AFCEA Europe Symposium & Exposition
Thursday 1 June 2006
SHAPE CLUB
"From Guarding to Sharing - Information Exchange inCoalition Operations"
Biographies Morning Session
Lt. Gen. Ulrich Wolf, GE AR
Director NATO CIS Service Agency
Lieutenant General Ulrich H.M. Wolf joined the German Army in 1967 as a conscript but enlisted as a volunteer after a few months' service. After his officer candidate training he served as a youth officer, responsible for political education and was selected to study economics at the German Army Technical College of Higher Education. As a company commander, he was selected for the general staff course in 1979. Following his training as a general staff officer at the Joint Services Command and StaffCollege in Hamburg, General Major Ulrich H.M. Wolf served as the G3 Operations at corps level. In 1983 he was a student at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. After graduation, he was appointed as a Military Assistant (MA) to the Deputy Chief of Federal Armed Forces Staff where he was able to complement his education with politico-military experience at the national strategic level. His next appointment was for two years as commanding officer of an engineer battalion. Then, as G1 5th Armoured Division, he was able to broaden his general staff officer experience in the areas of Personnel management, public relations and military law. After that, he was responsible for public relations and the media work of the Chief of Staff Army and the wider German Army. During his first tour of duty as a full colonel in 1991 he was appointed MA to CINCENT, General von Ondarza. In this appointment he had access to decisions at the operational and strategic NATO level. In 1994 he took over command of Armoured Brigade 12, gaining significant experience in Airland Battle doctrine. In 1996 he was appointed ACOS Ops at HQ LANDCENT and promoted to Brigadier General. He proved to be a key player during the preparation and deployment of HQ LANDCENT as HQ IFOR/SFOR and was subsequently deployed on Operation Constant Guard in Bosnia-Herzegovina as Deputy to the Chief of Operation branch. For his outstanding performance with SFOR he was awarded the "Meritorious Service Medal".
In 1998, as ACOS Ops & Log. Div. at HQ AFCENT, he was responsible for the preparation and execution of two very complex exercises and the development of the CJTF concept. During this time he also implemented the new NATO command structure and undertook planning for the deployment to the Balkans. The following year he was appointed Chief of Staff of 1 (GE/NL) Corps. His main task was to develop his staff into a "High Readiness Headquarters" which he achieved with customary aplomb.
From January 2002, Lieutenant General Wolf commanded the "Army Support Forces Command" in the rank of Major General, a division-size unit providing combat support and combat service support forces at the Army level.
Lieutenant General Wolf was promoted to take up his appointment as Director NCSA.
BGen. Luis Aguado Gracia, SP AF
ACOS J6
Allied Command Operations
Brigadier General Aguado Gracia entered the Air Force Academy in 1968 where he graduated as a first lieutenant. His first assignment was to Zaragoza Air Base, where he spent four years in security and support duties.
In 1972, after promotion to captain, he graduated as Air Defence Weapons Controller and was assigned to CRC/SCOC Torrejon where he spent six years.
In January 1979 he was selected for the first group of Air Force officers to be trained in Air Traffic Control, with the aim of starting the implementation of ATC capabilities in the Spanish Air Force, taking courses in Air Traffic Control and Air Traffic Control Management at Keesler AFB, USA and being assigned later to the ATC military organisation in Torrejon AB. In July 1980 he was selected as Exchange Officer and instructor of Spanish at the USAF Academy, where he was in charge of basic and advanced courses of Spanish, as well as Spanish and European history and culture until June 1982, when he returned to Torrejon, again to CRC/SOC, where he was promoted to major and appointed chief of Current Operations Branch.
In August 1988 he was included in the Air Force team that prepared the operational and technical documents for the inclusion of Spain in the ACCS Programme and later was the Spanish member of the first Special Working Group for transition to ACCS, activated at NATO HQ from January to July 1989. He was then assigned to the Air Staff, Plans Division, C2 section and from September 1990 to June 1991 he attended the Air Staff Course, returning to the Plans Division as chief of C2 Section as a Lieutenant Colonel.
In August 1996 he attended a NADEFCOL officers course and in October 1998 he was promoted to Colonel and appointed manager of the Air C2 programme until June 1999 when he became the Commander of the Signals Logistic Centre at Getafe, Madrid. In June 2001 he was assigned to CHOD SP Headquarters to be responsible for operation and logistic support to the Spanish National Defence Communications Network until his promotion to Brigadier General in September 2003, when he was assigned to the Air Staff as Head, Logistics Division. He was appointed ACOS J6 at SHAPE with effect 1 September 2004.
Vice Admiral f. Sanfelice di Monteforte, ITNA
Italian MILREP, NATO
Vice Admiral Sanfelice di Monteforte was born in Rome on 18 May 1944. He joined the ItalianNavalAcademy in 1962 and graduated as Ensign in July 1966.
After several appointments as Weapons Officer and Executive Officer on board cruisers, frigates and corvettes, he served as Commanding Officer of corvette ALCIONE, and later of the frigate MAESTRALE.
In 1984 he was assigned to the Navy General Staff in Rome in the Plans and Operations Department, then from 1986 to 1989 he was assigned to the Italian Embassy in Washington as Naval Attaché and Liaison Officer to SACLANT.
In 1989 he commanded the cruiser ANDREA DORIA and in 1990 he was Chief of Staff, Second Naval Division.
Following attendance at the Joint Centre of High Defence Studies in Rome, he was promoted to Flag rank on 31 December 1992.
As Flag Officer his main appointments were: Navy General Staff as Head of Public Information Office and COMNAVSOUTH as ACOS Logistics and Administration Division and Multinational Logistic Commander CTF 440 during Operation SHARP GUARD.
From October 1996 to October 1998 he was appointed Flag Officer Second Naval Division.
In November 1998 he was appointed Chief of Staff to the CINC Italian Fleet/ COMEDCENT.
Appointed Vice Admiral on 1 January 2000 he assumed the position of Deputy Chief of Staff, SHAPE on 24 January 2000.
From 01 November 2002 he was appointed as Commander Naval Forces Southern Europe and renamed since 1 July 2004 as Commander Maritime Component Command Naples (MARCOM NAPLES).
Since 11 July 2005 he has been the Italian Military Representative to the NATO and EU Military Committees.
He has been awarded the distinctions of:
-Knight Commander of the Order for Merit of Republic of Italy
-Bronze Medal for Navy merit
-Silver medal for Long Command Duty
-Silver Medal for Long Sea Duty
-NATO and WEU medals for service in the Former Yugoslavia Operations
-Officer US Legion of Merit
-Honour and Devotion Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
-Knight Commander for Justice of the Sacred Military Constantine Order of Saint Giorgio
-Knight Commander for Order of Merit of Saint John
Vice Admiral Sanfelice di Monteforte is married to the former Claudia Cornaggia Medici Castiglioni and they have three daughters – Ginevra, Carolina and Sofia – and one son, Giuseppe Augusto.
Lt.Gen. Ed Hanlon, USMC
United States MILREP, NATO Military Committee
General Hanlon is a 1966 graduate of SoutheasternOklahomaUniversity where he earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration. He also holds masters degrees from PepperdineUniversity (1977) and the University of Minnesota (1981).
He entered the Marine Corps through the OfficerCandidatesSchool at Quantico, Virginia, in 1967, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in November 1967. Upon completion of The Basic School at Quantico in April 1968, he went on to the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, graduating in August 1968.
General Hanlon served in Vietnam from September 1968 until October 1969. Upon returning to the United States, he was assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, DC. During this assignment, he was promoted to captain in April 1971. He returned to FortSill in October 1972, as a student in the Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course, graduating in August 1973.
From September 1973 until September 1974, General Hanlon was assigned to the 3d Marine Division on Okinawa, where he served as the Battalion S-4 for the 2d Battalion, 12th Marines, and later as Commanding Officer, E Battery. Transferring back to the States in October 1974, he returned to The Basic School at Quantico for duty as Executive Officer of Training Support Company, Commanding Officer of Enlisted Instructor Company; and Executive Officer of Company M. In July 1977, General Hanlon was assigned to the NROTC Unit at the University of Minnesota. He was promoted to major in October 1978.
From August 1980 to June 1981, he was a student at the Marine Corps Command and StaffCollege at Quantico. The following month, he reported to the 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California, where he served as the Battalion S-4 for the 2d Battalion, 11th Marines; Executive Officer of 3d Battalion, 11th Marines; and Division Staff Secretary. In October 1983, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
General Hanlon was then ordered in May 1984 to the 3d Marine Division for duty as Commanding Officer, 3d Battalion, 12th Marines. The following May, he returned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, for duty as the Director of Personal Services. From August 1986 through June 1987, he was a student at the IndustrialCollege of the Armed Forces in Washington, DC.
Returning overseas in July 1987, General Hanlon was assigned to Headquarters Fleet Marine Force Europe in London, United Kingdom, for duty as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans (G-5) and for Operations (G-3). He was promoted to colonel in August 1989. In September 1990, he reported to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet for duty as the Fleet Marine Officer. General Hanlon was assigned duty as Commanding Officer of the 10th Marines, 2d Marine Division, in April 1992. While serving in this capacity, he was selected in March 1993 for promotion to brigadier general. He was advanced to brigadier general on 8 July 1993, and was assigned as the Deputy Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces, Southern Europe, Naples, Italy, where he served until July 1996.
He was promoted to major general on 1 July 1996, and was assigned duty as the Director, Expeditionary Warfare Division (N85), where he served until August 1998. From 21 August 1998 to 15 June 2001, General Hanlon served as the Commanding General of Marine Corps Base, CampPendleton. He was promoted to lieutenant general on 11 July 2001. He then served as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia, and Deputy Commandant for Combat Development, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, until 8 October 2004.
AFCEA Europe Symposium & Exposition
Thursday 1 June 2006
SHAPE CLUB
"From Guarding to Sharing - Information Exchange inCoalition Operations"
Biographies Afternoon Session
Major General Ruud van Dam, NLAF, ACOS C4I
Allied Command Transformation
Major General R.S. (Ruud) van Dam was born on 11 March 1950 in The Hague, the Netherlands. He joined the Royal Netherlands Air Force in 1971 as a cadet at the AirOfficersSchool at Gilze Rijen Airbase NL. In 1972 he was posted to Twenthe Air Base as Head of the Ground based Air Defence Office. In 1975 he was posted to Gilze Rijen Air Base, for additional officer training. After further training in several aspects of ground and air defence operations in 1976 he graduated as a HAWK Battery Control Officer.
From 1976 to 1984 Major General van Dam was posted to the Fifth NL Guided Missile Group in Germany, where he held positions of Battery Control Officer, Chief Operational Flight, Head of the Operational Training Office, Commanding Officer of 500 Squadron, and Head of the Air Operations Office. From 1985 to 1988 he was posted to the Air Staff in The Hague as Senior Assistant to the Head of the Guided Missile and Ground Operations Section. In 1988 Major General van Dam was selected to attend the General Staff Course at the Air Force Staff College. He graduated in 1990 after an internship with the Directorate of Materiel at the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
From 1990 to 1992 Major General van Dam returned to the Air Force Staff College as a Member of the Directing Staff of the Senior Officers’ Course and the General Staff Course. He was then posted in February 1993, to the Directorate of Operations of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, as Head of the Guided Missile and Ground Operations Section. From September 1993 through February 1994 he was also the Acting Head of the Weapon Systems Division.
Major General van Dam was appointed as Head of Operations at the Defence Staff from March 1994 to January 1996. During this period he was mainly responsible for Peace Support Operations aspects. In 1996 he was sent to the NATODefenceCollege in Rome to attend the senior officers course.
Major General van Dam commanded the Guided Missile Group De Peel from December 1996 to July 1998.
From July 1998 to January 2000 Major General van Dam was appointed as Assistant Chief of Staff Communications and Information Systems Division at Headquarters Allied Forces North in Brunssum.
From February 2000 to February 2003 Major General van Dam was appointed as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff for National Plans at the Defence Staff (Ministry of Defence) in The Hague.
With effect from March 2003 Major General van Dam was appointed as Assistant Chief of Staff CIS at Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in Norfolk, USA and in June 2003 became Assistant Chief of Staff C4I at the Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation.
Brig. Gen. Thomas Verbeck, USAF
Director C3 & Warfighting Integration, US European Command
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Verbeck is Director of Command, Control, Communications and Warfighting Integration (J6), Headquarters, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany.
He ensures the EUCOM Commander has the command, control and communications systems, to prevent conflict, respond to crisis, prepare for combat, fight and win. As EUCOM's Chief Information Officer, he is the warfighting integrator for command, control, communications and computer technologies. As Director, International Interoperability, Concepts and Experimentation (J9), he provides the focal point for new concept development and near-term experimentation, integrating new technology with our coalition partners. As Deputy Director, European Plans and Operations Center, he executes decision superiority functions in support of the command and control; developing operational policy, plans and programs for theater C4 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems supporting operations, logistics, plans and intelligence.
General Verbeck entered the Air Force in 1974 through the ROTC program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. His career includes numerous command, control and communications assignments, highlighted by service as Director of C4 Systems and Chief of Staff for Joint Task Force Southwest Asia. He has held numerous joint staff and Air Staff tours, and he has commanded four squadrons, one group and the Air Force Communications Agency.
General Verbeck was previously assigned as Director of Staff, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. He wears the Master Communications Badge and the Master Air Traffic Control Badge.
Badges:
Master Communications
Master Air Traffic Control
Mr. Tony Patterson, Systematic Software Engineering Ltd.
Tony is a Chartered Electrical Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers who has worked in the defence industry for over 40 years. A career of 22 years with Plessey was followed by seven years with Software Sciences (now part of IBM), as Sales & Marketing Director then Overseas Development Director, before forming his own consultancy companies, Pioneer Consultants Limited and Pioneer Technology Limited.
In 1992 Tony established Systematic Software Engineering Limited in the UK, in partnership with Systematic Software Engineering A/S Denmark. Systematic is a world-wide supplier of defence interoperability products and solutions, with sales in over 25 countries.
Tony’s committee work has included, IEE Council Member (1978-80), IEE Professional Board (1979-80), London AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association) committee member for PR & Publicity (1989-2000), International Director (1998-2000) during which he served on the Executive, International Nominations, Awards and Byelaws Committees). Tony was awarded the Admiral Jon Boyes Medal for Distinguished Service to AFCEA in June 2000.
Tony has been married for over 40 years and has two daughters and two grand children. Tony’s hobbies include photography, golf and badminton.
Mr. Thomas Cooper, CISCO Systems Inc.
Mr. Thomas Cooper Joined Cisco in June 2003 as a Defense Initiatives Manager for NATO.
Mr. Cooper was born in Washington, Pennsylvania on 9 April 1946. He graduated fromYaleUniversity in 1968 with a Bachelors Degree in American Studies. He has a Masters Degree in Foreign Affairs and Strategic Planning. He is a Distinguished Graduate of the Naval War College Command and Staff course.
Enlisting in the United States Navy in 1968, he served afloat as a Radioman before attending OfficerCandidateSchool in 1971. Assignments ashore include Technical Control Officer in Naval Communication Master Station Morocco (1991-1993), Communication Department Head in Naval Communication Station WESTPAC (1976-1978), Guam and Director of Space Programs on the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV 940C) 1985-1987.
Afloat he served as Radio Officer in USS SPRINGFIELD (CLG-7), Communication Department Head in USS LITTLE ROCK (CLG-4), Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Communication for COMSIXTHFLT, Communication Officer for Suez mine clearance operations NIMBUS STAR & NIMBUS MOON, Electronic Warfare Officer in USS DALE (CG-19), Combat Systems Officer in USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40), andExecutive Officer in USS WILLIAM H. STANDLEY (CG-32).
CDR Cooper commanded the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) 1988-1991. He deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of OPERATION DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM.
Promoted to Captain in 1991, he served as the Chief, Operations and Programs Division of USCINCEUR and reconfigured the communication organization to meet the requirements of a war fighting Commander In Chief. He served as the Director and later the Deputy Director of Command Control and Communications Directorate at USCINCEUR from 1994 -1999. He was a key figure in the building of the structure needed to support both the Bosnia and Kosovo Campaigns. To ensure interoperability among the nations within EUCOM, he conceived and started Combined Endeavor, an annual series of workshops with more than forty nations.