***CANCELED***

Classification: Unclassified 

Date: November 26, 2012

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Please note: This course is being offered in conjunction with the November 27-29 "Educating the Spectrum Warrior: Harnessing STEM & Spectrum Management for Special Ops" conference in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

***CANCELED***

Course Description:

One of the most pressing deficiencies in recent joint operations has been trying to achieve coordinated and cohesive operations within the Electromagnetic Environment (EME). Decades of “Lessons Learned” and interference reports have culminated in a realization that anything that operates in the EM spectrum (communicates, radiates, locates) must be effectively managed. This short survey course will review current processes in EW and Spectrum Management, but will also outline many of the requirements and challenges of building an effective EM Battle Management architecture. Topics discussed include: EM Spectrum principles, EMS Warfare concepts, EW targeting, Spectrum Management, U.S. EW capabilities, cognitive radios, tactical datalinks, concepts of EM Battle Control (EMBC), and current status of the Airborne Electronic Attack Systems of Systems concept. Lessons will also include a brief look at EM Battle Management plans currently in development.

Instructor:

Lynn Berg. Mr. Berg is a retired USAF Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) who currently works in the areas of Electronic Warfare education and training. He has military experience in self-protection EW in B-52s, support Electronic Attack with EC-130 Compass Call, and was Assistant Director of Operations and an instructor at the Air Force’s Electronic Warfare Schoolhouse.  He served as the Education and Training Branch Chief at the Joint Electronic Warfare Center (JEWC) in San Antonio, Texas, and also initially developed and directed the joint-certified “Joint EW Theater Operations Course” for USSTRATCOM, which helped qualify hundreds of EWOs for duty in Combatant Commands and Joint Task Force EW Cells.  He has guest instructed on various EW topics at the Naval Postgraduate School, the NATO Staff School in Germany, and the U.S. Army Electronic Warfare Schoolhouse.  Mr. Berg completed Air Command and Staff College, the Joint Warfighter’s Course at Joint Forces Staff College, and has a Masters degree in International Relations.  He is a member of the AOC and has received the AOC Training Award.

Cancellation/Refund Policy: 

Cancellations must be submitted in writing with a copy of your registration form and received at AOC Headquarters (not postmarked) no later than November 2, 2012.  Telephone cancellations will not be accepted. Cancellations may be faxed to (703) 549-2589 or emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  There will be no exceptions.  Refunds will be issued for cancellations received by the due date minus a $75 administrative fee.

AOC reserves the right to cancel a course if there are insufficient registrants two weeks prior to a course start date.  In such an event, registration fees will be refunded in full.  AOC liability is limited to the return of such fees.