Special Guest Speaker
Colonel Bradford Gentry
Commander DISA USJFCOM Field Office
| January 2008 |
| ADM Archie Clemins, USN (ret) |
| December 2007 |
| CAPT Frank Morneau Commander, EOD Group Two |
| November 2007 |
| Mr. Mark Honecker Chief of Staff/Executive Director U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
| October 2007 |
| Captain Robert Nutting, USCG Chief, C4IT and Security Division Coast Guard Atlantic Area |
| September 2007 |
| RADM Edward H. Deets, III Vice Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command |
| August 2007 |
| Mr. William M. Paggi Head, Contracts and Logistics Department SPAWAR Systems Center, Charleston |
| July 2007 |
| Dr. Russel Richards U.S. Joint Forces Command Manager, Office of Research & Technology Applications Opportunities for Partnering with USJFCOM |
| June 2007 |
| May 2007 |
| Captain Lawrence Slade USN Director, Communications & Information Systems U. S. Second Fleet |
| April 2007 |
| Mr. Terry Halvorson Deputy Commander Network Warfare Command |
| March 2007 |
| Mr. Don General Executive Director/ Chief Information Officer Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) |
| February 2007 |
| CAPT Janice Hamby, USN Director of Global Operations Navy Network Warfare Command |
| January 2007 |
| Dr. Charles E. Harris Director of the Research and Technology Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center. |
| December 2006 |
| Captain Mary Anderson USN Commanding Officer Naval Computer and Telecommunications Master Station, Atlantic |
| November 2006 |
| Mr. Joe Camacho U.S. Joint Forces Command Program Manager for |
| October 2006 |
| Monica Shephard Director, Innovations Division U.S. Joint Forces Command |
| September 2006 |
| Mike McGinnis, Ph.D. Executive Director Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center |
| August 2006 |
| LTG John A. Dubia, USA (Ret.) Executive Vice President, AFCEA International |
| July 2006 |
| Mr. Robert E. Lindberg President and Executive Director National Institute of Aerospace |
| April 2006 |
| Rear Admiral Clifford I. Pearson Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command, Atlantic |
| March 2006 |
| Mark Honneker Deputy Commander Naval Network Warfare Command |
| February 2006 |
| Randy Forbes Congressman Virginia 4th District |
| December 2005 |
| Mr. Dave Wennergren DON CIO |
| November 2005 |
| Colonel Bradford Gentry Commander DISA USJFCOM Field Office |
| October 2005 |
| Mr. Tony Cerri U.S. Joint Forces Command (J-9) Experimentation Engineering Lead |
| September 2005 |
| Ray Miller Virginia Regional Vice President for AFCEA. |
| August 2005 |
| COL Terrry T. Kono, USAF, Joint Futures Command |
| July 2005 |
| Mark Lumer, Director of Contracting, Army Space and Missile Defense Command - Pentagon |
| June 2005 |
| Roy D. Bridges, Jr., Center Director, NASA Langley Research Center |
| May 2005 |
| Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff Deputy Commander U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
Colonel Bradford D. Gentry is the Commander of the Defense Information Systems Agency Field Office at U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia. He received his commission through Air Force ROTC at Oregon State University in June 1982. As a communications officer, he has had a variety of assignments from unit level to HQ USAF, as well as serving in several joint positions. He has attended Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, and National War College. On the Air Staff, he was assigned to the Programs Integration Division (the "Engine Room") for the Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs. Most recently, he commanded a one-of-a-kind combat camera, video production, and interactive multimedia development squadron. Colonel Gentry is married to the former Susan Ryum of Corvallis, Oregon; they have two daughters, Erin-17 and Alyssa–15.
Education
1982 |
Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon |
1983 |
Basic Communications Officer Course, Keesler AFB, Mississippi |
1987 |
NATO Communications Course, Latina, Italy |
1987 |
Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama |
1988 |
Masters of Public Administration, Troy State University-Europe, Turkey |
1995 |
Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama |
1996 |
Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia |
2000 |
Air War College , Correspondence |
2004 |
National War College, Ft Leslie J. McNair, Washington D.C. |
Assignments
| 1. | February 1983 - September 1983, Student, Communications Systems Officer Training, Keesler AFB, Mississippi |
| 2. | October 1983 - March 1986, Communications-Electronics Maintenance Officer, 33d Communications Group, March AFB, California |
| 3. | April 1986 - April 1988, NATO Communications Officer, Joint Signal Support Group (NATO), Izmir, Turkey |
4. |
May 1988 - June 1991, Logistics Information Systems Officer, San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelly AFB, Texas |
5. |
July 1991 - July 1994, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas |
6. |
August 1994 - June 1995, Student, Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama |
7. |
July 1995 - July 1998, Chief, Joint Exercise Branch, J6, US Atlantic Command, Norfolk, Virginia |
8. |
August 1998 - April 2001, Programs and Policy Analyst, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, HQ USAF, Pentagon, Washington D.C. |
9. |
May 2001 - July 2003, Commander, 367 th Training Support Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah |
10. |
August 2003 - June 2004, Student, National War College, Ft McNair, Washington D.C. |
11. |
July 2004 - Present, Commander, USJFCOM-DISA Field Office, Norfolk, Virginia |
Major Awards And Decorations:
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 1 oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal, 3 oak leaf clusters
AF Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Command & Staff College Distinguished Graduate, 1995
AFROTC Officer of the Year, 1992
AFLC Outstanding Productivity Contributing Officer, 1990
AFROTC, Detachment 680 Distinguished Graduate, 1982
Effective Dates Of Promotion:
Second Lieutenant June 6, 1982
First Lieutenant June 6, 1984
Captain October 6, 1986
Major September 1, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 1999
Colonel July 1, 2004