BUILDING READINESS FOR THE FUTURE FIGHT THROUGH
VERSATILITY, SCALABILITY, & AFFORDABILITY IN PILOT TRAINING
October 3-4, 2023
Embassy Suites Brooks Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
CONFERENCE DAY ONE | OCTOBER 3
Main Track
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Registration & Networking
8:45 am - 8:50 am
IDGA OPENING REMARKS
8:50 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
ADVANCING INNOVATION IN PILOT TRAINING
· Understanding the implementation of USAF pilot training transformation vision taking place at JBSA-Randolph
· “UPT 2.5 at 3 years” - progress update on USAF’s significant changes to undergraduate pilot training process
· Transformation roadmap for future USAF pilot training, including updates on changes to fighter and bomber fundamental training
· Enhancing lethality and readiness through new training syllabi and Pilot Training Transformation Program
· Transforming learning and cultivating an envirornment of excellence
· Update on Reforge CONOPS realignment processes and impact on the future Advanced Tactical Trainer
9:30 am - 10:00 am
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS FROM BOEING
Sponsored by: The Boeing Company
10:00 am - 10:30 am
PREPARING PILOTS FOR THE FUTURE FIGHT THROUGH EFFECTIVE TRAINING EXERCISES
· Overview of ACC efforts align, certify, and present ready force elements through the Air Force Force Generation Model (AFFORGEN) prepared to compete, deter and prevail in conflict
· ACC collaboration efforts to help enhance pilot readiness
· Employment of effective aggressor squadrons during major exercises
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Networking Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
INDUSTRY LEADERS’ PANEL DISCUSSION
Sponsored by: The Boeing Company
Sponsored by: Leonardo
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
ENGAGEMENT ON TESTING FOR FUTURE TRAINING AIRCRAFT
Brigadier General Michael T. Rawls -
Commander, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center,
US Air Force
· Advancing force development through executing realistic, objective and impartial operational testing and evaluation of Air Force, Space Force, coalition, and joint warfighting capabilities
· Informing the future of flight training with adequate testing capabilities for pilots
· Insight into progress on key trainer testing objectives at the USAF
· Lessons learned from excercises as an aggressor pilot
Brigadier General Michael T. Rawls
Commander, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation CenterUS Air Force
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
BUILDING WORLD CLASS AVIATORS FROM THE GROUND UP
· Challenges for bringing new recruits into Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT)
· Leveraging new hi-tech training solutions to maximize pilot skills before they fly, including VR, AR, flight simulators, and AI assisted learning technologies
· Managing and leaning on track-specific skills once pilots have completed initial flights in T-6, T-38 or T-1 aircraft
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
AUGMENTING TRAINING FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS MISSION SETS
· Understanding the unique role of USSOCOM and how to integrate new training roadmap into its larger mission
· Training outlook for unmanned aircraft to support Special Operations
· Specialty training needs for fly non-centerline thrust aircraft like V-22 Ospreys
· Engagement in advanced special forces training exercises such as Balikatan 2023
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
HARNESSING INNOVATION ACROSS US ALLIED PILOT TRAINING PROGRAMS
· Overview of the world's only multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program
· Efforts across the 80th Flying Training Wing to explore collaborative efforts across US allied nations
· Unqiue challenges for students and instructors within the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program
· Opportunties for continued collaboration following the invasion of Ukraine
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
COFFEE NETWORKING BREAK
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
DELIVERING EFFECTIVE REMOTELY PILOT AIRCRAFT TRAINING AT THE USAF
· Understanding the USAF efforts to deliver RPA training
· Outcomes from the MQ-9 summit to inform future efforts
· Ongoing efforts with private sector partners, successes and challenges during recent exercises and missions
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
SENIOR INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
PAVING FLYING TRAINING'S NEXT STEPS: MODERNIZING METHODS, GAMING ENGINES, IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY SPECTRUM, AND DATA ANALYTICS
Lieutenant Colonel Steve C. Briones -
Commander, Detachment 24, Pilot Training Next, 19th Air Force,
US Air Force
· Gaming Engine Integration
· Spectrum of Training Devices
· Data Driven Training Efficiency
Lieutenant Colonel Steve C. Briones
Commander, Detachment 24, Pilot Training Next, 19th Air ForceUS Air Force
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm
CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE
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
