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

2. 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

3. BLUF – Effective Use of Aviation for the Mission
Key Word is Effective
Unsafe is Ineffective
ROI is x
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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.