Making the Soldier Decisive on Future Battlefields (2013)
Chapter: Appendix B-- Committee Meetings
This appendix lists presentations given to the committee at its meetings and data-gathering sessions over the course of the study.
FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING,JUNE 7-9 AND JUNE 13-14, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, AND FORT BELVOIR, VA
Study Statement of Task and Discussion
Dr. Scott Fish, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT))
Tactical Small Units and Human Dimension Initiatives
Mr. Rickey Smith, ARCIC Forward, Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC), U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
PEO-Soldier Overview and Demonstrations
BG Nichols, Program Executive Officer – Soldier
RDECOM Science and Technology Program for Dismounted Soldiers
Dr. John P. Obusek, Natick Soldier Research, Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center
NVESD Overview and Demonstrations
Mr. David Randall, Systems Engineering, Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC)
Medical Research and Materiel Command, Research and Technology Programs
COL Carl Castro, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Maneuver Center of Excellence Overview
Mr. Donald M. Sando, Capabilities Development and Integration, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), Ft. Benning, GA
ARI Overview
Dr. Michelle Sams, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI)
SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING, JULY 12-14, 2011
FORT BENNING, GA
MCoE Command Briefing
MAJ Ronald Sprang, U.S. Army MCoE
TRADOC Capabilities Manager (TCM)-Soldier
Mr. Patrick Berger, TRADOC Capabilities Manager-Soldier, TRADOC
Team Development Course—Leadership Reaction Course
CPT Lorang
1SG Divine
Directorate of Training
LTC Todd Zollinger, Directorate of Training, MCoE
Non-Commissioned Officers Academy
CSM Mark Horsley, Non-Commissioned Officers Academy, MCoE
Directorate of Training Development
Mr. Jay Brimstin, Directorate of Training Development, MCoE
Fire Team Training—Basic Rifle Marksmanship
CPT Konze, U.S. Army
1SG Cobb, U.S. Army
MCOE Army Research Laboratory Human Research and Engineering (ARL-HRED) Field Element
Dr. Elizabeth Redden, ARL-HRED
Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Ms. Jean Dyer, ARI
U.S. Army Infantry School
COL Jay Peterson, U.S. Army Infantry School
U.S. Army Armor School
COL Michael Wadsworth, U.S. Army Armor School
Maneuver Battle Lab Briefing
Mr. Edwin Davis, U.S. Army Maneuver Battle Lab
Outbrief to Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate
Mr. Don Sando, Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate, MCoE
SITE VISIT, SEPTEMBER 15-16, 2011
NATICK SOLDIER CENTER, NATICK, MA
Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) Overview
Dr. John Obusek, NSRDEC
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) Overview
LTC Robert Roussel, USARIEM
Overview of NSRDEC Human Dimension Research and Development Programs
Dr. Jason Augustyn, Human Dimension Science and Technology
Dr. Jeffrey Schiffman, Human Dimension Science and Technology
Ms. Betty Davis, Human Dimension Science and Technology
Dr. John Gassner, Material Science and Technology
Mr. Matthew Correa, Material Science and Technology
Mr. Michael Codega, Technology-Enabled Capability Demonstrations
Overview of USARIEM Human Dimension Research and Development Programs
Dr. Edward Zambraski, Soldier Physical and Cognitive Performance
Dr. Michael Sawka, Environmental Medicine
Dr. Reed Hoyt, Biomedical Modeling and Health Status Awareness
Dr. Andrew Young, Nutrition Science
Cognitive Performance in Operational and Environmental Contexts
NSRDEC and USARIEM Subject Matter Experts
Modeling and Analysis of Soldier and Small Unit Performance
NSRDEC and USARIEM Subject Matter Experts
Biomechanical and Physiological Aspects of Load Carriage and Mobility
NSRDEC and USARIEM Subject Matter Experts
Human Universal Load Carrier and NettWarrior
NSRDEC and USARIEM Subject Matter Experts
Nutrition and Soldier Performance
NSRDEC and USARIEM Subject Matter Experts
THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING, SEPTEMBER 20-22, 2011 ABERDEEN, MD
Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Overview
Daniel Buschmann, CERDEC
Army Research Laboratory Overview
Cary Chabalowski, ARL
ARL Weapons and Materials Research Directorate
Peter Plostins, Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, ARL
ARL Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate
Ms. Geri Kucinski, Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate, ARL
ARL Human Research and Engineering Directorate, Project Overview
Laurel Alender, HRED, ARL
Soldier Helmet Instrumentation
James Buxton, Aberdeen Test Center, CERDEC
Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity Overview
Ginny Kistner. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity
SITE VISIT, OCTOBER 14, 2011
ARLINGTON, VA
ARI Overview
Dr. Michelle Sams, U.S. Army, Director, ARI
Enhancing Enlisted Personnel Management with Non-Cognitive Measures
Dr. Tonia Heffner, Personnel Assessment Research Unit, ARI
ARI Research in Cohesion and in Cross-Cultural Competence
Dr. Jay Goodwin, Foundational Science Research Unit, ARI
Training and Measurement for Small Tactical Units
Dr. Barbara Black, Training & Leader Development, ARI Division
