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ORLANDO-CENTRAL FLORIDA CHAPTER CHAPTER - Apr 29, 2009

Col. Pete Gallagher, USA, commander, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Central Field Command, and president of the Tampa-St. Petersburg Chapter, served as the keynote speaker for the April meeting. The colonel explained the roles, missions and areas of responsibility of both DISA and the U.S. Central Command. He also discussed the current conflicts occurring in the Middle East. Col. Gallagher shared the agencies' major focus areas: improving the command, control, communications and computers (C4) infrastructure; C2 on the move; network operations; joint enterprise service; and coalition information sharing. During a question-and-answer session, the colonel admitted that cybersecurity is an area that keeps him "awake at night."

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Col. Fred Eisele, USA (Ret.) (l), chapter vice president for programs, presents a chapter memento to Col. Pete Gallagher, USA, commander, Defense Information Systems Agency Central Field Command, and president of the Tampa-St. Petersburg Chapter, in appreciation of his presentation at the April meeting.
Col. Fred Eisele, USA (Ret.) (l), chapter vice president for programs, presents a chapter memento to Col. Pete Gallagher, USA, commander, Defense Information Systems Agency Central Field Command, and president of the Tampa-St. Petersburg Chapter, in appreciation of his presentation at the April meeting.

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