BUILDING READINESS FOR THE FUTURE FIGHT
October 28 - 29, 2025 I The Westin San Antonio North, San Antonio, TX
CONFERENCE DAY TWO | OCTOBER 30
Main Track
8:00 am - 8:55 am
MORNING COFEE & REGISTRATION
8:55 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS:
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock -
Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017),
US Air Force
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017)US Air Force
9:00 am - 9:30 am
THE FUTURE OF SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENTS IN THE AIR FORCE
Major General Clark Quinn -
Deputy Commander for Air Education and Training Command (AETC),
US Air Force
Brigadier General Travolis Simmons - Director of Training and Readiness, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, US Air Force
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock - Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017), US Air Force
- Ways the AF is currently using synthetic training to support readiness
- Criticality of developing interoperable and cyber complaint training systems
- What are the emerging M&S related technologies the AF seeks to leverage in the future
Major General Clark Quinn
Deputy Commander for Air Education and Training Command (AETC)US Air Force
Brigadier General Travolis Simmons
Director of Training and Readiness, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the PentagonUS Air Force
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017)US Air Force
9:30 am - 10:00 am
AI ADOPTION IN THE AIR FORCE AND THE NAVY
Dr. Randal Cole -
Chief Data and AI Officer (Acting), DON OCIO,
US Navy
Brian Kirk - Deputy A5T Pilot Training Transformation (CTO), US Air Force
Michael Fetkyo - CEO, iPerformX
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock - Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017), US Air Force
- How Pilot Training Transformation is integrating AI into its operations
- Increasing data availability to create more accurate training scenarios
- Upskilling the Department of the Navy in order to implement more AI solutions
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017)US Air Force
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Solving the Chronic Pilot Training Shortage with Red 6's Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS)
Kevin Huyck -
Chief Operating Officer,
Red6
- The solution to the chronic pilot training shortage lies in accessing realistic and representative capabilities in the synthetic training environment
- Red 6 ATARS (Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System) optimizes live flying by activating WVR capabilities, completing the LVC ecosystem
- Leveraging the complete LVC ecosystem with ATARS, creates consistent results within the constraints of available time, budget, and manpower is now possible
10:30 am - 11:00 am
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS SESSION – HOW EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IS PAVING THE WAY FOR COMPETENCY TRAINING
Michael Fetkyo -
CEO,
iPerformX
Christoph van Eupen - Head of Grob Training Systems, Grob Aircraft
Steve Roemerman - CEO and Chairman, Lone Star Analysis
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock - Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017), US Air Force
- Understanding how predictive AI can help solve the pilot shortage and create personalized curriculums
- Discussing how to collect data to create proper training platforms
- Differentiating the AI needs of the military from popular open AI platforms
- Determining how synthetic training and live flying mix
Sponsored by: The Boeing Company
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017)US Air Force
11:00 am - 11:30 am
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBITION HALL
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
ADVANING MILITARY FLIGHT TRAINING WITH TEXTRON AVIATION AND LEONARDO
Steve Helmer -
Flight Test and Demonstration Pilot,
Textron Aviation Defense
- How the Textron and Leonardo partnership advances military flight training
- Overcoming one-size-fits-all training methodologies
- M-346 ITS value propositions
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
DEFINING SUCCESS OF AI INTEGRATION IN THE NAVY AND THE AIR FORCE
Matthew Muha -
Director of Autonomy Capability (ACT3) Team, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL),,
US Air Force
Commander Jacob King - Executive Officer, Naval Test Pilot School, US Navy
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock - Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017), US Air Force
- How the Naval Test Pilot School integrates AI into its training initiatives
- Defining success and real case scenarios of AI in the Air Force
- Executions in artificial intelligence algorithms using the X-62A VISTA aircraft as part of DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program
Matthew Muha
Director of Autonomy Capability (ACT3) Team, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL),US Air Force
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017)US Air Force
12:30 pm - 12:50 pm
DATA-DRIVEN TRAINING ANALYTICS – FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 10 YEARS OF APPLIED RESEARCH
Jason Velivlis -
Senior Warfare Analyst,
2 Circle
- An analytical approach to defining how much live flight training is required
- The “right” mix of live and virtual training
- Measuring the transfer of training and forecasting combat capability
- RAPID – the means to apply performance-based training at an enterprise level and implement data-driven training and readiness
12:50 pm - 1:50 pm
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION
Travis "Flak" Willis -
International Business Development,
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Sponsored by: The Boeing Company
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm
CREATING INTEROPERABILITY WITH SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS THE AIR FORCE
Kevin Huyck -
Chief Operating Officer,
Red6
- How the Air Force is trying to create a hardware-agnostic virtual training systems
- The process for gathering requirements to integrate software into SW containers
- Identifying a new software licensing model for the Air Force
2:50 pm - 4:20 pm
MODERNIZING CURRICULUM AND PILOT INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
Colonel Peter Lee -
Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing,
US Air Force
Commander Ryan Pineda - Commanding Officer, VT-28, CNATRA, US Navy
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Buckley - Chief of Curriculum, 19AF/A5, US Air Force
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock - Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017), US Air Force
- Understanding the future of requirement building
- How industry can help improve ground training to maximize time spent in the air
- The evolution of pilot training and what needs to change vs what needs to stay the same
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017)US Air Force
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBITION HALL
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
AIR FORCE CYBERSECURITY POLICY AND REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATIONAL TRAINING
- Understand best practices for introducing new technology services to the Air Force
- Learn about the cybersecurity red flags the Air Force looks for
- Discover how to fasten the process for testing software through the Joint Integrated Testing Center
4:20 pm - 4:50 pm
ARMY AVIATION TRAINING IN 2030
Colonel Richard Tucker -
Chief of Staff, United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence,
US Army
- Risk management and mitigation for aviation training and operations
- The importance of reinforcing spatial disorientation
- Modernization of Army aviation including the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) portfolio, investing in research and development of to expand and accelerate the Army’s unmanned aerial reconnaissance 4 capability and the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and research and development efforts
Colonel Richard Tucker
Chief of Staff, United States Army Aviation Center of ExcellenceUS Army
4:50 pm - 5:20 pm
ROTARY WING ADVANCEMENTS IN THE NAVY, AND MARINES
Captain Duane Whitmer -
Program Manager PMA–273,
US Navy
Colonel Daniel Thetford - Project Manager, Apache Attack Helicopter Program, US Army
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock - Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017), US Air Force
- Early lessons from the transition from the TH-57 to the TH-73
- Understanding the sustainment needs of the Apache program
- Why synthetic environments are more helpful for maintenance training than pilot training
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017)US Air Force
