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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 15, 1999


Association of the United States Army and Air Force Association Symposium
Responsive Power Projection “From JUST CAUSE to Future Contingencies”


December 16, 1999
Atrium Ballroom
Reagan International Trade Center
Washington, DC

The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) and The Air Force Association (AFA) will sponsor an unclassified symposium on Responsive Power Projection: “From Just Cause to Future Contingencies” for invited members of the military, industry and government. The purpose of this symposium is to stimulate dialogue among senior government officials, military leaders and industry executives regarding the new dimensions of power projection in the evolving international arena.

Morning Session
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.   Registration
9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.   Introduction
Gen Gordon R. Sullivan, United States Army Retired
President, Association of the United States Army
Gen John A. Shaud, United States Air Force Retired
Executive Director, Air Force Association
9:20 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.   WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
Gen William W. Hartzog, United States Army Retired
President, Burdeshaw Associates, Ltd.
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.   “Just Cause - A Historical Perspective”
Thomas M.Donnelly
Deputy Executive Director
Project for the New American Century
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.   BREAK
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.   “Reflections and Projections”
Gen William W. Hartzog, United States Army Retired
President, Burdeshaw Associates, Ltd.
RADM David F. Chandler, United States Navy Retired
Professor of Joint Military Operations, Naval War College
LtGen Bruce L. Fister, United States Air Force Retired
MajGen Thomas A. Braaten, Commanding General
Marine Corps Air Bases East
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 a.m.   “The National Security Council Perspective”
LtGen Brent Scowcroft, United States Air Force Retired
The Forum for International Policy
Afternoon Session
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.   LUNCH
SPEAKER
“Increased Need for Joint Integration”

Gen John M. Keane, Vice Chief of Staff
United States Army
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.   “CINC’s Perspective - Assessment and Forecast” Gen Charles E. Wilhelm, Commander In Chief
United States Southern Command
2:15 p.m.- 2:25 p.m.   BREAK
2:25 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.   “ From JUST CAUSE to Kosovo and Beyond”
Gen John A. Shaud, United States Air Force Retired
Executive Director, Air Force Association
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.   “The Expeditionary Aerospace Force: A New Paradigm”
Gen Michael E. Ryan, Chief of Staff
United States Air Force
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.   ASSESSMENT
Gen Charles T. Robertson, United States Air Force
Commander in Chief, United States Transportation Command
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.   CONCLUSION/RECEPTION

The AUSA/AFA Power Projection Symposium is open to invited guests only. No substitutions will be accepted. For more information or to request a registration brochure, contact Cynthia Strange at (703) 907-2417 or cstrange@ausa.org or Heather Grigsby at (703) 907-2401 or hgrigsby@ausa.org. Registration ends November 22, 1999 and there will be a limit of 150 attendees.

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