Brigadier General Dustin Byrum

BGen Byrum graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in 1998 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in
the United States Marine Corps. Following flight school and F/A-18 replacement pilot training, BGen Byrum reported to MCAS Miramar, CA. Between 2002 and 2013 BGen Byrum
served three tours with the Red Devils of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232. During these tours he deployed five times, land based and onboard the USS NIMITZ, flying combat missions in support of Operations Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom as well as missions throughout the INDOPACOM AOR.

Outside the cockpit BGen Byrum served as the Air Officer for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion where he was the AirFires Officer for the Marine Corps' first ever Special Operations Task Force in Herat, Afghanistan. BGen Byrum was also the Air Officer Department Head at Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 where he was responsible for Joint Terminal Attack Controller training and Close Air Support standardization for the Marine Corps.

Selected to command Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, in 2018 BGen Byrum deployed the Black Knights to Isa Air Base, Bahrain where they flew combat missions over Iraq and Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Assigned to the Joint Staff in 2019, BGen Byrum worked in the J-8 as the lead program and budget analyst for Marine Corps Programs, TACAIR, and Electronic Warfare before selection as the Deputy Executive Assistant to the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. From 2022 to 2024, BGen Byrum commanded Marine Aircraft Group 31 in MCAS Beaufort, SC, flying as an instructor in F-35s and F/A-18s. In April 2025, he assumed the role of Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation.

BGen Byrum is a graduate of the Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Course (TOPGUN), the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI), the Expeditionary Warfare School and Marine Corps Command and Staff College Distance Education Programs, the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program, and a distinguished graduate of the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.

BGen Byrum's awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Air Medal with Numeral "7", the Meritorious Service Medal with gold star, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Gold Star and "V".

Brigadier General Jason Voorheis

Brig. Gen. Jason D. Voorheis is the Program Executive Officer for Fighters and Advanced Aircraft, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He is responsible for the development, production, fielding, sustainment, and modernization of the Air Force fighter portfolio, which includes the A-10, F-15, F-16, F-22, and special programs; as well as the development of the F-47 program and other advanced aircraft capability development activities, to include the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Voorheis earned his commission through the Officer Training School in 1999. He has served as a program manager in numerous acquisition positions associated with the A-10, Light Attack, F-15, F-16, F-22, F-35, F-47, CCA, KC-46, and B-21
aircraft programs, to include as a Materiel Leader (Squadron Command equivalent) in the F-15 Program Office, and as a Senior Materiel Leader-Lower (Group Command equivalent) and Senior Materiel Leader-Upper (Wing Command equivalent) in the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capability Office. Voorheis previously served as a Security Assistance Officer in Baghdad, Iraq as the acquisition lead for the Iraqi Air Force portfolio of fixed wing platforms and as an Air
Advisor to the Iraqi Air Force concerning Foreign Military Sales programs and processes. He has served as a staff officer at the Center, Air Force and OSD levels. He also has served as Executive Officer to the F-16 Program Director, as Aide-de-Camp to the DCMA Director, as deployed Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General of the Joint Contracting Command for Iraq and Afghanistan, as Executive Officer to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Commander, and as the Senior Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and Air Force Service Acquisition Executive.

Brig. Gen. Voorheis is a graduate of the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. He previously participated in the Air Force Intern Program and graduated with a master's degree in Organizational Leadership from The George Washington University while also completing internships in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Legislative Liaison and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.

EDUCATION:
1997 - Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 1999 - Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell, AFB, AL
2000 - Master’s Degree in Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 2006 - Squadron Officer School, Maxwell, AFB, AL
2007 - Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2008 - Strategic Policy Intern (Air Force Intern Program), Washington D.C.
2016 - Master’s Degree in National Resource Strategy, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. May 1999 - Jun 2000: Logistics Management Specialist, Next Generation Small Loader Program, Sub-systems System Program Office, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
2. Jul 2000 - Jun 2001: Program Manager, Multi-National Fighter Program, F-16 Program Office, WPAFB, OH
3. Jul 2001 - Mar 2002: Executive Officer, F-16 Program Office, WPAFB, OH
4. Apr 2002 - Sept 2004: Director of Combat Support Operations, Defense Contract Management Agency Pacific, Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan
5. Oct 2004 - Aug 2005: Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, DCMA Headquarters, Alexandria, VA
6. Sept 2005 - Jul 2006: Staff Contracting Officer, Combat Support Operations Center, DCMA Headquarters, Alexandria, VA
7. Aug 2006 - Jun 2008: Student, Strategic Policy Intern (Air Force Intern Program), Pentagon, Washington D.C.
8. Jul 2008 – Jun 2009: Security Assistance Officer, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
9. Jul 2009 - Jun 2010: A-10 Program Element Monitor, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
10. Jul 2010 – May 2012: Chief of Baseline Control Branch, KC-46 Program Office, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, WPAFB, OH
11. Jun 2012 – Jun 2014: Materiel Leader, F-15 EPAWSS Program, F-15 Program Office, AFLCMC, WPAFB, OH
12. Jul 2014 – Jul 2015: Executive Officer to the Commander, AFLCMC, WPAFB, OH
13. Aug 2015 – Jul 2016: Student, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort McNair,
Washington D.C.
14. Aug 2016 – May 2018: Deputy for Tactical Aircraft Systems and F-35 Lead, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
15. June 2018 – May 2022: B-21 System Program Director, Department of the Air Force Rapid Capability Office, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C.
16. June 2022 – June 2023: Senior Military Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
17. July 2023 – Dec 2023: Special Assistant to the Commander, AFMC, WPAFB, OH
18. Dec 2023 – Present: Program Executive Officer for Fighters and Advanced Aircraft, AFLCMC, WPAFB, OH
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with Oakleaf Cluster Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with Oakleaf Cluster Meritorious Service Medal with Three Oakleaf Clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with Oakleaf Cluster Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with Oakleaf Cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:
Second Lieutenant 9 April 1999
First Lieutenant 9 April 2001
Captain 9 April 2003
Major 1 October 2008
Lieutenant Colonel 1 November 2012
Colonel 1 May 2017
Brigadier General 23 January 2024
(Current as of July 2025)

Captain (Ret.) Dennis Monagle

Dennis Monagle is the Founder and CEO of Ash Bishop David Consulting, a strategic advisory
firm helping technology innovators navigate defense acquisition, autonomy validation, and
government market entry. A seasoned program executive with over two decades of leadership in
military aviation and advanced acquisition programs, Dennis brings deep operational insight and
unmatched experience translating innovation into fielded capability.
Prior to founding Ash Bishop David, Dennis served as the U.S. Navy’s Program Manager for
Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (PMA-266), leading the execution of a multibillion-dollar portfolio of uncrewed aircraft programs delivering critical ISR and maritime
mission sets. Over his 27-year naval career, he held command and senior acquisition roles
spanning operational squadrons, major program offices, and joint modernization initiatives.
A former naval aviator and helicopter squadron commander, Dennis accumulated nearly 2,000
flight hours and served aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt as a catapult officer (“Shooter”). His
shore assignments included leadership roles within Naval Air Systems Command and the
Defense Information Systems Agency, where he led joint teams modernizing command-andcontrol systems for U.S. and allied forces.
Dennis holds a Master of Science in Management from the University of Maryland and
a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science from Indiana University. He is a certified Project
Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and is certified as an
Advanced (DoD Level III) Acquisition Professional.
In addition to his advisory work, Dennis is an experienced international public speaker, panel
moderator, and conference chair, having spoken at global events on defense technology,
autonomy, and digital transformation.
Today, Dennis helps clients—ranging from emerging dual-use startups to established defense
contractors—navigate the intersection of cutting-edge technology, acquisition strategy, and
national security outcomes

Chris Grassano SES

Mr. Grassano was assigned as Director of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Armaments Center at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, on February 21, 2023. As Director, Mr. Grassano provides executive leadership and managerial accountability for the CCDC Armaments Center, which conducts advanced armaments and munitions research, development, and engineering to deliver overmatch battlefield capabilities to U.S. forces and its allies. As the Armament Center’s top senior executive, Mr. Grassano is responsible for the oversight and execution of an annual budget of approximately $1.3 billion, 64 state of the art laboratories, and a workforce of over 4,000 government and support personnel who are dedicated to delivering superior lethal and non-lethal armament solutions to the U.S. warfighter in peacetime and in war.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
• 2020- 2023: Deputy Program Executive Officer, Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A)
• 2018- 2020: Director for Talent Management and the Director for the Senior Service College Fellowship at Picatinny (SSCF-P)
• 2017 – 2018: Acting Deputy Program Executive Officer Ammunition (PEO AMMO)
• 2010 – 2017: Chief of Staff for the PEO for Ammunition (PEO AMMO)
• 2007 – 2010: Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM MAS)
• 2006 – 2007: Fellow; National Defense University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces
• 1999 – 2006: Acting Product Manager and the Deputy Product Manager for the ACAT I Joint International Excalibur program
• 1998 - 1999: Staff Assistant to the Deputy Director, Land Warfare, Office of the Secretary of Defense; and Department of the Army Systems Coordinator, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Arlington, Virginia
• 1995 - 1998: PM Field Office representative at the prime contractor’s facility in Azusa, California
• 1994 – 1995: Project Management Engineer in the Program Manager’s Office, Sense and Destroy Armor (SADARM)
• 1986 – 1994: Lead Project Engineer at the U.S. Army Armament, Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)
COLLEGE:
• Master of Science in Management from Florida Institute of Technology, 1991
• Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Florida Institute of Technology, 1992
• Master’s degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, 2007
SIGNIFICANT TRAINING:
• University of Pennsylvania Certificate in Leadership Dynamics
• Harvard University Leadership for Senior Executives Program
• Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College
• Competitive Development Group
CERTIFICATIONS:
• Department of the Army Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• Army Acquisition Corps: Level III (Program Management, Systems Planning Research Development & Engineering, Test & Evaluation)
AWARDS AND HONORS:
• Promotion to Tier 2 Senior Executive Service (SES) 2023
• Meritorious Civilian Service Award 2018
• National Defense Industrial Association Firepower Management Award 2017
• David Packard Award for Excellence in Acquisition 2011
• Superior Civilian Service Awards 2006 and 2010
• Army Acquisition Excellence Team Award for Equipping and Sustaining Soldiers 2009
• Value Engineering Award 2005
• Honorable Order of St. Barbara given by the United States Field Artillery Association 2003
• Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence 1999
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
• Army Acquisition Corps

Colonel Christina F. Rusnock

Col Christina F. Rusnock is the Senior Materiel Leader,
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Sensors
and Foreign Military Sales (FMS), ISR & Special Operations
Forces (SOF) Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management
Center, Wright-Patterson AFB OH. As Senior Material Leader,
she leads 300+ personnel in developing, fielding, & sustaining
cutting-edge ISR sensors for the USAF and 27 partner nations.
Col Rusnock was commissioned in May 2004 through the
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) from Claremont
McKenna College. Her career has included a wide variety of
acquisition, staff, and academic assignments involving space
and aircraft systems. Her previous assignments include the
Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Air Force Institute
of Technology (AFIT), Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), Air
Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), and Air War
College (AWC). Prior to her current position, the Colonel
attended Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
From 2019 to 2022, Col Rusnock served as the Materiel
Leader for F-22 Modernization, Wright-Patterson AFB OH,
where she was responsible for the development and fielding
of 12 modernization programs worth over $16.5B across the
FYDP. From 2022 to 2023, she served as the Deputy to the
Director, Enterprise Logistics Systems, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Alabama. She supported execution of the logistics readiness,
maintenance, and installation portfolios for a 750+ person super-division, located in Alabama and Ohio. She directed acquisition,
operations, and sustainment of 108 maintenance, transportation, and supply information technology applications supporting
over 1M DoD personnel at 900 sites. Most recently, she served as the Deputy Director, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate,
Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB OH. As Deputy Director, she led over 1,000 personnel across 200+ labs,
executing $500M+ per year to discover, develop, and deliver advanced materials and manufacturing technologies.
Col Rusnock earned her PhD in Industrial Engineering, Human Factors/Ergonomics Specialization, from the University of Central
Florida, and holds Master’s Degrees in Research and Development Management; Industrial Engineering; and Strategic Studies,
respectively. Her research interests include human performance modeling, mental workload, trust in automation, and situational
awareness, with a focus on applications in human-machine teaming for autonomous systems. She has contributed to over 50
books, journal articles, and conference proceedings. In 2024, she published her most recent book, Integrating Artificial and
Human Intelligence through Agent-Oriented System Design.
EDUCATION
2004 Bachelor of Arts, Economics-Government, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, Calif.
2004 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Master of Science, Research and Development Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Master of Science, Industrial Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.
2013 Doctorate of Philosophy, Industrial Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.
2016 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence-in resident equivalence)
2024 Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2004 – March 2005, Resource Analyst, Directorate of Staff, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
2. April 2005 – March 2006, Executive Officer, Directorate of Staff, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
3. April 2006 – July 2006, Project Manager, Missile Warning Systems, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
4. August 2006 – March 2008, Student, Department of Systems Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of
Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. April 2008 – July 2010, Program Manager, Mission Systems, 516th Aeronautical Systems Group, 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing,
Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. August 2010 – August 2013, PhD Student, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central
Florida, Orlando, Fla.
7. August 2013 – October 2016, Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering, Department of Systems Engineering and Management,
Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. October 2016 – June 2017, Deputy Department Head and Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering, Department of Systems
Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
9. July 2017 – April 2019, Program Manager, F-22 Increment 3.2B, F-22 System Program Office, Air Force Life Cycle Management
Center, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
10. May 2019 – June 2022, Materiel Leader, F-22 Modernization, F-22 System Program Office, Air Force Life Cycle Management
Center, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
11. June 2022 – July 2023, Deputy Director, Enterprise Logistics Systems, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Maxwell AFBGunter Annex, Ala.
12. July 2023 – May 2024, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
13. May 2024 – July 2025, Deputy Director, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, WrightPatterson AFB, Ohio
14. July 2025 – Present, Senior Materiel Leader, ISR Sensors and FMS, ISR & SOF Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management
Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2004 Academic Ace, Air and Space Basic Course
2005 Top 10%, Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
2006 Distinguished Graduate, Supplemental Officer Space 100 Training
2008 Distinguished Graduate, Air Force Institute of Technology Master’s Program
2009 Top Third Graduate, Squadron Officer School
2016 Educator of the Year, Air Education and Training Command
2024 Highest Academic Distinction, Air War College
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Col Rusnock has contributed to over 50 books, journal articles, and conference proceedings. Her publications include:
“Designing Adaptive Systems: Selecting an Adaptive Automation Invoking Threshold to Improve Human Performance,”
International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 2016
“Project Management for Research: A Guide for Graduate Students,” CRC Press, 2016
“Informing System Design Using Human Performance Modeling,” Systems Engineering, 2017
“Effects of Agent Timing on the Human-Agent Team,” Cognitive Systems Research, 2017.
“Human-Centered Design Using System Modeling Language,” Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, 2017.
“Simulation-based Evaluation of the Effects of Patient Load on Mental Workload of Medical Staff,” Simulation in Healthcare, 2017
“Integrating Artificial and Human Intelligence through Agent-Oriented System Design,” CRC Press, 2024
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 15, 2004
First Lieutenant June 15, 2006
Captain June 15, 2008
Major December 1, 2014
Lieutenant Colonel October 1, 2018
Colonel May 1, 2024
(Current as of July 2025

Colonel Danielle R. Medaglia

Colonel Danielle Medaglia is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Temple University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree and commission in May 1999. After graduation she attended the Aviation Officer Basic Course and Flight School at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Her next assignment after completion of flight school and qualification in the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, was with the 1st Cavalry Division where she served as a platoon leader of Alpha Company, 2-227th Aviation Regiment. After her platoon time, she served on the Battalion staff and deployed to Iraq serving as the Battalion Assistant S3 and lead Air Assault planner in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. Upon redeployment and completion of the Aviation Career Course, she moved to Katterbach, Germany where she joined the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. In December 2006, she transferred from the Brigade S3 shop to the Storm Rider Battalion and assumed Command of Charlie Company, 3-158th Aviation Regiment. As a Storm Rider, COL Medaglia served as an Air Assault Company Commander for 18 months, 12 of which were in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, executing multiple missions in the Baghdad Area of Operations. COL Medaglia transferred from the Aviation branch to the Acquisition Corps in 2009 and served as a Contract Specialist at Fort Monmouth, NJ, following the Acquisition Officer Basic Course. In 2010, COL Medaglia earned her Masters of Business Administration from Norwich University and subsequently moved to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, as the Assistant Product Manager for the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System. After her assignment at Aberdeen, she moved back to Philadelphia to serve as the Chief of Flight Operations supporting the Defense Contract Management Agency, located at the Boeing Company. While there, she obtained her second aircraft qualification in the CH-47F Chinook. Next, COL Medaglia led the Army’s CH-47F Helicopter Product Office as the Product Manager from June 2017- June 2020, producing and subsequently fielding aircraft to the Army’s Combat Aviation Brigades. Following command, she attended Air War College, Air University, earning a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies. Subsequently, she was nominated and selected to serve as the Executive Officer to the Principal Military Deputy, ASA (ALT), located at the Pentagon, Washington D.C. COL Medaglia is honored and humbled to serve as the next Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Manager. COL Medaglia’ s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC), Air Medal (2nd Award), the Army Commendation Medal (1 OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC) and the Senior Army Aviator Badge. Danielle and her husband Bill have three children, Luke, Aaron, and Will.

Colonel Ryan Slaughter

Lt Col Ryan “Scuds” Slaughter is the division
chief of combat air force capability development
for Air Force Futures, Headquarters Air Force.
His team is responsible for realizing the next
generation of fighter, bomber, and unmanned
aircraft capabilities. Prior to this assignment, Lt
Col Slaughter was the commander of the 432d
Operations Support Squadron, Creech Air Force
Base, Nevada.
A 2002 graduate of the University of Texas at
San Antonio, he earned his wings at Naval Air
Station Pensacola, FL in 2005. Lt Col Slaughter
has a background in operational flying, training
operations, and aircraft maintenance. He is a
veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom with
over 900 combat hours and has participated in
Operation Noble Eagle as both an aviator and a
maintainer. He has served as a commander,
operations officer, executive officer, and flight
evaluator in multiple aircraft.
Lt Col Slaughter is a master combat systems
officer with more than 2100 hours in the RQ-170,
F-15E, AT-38C, T-1, T-6, T-39, and T-43.
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, The University of Texas, San Antonio
2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Top Third Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Master's in Aeronautical Science, Embry Riddle University, Fla.
2012 Air Command and Staff College, correspondence
2021 Air War College, correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2002 – June 2004, Avionics Flight Commander, 388th Maintenance Group, Hill AFB, Utah
2. July 2004 – February 2006, Student Weapon Systems Officer, Training Squadron 86, NAS Pensacola,
Florida
3. March 2006 - July 2006, Student Electronic Warfare Officer, 563rd Flying Training Squadron, Randolph
AFB, Texas
4. August 2006 - July 2007, student, 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
5. August 2007 – May 2011, Flight Commander, Assistant Director of Operations, Executive Officer, 335th
Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
6. June 2011 – February 2014, Assistant Director of Operations, Flight Commander, Chief of Safety, 435th
Fighter Training Squadron, JBSA-Randolph, Texas
U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E
7. February 2014 – September 2015, Executive Officer, Directorate of Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Air
Education and Training Command, JBSA-Randolph, Texas
8. October 2015 – March 2017, Assistant Director of Operations, Formal Training, 44th Reconnaissance
Squadron, Creech AFB, Nevada
9. April 2017 – September 2018, Director of Operations, 44th Reconnaissance Squadron, Creech AFB,
Nevada
10. October 2013 – March 2019, Team Design Lead, A8 Warfighter Integration Office, USAF Warfare
Center, Nellis AFB, Nevada
11. March 2019 – April 2021, Commander, 432d Operations Support Support Squadron, Creech AFB,
Nevada
12. May 2021 - May 2023, Autonomous Platforms Branch Chief, A5/7 Futures, Pentagon, Virginia
13. June 2023 - Present, Combat Air Force Capability Development Team Division Chief, A5/7 Futures,
Pentagon, Virginia
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Combat Systems Officer
Flight hours: more than 2100
Aircraft flown: RQ-170, F-15E, T-38C, T-1, T-6, T-39, T-43
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with ten oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 17, 2002
First Lieutenant May 29, 2004
Captain May 29, 2006
Major August 1, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2017

Colonel T. Justin Bronder

Commander Jamie "Bogo" Powers

Commander Sam Hill

Dr Bob Kraus

Dr. Robert J. Kraus is the Dean of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, a world-renowned center for aerospace learning, nationally acclaimed for achievements in collegiate aviation education, atmospheric sciences, space studies, and Earth system science and policy.

With 850 faculty and staff members serving 2,200 students from around the world, the Odegard School has earned an international reputation as one of the premiere Aviation and Aerospace colleges in the world. In addition to providing the highest quality education possible at a reasonable cost, the Odegard school has been very successful in garnering $18 million in externally funded contracts and research projects each year. With more than 150 airplanes, helicopters, uncrewed aerial systems, and a myriad of projects studying the Earth up to and through the sky, into space, to Mars and beyond, the School is leading the charge into the future of aerospace.

Prior to joining UND, Dr. Kraus served as the Associate Dean, Flight and Operations at Kent State University following a 28-year career in the United States Air Force, retiring as a Colonel. His final Air Force assignment was in Paris, France, where he was the Head of the Operations and Coordination Division in the NATO Science and Technology Organization Collaboration Support Office. His prior assignments were at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, at the US Air Force Academy, and as an operational and experimental test pilot in airlift aircraft.

Dr. Kraus has more than 3,300 hours in 35 aircraft as an aircraft commander, instructor and evaluator pilot, experimental test pilot and Hurricane Hunter.

Dr Mike Kweon

Dr. Chol-Bum “Mike” Kweon currently serves as the Program Manager for Versatile Tactical Power and Propulsion Essential Research Program (VICTOR ERP) at the Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. He has responsibility for leading and managing one of the ARL’s corporate programs in energy, power and propulsion technologies. He founded the Center for UAS Propulsion (CUP) in 2018.
Since Dr. Kweon joined ARL in 2010, he served as Propulsion Division Chief, Engines Team Lead, and Mechanical Engineer of the Vehicle Technology Directorate at ARL. Prior to ARL, he worked for Delphi Advanced Powertrain (Auburn Hills, MI), GM Powertrain (Pontiac, MI), GM R&D (Warren, MI), and Gas Technology Institute (Des Plaines, IL).
Dr. Kweon received both his Doctoral Degree and Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds the DoD leadership roles in Team Propulsion, Propulsion and Power Systems Alliance (PPSA), and Multi-Agency Combustion Research Coordinating Committee (MACCCR). He is also a member of the professional societies including the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and The Combustion Institute (Fellow).

Lieutenant Colonel Dylan T. Montambo

Lieutenant Colonel Marcus K. Anthony

Lt Col Marcus K. Anthony is the Deputy Chief, MQ-9 Operations Branch at Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. He supervises nine contractors responsible for organizing, training and equipping the MQ-9 weapon system. In this capacity, Lt Col Anthony manages policy, operations, training, exercises, deployments, readiness, requirements, and a $117 million budget for the MQ-9 weapon system. Furthermore, he provides MQ-9 subject matter expertise to Air Combat Command, Headquarters Air Force, and Joint Staff to affect training, readiness and operational employment of the MQ-9 weapon system across four Geographic Combatant Commands.

Lt Col Anthony entered the Air Force in May 2009 through ROTC as a distinguished graduate, and received top aviation management and magna cum laude honors from Louisiana Tech University. He completed Logistics Readiness Officer training in 2010, holding a variety of positions related to logistics, quality assurance, base honor guard and completed joint service deployment. He completed Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) training to earn his RPA wings in 2014. He led at the flight and group staff levels, and served as a MQ-1B/MQ-9A aircraft commander, mission commander, instructor pilot, and evaluator pilot. Prior to his current position, the Lt Col was the Chief of Wing Innovation/Spark Cell and MQ-9 Evaluator Pilot at the 49th Wing, Holloman AFB, NM.

Lt Col Anthony is a senior RPA pilot with 1,821 hours in the MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9A Reaper.

EDUCATION
2009 Bachelor of Arts, Aviation Management, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
2010 Air and Space Basic Course, In-Residence, Maxwell AFB, AL
2015 Squadron Officer School, In-Residence, Maxwell AFB, AL
2018 Air Commando Officer Development Course, Hurlburt Field, FL
2019 Master of Science, Aeronautics with double minor in Unmanned Systems and Space Operations, Embry-Riddle University, Worldwide Campus
2022 Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence, Maxwell AFB, AL
2025 USAF Leadership Development Course, Maxwell AFB, AL

ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2009 – June 2010, AFROTC Gold Bar Recruiter, Southwest Region 1, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2. June 2010 – June 2011, Officer in Charge, Plans and Programs, Deployment and Distribution Flight, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
3. June 2011 – February 2012, Assistant Installation Deployment Officer, Deployment and Distribution Flight, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
4. February 2012 – July 2013, Officer in Charge, Quality Assurance Section, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
5. July 2013 – December 2013, Student, Undergraduate RPA Training, 558th Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas
6. January 2014 – April 2014, Student, MQ-1B Initial Qualification Training, 6th Attack Squadron, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
7. May 2014 – September 2014, Student, MQ-1B Mission Qualification Training, 551st Special Operations Squadron, Cannon AFB, New Mexico
8. October 2014 – March 2017, Assistant Flight Commander, Flight Commander, MQ-1B Aircraft and Mission Commander, MQ-9A Initial Qualification (Hancock ANGB, New York), MQ-9A Mission Qualification (551st Special Operations Squadron), MQ-9A Aircraft and Mission Commander, and RPA Operations Center Mission Director, 3rd Special Operations Squadron, Cannon AFB, New Mexico
9. April 2017 – April 2019, Chief, Group RPA Operations and MQ-9A Aircraft Commander, 27th Special Operations Group, Cannon AFB, New Mexico
10. May 2019 – August 2021, Assistant Director of Operations and MQ-9 Instructor, 29th Attack Squadron, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
11. September 2021 – January 2022, Lead Assistant Director of Operations and MQ-9 Evaluator, 16th Training Squadron, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
12. February 2022 – September 2022, Chief, Wing Innovation/Spark Cell and MQ-9 Evaluator, 49th Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
13. October 2022 – present, Deputy Chief, MQ-9 Operations Branch, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior RPA Pilot
Flight hours: 1,821
Aircraft Flown: MQ-1B, MQ-9A

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal with two service stars
Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal with two service stars

OTHER AWARDS
27th SOG, RPA Operations Center FGO of the Year, 2018
49th Wing FGO of the Year, 2022
ACC A3 FGO of the Quarter 2024

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 27, 2009
First Lieutenant May 27, 2011
Captain May 27, 2013
Major April 1, 2019
Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 2024

(Current as of August 2025)

Lieutenant Colonel Zachary Clarke

Major Jeff Roulston

Joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2004, and received my Air Navigator (now Air Combat

Systems Officer, or ACSO) wings in 2007. Served my first posting hunting submarines with 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron stationed at 19 Wing, in Comox, British Columbia. From there, in 2011, I was posted to 1 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at 17 Wing, Winnipeg, Manitoba. I assisted in training approximately 130 ACSO students.

After that, my staff tours began with three years at the Combined Aerospace Operations Centre (CAOC) as a Duty Watch Officer. We were posted to Ottawa, where I worked for a year at the Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters (CJOC). Project Management became my new occupation in 2019, when I became the ACSO SME with the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program. In 2022, I moved to the Deputy Project Director position with the RCAF RPAS Project.

Major Miguel Ramirez

Miguel A. Ramirez Jr. was born on 6 April 1987 in New London, Connecticut. He reported to Recruit Training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), Parris Island, South Carolina on 4 April 2011. While assigned to Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, Sergeant Ramirez was accepted to the Enlisted Commissioning Program and reported to Officer Candidate Course 222, Officer Candidate School on 28 May 2016. On 6 August 2016, Sergeant Ramirez graduated Officer Candidate School and was commissioned to the rank of Second Lieutenant.

Second Lieutenant Ramirez reported to Basic Officer Course 6-16, Fox Company, The Basic School on 13 September 2016 and graduated on 29 March 2017.

On 14 April 2017, Second Lieutenant Ramirez reported to Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Okinawa, Japan. While assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Second Lieutenant Ramirez served as a Platoon Commander, Combat Logistics Detachment Commander and Company Executive Officer. As a Combat Logistics Detachment Commander for CLD-341, he deployed to mainland Japan, in direct support to 2d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment and 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (Mechanized) during exercises FUJI VIPER 18, FOREST LIGHT 18 and NORTHERN VIPER 18. Additionally, CLD-341 served as the forward logistics support element for Unit Deployment Program (UDP) Western Pacific (WESTPAC).

Upon redeployment from mainland Japan, Second Lieutenant Ramirez was tasked to provide Combat Logistics Detachment support for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines in Luzon, Philippines where he also served as the Camp Commandant during exercise BALIKATAN 18. As Camp Commandant, his detachment provided uninterrupted logistics and life support to over 1500 personnel from both U.S. and Philippines armed forces. Second Lieutenant Ramirez was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant on 6 August 2018.

On 1 February 2019, First Lieutenant Ramirez reported to G-3, 3d Marine Logistics Group where he was assigned as the Southeast Asia/Oceania Plans Officer. As the Southeast Asia/Oceania Plans Officer, First Lieutenant Ramirez was responsible for the logistics planning and execution of 3d MLG exercises across the INDOPACOM area of operations, while simultaneously executing the duties as the Assistant Future Operations Officer. He was responsible for integrated MAGTF planning, development of the 3d MLG Warfighting Concept to include Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO), Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment (LOCE) and Distributed Operations (DO) concept development and served as the ground logistics planning liaison officer to TF 73 COMSEVENTHFLT for naval logistics integration and operations throughout the Southeast Asia and Oceania areas of operation. In February of 2020, he received orders to 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and was promoted to his current rank on 1 December 2020.

From June 2020 to November 2021, Captain Ramirez served as the Battalion Logistics Officer, where he supported multiple battalion sized Deployment for Training (DFT) exercises, planned the composite of LAR companies (rein.) to BLT 1/8 24 MEU and BLT 2/6 22 MEU, coordinated with the United States Coast Guard to provide manned surface vessels in support of the battalion's first ever Reconnaissance/Counter Reconnaissance Exercise within a maritime operating environment and developed the logistics TO&E structure for the future Mobile Reconnaissance Battalion by providing the divestment strategy analysis to CDD and CD&I in support of POM-24, in order to recoup over $6.7 million in annual O&M funds to meet the CMC's modernization goals.

On 23 November 2021, Captain Ramirez was selected by the Commanding Officer to be the Operations Officer for the first Littoral Exercise (LEX) series and Reconnaissance/Counter Reconnaissance (RxR) C5ISR-T deployment in support of Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) in 2d Marine Division history. In addition to planning the Littoral exercises, Captain Ramirez designed the Logistics Concept of Support for the Reconnaissance/Counter Reconnaissance (RxR) force slated to deploy forward in the EUCOM AOR in support of C6F and coordinated the acquisition of (8) Utility Task Vehicles (UTV), (8) surface search radars to include FLIR and SIMRAD systems, PRC-161 RF L-16, Mini-MOJO, Tampa Microwave Satellite terminals and additional C4I equipment, in order to provide organic sensing and targeting capabilities to the RxR force and inform the Commandant’s Force Design 2030 IPT efforts. Captain Ramirez served as the Operations Officer for Commander Task Unit (CTU) 61/2.4.2 from 23 November 2021 to 30 June 2022.

On 1 July 2022, Captain Ramirez executed permanent change of assignment orders to 2d Landing Support Battalion. From 1 July 2022 to 27 February 2023, he served as the Battalion Assistant Operations Officer, Future Operations Officer, Unit Readiness Officer and Capabilities Integration Officer, responsible for all battalion level operational planning in support of future global force management requirements and mission tasking, to include Force Design 2030, C4ISR integration and experimentation lines of effort. In addition to mission planning, he established a Battalion Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) program in order to equip future companies, tasked with distribution and throughput support to II MEF FMF forces ashore and afloat, with persistent C4ISR capabilities. Captain Ramirez developed a baseline task organization concept and training package to create an apex Tier 1, non-traditional, multi-disciplined logistics company formation designed to validate FD2030 operating concepts and capability requirements in support of the II MEF Crisis Response Force.

On 28 February 2023, Captain Ramirez assumed command of Landing Support Company, supporting MRF-E 23.1, WTI 1-23, 26 MEU offload/onload operations, external sling operations in support of 2d MAW and executed the first company level EABO field exercise with a focus on distributed operations enabled by landing support capabilities. On 1 May 2023, he assumed command of Beach and Terminal Operations Company, therefore responsible for the simultaneous command and control of two distinct line company formations that provide littoral throughput, distribution and long range air delivery capabilities to II Marine Expeditionary Force.

On 31 July 2023, Captain Ramirez executed PCA orders to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Command Element, to serve as the 24 MEU Assistant Logistics Officer (S-4A). From April 2024 to November 2024, Captain Ramirez deployed with the WSP ARG/24 MEU(SOC) to the SIXTHFLT and EUCOM areas of operational responsibility. During the WSP ARG/24 MEU (SOC) deployment, Captain Ramirez conducted crisis response planning and developed logistics staff estimates in support of real-world contingency events to include emergent crisis response operations in SOUTHCOM and CENTCOM areas of operational responsibility and was by name requested to serve as the Command Element LNO to U.S. Embassy Beirut, CENTCOM Survey & Assessment Team-Levant (CSAT-L) and Combined Special Operations Joint Task Force Levant (CSOJTF-L) responsible for integrating logistics support between the MAGTF, SOCCENT and Department of State, in support of potential non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO) in Lebanon.

On 8 June 2025, Captain Ramirez executed PCS orders to Weapons Training Battalion (WTBN Quantico) and is currently assigned as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team (MCADT). The MCADT is responsible for training and experimentation of Group 1 – Group 2 High Volume Multi Mission Attritable Precision (HMAP) unmanned systems and representing the Marine Corps in inter-service, national, and international competitions, to rapidly accelerate armed FPV drone lessons learned from modern combat to increase our Corps’ warfighting advantage, in addition to providing regular input to Service-level requirements and deliver intermediate and advanced armed FPV drone skills to the Total Force, in order to increase lethality.

Captain Ramirez is a graduate of The Basic School, Logistics Officer’s Course (Honor Graduate), Advanced Expeditionary Logistics Operations Course, Non-Resident Expeditionary Warfare School and is a 0477 (Expeditionary Logistics Instructor).

He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Connecticut. His personal decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with gold star in lieu of third award, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal three stars in lieu of fourth award and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.

Timothy Ruthemeyer