The signup for this form ended on April 15, 2017 at noon.

This year we will host Colonel Jeff Collins, the Director of CyberWorx, a new Air Force organization created at the Academy. CyberWorx was featured in the last issue of Checkpoints and I have attached an article about it.

The Blue Chile’s have invited USAFA candidates to join graduates, alumni, ALOs, and parent’s club members as we celebrate along with all AOG members across the country. Please plan to join us at The Cooperage SteakHouse, 7220 Lomas Blvd NE. Social hour begins at 18:00 hrs with dinner to follow at 19:00 hrs.

Cost will be $5 per person for the event, open menu (order/pay individually), cash bar.

RSVP: Please use the form that follows to RSVP NLT 15 April 2017

Colonel Collins’ bio…

Colonel Jeffrey Collins directs Air Force CyberWorx, a new venture comprising a public-private research and design center located at the Air Force Academy focused on cyber capabilities and disruptive technology. He leads a small team for the Air Force that melds military, academic, and industry expertise with state of the art technology and user-centered design to solve wicked operational problems. Colonel Collins led CyberWorx to become operational in 2016. The unit enhances cyber education in a creative problem solving environment with an inclusive student demographic and delivers innovative operational cyber solutions to Air Force and Joint commands. Colonel Collins was previously the Deputy Director for Air Force Cyberspace Strategy and Policy at the Pentagon and also served as the Director of Staff for the Air Force Chief Information Officer.  He is the former Research & Technology Director of the Command and Control (C2) Battlelab and commanded the 766th and 966th Air Expeditionary Squadrons in Afghanistan where he earned the Bronze Star. Colonel Collins has degrees from Purdue, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his PhD from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.