Air Commodore Ralph Reefman was born in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 29, 1960. Shortly after his birth, his Dutch parents returned to the Netherlands. In 1980, he joined the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). In 1982, he graduated from pilot training in

Tanya M. Skeen Executive Director, Army Rapid Capabilities Office Ms. Tanya M. Skeen, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Executive Director, Army Rapid Capabilities Office, effective April 15, 2018. In this position, she is responsible for expediting the fielding of

Jaret C. Riddick is the Director of the Vehicle Technology Directorate (VTD) of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD. As Director, he leads the establishment of the strategic vision and operationalization of new science to enable

Liam Collins is the Director of the Modern War Institute and an Academy Professor in the Department of Military Instruction at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point and a visiting Associate Professor at Princeton University. He is also serving

As a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Bryan Clark directs studies and analyses on the future of warfare, the implications of new technologies, and naval strategy and operations. He has led research sponsored by the Department of

Dr. Alexander Kott serves as the Chief Scientist for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. In this role, he provides leadership in the development of the laboratory’s technical strategy, which includes maintaining the technical quality of research and representing the laboratory to the

Chairman, House Armed Services Committee U.S. House of Representatives Mac Thornberry serves as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee – the first Texan of either party to hold this position. The Armed Services Committee has the responsibility to oversee the Pentagon,

Mr. PETER MICHAEL NIELSEN took up his present position of Defense Counselor, Minister Counselor, at the Embassy of Denmark, in the USA in December 2013. From September 2006 to December 2013, he served as Deputy Director, Head of Analysis, with the Danish

Michael Hunzeker is an assistant professor at George Mason University’s School of Policy, Government and International Affairs. His studies on war termination, military adaptation and simulation design have appeared in Security Studies, the Journal of Strategic Studies, PS: Politics and Political Science, Parameters, Defense One and the

Rebecca Grant is president of IRIS Independent Research, a small, woman-owned business specializing in defense and aerospace research and consulting. Recent projects include analysis of autonomy on the future battlefield, Tier 1 suppliers in the defense industrial base for the US Air