Captain Lawrence R. Slade
United States Navy
Captain Slade graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a BS in Aerospace Engineering in 1985. He received his commission through the NROTC program, subsequently attended Navy Flight School in Pensacola, Florida and received his wings in April 1987.
After completing F-14 training as a Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) at VF-101 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, he reported to VF-103 onboard USS Saratoga. Captain Slade completed his first deployment aboard USS INDEPENDENCE, was selected to attend TOPGUN in 1988, and deployed again on USS SARATOGA in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
On January 21, 1991, during a strike against Iraq, Captain Slade was shot down, captured by Iraqi forces, and remained a prisoner of war until his release in March. In July he reported to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Four (VX-4), Pt. Mugu, California, returning to NAS Oceana and back to VF-103 in 1993 after two years as an Operational Test Director. On his second sea tour Captain Slade completed another combat deployment to the Mediterranean and Bosnian theater.
Upon returning from deployment Captain Slade spearheaded the Fleet Demonstration of the Low Altitude Navigation, Infrared at Night (LANTIRN) Targeting System. In July 1995 he reported to Commander, Fighter Wing Atlantic to continue the management of the LANTIRN program. For his efforts on this project he was awarded the 1995 Radar Intercept Officer of the Year award and the 1995 Naval Flight Officer of the Year award.
In September of 1996 he reported to the "Diamondbacks" of VF-102 as a Department Head and completed a fourth deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch onboard USS GEORGE WASHINGTON. Captain Slade was subsequently selected for the Navy Legislative Fellowship Program and was assigned to Senator McCain's office in Washington D.C.
After his one-year tour as a Military Fellow, Captain Slade reported to the Joint Task Force - Computer Network Operations (JTF-CNO) in January 2000. He served as the Chief of the Joint Operations Center while simultaneously earning his Masters of Science in Computer Science from James Madison University. In 2002 Captain Slade reported to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), FT Bragg, NC in support of counter terrorism operations.
In January 2003 Captain Slade reported to the Naval Network Warfare Command in Little Creek, Virginia. During this tour he was designated an Information Professional and was subsequently assigned as the Chief Staff Officer, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Master Station Atlantic in March 2004. Captain Slade was assigned to his current billet as Director, Communications and Information Systems, Second Fleet in October 2005.
Captain Slade is a strike fighter mission commander with over 2400 flight hours and 470 carrier arrested landings. His military awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross (with Combat V), Purple Heart (two awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Air Medal (two awards), Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy Achievement Medal, Prisoner of War Medal, and several campaign and unit awards.
Captain Slade is married to the former Anna Koufos of Ponce, Puerto Rico. They have two daughters, Hyland Luisa (9) and Sophia Domenica (5).
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Rear Admiral Edward H. Deets, III
Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command Cyber Wariors - The Threat Is Only A Click Away (flash version) Briefing (ppt version) Note: The briefing is a 4 meg file an may take a couple minutes to open in the browser Right click and Click Save Target As for quicker download. |
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Mr. Rob Carey
Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer & DON IM and IT Workforce Community Leader Briefing Note: The briefing is a 2 meg file an may take a couple minutes to open in the browser Right click and Click Save Target As for quicker download. |
| June 2010 |
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Major General David M. Edgington
United States Joint Forces Command |
| April 2010 |
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Jeffrey R. Brunner
United States Joint Forces Command |
| March 2010 |
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Mr. Terry Halvorsen
Deputy Commander, Navy Cyber Forces |
| February 2010 |
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Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr
Commander, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command Briefing |
| January 2010 |
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Rear Admiral Wendi B. Carpenter
Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command, Norfolk |
| December 2009 |
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William Sympson
ACOS N6 C4ISR Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Briefing |
| November 2009 |
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CAPT Christopher Alexander
United States Coast Guard Chief of C4IT and Security for the US Coast Guard Commander, Atlantic Area Briefing |
| October 2009 |
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Robert Whitkop
Executive Director, Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN), Dept of the Navy |
| September 2009 |
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Captain David Beyrodt
Assistant Chief of Staff, Undersea Warfare Division Operational Test and Evaluation Force |
| August 2009 |
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Dana Dickens
President and CEO Hampton Roads Partnership |
| July 2009 |
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Dennis M. Bushnell
Chief Scientist NASA Langley Research Center |
| June 2009 |
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Rear Admiral Margaret Klein
Operations Officer Naval Network Warfare Command |
| May 2009 |
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General Martin E. Dempsey
Commanding General United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Fort Monroe, VA |
| April 2009 |
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Mr. Terry Halvorsen Deputy Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command |
| March 2009 |
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Mr. Eric Markland Deputy DirectorNext Generation Enterprise Network Fleet Implementation and Transition Team Briefing |
| February 2009 |
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Captain Patrick J. Bohan Program Manager for the Virtual Integrated Support to the Information Operations eNvironment (VisIOn) Briefing |
| January 2009 |
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Mr. John Garing Chief Information Officer, DISA Briefing |
| December 2008 |
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Ms. Monica Shephard Deputy Director, JCD&E Briefing |
| November 2008 |
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Rear Admiral (USN Ret) Andrew M. Singer Briefing |
| October 2008 |
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Mr. Francis A. “Skip” Hiser, III Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Global Force Management & Joint Operations U.S. Fleet Forces Command Briefing |
| September 2008 |
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Brig. Gen. Richard A. Shook Vice Director, Joint Capability Development, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, VA Briefing |
| August 2008 |
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Mr. Rob Carey Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer & DON IM and IT Workforce Community Leader Briefing |
| July 2008 |
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Mr. Dave Wennergren Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information Management and Technology |
| June 2008 |
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Admiral James G Stavridis, USN Commander U.S. Southern Command |
| May 2008 |
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Congressman Randy Forbes |
| April 2008 |
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Mr. Greg Knapp (SES) JFCOM Deputy J7 |
| March 2008 |
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Vice Admiral (retired) James (Jim) D. McArthur, Jr. Former Commander Naval Network Warfare Command Vice President of the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation |
| February 2008 |
| Mr. Joseph Murphy Deputy Chief of Staff Capabilities and Resource Integration (N8) U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
| January 2008 |
| Rear Admiral David O. Anderson Vice Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
| 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 |