Frank Roberts Executive Director Collaborating to Capture Capabilities for the Future of Hampton Roads Briefing for August 20, 2008

430A World Trade Center Norfolk, VA 23510 757-644-6324 www.hrmffa.org BACKGROUND MANAGEMENT / OPERATIONS CHARTER Created by Hampton Roads Mayors & Chairs Caucus after 2005 BRAC Incorporated as a 501c(4) in March 2006 Funding Per capita from 13 Hampton Roads municipalities Private Sector Board fees Commonwealth grants (2007, 2008) 13 Public Sector Directors (ex officio) Chesapeake * Franklin Hampton Isle of Wight James City Newport News * Norfolk * Poquoson Portsmouth Suffolk VA Beach * Williamsburg York * * = Executive Committee < 10 Private Sector Directors 3 officers (Executive Director, Secretary, Treasurer) 3 full-time staff (executive, ops, admin functions) Experienced government relations team in DC Consulting/technical support (contract as required) Retired flag officers group & local reps working group Collaborating to capture capabilities for the future of Hampton Roads Promote & protect the common good & welfare of the residents of 13 Hampton Roads communities MISSION GOAL Protect, preserve, & grow military & federal capabilities in Hampton Roads Advocate & influence federal legislation Near-, mid-, & long-term actions HRMFFA jurisdictions Regional organizations Military & federal leaders

Created by Hampton Roads Mayors &

Chairs Caucus after 2005 BRAC

Incorporated as a 501c(4) in March

2006

Funding

Per capita from 13 Hampton Roads

municipalities

Private Sector Board fees

Commonwealth grants (2007, 2008)

13 Public Sector Directors (ex officio)

Chesapeake * Franklin Hampton Isle of Wight

James City Newport News * Norfolk * Poquoson

Portsmouth Suffolk VA Beach * Williamsburg

York * * = Executive Committee

< 10 Private Sector Directors

3 officers (Executive Director, Secretary, Treasurer)

3 full-time staff (executive, ops, admin functions)

Experienced government relations team in DC

Consulting/technical support (contract as required)

Retired flag officers group & local reps

working group

Advocate & influence federal legislation

Near-, mid-, & long-term actions

HRMFFA INTEREST AREA 10 cities 3 counties 1,572,148 residents Congressional Districts: 1 st – Rob Wittman 2 nd – Thelma Drake 3 rd – Bobby Scott 4 th – Randy Forbes General Assembly summary 10 Senate Districts 23 Delegate Districts 21% of VA HRMFFA “ shareholders”

DEPARTMENT of AGRICULTURE Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service Farm Services Agency Center Farm Services Agency Center Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service

DEPARTMENT of COMMERCE NOAA Marine Ops Center Atlantic Numerous other NOAA sites & offices

DEPARTMENT of DEFENSE Fentress OLF Naval Security Group (Northwest) Dam Neck Annex NAS Oceana Ft Story Navy Exchange Command Little Creek Amphibious Base Ft Eustis Norfolk Naval Shipyard USJFCOM Joint Warfighting Center Naval Medical Center Craney Island Naval Station Joint Forces Staff College Naval Support Activity Camp Elmore / Camp Allen Army Corps of Engineers FT Monroe Langley AFB Camp Peary Cheatham Annex Naval Weapons Station Lafayette River Annex &quot;The military crescent of the US&quot; Hampton Roads Naval Museum Army Research Lab Advanced Ship Integration Center ARCOIC

DEPARTMENT of ENERGY Jefferson Laboratory

DEPARTMENT of HOMELAND SECURITY USCG 5 th District HQ USCG Training Center Customs & Border Protection Customs & Border Protection Secret Service USCG Atlantic Area HQ USCG Integrated Support Command USCG Maintenance & Logistics Command

DEPARTMENT of INTERIOR Cape Henry Memorial National Park Colonial National Historic Park Yorktown National Cemetery / Battlefield Colonial National Historic Park Jamestown National Historic Site Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge

DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE US District Court US District Court Camp Peary FBI ATF Drug Enforcement Agency Drug Enforcement Agency

DEPARTMENT of LABOR Area Office

DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration Maritime Administration National Defense Reserve Fleet Maritime Administration South Atlantic Region

DEPARTMENT of VETERAN’S AFFAIRS VA Medical Center & Cemetery Veteran’s Center Hampton National Cemetery VA Rehabilitation Services VA Community Based Outpatient Center

FEDERAL AGENCIES NASA Langley Research Center EEOC GAO OPM GSA GSA GSA GSA GSA SSA SSA SSA SSA SSA SSA

FEDERAL FACILITIES – BIG PICTURE Maritime Administration National Defense Reserve Fleet NASA Langley Research Center Cape Henry Memorial National Park Colonial National Historic Park Colonial National Historic Park Jamestown National Historic Site US District Court Camp Peary USCG 5 th District HQ Fentress OLF Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex Ft Story Navy Exchange Command Little Creek Amphibious Base USJFCOM Joint Warfighting Center Naval Medical Center Craney Island Naval Station Joint Forces Staff College Naval Support Activity Camp Elmore / Camp Allen Army Corps of Engineers Cheatham Annex Naval Weapons Station Lafayette River Annex Yorktown National Cemetery / Battlefield Hampton National Cemetery Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service Farm Services Agency Center FBI ATF DEA EEOC GAO OPM GSA GSA GSA GSA GSA SSA SSA SSA SSA SSA SSA Ft Eustis Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service Norfolk Naval Shipyard Maritime Administration Farm Services Agency Center DOL Area Office Secret Service Dam Neck Annex NAS Oceana Veteran’s Center US District Court VA Medical Center & Cemetery USCG Training Center FT Monroe Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service DEA Customs & Border Protection Customs & Border Protection USCG Atlantic Area HQ Numerous other NOAA sites & offices Maritime Administration South Atlantic Region Jefferson Laboratory Army Research Lab Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge VA Rehabilitation Services USCG Integrated Support Command Langley AFB VA Community Based Outpatient Center Advanced Ship Integration Center Hampton Roads Naval Museum NOAA Marine Ops Center Atlantic USCG Maintenance & Logistics Command ARCOIC

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Maritime Administration National Defense Reserve Fleet NASA Langley Research Center Cape Henry Memorial National Park Colonial National Historic Park Colonial National Historic Park Jamestown National Historic Site US District Court Camp Peary Jefferson Laboratory Fentress OLF Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex Ft Story Navy Exchange Command Little Creek Amphibious Base USJFCOM Joint Warfighting Center Naval Medical Center Craney Island Naval Station Joint Forces Staff College Naval Support Activity Camp Elmore / Camp Allen Army Corps of Engineers Cheatham Annex Naval Weapons Station Lafayette River Annex Yorktown National Cemetery / Battlefield Hampton National Cemetery Langley AFB Hampton Roads Naval Museum Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service Farm Services Agency Center FBI ATF DEA EEOC GAO OPM GSA GSA GSA GSA GSA SSA SSA SSA SSA SSA SSA Ft Eustis Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service Norfolk Naval Shipyard Maritime Administration Farm Services Agency Center DOL Area Office Secret Service Dam Neck Annex NAS Oceana Veteran’s Center US District Court VA Medical Center & Cemetery USCG Training Center Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service NOAA Marine Ops Center Atlantic DEA Vocational & Rehabilitation Services Numerous NOAA Sites Across the region USCG Atlantic Area HQ & 5 th District US Customs & Border Protection US Customs & Border Protection FT Monroe Army Research Lab Maritime Administration South Atlantic Region ARCOIC Advanced Ship Integration Center

Chambers of Commerce Hampton Roads Virginia Peninsula (also serve on Board) Greater Williamsburg Chesapeake Economic Development staff Chesapeake Rotary Club Crater Planning District Commission (CPD) Eastern Shore Defense Alliance (ESDA) Emergency Management Training Analysis and Simulation Center (EMTASC) Future of Hampton Roads, Inc. Greater Hampton Roads Chapter – National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Greater Norfolk Corporation Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance (HREDA) Hampton Roads Highway Incident Management (HRHIM) Team Hampton Roads Partnership (HRP) Hampton Roads Research Partnership (HRRP) Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) Hampton Roads Technology Council (HRTC) - Defense & Homeland Security Consortium National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) NASA Aeronautics Support Team (NAST) REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Military Associations Air Force Association (Langley & Tidewater Chapters) Association of the US Army Marine Corps Association Navy League (Hampton Roads Council) Association of Naval Aviation (Hampton Roads squadron) Tailhook Association (Ready Room 6) Hampton Roads Chapter – Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Northrop Grumman Newport News Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) – Virginia Council & local Chapters Tidewater Association of Service Contractors (TASC) Tidewater Government – Industry Council (TGIC) Urban Land Institute USNA Alumni Association Virginia Beach Military Economic Development Advisory Committee (MEDAC) Virginia Beach Vision Virginia Maritime Association Virginia Modeling and Simulation Center (VMASC) Virginia Port Authority Virginia Ship Repair Association (VSRA)

Chambers of Commerce

Hampton Roads

Virginia Peninsula (also serve on Board)

Greater Williamsburg

Chesapeake Economic Development staff

Chesapeake Rotary Club

Crater Planning District Commission (CPD)

Eastern Shore Defense Alliance (ESDA)

Emergency Management Training Analysis and Simulation Center (EMTASC)

Future of Hampton Roads, Inc.

Greater Hampton Roads Chapter – National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

Greater Norfolk Corporation

Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance (HREDA)

Hampton Roads Highway Incident Management (HRHIM) Team

Hampton Roads Partnership (HRP)

Hampton Roads Research Partnership (HRRP)

Hampton Roads Planning District

Commission (HRPDC)

Hampton Roads Technology Council (HRTC)

- Defense & Homeland Security Consortium

National Institute of Aerospace (NIA)

NASA Aeronautics Support Team (NAST)

Military Associations

Air Force Association (Langley & Tidewater Chapters)

Association of the US Army

Marine Corps Association

Navy League (Hampton Roads Council)

Association of Naval Aviation (Hampton

Roads squadron)

Tailhook Association (Ready Room 6)

Hampton Roads Chapter – Association

for Unmanned Vehicle Systems

International (AUVSI)

Northrop Grumman Newport News

Military Officers Association of

America (MOAA) – Virginia Council &

local Chapters

Tidewater Association of Service

Contractors (TASC)

Tidewater Government – Industry

Council (TGIC)

Urban Land Institute

USNA Alumni Association

Virginia Beach Military Economic

Development Advisory Committee (MEDAC)

Virginia Beach Vision

Virginia Maritime Association

Virginia Modeling and Simulation

Center (VMASC)

Virginia Port Authority

Virginia Ship Repair Association (VSRA)

HAMPTON ROADS UNIQUENESS Presence of all five military services Operating forces Major command headquarters Presence of largest combatant command Presence of only NATO command on US soil Presence of activities & organizations of 13 federal departments and agencies Presence of 30 of the 100 largest defense firms in the world (46 are HQ’ed in the US) Largest naval base in the world 430A World Trade Center Norfolk, VA 23510 757-644-6324 www.hrmffa.org

Presence of all five military services

Operating forces

Major command headquarters

Presence of largest combatant command

Presence of only NATO command on US soil

Presence of activities & organizations of 13

federal departments and agencies

Presence of 30 of the 100 largest defense

firms in the world (46 are HQ’ed in the US)

Largest naval base in the world

COLLABORATING TO CAPTURE CAPABILITIES FOR THE FUTURE Coordinate, advocate, influence Federal, state, regional, local, & facility levels Nimble Responsive Near-, mid-, & long-term 430A World Trade Center Norfolk, VA 23510 757-644-6324 www.hrmffa.org

Coordinate, advocate, influence

Federal, state, regional, local, & facility levels

Nimble

Responsive

Near-, mid-, & long-term

NEAR TERM EFFORT - 2008 Supporting 2009 legislative cycle Language Appropriation protection Military construction protection VA Beach encroachment briefings on Capitol Hill Responding to Mayport EIS – potential loss of 12 ships including a CVN Comments coordinated from Gov Kaine and HRMFFA Final EIS – Nov 21, 2008 Record of Decision – December 2008 Battling for the future of NAS Oceana $45M spent thus far on encroachment; will continue Outlying landing field (OLF) is critical Political quagmire VA counties ‘attacking’ Oceana Creative, financially attractive solutions? Working with SPAWAR to establish a first responder robot pool in Hampton Roads Responding to USCG Modernization Assessment

Supporting 2009 legislative cycle

Language

Appropriation protection

Military construction protection

VA Beach encroachment briefings on Capitol Hill

Responding to Mayport EIS – potential loss of 12 ships

including a CVN

Comments coordinated from Gov Kaine and HRMFFA

Final EIS – Nov 21, 2008

Record of Decision – December 2008

Battling for the future of NAS Oceana

$45M spent thus far on encroachment; will continue

Outlying landing field (OLF) is critical

Political quagmire

VA counties ‘attacking’ Oceana

Creative, financially attractive solutions?

Working with SPAWAR to establish a first responder

robot pool in Hampton Roads

Responding to USCG Modernization Assessment

MID-TERM EFFORT Supporting Army Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC) realignment to Ft Eustis NASA Langley Research Center future Off-set aeronautics budget reductions Collaborating to support SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston consolidation / SPAWAR Atlantic establishment Working with OSD to establish a technology outreach center in Hampton Roads Socializing issues with Senate candidates Gilmore & Warner, and gubernatorial candidates McDonnell, Deeds, & Moran Providing regional support to Hampton effort to establish USAF Cyber Command in Hampton – Cyber Command on hold now

Supporting Army Training & Doctrine

Command (TRADOC) realignment to Ft Eustis

NASA Langley Research Center future

Off-set aeronautics budget reductions

Collaborating to support SPAWAR Systems Center

Charleston consolidation / SPAWAR Atlantic

establishment

Working with OSD to establish a technology outreach

center in Hampton Roads

Socializing issues with Senate candidates Gilmore &

Warner, and gubernatorial candidates McDonnell,

Deeds, & Moran

Providing regional support to Hampton effort

to establish USAF Cyber Command in

Hampton – Cyber Command on hold now

LONG TERM EFFORT Leading evolution of Hampton Roads into a center for unmanned systems synergy and innovation (“Robot Venture”) – air, land, maritime – creating community of practice from community of interest; developing business model – defense & homeland security, first responders, public safety, commercial applications Community of practice meeting – 8/21 at ECPI Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) experiment – 9/10-12 Federal labs/first responder forum – 10/23 Partnership proposal to NPS Reinforcing modeling and simulation (M&S) strategy “ Connecting the dots” between Hampton Roads - Ft Lee [CASCOM] (Congressman Forbes charge) Robot Venture & M&S implications

Leading evolution of Hampton Roads into a center for

unmanned systems synergy and innovation (“Robot

Venture”) – air, land, maritime – creating community of

practice from community of interest; developing

business model – defense & homeland security,

first responders, public safety, commercial applications

Community of practice meeting – 8/21 at ECPI

Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) experiment – 9/10-12

Federal labs/first responder forum – 10/23

Partnership proposal to NPS

Reinforcing modeling and simulation (M&S) strategy

“ Connecting the dots” between Hampton Roads - Ft Lee

[CASCOM] (Congressman Forbes charge)

Robot Venture & M&S implications

SUMMARY HRMFFA continues to mature and expand its foundation of relationships and improve operation of the business model More is better … ..the world is flat….. We are making an impact and achieving success Recognized as action organization on Capitol Hill & in Richmond HRMFFA is a regionally focused – and funded – resource to attack challenges facing military and federal capabilities in Hampton Roads We don’t see jurisdictional boundaries; we see dots and connect them

HRMFFA continues to mature and expand its

foundation of relationships and improve

operation of the business model

More is better

… ..the world is flat…..

We are making an impact and achieving

success

Recognized as action organization on Capitol Hill

& in Richmond

BOTTOM LINE At the end of the day it’s all about economics in Hampton Roads

MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96 H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98 A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100

IN CLOSING “ Experience is the marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.” Secretary of Defense Robert Gates “ Always leave space in your mind to accept that you may be wrong.” Tony Macrini WNIS 790 AM

“ Experience is the marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.”

Secretary of Defense

Robert Gates

“ Always leave space in your mind to accept that you may be wrong.”

Tony Macrini

WNIS 790 AM