19 December 2019: DPAAS Meeting Invitation

We are very pleased to announce that David L. Stringer, NASA GRC, will be our speaker at the 19 December (Thursday) DPAAS meeting, 11:30-1:30 pm, 2800 Presidential Drive, Holiday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio. Mr. Stringer will discuss “Comparing military aviation and space test approaches.” 

Abstract:  We learned many lessons in military aviation testing and our current approach is derived from many changes prompted by both peacetime and wartime casualties.  Military space testing approaches are different.  The presentation will explore why and what the consequences of those differences are.

David L. Stringer is director of Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, a 6,400 acre remote test site 50 miles west of Cleveland, for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Appointed to this position on February 18, 2007, Stringer synchronizes activities at the world-class installation to support critical research and development for NASA, the Department of Defense and commercial industry to advance space exploration and global aeronautic leadership.

Stringer retired from the United States Air Force on January 1, 2007, as a brigadier general. He was the first maintenance officer assigned to the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron, which flew three types of Soviet aircraft to prepare American aircrews for combat. Stringer commanded a squadron in England and a group in Italy before his final assignment as commander, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee.  He was stationed six times overseas for a total of 12 years and supported the 1995 air war over Bosnia as well as the 1999 Kosovo War in the Balkans.

Stringer holds a Bachelor of Science in foreign service from Georgetown University and a Master of Arts in history from the University of Alabama. He was one of 12 selected annually in the Department of Defense to attend Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government as a National Security Fellow.

Stringer is a published author, cited in numerous professional publications and journals, including the Wall Street Journal and Aviation Week and Space Technology. His awards include the University of Alabama's award for research and writing and many defense awards. 

Please Note: Participation in DPAAS is limited to representatives of the United States Government and U.S. Defense Contractors. All representatives must be Citizens of the United States. 

DPAAS technical presentations may count toward Acquisition Continuous Learning (CL) Points – please check with your supervisor!

Registrations/Cancellations need to be received no later than 12:00 Noon, 18 December 2019. To cancel your registration, please send an email to admin@dpaas.com. "No shows" will be billed.