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ASNE

WEST COAST COMBAT

SYSTEMS MEETING

February 18, 1983

Program

Morning 7:30 Check in for Registered Partici- pants. 9:00 Welcome / Remarks, Rear Adm.

E.J. Otth, USN (ret.), chairman, West

Coast Meeting. 9:05 President's remarks, R.C. Fay, president, ASNE. 9:10 Introduction, Rear Adm. E.J. Otth,

USIM (ret.). 9:25 Keynote Address, "Current Views on Surface Warfare Combat Systems,"

Vice Adm. R.L. Walters, USN, Deputy

Chief of Naval Operations (Surface

Warfare). 9:45 Morning Session Kickoff, R.E.

Hawes Jr. (session moderator), vice president and general manager, Gen- eral Dynamics, Pomona Division. 9:50 TAS MK-23 Development/Evalua- tion—An Historical Perspective." L.A.

Andrews, TAS MK-23 Program Man- ager, Hughes Aircraft. 10:15 "United States Coast Guard 270-

Foot Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC); Command Display and Con- trol Systems (COMDAC)," Comdr.

R.P. Oswitt, USCG, Chief, Shipboard

Systems Branch, U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters. 10:40 "Advanced Combat Direction Sys- tem Architecture," Dr. R.C. Kolb,

Head, Tactical Command & Control

Division, Naval Ocean Systems Center. 11:05 Panel Discussion. 11:30 Break For Lunch.

Afternoon 1:30 Afternoon Session Rear Adm. C.J.

Rorie, USN (session moderator), Com- mander, Naval Surface Group, MID-

PAC. 1:35 "Fighting Ship Design—Perspec- tives for the Future," Commodore

Myron V. Ricketts, USN, Deputy Com- mander for Design and Engineering,

Naval Sea Systems Command. 2:00 "The Shipyard's Role in Putting

Fire Power to Sea," Len M. Thorell, vice president and general manager,

Todd Pacific Shipyards. 2:25 "Keeping Fire Power at Sea,"

Capt. J.P. Harrison, USN, Director of

Engineering, Naval Ship Weapon Sys- tems Engineering Station. 2:50 "Combat Systems Performance—

Recent Experiences in the Pacific and

Indian Oceans," Capt. D.R. Anderson,

USN, Commanding Officer, USS Fox (CG-33). 3:15 Panel Discussion. 3:45 Break. 4:00 "Fire Power — A Systems Engi- neering Perspective," Rear Adm. W.E.

Meyer, USN Project Manager, AEGIS

Shipbuilding Project. 5:00 Closing Remarks, Rear Adm. E.J.

Otth, USN (ret.). 6:30 Reception, Casa Sirena Marina

Hotel, Santa Rosa Room.

ASNE West Coast

Combat Systems Meeting (continued from page 12) of Hughes Aircraft Company,

Field Service and Support Divi- sion, features technical presen- tations and panel discussions by eminent persons from the U.S.

Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and from the private marine sector.

The meeting will be held at the

Needham Theatre located at the

U.S. Naval Construction Battal- ion Center in Port Hueneme.

The formal proceedings will begin at 9 a.m. with an introduc- tion and welcoming remarks by both chairman Otth and Richard

C. Fay, president of ASNE.

The keynote address, entitled "Current Views on Surface War- fare Combat Systems," will be given by Vice Adm. Robert L.

Walters, USN, deputy chief of naval operations (surface war- fare) .

Moderators for the morning and afternoon sessions, respec- tively, are Ralph E. Hawes Jr., vice president and general man- ager of General Dynamics' Po- mona Division, and Rear Adm.

Rear Adm. Edward J. Otth (USN-ret.), chairman, West Coast Combat Systems

Meeting.

C.J. Rorie, USN, Commander,

Naval Surface Group MIDPAC.

The presenters for the full-day meeting include: L.A. Andrews,

TAS MK-23 program manager,

Hughes Aircraft; Comdr. Rich- ard P. Oswitt. USCG, Chief Ship- board Systems Branch, Coast

Guard Headquarters; Dr. R.C.

Kolb, Head, Tactical Command and Coastal Divisions, Naval

Ocean Systems Center; and Com- modore Myran V. Ricketts, USN,

Deputy Commander for Design

Directory

ASNE Local Sections

FLAGSHIP — Number One

Washington-Baltimore-Annapolis Area

Address: Flagship Section, ASNE

David M. Maurer, Sec'y.

P.O. Box 2913

Arlington, VA 22202

Chairman: Capt. Barry C. Roberts,

USCG

Vice-Chairman: Mr. Jan Paul Hope

Treasurer: Mr. David Stevens

Phone: (703) 892-5680 (703) 692-0245

CHARLESTON — Number Two

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Address: Charleston Section, ASNE

Arnold P. Moore, Sec'y. 2910 Foxhall Road

Charleston, SC 29407

Chairman: Cdr. Larry Fulton, USN

Vice-Chairman: Mr. James Sutherland

Treasurer: Mr. William Hightower

Phone: (803) 554-5580

NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND —

Number Three

Northern New England Area

Address: No. New England

Section, ASNE

Terry K. Hardy, Sec'y. 31 Bradstreet Lane

Eliot, ME 03903

Chairman: Mr. Norman K. Berge

Vice-Chairman: Mr. Larry A. Dow

Treasurer: Gerald J. Gouveia

Phone: (207) 439-1000 X2209 (207) 439-1000 XI155

GOLDEN GATE — Number Four

San Francisco Bay Area

Address: Golden Gate Section,

ASNE

Curt Massey, Sec'y.

General Electric Company 7777 Pardee Lane

Oakland, Cal. 94621

Chairman: Capt. J.J. Coleman, USN

Vice-Chairman: Cdr. J.W. Lamb, USN (Ret.)

Treasurer: Paul Jackson

Phone: (415) 436-9640 (work)

MECHANICSBURG — Number Five

Central Pennsylvania Area

Address: Mechanicsburg Section,

ASNE

Chairman:

Vice-Chairman:

Treasurer:

Phone:

E.L. Puckett, Sec'y. 1515 Fisher Road

Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Robert H. Page

Clarence Cook

R.J. Romanoski (717) 790-3259

SAN DIEGO — Number Six

San Diego, California Area

Address: San Diego Section, ASNE

G.A. Clough 5719 Yearling Ct.

Bonita, Cal. 92002

Chairman: Mr. Allan A. Ovrom, Jr.

Vice-Chairman: Capt. Henry E. Drayton,

Jr., USN

Phone: (714) 238-1000 X225

PASCAGOULA — Number Seven

Pascagoula, Mississippi Area

Address: Pascagoula Section, ASNE

Capt. J.R. Bond, USN (Ret.) Sec'y.

P.O. Box 252

Pascagoula, MS 39567

Chairman: Mr. J.P. (Joe) DuBois

Vice-Chairman: Capt. S.P. Passantino,

USN

Treasurer: Edwin G. Lennep, III

Phone: (601) 935-3115

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL —

Number Eight

Monterey, California Area

Address: Naval Postgraduate

School Section, ASNE

USNPGS (Code 34)

Monterey, CA 93940

DELAWARE VALLEY — Number Nine

Delaware Valley Area

Address: Delaware Valley Section,

ASNE

Brian C. McNaight

The M&T Company 1016 West 9th Ave.

King of Prussia, PA 19406

Chairman: Capt. David B. McGuigan

Vice-Chairman: Cdr. James Deal, USN (Ret.)

Phone: (205) 337-8200

TIDEWATER — Number Ten

Tidewater Virginia Area

Address: Tidewater Section, ASNE

Cdr. Frederick C. Schiller,

USN Sec'y. 402 Fielding Lewis Drive

Grafton, VA 23692

Chairman: Joe Leech

Vice-Chairman: Capt. G.H. O'Brien, USN

Treasurer: Larry Massa

Phone: (804) 898-6620

LONG BEACH-GREATER LOS ANGELES —

Number Eleven

Address: Long Beach-Greater Los

Angeles Section, ASNE

Lt. Rick Hepburn, USN

Long Beach Naval Shiprd.

Code 33811

Long Beach, CA 90822

Chairman: E.J. Petersen

Vice-Chairman: Capt. Richard L. Thomas,

USN

Phone: (213) 547-7755

METROPOLITAN — Number Twelve

New York-New Jersey Area

Address: The Metropolitan Section,

ASNE 44 Amherst Dr.

New Rochelle, NY 10804

Chairman: Capt. Perry Nelson, USN (Ret.)

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND —

Number Thirteen

Southern New England Area

Address: So. New England Section,

ASNE

LCdr. Michael P. Armenia,

USNR, Sec'y. 110 Forest Dr.

Uncasville, CT 06382

Chairman: Capt. John D. Crowley,

USCG (Ret.)

Vice-Chairman: Mrs. Stewart H. Silvestri

Treasurer: LCdr. William C. Savage,

USN (Ret.)

Phone: (203) 848-9710

PUGET SOUND — Number Fourteen

Bremerton-Seattle-Tacoma Area

Address: Puget Sound Section,

ASNE

Ken Forslund —

Secretary/Treasurer 707 Southwest 296th St.

Federal Way, Wash. 98003

Chairman: Mr. Pat McAllister

Vice-Chairman: Mr. David Todd

Phone: (206) 479-5600

JACKSONVILLE — Number Fifteen

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Address: Jacksonville Section,

ASNE

CW04 D.E. Fritz, USN (Ret.) Sec'y. 2530 Lang Ave

Orange Park, Fla. 32073

Chairman: Cdr. J.M. McGrath, USN

Vice Chairman: Capt. William A.

Kanakanui, Jr. USN (Ret.)

Treasurer: Cdr. C.I. Sellden, USN (Ret.)

Phone: (904) 743-6069

THE CITADEL — Student Section One

Address: The Citadel Section,

ASNE

P.O. Box 166, The Citadel

Charleston, SC 29409

U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY —

Student Section Two

Address: United States Naval

Academy

ASNE Student Section

Naval Systems

Engr. Department

USNA, Annapolis, MD 21402

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN —

Student Section Three

Address: Univ. of Texas at Austin

Section, ASNE 13000 Viento del Sur

Manchaca, TX 78652

U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY —

Student Section Four

Address: U.S. Merchant Marine

Academy Section, ASNE

U.S. Merchant Marine

Academy

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