1. SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE WORKING GROUP
19 May 2016

2. Agenda Welcome Introduction of Host New Member Introductions
SMDWG Charter
Introduction of Special Guest
HAnDL and Kickstart
News and Trumors
Next Meetings – Schedule
SMDWG Officers

3. Agenda Welcome and Introductions SMDWG Charter Host Welcome - Kratos
New Members / First Time Attendees
SMDWG Charter
Why the SMDWG exists

4. Space and Missile Defense Working Group (SMDWG) Charter
Background
The SMDWG is formed to respond to our civic responsibility to assist in the decision making process on issues pertaining to space and ballistic missile defense.
Scope
The Scope of the SMDWG is to Educate the general population and elected representation on space and ballistic missile defense.
Membership
Membership is open to all individuals in government, industry, and the community. SMDWG members must belong to the NDIA or an affiliate.

5. Guest Introduction Mr. David K. Cox Briefing Subject:
Acting Deputy Director, TCM GBMD
Chief, GBMD Prototyping and Experimentation Group
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Future Warfare Center
Briefing Subject:
Air and Missile Defense Explorer
Mission Command Software Tool Suite

6. Mr. David K. Cox
Mr. Cox, a member of the Army Acquisition Corps, is dual slotted as acting Deputy Director, TRADOC Capability Manager Global Ballistic Missile Defense (TCM GBMD) managing integration of DOTmLPF for both the 100th Missile Defense Brigade’s Ground Based Midcourse Defense and Forward Based Mode radar systems while also serving as Chief of the GBMD Prototyping and Experimentation Group at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

7. Mr. David K. Cox
He leads the development, of joint air and missile defense battle management, C4I initiatives to support rapid prototyping, experimentation and acquisition of immediate warfighter capabilities. Supported by a diverse team of professionals organized into multiple integrated government and industry product teams working together to integrate and sustain innovative C4I prototype solutions for complex C2, sensor and data-link integration challenges.

8. Mr. David K. Cox
Responsible to coordinate command systems engineering support for Homeland Integrated Air and Missile Defense activities.
Mr. Cox brings to his position more than thirty years of military operations background as a career Army officer. He enlisted in 1976 and retired in 2008 as a Colonel serving as Deputy Director of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Future Warfare Center.

9. Mr. David K. Cox
Prior to his current assignment, he served as a test planning lead for Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Integrated Ground Test Program.
EDUCATION
2005 MA, Strategic Studies, Army War College
1992 MS, ORSA, AFIT
1982 BS, Civil Engineering, USMA

10. HAnDL Huntsville Aerospace and Defense List
Input and Update your Information
Provide information and corrections on Content
It is only as good as you make it
Let’s make it a Useful Communications Tool
KICKSTART BRIEFING FOLLOWS

11. Trumors Programs and Timelines Organization Changes
Personnel/Leadership Changes
Industry and Industry Leadership Changes
Significant Events or Prognostications in Space and Missile Defense 11

12. SMDWG Schedule Next Meeting - 22 June 2016 0800 Special Guest Briefing
Ms. Hope Shimabuku
Regional Director
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Briefing
TBD
Location 12

13. SMDWG Schedule Next Meeting - XX July 2016 0800 Special Guest Briefing
John M. Olson, Ph.D. Vice President Space Systems Group Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)
Briefing
Dream Chaser
Location
TBD 13

14. SMDWG Leadership Officers: Treasurer: Bob Darnall
Secretary: Mike Roddy
Deputy Chair: Ray Baker
Chair: Joe Fitzgerald