In February the chapter held its annual joint National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA)/AFCEA luncheon, which was attended by almost 300 people. Vice Adm. Ann E. Rondeau, USN, deputy commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) presented remarks framed on the USTRANSCOM Annual Report. She described USTRANSCOM as the single manager for global air, land and sea transportation and distribution for the U.S. Defense Department and emphasized the importance of information technology in accomplishing its mission. Also announced at this luncheon was the first dual sponsorship of TechNet Mid-America by both the AFCEA chapter and NDTA chapters. TechNet Mid-America will take place July 21-23 at the Gateway Center in Collinsville, Illinois. Rory Kinney, chapter president, and Ken Wavering, the local NDTA chapter president, will co-host, and the theme of the event will be "Distribution Visibility and Data Availability for the Warfighter."

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