SUBJECT: AATTC ADVANCED AIRLIFT TACTICS TRAINING CENTER SYMPOSIUM 90-DAY MESSAGE AND SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION.

1. THE ADVANCED AIRLIFT TACTICS TRAINING CENTER (AATTC) IS HOSTING THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL TACTICS SYMPOSIUM 14-17 JAN 2008 AT ROSECRANS MAP, ST JOSEPH MISSOURI. THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR’S CONFERENCE IS “REVOLUTIONARY INTEGRATION” WITH PRESENTATIONS FOCUSING ON CURRENT AND DEVELOPING TOTAL FORCE INTEGRATION, DEFENSIVE SYSTEM UPDATES AND TECHNIQUES TO ENSURE OUR CREWS ARE PROPERLY TRAINED AND EQUIPPED TO OPERATE IN A COMBAT ENVIRONMENT. NO BRIEFINGS WILL BE ABOVE THE SECRET LEVEL, HOWEVER SOME BRIEFINGS MAY BE NO-CONTRACTOR OR UNAVAILABLE TO NON-U.S. PERSONNEL. THE BRIEFINGS ON MONDAY, 14 JANUARY WILL BE US GOVERNMENT ONLY.

2 . SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION FORMS ALONG WITH DIRECTIONS AND SPECIFICS MAY BE DOWNLOADED AT HTTP://AW139.ANG.AF.MIL/AATTC COMPLETE ONLINE REGISTRATION OR FAX COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORMS NLT 7 JAN 07 TO DSN 356-3335 OR COMM (816) 236-3335. PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE IF POSSIBLE. ALSO, SYPOSIUM INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND ON HTTP://WWW.AATTC.ORG . IF YOU ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS, YOU CAN E-MAIL TACTICS@MOSTJO.ANG.AF.MIL . THE POC IS MSGT TOMMY COOK: DSN, 356-3509, COMM 816-236-3509.

3. BEGINNING 13 JAN, SYMPOSIUM ATTENDEES WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW EXHIBITS FROM VARIOUS VENDERS. US-ONLY SEMINARS WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY. THE INFORMATION PRESENTED ON MONDAY WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE LATER IN THE WEEK SO ALL US GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. ALL CONFERENCE ATTENDEES ARE INVITED TO THE OFFICIAL SYMPOSIUM KICK-OFF TUESDAY MORNING. BRIEFINGS WILL BEGIN AT 0800L. WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL INCLUDE THE SYMPOSIUM BANQUET AND A KEYNOTE SPEAKER. PRESENTATIONS AND SOCIALS ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE CONFERENCE AND A GREAT PLACE TO NETWORK. DRESS DURING THE DAY WILL BE FLIGHT SUITS OR BDUS FOR MILITARY AND BUSINESS CASUAL FOR CIVILIANS; ALL EVENING DRESS WILL BE BUSINESS CASUAL.

4. TO ENHANCE THE VALUE AND INTEREST OF THIS CONFERENCE, WE ARE CONTACTING APPROPRIATE MILITARY LEADERS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES FACING THE MAF. FORWARD YOUR UNIT’S TOPICS/ISSUES/INPUTS FOR DISCUSSION AT THIS SYMPOSIUM NLT 20 DEC 07 TO MAJ JAY FISHER, JAY.FISHER@MOSTJO.ANG.AF.MIL

5. FOR ALL ATTENDEES. THIS IS A UNIT FUNDED TDY. A MANDATORY CONFERENCE FEE OF $40.00 WILL BE PAID ON THE 13 TH OR 14 TH JAN DURING REGISTRATION. LOCAL ATTENDEES MUST ALSO PAY THE FEE AND CAN USE STANDARD FORM 1164 FOR REIMBURSEMENT. TDY ORDERS SHOULD SHOW ST JOSEPH, MISSOURI AS THE TDY LOCATION. 13 JAN AND 18 JAN WILL BE THE NORMAL TRAVEL DAYS.

6. ATTENDEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THEIR OWN LODGING ARRANGEMENTS. ROOMS ARE BLOCKED AT THE FOLLOWING HOTELS: HOLIDAY INN (816) 279-8000 AND THE RAMADA INN (816) 233-6192. THE EVENING SOCIALS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE HOLIDAY INN AND THE SYMPOSIUM BANQUET WILL BE AT THE RAMADA INN. BOTH HOTELS ARE WITHIN 15 MINUTES DRIVE FROM THE BASE. MENTION THAT YOU ARE AATTC SYMPOSIUM ATTENDEES AND YOU WILL GET THE GOVERNMENT RATE OF $70.

7. SUGGESTED MEANS OF TRAVEL IS COMMERCIAL AIR TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(MCI), THEN VIA RENTAL CAR TO ST. JOSEPH, ( 35 MIN DRIVE ) . IF ATTENDEES ARE PLANNING TO ARRIVE AT ROSECRANS ANGB (STJ) VIA MILITARY AIR THEY MUST CONTACT THE 139 AW AIRFIELD MANAGEMNENT, DSN 356-3596 OR COMMERCIAL, (816)236-3596. BRIEFINGS WILL CONCLUDE AT 1700l ON 17 JAN.

8. OPR FOR THE SYMPOSIUM IS MAJOR JAY FISHER, DSN: 356-3532, COMM

(816) 236-3532, EMAIL: JAY.FISHER@MOSTJO.ANG.AF.MIL .