Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock

Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017) US Air Force

CONFERENCE DAY ONE | OCTOBER 29

11:00 AM STRATEGIC PANEL DISCUSSION HOSTED BY BOEING – LEADING TRENDS, SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES WITHIN THE TRAINING PIPELINE ECOSYSTEM

  • Understanding how predictive AI can help solve the pilot shortage and create personalized curriculums 
  • Discussing how to collect data to create proper training platforms 
  • Differentiating the AI needs of the military from popular open AI platforms 
  • Determining how synthetic training and live flying mix 

1:30 PM EURO-NATO JOINT TRAINING PROGRAM

  • Training in contentious times as conflicts heighten in Ukraine and the Middle East 
  • Results from the new syllabus and three-dimensional environment training 
  • Creating synthetic environments to create environments happening in current conflicts 

2:00 PM FURTHERING COLLABORATION BETWEEN MILITARIES AND INDUSTRY

  • Lessons learned from successful and unsuccessful partnerships 
  • Structuring contracts to include incentives and understanding how both parties can feel like they are maximizing the partnership 
  • Educating soldiers on how to successfully work with industry partners 


4:30 PM TRAINING FOR AIR DOMINANCE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS

  • How air dominance training is shifting towards competency training 
  • Understanding the complexities of air dominance training for aircrafts like the F-35 Lightning II vs. undergraduate aircrafts 
  • The importance of increased joint, combined exercises and unilateral training to enhance readiness, sharpening our skills and increasing interoperability with the joint force and our partner nations. 
  • Developing our Air Commandos by nurturing a culture of continuous learning, professional development, and mentorship spanning the continuum of warfare from competition to conflict 


 

CONFERENCE DAY TWO | OCTOBER 30

9:00 AM THE FUTURE OF SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENTS IN THE AIR FORCE

  • Ways the AF is currently using synthetic training to support readiness 
  • Criticality of developing interoperable and cyber complaint training systems 
  • What are the emerging M&S related technologies the AF seeks to leverage in the future 


9:30 AM AI ADOPTION IN THE AIR FORCE AND THE NAVY

  • How Pilot Training Transformation is integrating AI into its operations 
  • Increasing data availability to create more accurate training scenarios 
  • Upskilling the Department of the Navy in order to implement more AI solutions 


10:30 AM INDUSTRY INSIGHTS SESSION – HOW EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IS PAVING THE WAY FOR COMPETENCY TRAINING

  • Understanding how predictive AI can help solve the pilot shortage and create personalized curriculums 
  • Discussing how to collect data to create proper training platforms 
  • Differentiating the AI needs of the military from popular open AI platforms 
  • Determining how synthetic training and live flying mix 


12:00 PM DEFINING SUCCESS OF AI INTEGRATION IN THE NAVY AND THE AIR FORCE

  • How the Naval Test Pilot School integrates AI into its training initiatives 
  • Defining success and real case scenarios of AI in the Air Force 
  • Executions in artificial intelligence algorithms using the X-62A VISTA aircraft as part of DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program 


2:50 PM MODERNIZING CURRICULUM AND PILOT INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

  • Understanding the future of requirement building 
  • How industry can help improve ground training to maximize time spent in the air 
  • The evolution of pilot training and what needs to change vs what needs to stay the same 


4:50 PM ROTARY WING ADVANCEMENTS IN THE NAVY, AND MARINES

  • Early lessons from the transition from the TH-57 to the TH-73 
  • Understanding the sustainment needs of the Apache program 
  • Why synthetic environments are more helpful for maintenance training than pilot training 

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