The Dayton-Wright Chapter invited Mr. Thomas S. Wells,HQ AFMC, director of contracting, as the guest speaker at the September 14, 2006 AFCEA luncheon, held at the Hope Hotel Banquet Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.Thomas S. Wells, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the director of contracting, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In his position, he manages AFMC contracting policies, processes, people and technology. The command contracting activity executes nearly half of the U.S. Air Force's total obligation authority to develop, produce and sustain the systems and equipment that assure superior war fighting capabilities for Air Force, joint and allied forces. The command's contracting workforce procures emerging technologies, major weapon systems, spare and repair parts, installation support, and a wide range of contracted services.