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| OKLAHOMA CITY CHAPTER CHAPTER - Jan 09, 2007 |
Guest Perspective and Reverse TechNet Event |
In January, Brig. Gen. (Sel.) Gregory Brundidge, USAF, director of communications, Headquarters Air Combat Command (ACC), Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, visited the Oklahoma City Chapter. Brundidge presented his perspectives as the senior communicator in ACC supporting the warfighter amid decreasing resources. He identified priorities as C4I systems and networks operationally integrated and ready; maximum system integration; effective lead command actions and making information technology an asset, not a liability. According to Brundidge, organizations can manage change, with sound justification, if they address resistance early and look for opportunities to share strategies with outside agencies. The January luncheon/meeting also featured a Reverse TechNet event, with nine base units, setting up 22 displays. Air Force and Navy teams exhibited communications systems, technological gear, processes and procedures to local business members.Event host Col. James Appleyard, USAF, commander, 3rd Combat Communications Group, said it was an excellent opportunity to provide a cross-flow of information between business and government, share ideas on common interest areas, network and exchange support concepts with one another. |
Event Photographs: |
 Col. Bruce Harmon (l), USAF, director, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Information Technology Directorate and chapter president, presents a gift of appreciation to January speaker Col. Gregory Brundidge, USAF, director of communications, Headquarters Air Combat Command. |
 Providing information on their systems and capabilities in January are (l-r) Gary Holloway, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), branch chief, Unisys Branch; Corey Hawkins, DISA, Microsoft Windows system administrator, Windows Branch and Kim Whitman, DISA, branch chief, Operational Support Team. |
 Senior Airman Kelsi Valadez (l), USAF, ground radio technician, 752 Communications Squadron (CS), Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), and Master Sgt. James DeCoster (2nd from l), section chief, ground communications, 752 CS, provide background information on their mission equipment to 2nd Lt. Mark Walkusky, USAF, deputy chief, AWACS External Testing, 552 Computer Systems Squadron (CSS), and Senior Airman Brandon Van Veldhuizen, USAF, software test manager, 552 CSS, at the January Reverse TechNet event. |
