Appendix G

Data-Gathering Sessions

In conducting this study, the committee engaged in an extensive data-gathering effort that included numerous briefings during virtual and in-person plenary sessions in addition to six site visits and additional virtual sessions conducted by sub-groups of the committee membership. As documented in this Appendix, the data-gathering sessions emphasized collection of information from U.S. Air Force (USAF) elements, including insights and perspectives from key stakeholders across the USAF human capital management (HCM) system as well as other relevant offices of the Department of Defense and the other Services (Figure G-1 provides an overview).

The individuals listed on the following pages were key contributors to the study’s data-gathering sessions, including those who assisted in the coordination and planning of each of the committee’s site visits. In particular, the committee wishes to specifically acknowledge the study’s primary USAF point of contact, Ken Schwartz, Chief, Air Force Testing and Survey Policy, and Program Manager, Air Force Personnel Research, Accession and Training Management Division (AF/A1PT), who provided extensive subject matter expertise in addition to essential support for the committee’s numerous plenary briefings and site visits. Additionally, the committee’s work benefitted from input from countless individuals, many of whom are not listed below. Over the course of the study, many individuals participated in roundtable sessions (in person and virtually) and provided additional insight in support of the formal briefing materials. Unfortunately, those individuals cannot all be identified by name, but their contributions are greatly appreciated by the committee and were critical to the thoroughness of the committee’s data-gathering efforts. Organized by organization element, the

below lists highlight the key organizations and senior leaders and subject matter experts who contributed information and expertise to the study’s data-gathering sessions from July 2019 to May 2020. The final section lists subject matter experts outside the Department of Defense, including academia and the private sector, who also contributed valuable information.

USAF Headquarters Staff

Air Force Secretariat

• Mr. Shon J. Manasco, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (SAF/MR)¹
• Ms. Patricia Mulcahy, SES, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Force Management Integration (SAF/MRM)
• Mr. Craig A. Ploessl, Assistant Deputy, Recruiting and Accessions (SAF/MRM)
• Mr. David Slade, Director, Acquisition Career Management (SAF/AQH)

Air Staff

• CMSAF Kaleth O. Wright, USAF, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
• Lt. Gen. Brian T. Kelly, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS) for Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1)
• Mr. Russell Frasz, SES, Director, Force Development (AF/A1D)
• Brig. Gen. Shawn W. Campbell, USAF, Air Force Talent Management Innovation Cell (AF/A1H)
• Brig. Gen. Troy E. Dunn, USAF, Director of Military Force Management Policy (AF/A1P)
• Ms. Lisa M. Truesdale, SES, Deputy Director, Military Force Management Policy (AF/A1P)
• Mr. Mark Montgomery, Chief, Accessions and Training Division, Directorate of Military Force Management (AF/A1P)
• Mr. Ken Schwartz, Chief, Air Force Testing and Survey Policy, and Program Manager, Air Force Personnel Research, Accession and Training Management Division (AF/A1PT)
• Mr. Matthew C. Jobe, Training Management Specialist (AF/A1PT)
• Dr. Michael Parker, SES, Deputy Director of Plans and Integration (AF/A1X)

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¹ On December 27, 2019, Mr. Manasco was appointed as the Acting United States Under Secretary of the Air Force.

• Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Diaz, Chief, Human Resources Data, Analytics, and Decision Support Division (AF/A1XD)
• Lt. Col. Jon M. Hart, USAF, Deputy Chief, Human Resources Data, Analytics, and Decision Support Division (AF/A1XD)
• Mr. Douglas Boerman, Chief, Resources and Infrastructure Analysis Division, (AF/A9)
• Maj. Corrie A. Pecoraro, USAF, Chief, Officer and Enlisted Analytics Branch (AF/A1XD)
• Capt. Morgan Mitchell, USAF, Policy Analysis (AF/A1XD)
• CMSgt John W. Jordan, USAF, Aircraft Armament Systems Career Field Manager for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection Directorate (AF/A4)
• CMSgt Robert W. Rafferty II, USAF, Crew Chief Career Field Manager Operations, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection (AF/A4)
• Maj. Gen. James A. Jacobson, USAF, Director, Training and Readiness (AF/A3T), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (AF/A3)
• Lt. Col. Jennifer L. Gurganus, USAF, Chief, 21A Force Development, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection (AF/A4LM)
• Maj. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote, USAF, Deputy Director, Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability (AFWIC), DCS for Strategic Plans and Requirements (AF/A5)
• Mr. Andrew Thomas, Supervisory Program Analyst, Human Capital Future Planning, AFWIC (AF/A5A)
• Ms. Nicole Misita, Chief, Human Capital Design [Previous: Project Lead, Future Force Design & Human Capital Future Planning, Design Blueprint Division] AFWIC (AF/A5A)
• Lt. Col. John Hicks, USAF, Human Capital Future Planning, Design Blueprint Division, AFWIC (A5A)

Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and Subordinate Elements

• Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington, USAF, Deputy Commander (AETC/DC)
• CMSgt Juliet Gudgel, USAF, Command Chief (AETC/CCC)
• Dr. Matthew Stafford, Chief Learning Officer (AETC/CLO)
• Brig. Gen. William Spangenthal, USAF, Director of Plans, Programs, Requirements and Assessments (AETC/A3/6)
• Dr. Laura Barron, Industrial/Organizational Psychologist (AETC/A3J)
• Dr. Jerry R. “Randy” Coats, Executive Director, Future Learning, Analysis, and Innovation (AETC/A9)

• Col. Raymond Platt, USAF, Deputy Director for Force Development (AETC/A3/6)
• Col. Mark Coggins, USAF, Division Chief (AETC/A3J)
• Mr. Jonathan Duncan, Deputy Chief, Special Warfare Division (AETC/A3)
• Maj. John Grucella, USAF, Tactical Air Control Party Major Command Functional Manager(MFM)/Training Pipeline Manager(TPM)/Ops Branch Chief (AETC/A3)
• CMSgt Jason Dryer, USAF, Combat Control Team MFM/TPM (AETC/A3)
• SMSgt Daniel Nestor, USAF, Tactical Air Control Party MFM/TPM (AETC/A3)
• Lt. Col. Jonathan Saas, USAF, Chief, Future Environments Division (AETC/A9Z)
• Dr. Christine Covas-Smith, Deputy Division Chief (AETC/A9Z)
• Lt. Col. Steven Dillenburger, USAF, Commander, Studies and Analysis Squadron (AETC/SAS)
• Mr. Roger Corbin, AETC/SAS
• Mr. Dave Gaertner, AETC/SAS
• Col. James Howard, USAF, Vice Commander (19AF/CV)
• Col. Michael Newsom, USAF, Commander, 737th Training Group (737 TRG/CC)
• Dr. Laura Munro, Training Director, 737th Training Group (737 TRG/TD)
• Mr. Donald Steele, Chief, Training Support Flight, 737th Training Group (737 TRG/TSS)
• Mr. Robert Wilson, Chief, Training Evaluations, 737th Training Group (737 TRG/CTE)
• Mr. Rocky Williams, Chief, Force Management Branch, Detachment 1, 2nd Air Force (2 AF/Det 1)

Air Force Recruiting Service (AFRS)

• Angelo T. Haygood, Deputy Chief, Operations Division (AFRS/RSO)
• Dr. Barry Dickey, Chief, Marketing Division (AFRS/RSM)
• Lt. Col. Mark Vanweezendonk, USAF, Special Warfare Program Manager (AFRS/RSO)
• Dr. Mark Rose, Chief, Market Research and Analysis Branch (AFRS/RSOA)
• Maj. Brian Crawford, USAF, Analysis Branch (AFRS/RSOA)
• Mr. Eric Carlson, Market Research Analyst (AFRS/RSOA)
• Lt. Col. Heath Kerns, USAF, Commander, 330th Recruiting Squadron (330 RCS/CC)

• SMSgt Richard Geren, USAF, Production Superintendent, 330th Recruiting Squadron (330 RCS/CCY)
• MSgt Michael Darter, 330th Recruiting Squadron (330 RCS/RSO)
• MSgt Daniel Jones, USAF, Liaison to AFRS (66 TRS/SSS)
• Mr. Kevin Harris, Force Development Analysis Liaison to AFRS, AETC (A3/LD)

Air University

• Dr. R. Joel Farrell II, LPC, NCC, Chief, Institutional Analytics
• Dr. Shawn P. O’Mailia, AU/A3AC
• Mr. Jeff Geidner, Barnes Center for Enlisted Education
• Col. Christopher Bennett, USAF, Commander, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC)
• Col. Ted Welch, USAF, Registrar, Headquarters, AFROTC
• Ms. Sandra Leiker, Holm Center
• Maj. Sharon Brannick, USAF, Chief of Recruiting, AFROTC
• Mr. Barry Waite, Director, Air Force Civilian School
• Dr. Mark Logan, Faculty Director, Air Force Civilian School
• Ms. Wendy Hamilton, National Cadet Special Activities and Scholarships, Civil Air Patrol Cadet Programs

Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)

• Dr. Todd Stewart, Director and Chancellor
• Dr. John Elshaw, Department of Systems Engineering and Management
• Maj. Joey Hoecherl, USAF, Student
• Col. Don Ohlemacher, P.E., USAF, Dean, Civil Engineering School
• Col. Timothy Albrecht, USAF, Director, Center for Space Research and Assurance

2nd Air Force

• Maj. Gen. Andrea Tullos, USAF, Commander (2 AF/CC)
• Dr. Brian Davis, Director, Technical Training Operations Center (TTOC), Chief Training Officer (2 AF/CTO)
• Mr. Steve Poppendeick, Cyber Aptitude and Talent Assessment (CATA) (2 AF/A3T)
• Mr. Joe Taranto (2 AF/A3O)
• Mr. Doug Mettler (2 AF/Det 1)

Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) and Subordinate Elements

• Maj. Gen. Andrew Toth, USAF, Commander (AFPC/CC)
• Dr. Peter A. Bosse, Chief Data Officer and Division Chief (AFPC/DSY)
• Mr. Antoine Garton, Deputy Division Chief, Research, Analysis and Data (AFPC/DSY)
• Dr. Katie M. Gunther, Chief, Strategic Research and Assessment (AFPC/DSYX)
• Mr. John Trent, AFPC/DSYX
• Dr. Neal Baumgartner, Chief, Exercise Science Unit (AFPC/DSYX ESU)
• Maj. John Jansta, USAF, Deputy Chief, Military Assignments Branch (AFPC/DP3A)
• Mr. Terrence Reed, Line Officer Accessions Program Administrator (AFPC/DP3D)
• Lt. Col. T. Mike Newlon, USAF, Chief, Analysis Branch (AFPC/DP3D)
• Ms. Andrea Spencer, Business Process Owner, Air Force Military Classification (AFPC/DP3D)
• Ms. Vanessa Lechuga, Business Process Owner, Air Force Military Testing (AFPC/DP3SP)
• Ms. Brenda Gainey, Chief, Air Force Survey Office (AFPC)
• Ms. Alma Silva, Air Force Survey Office (AFPC)

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Subordinate Elements

• Mr. Darrell Phillipson, Vice Director, 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW)
• Dr. Kevin T. Geiss, Director, 711 HPW, Airman Systems Directorate (RH)
• Capt. David V. Donndelinger, USAF, 711 HPW/RH
• Col. Timothy D. West, USAF, Acting Director, Aerospace Systems Directorate (AFRL/RQ)
• Dr. Thomas Carretta, Warfighter Interface Division (711 HPW/RHC)
• Col. Nicole Armitage, Ph.D., USAF, Chief, En Route Care Research Division
• Dr. Winston Bennett, Principal Scientist, Training Systems and Performance Assessment (711 HPW/RHA)
• Dr. Logan Williams, Airman Readiness Optimization Branch (711 HPW/RHMO)
• Col. Albert Bonnema, MD, MPH, USAF, Chief, Applied Technology and Genomics (711 HPW)

• Dr. Adam Strang, Director, Signature Tracking for Optimized Nutrition and Training (711 HPW)

USAF Special Warfare and Related Elements

• Lt. Col. Emily Rucker, USAF, Operational Psychologist, Special Warfare Tactics Wing (SWHPS/HP)
• Dr. Shawn Knadler, Operational Psychologist, SWHPS/HP
• MSgt Lopaka Mounts, USAF, Superintendent, 350th Special Warfare Training Squadron (350 SWTS/CTFP)
• Col. David Dickey, USAF, Chief Clinical Psychologist, Air Force Special Operations Command
• Lt. Col. Alan Ogle, USAF, Wing Psychologist, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing

U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA)

• Brig. Gen. Linell Letendre, USAF, USAFA Dean
• Col. Clarence Lukes, USAF, USAFA Vice Commandant
• Col. Houston Cantwell, USAF, USAFA Vice Superintendent
• CMSgt Sarah Sparks, USAF, USAFA Command Chief
• Col. Timothy W. Thurston II, USAF, USAFA Preparatory School Commander
• Col. Art Primas, USAF, USAFA Director of Admissions (RR)
• Lt. Col. Chris McClernon, USAF, USAFA Associate Dean of Faculty Office of Research (DFRO)
• Mr. Dale Hogue, Director, USAFA Manpower, Personnel, and Services (USAFA/A1)
• Lt. Col. Jennifer Russell, USAF, Chief, USAFA Analysis and Assessment (USAFA/A9)
• Dr. Katherine Silz-Carson, USAFA Professor of Economics
• Col. Mark Anarumo, USAF, Head, USAFA Center for Character and Leadership Development
• Col. Richard Cooney, USAF, Head, USAFA Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership
• Col. Scott Heyler, USAF, Head, USAFA Department of Management
• Lt. Col. Steven A. Marshall, USAF, Director, USAFA Commander’s Action Group
• Capt. Kathleen J. Merriex, USAF, USAFA Superintendent’s Command Action Group (USAFA/DSX)

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

• Mr. Mark Breckenridge, Director, Office of People Analytics, Defense Human Resources Activity, Office of the Undersecretary for Defense for Personnel and Readiness
• Dr. Dan Segall, Director, Defense Personnel Assessment Center at the Office of People Analytics, Defense Human Resources Activity, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
• Dr. Gerald Goodwin, Senior Research Scientist, Personnel Sciences, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Dr. Eric Van Gieson, Program Manager, Biological Technologies Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA/BTO)
• Dr. Stephen Watson, Director, Selection, and Classification, U.S. Navy

Additional Invited Subject Matter Expert Speakers (in alphabetical order)

• Dr. Ella Atkins, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
• Dr. Raymond E. Conley, Director Manpower, Personnel, and Training, RAND Corporation Project Air Force (PAF)
• Dr. David Corey, Consulting Psychologist, Corey and Stewart
• Dr. Leslie DeChurch, Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University
• Dr. Paul Hanges, Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Maryland
• Dr. Lisa M. Harrington, Sr. Operations Researcher, RAND Corporation
• Mr. Steven Hernandez, Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. Department of Education
• Dr. Kirsten M. Keller, Assoc. Director, Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program, RAND Corporation PAF
• Dr. Tracy C. Krueger, Research Scientist, RAND Corporation
• Dr. Richard Landers, John P. Campbell Distinguished Professorship of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, University of Minnesota
• Dr. Caitlin Lee, Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
• Dr. Nelson Lim, Sr. Sociologist, RAND Corporation
• Dr. Bryon Miller, Talent Analytics, Ford Motor Company

• Mr. Pat Murphy, Aviation Workforce Planning Manager, UPS
• Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, Israeli Defense Forces
• Dr. Chris Patrick, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Florida State University
• Dr. Bob Roland, Col., U.S. Army (Ret.), Independent Contractor
• Dr. David Schulker, Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
• Dr. Ken Yusko, Managing Partner, Siena Consulting
• Dr. Mike Zyda, Professor of Computer Science Practice, University of Southern California