Fox Valley Section

Colonel Dayley will discuss the blurring line between combat vehicles and tactical vehicles. He will explain the Army's lineup of tactical vehicles: MRAP's, MTV's (Medium Tactical Vehicles) and the JLTV that is still in development. He will describe the Army's Development Process for Tactical Vehicles

Col. Brant Dayley is a graduate of New Jersey Institute of Technology, and was commissioned as a Regular Army second lieutenant in the Air Defense Artillery.

Brant has held a variety of operational and staff assignments during twenty four years of service. His operational assignments included tours in Infantry Divisions and in short and long-range Air and Missile Defense units. His Interagency experience stems from service conducting scientific and intelligence analysis for the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Joint experience from developing space and missile defense policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brant commanded the 1st Battalion (PATRIOT), 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, XVIII Airborne Corps, and later served as the Director, Chief of Air Defense Artillery. Following graduation from the National War College, Brant served as the Fires Division Chief, Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) G-8, and for the past two years has served as the Army's 10th Director of Materiel, also on the Army G-8 staff

Col. Dayley's military education includes the Air Command and General Staff College (ACSC), and the National War College (NWC). He has also earned Master of Science degrees in Operations Research/Systems Analysis, Military Operational Arts and Science, and National Security Strategy.

COL Dayley's presentation will answer questions such as: What are tactical vehicles and how does their role differ from that of combat vehicles? What pitfalls can a supplier fall into? What development costs does the DOD pay for and what does the supplier have to risk? What tests and other hurdles does the product have to pass

Reservations:

Send e-mail to shust@comcast.net with the subject "ASME Meeting" and include your name, entrèe choice, phone number, ASME membership number, company name, address. Also include the names, entrèe, & contact information for any guests. If you do not have e-mail access, call (630) 961-3625, and leave a message stating this is a reservation for the ASME Meeting, and include the above information.

Deadline for reservations:

5 PM on Friday April 13, 2012. Please cancel if need be.

Location:

NIU-Naperville, Room 161
1120 E. Diehl Rd., Naperville, IL 60563

Schedule:

5:00 to 5:30PM Registration and optional 50/50 raffle ticket purchase ($1 Each)
5:30PM Dinner followed by the Presentation

Meeting cost:

$15 ASME Members
$20 Non-Members and Guests
Students Free