TPP’s ‘Get Real, Get Digital: NAVAIR’s Game Plan for the Future’
RDML John “Doc” Dougherty IV will be the keynote speaker at The Patuxent Partnership‘s next panel discussion on “Get Real, Get Digital: NAVAIR’s Game Plan for the Future.”
The event, co-sponsored by the Association of Naval Aviation, will be held from 5 to 7pm October 24, 2024, at the Pax River Naval Air Museum Flight Technology Hall at 22165 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park. Check-in opens at 5pm; the panel begins promptly at 5:30pm.
RDML Dougherty, commander of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, will moderate the panel with:
- Gregg “Mongo” Sears, SES – Deputy Director, Air Warfare (N98B)
- Don Blottenberger, SES – NAVAIR Director of Engineering & Cyber Warfare
- CAPT Brian “Chachi” Arena – Major Program Manager, Mission Integration and Special Programs (PMA-298)
- Blaine Summers – Director, Joint Simulation Environment
Upcoming Event
Save the date for The Patuxent Partnership‘s program on artificial intelligence, “(Almost) Everything You Wanted to Know About AI, But Were Afraid to Ask,” with Joel Josh Simkol, Senior Artificial Intelligence (AI) Subject Matter Expert (SME), DOD, NAVY, DHS. Joining him will be Gregg Sleppy, Director of the Cyber Warfare for Naval Aviation at Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River. Register here.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, | 8:30am- 10am
University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland Bldg. 2, Center Hall, California, MD
About The Patuxent Partnership
The Patuxent Partnership is a nonprofit member organization that fosters collaboration between government, industry, and academia to advance education through STEM-based initiatives; to advance technology through speaker programs, forums, and networking; to advance science and technology transfer through the exchange of ideas, information, and data related to technologies; and to increase workforce development through an array of initiatives.
SoMD 2030 is focused on building a STEM pipeline, increasing career opportunities. This collaborative effort is funded by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aviation Division. The Patuxent Partnership is accomplishing the work under an agreement with NAWCAD, working with St. Mary’s College of Maryland, College of Southern Maryland, area public school systems, as well as other schools, industry, and NAWCAD. SoMD 2030 connects talented students with paid apprenticeships and internships.
To learn more about The Patuxent Partnership and its programs, visit its Leader member page.
