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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Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr
Commander, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command Briefing |
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Rear Admiral Wendi B. Carpenter
Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command, Norfolk |
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William Sympson
ACOS N6 C4ISR Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Briefing |
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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 |
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Robert Whitkop
Executive Director, Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN), Dept of the Navy |
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Captain David Beyrodt
Assistant Chief of Staff, Undersea Warfare Division Operational Test and Evaluation Force |
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Dana Dickens
President and CEO Hampton Roads Partnership |
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Dennis M. Bushnell
Chief Scientist NASA Langley Research Center |
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Rear Admiral Margaret Klein
Operations Officer Naval Network Warfare Command |
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General Martin E. Dempsey
Commanding General United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Fort Monroe, VA |
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Mr. Terry Halvorsen Deputy Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command |
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Mr. Eric Markland Deputy DirectorNext Generation Enterprise Network Fleet Implementation and Transition Team Briefing |
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Captain Patrick J. Bohan Program Manager for the Virtual Integrated Support to the Information Operations eNvironment (VisIOn) Briefing |
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Mr. John Garing Chief Information Officer, DISA Briefing |
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Ms. Monica Shephard Deputy Director, JCD&E Briefing |
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Rear Admiral (USN Ret) Andrew M. Singer Briefing |
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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 |
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Brig. Gen. Richard A. Shook Vice Director, Joint Capability Development, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, VA Briefing |
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Mr. Rob Carey Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer & DON IM and IT Workforce Community Leader Briefing |
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Mr. Dave Wennergren Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information Management and Technology |
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Admiral James G Stavridis, USN Commander U.S. Southern Command |
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Congressman Randy Forbes |
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Mr. Greg Knapp (SES) JFCOM Deputy J7 |
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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 |
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| Mr. Joseph Murphy Deputy Chief of Staff Capabilities and Resource Integration (N8) U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
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| Rear Admiral David O. Anderson Vice Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
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| CAPT Frank Morneau Commander, EOD Group Two |
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| Mr. Mark Honecker Chief of Staff/Executive Director U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
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| Captain Robert Nutting, USCG Chief, C4IT and Security Division Coast Guard Atlantic Area |
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| RADM Edward H. Deets, III Vice Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command |
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| Mr. William M. Paggi Head, Contracts and Logistics Department SPAWAR Systems Center, Charleston |
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| Dr. Russel Richards U.S. Joint Forces Command Manager, Office of Research & Technology Applications Opportunities for Partnering with USJFCOM |
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| Captain Lawrence Slade USN Director, Communications & Information Systems U. S. Second Fleet |
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| Mr. Terry Halvorson Deputy Commander Network Warfare Command |
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| Mr. Don General Executive Director/ Chief Information Officer Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) |
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| CAPT Janice Hamby, USN Director of Global Operations Navy Network Warfare Command |
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| Dr. Charles E. Harris Director of the Research and Technology Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center. |
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| Captain Mary Anderson USN Commanding Officer Naval Computer and Telecommunications Master Station, Atlantic |
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| Mr. Joe Camacho U.S. Joint Forces Command Program Manager for |
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| Monica Shephard Director, Innovations Division U.S. Joint Forces Command |
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| Mike McGinnis, Ph.D. Executive Director Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center |
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| LTG John A. Dubia, USA (Ret.) Executive Vice President, AFCEA International |
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| Mr. Robert E. Lindberg President and Executive Director National Institute of Aerospace |
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| Rear Admiral Clifford I. Pearson Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command, Atlantic |
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| Mark Honneker Deputy Commander Naval Network Warfare Command |
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| Randy Forbes Congressman Virginia 4th District |
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| Mr. Dave Wennergren DON CIO |
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| Colonel Bradford Gentry Commander DISA USJFCOM Field Office |
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| Mr. Tony Cerri U.S. Joint Forces Command (J-9) Experimentation Engineering Lead |
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| Ray Miller Virginia Regional Vice President for AFCEA. |
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| COL Terrry T. Kono, USAF, Joint Futures Command |
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| Mark Lumer, Director of Contracting, Army Space and Missile Defense Command - Pentagon |
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| Roy D. Bridges, Jr., Center Director, NASA Langley Research Center |
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| Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff Deputy Commander U.S. Fleet Forces Command |