initiatives. At this event, attendees have the unique opportunity to influence the future of the maintenance community. Here, your voice...

Held every October in Washington D.C., the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition is one of the largest land warfare expositions and professional development forums in the world. The Annual Meeting consists of informative presentations, panel discussions on pertinent military and national security subjects, workshops and important AUSA business meetings. The three day event also includes over 400 industry and military exhibits occupying over 250...

October 6-9, 2014Marriott Wardman Park Hotel - Washington, DC Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations in Contested and Permissive Environments Keynote Speakers Gen. James E. Cartwright, USMC (Ret.) Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dr. Paul Kaminski Chairman and CEO of Technovation, Inc. For 50 consecutive years, the AOC International Symposium and Convention has been the leading annual event for Electronic Warfare (EW), Informati...

Additional guidance is provided to assist in travel justification via Memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics, Mr. Frank Kendall on participation in technical and industry conferences. Click here to download Modern Threats: Surface-to-Air Missile Systems Conference September 3-5, 2014 | MSIC Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES Provide the latest findings from ongoing, all-sour...

Welcome to the Military Vehicles Exhibition and Conference 2014 This year, MVEC is focused on the military vehicle market shift. We are your resource for forecasting and discussing the future of the military vehicle market. At MVEC 2014, we will answer the following questions: What will be the vehicle requirements for battlefields in the future? How can we elongate the life cycle of our vehicles? How can we maintain and retrofit current vehicl...

WBB invites you to attend a fun night of music and cocktails to celebrate our soldiers who have fought for our freedom. Friday, July 11, 2014 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM At the Reston Sheraton Hotel11810 Sunrise Valley Dr. Reston, VA 20191 Throughout the evening there will be a silent auction featuring weekend getaways, sports tickets, dining at fine restaurants and much more. Tickets include: Two glasses of wine Hors d'oeuvres Live Music Entry for d...

The mission of the National Veteran Small Business Coalition (NVSBC) is to transition Veterans into business owners. VETS2014 is designed to do just that. Our goal is to build capacity in the Veteran and Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business community to help the Federal government and large business prime contractors meet and exceed the mandated goals. This can only happen with a strong and vibrant Veteran small business community. Th...