SUBJECT: AATTC ADVANCED AIRLIFT TACTICS TRAINING CENTER SYMPOSIUM 145-DAY MESSAGE AND SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION.

1. THE ADVANCED AIRLIFT TACTICS TRAINING CENTER (AATTC) IS HOSTING THE TWENTY-EIGHTH TACTICS SYMPOSIUM 12-16 JANUARY 2009 AT ROSECRANS AIRFIELD, ST JOSEPH MISSOURI. NO BRIEFINGS WILL BE ABOVE THE SECRET LEVEL, HOWEVER SOME BRIEFINGS WILL BE NO-CONTRACT OR UNAVAILABLE TO NON-U.S. PERSONNEL.

2 . SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION FORMS ALONG WITH DIRECTIONS AND SPECIFICS MAY BE DOWNLOADED AT 1) HTTP://AW139.ANG.AF.MIL/AATTC/DEFAULT.HTM , 2) HTTPS://AFKM.WPAFB.AF.MIL/AATTC ; 3) WWW.AATTC.ORG, REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED STARTING 1 OCTOBER 2008. FAX COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORMS NLT 5 JAN 09 TO DSN 356-3335 OR COMM 816-236-3335. IF YOU ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS, CONTACT THE REGISTRATION COMMITTEE: MAJ JOANI IDE: DSN, 356-3546 COMM 816-236-3546.

4. BEGINNING JAN 11, SYMPOSIUM ATTENDEES WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW EXHIBITS FROM VARIOUS VENDERS. TUESDAY,AND WEDNESDAY, BRIEFINGS FROM WILL START AT 8 AM. WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL INCLUDE THE SYMPOSIUM BANQUET. KEYNOTE SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS AND SOCIALS ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE CONFERENCE AND A GREAT PLACE TO NETWORK. DRESS DURING THE DAY WILL BE FLIGHT SUIT OR ABU/BDU FOR MILITARY AND BUSINESS CASUAL FOR CIVILIANS; ALL EVENING DRESS WILL BE CASUAL.

5. 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 12 DECEMBER 08 TO MAJ ROB HOLMES ROBERT.HOLMES.1@US.AF.MIL

6. FOR ALL ATTENDEES. THIS IS A UNIT FUNDED TDY. THERE WILL BE A PARTIALLY REFUNDABLE CONFERENCE FEE THAT WILL BE PAID UPON ARRIVAL IN ST JOESEPH DURING REGISTRATION. CHECKS ARE PAYABLE TO AATTC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. LOCAL ATTENDEES MUST ALSO PAY THE FEE AND CAN USE STANDARD FORM 1164 FOR REIMBURSEMENT. TDY ORDERS SHOULD SHOW SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI AS THE TDY LOCATION. JANUARY 11 TH AND 16TH WILL BE TRAVEL DAYS.

7. 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 / WATERPARK (816) 233-6192. THE EVENING SOCIALS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE RAMADA INN AND THE SYMPOSIUM BANQUET WILL BE AT MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY. BOTH HOTELS ARE WITHIN 15 MINUTES DRIVE FROM THE BASE. MENTION YOU ARE ATTENDING AATTC SYMPOSIUM AND YOU WILL BE PROVIDED THE GOVERNMENT RATE.

8. SUGGESTED MEANS OF TRAVEL IS CIVILIAN AIR TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCI), THEN VIA RENTAL CAR TO ST. JOSEPH, ( 35 MIN DRIVE TO ST JOSEPH) . IF ATTENDEES ARE PLANNING TO ARRIVE AT ROSECRANS ANGB VIA MILITARY AIR THEY MUST CONTACT AATTC FOR APPROVAL AND COORDINATION. BRIEFINGS WILL CONCLUDE NLT 1700L ON 17 JANUARY.

9. OPR FOR THE SYMPOSIUM IS MAJOR ROB HOLMES, DSN: 356-3454, COMM 816-236-3454, ROBERT.HOLMES.1@US.AF.MIL.