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This document is an agenda for the U.S. Army's Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) 15, scheduled for January 29-30, 2026, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, and virtually. The event is hosted by the Army's Capability Program Executive for Command, Control, Communications and Network (CPE C3N) and Command and Control Future Capability Directorate (FCD), with the theme "Aligning to Rapidly Deliver Capability to the Warfighter." The agenda includes keynote addresses by high-ranking Army officials, a government/industry discussion on the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) ecosystem architecture, a warfighter perspective panel, and a session on upcoming contracting opportunities featuring program managers from various C2-related portfolios.

Key participants include The Honorable Michael A. Obadal (Under Secretary of the Army), Mr. Joseph Welch (Portfolio Acquisition Executive), and military leaders such as BG Shane Taylor and BG Michael Kaloostian. The event will focus on technical exchanges, operational feedback, and contract opportunities related to the Army's C2 transformation efforts, with specific emphasis on the NGC2 ecosystem. The agenda includes one-on-one meetings with industry partners, discussions on architectural updates, and a comprehensive overview of potential contracting opportunities across multiple C2 application, infrastructure, and transport domains.

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Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD and Virtual

29-30 JAN 2026

Agenda

Theme: “Aligning to Rapidly Deliver Capability to the Warfighter”

DESCRIPTION:

The Army’s Capability Program Executive for Command, Control, Communications and Network (CPE

C3N) and Command and Control Future Capability Directorate (FCD) will host a network and C2-related technical exchange meeting (TEM) with industry partners, January 29-30, 2026 at Aberdeen Proving

Ground, MD, and virtually via Microsoft Teams. TEM 15 will build upon previous TEMs with technical discussion and operational feedback to support Army C2 transformation efforts, including the Next

Generation Command and Control (NGC2) ecosystem. TEM 15 will be a hybrid event hosted at APG, MD and virtually.

The theme for TEM is “Aligning to Rapidly Deliver Capability to the Warfighter.” TEM 15 will provide sessions centered around the theme and will include topic areas including, but not limited to:

- Government/Industry Technical Exchanges on Delivering the Next Generation Command and

Control ecosystem

- Upcoming Contract Opportunities

THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY 2026

0800-1630 TEM 15 PM 1:1 Meetings With Industry

Mallette Classrooms

BLDG 6008

FRIDAY, 30 JANUARY 2026

0700-0800 Registration Myer Auditorium

0815-1630 GENERAL SESSION Myer Auditorium

0815-0825 Administrative Remarks Myer Auditorium

0825-0845 Welcome and Opening Remarks

− BG Shane Taylor, CPE C3N

− BG Michael Kaloostian, Director, C2 FCD

Myer Auditorium

0845-0915 (Confirmed) KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1: The Honorable Michael A.

Obadal Under Secretary of the Army

Myer Auditorium

0915-0945 (Confirmed) KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2: Mr. Joseph Welch Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) C2/CC2

0945-1000 Break

1000-1030 KEYNOTE ADDRESS 3: TBD

1030-1145 GOVERNMENT/INDUSTRY DISCUSSION: NGC2 ARCHITECTURE

This discussion will focus on key updates to the architecture for the Next Generation Command and Control ecosystem and include an open Q&A discussion with industry.

- Chair: Mr. Ward Roberts, Assistant Capability Program Executive for Integration, CPE C3N

- COL Chris Anderson, PM C2 Data and AI, CPE C3N

- Dr. Jean Vettel, NGC2 Chief Architect for Algorithmic Warfare

- MAJ Nefjovemy Rosa

- Mr. Krupal Kapadia, CPE C3N Chief Engineer

1145-1315 Lunch /Networking Discussions

1315-1415 WARFIGHTER PERSPECTIVE: Operationalizing Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2)

- Chair: BG Michael Kaloostian, Director, C2 FCD − MG Patrick Ellis, Commanding General, 4th Infantry Division − Dr. Alex Miller, Army Chief Technology Officer − 25th Infantry Division

Myer Auditorium

1415-1430 Break

1430-1600 UPDATE: CPE C3N UPCOMING CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES

-Mr. Dennis Teefy, PM C2 Applications -COL Christopher Anderson, PM C2 Data and AI -COL Stuart McMillan, PM C2 Infrastructure -Mr. Jack Wilson, PM C2 Transport -COL Alan Stephens, PM Integrated Enterprise Network -Mr. Doug Burbey, PL C2 Enablers

- Mr. Chris Fisher, Chief of the Contracting Office, Digital Capabilities Contracting Center of Excellence (DC3oE), ACC-APG

Myer Auditorium

1600-1630 TEM 15 Wrap-Up and TEM 16 Preview

− BG Shane Taylor, CPE C3N

− BG Michael Kaloostian, Director, C2 FCD

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