Civil Air Patrol What it Means to be a UAS Officer in CAP Austin Worcester 15 Jul 2019

Purpose & Agenda What it means to be an UAS Officer Why This Program Commander’s Program Where You and I Fit In Why it Matters Cyber Threat and Mitigation Leaders Set the Tone

BLUF – Effective Use of Aviation for the Mission Key Word is Effective Unsafe is Ineffective ROI is 10-100x Potential in Every Business Line Grounded is Ineffective Issues Field Users Mired in Red Tape No Standards, Training or Oversight Cyber Security Issues Discipline Brings Self-Determination

Aviation is the Commander’s Program CAP Doctrine Commander is Responsible for Standards, Training and Oversight No Quarter Given for Half-baked Programs – Fireable Offense Accomplished Through Thoughtful Delegation (to Us) You and I are Executing the COMMANDER’S Program One Common Role at Every Position is “Maintain the Standard” Professionals Are Predictable HQ CAP, CAP-USAF, ACC, AFNORTH, HAF and the FAA Look for Standards

RISK USACE UAS Risk Standards Training & Oversight We Were Here USAF Standards Current FAA Standards CAP as a whole – WE ARE HERE NOW!!!!!!!!! Command Oversight Buy-Down

High Risk has Being Mitigated We Have a Chain of Command We Have a Minimum Qualification Standard We Have a Mission Planning, Approval and Reporting Standard We Have Support from Outside Agencies Issues Need Better Program Documentation (Working) You are tasked with the “What” without the “How” (Today is step 1) Questions are Expected and Encouraged (Use Wing / Region DOUs) Help Spread the Word to our Teams and Partners

Result of Risk Mitigation Efforts? Three Levels of Human Failures: Organizational – Sheet of Glass Leader – Sheet of Plywood Individual – Sheet of Bubble Wrap Congratulations! The Primary Risk Driver Is Now You. Next Mitigations Well Documented Standards for Stan/Eval. Program Management of Systems, Cyber, Configuration, etc.

How Program Rigor Protects Operations CAP/DOU Regs, Safety, Cyber, Engineering Reg UAS Off Wing UAS Off IC Mission

Cyber Threat and Mitigation Base Assumption: Your Equipment is the Enemy Never Ever Let it Communicate With the Internet #1 Risk: PPppppppbbbt! This is stupid. Wanna know what’s Stupider? Having OUR ticket pulled because “you” are an ass. It is Important to the OSD, HAF, 1AF, CAP-USAF, HQ CAP and Me. Just Do It. HQ CAP is fighting for a Technical Solution First Step to Self-Determination Program Discipline is Critical to This Effort

Leaders Set the Tone I Underwrite Honest Mistakes Put your Game Face on Early. Don’t Promise Things You Won’t Deliver. (You have to deliver) Change is Emotional. Remain Dispassionate. DO NOT CAVE! My Promise: I Underwrite Honest Mistakes I Will Remove Unsafe/Undisciplined Flyers I Will Work on Organizational Fixes Every Day I’m Here

In Review You are the most Influential Person in CAP UAS Program Management. Commander’s Intent is to Leverage UAS for the Mission This is the Commander’s Program We All Have our Role –Standards Bind Us Together Be The Bubble Wrap You Are Leaders. Set the Tone Cyber is a YUGE Deal. Treat it as Such.