Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC) Division
Mission
The SO/LIC Division was formed as an industry-based advocacy group and forum to discuss the utility of our Special Operations Forces (SOF) across the conflict spectrum- particularly in those cases below the level of conventional war in the spectrum of operations called Low Intensity Conflict (LIC).
The mission of NDIA's SO/LIC Division is to assist industry, government, and the public in understanding the role of Special Operations Forces in our national security strategy and how these forces are integrated within our national military structure. In fulfilling this mission, the Division facilitates contact and cooperation between industry and SOF in order to help assure that SOF will have access to the ideas and technologies that originate in our nation's industrial and academic base. The SO/LIC Division, in concert with the established staff and resources of the NDIA, gives voice to the initiatives, concerns, and needs of the SOF community. Through meetings and symposia, the Division provides information on the wide range of matters involving SOF, LIC, and related national security issues. These issues encompass the range of missions that SOF might be assigned to perform or support. This includes both traditional combat roles and today's emphasis on such missions as counter narcotics, combating terrorism, helping to control the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, force protection, humanitarian assistance, and peacekeeping. This Division provides forums for discussion of SO/LIC requirements and access to SO/LIC leaders in the government and the military so that they may present the policy and procedures that guide their respective commands and agencies in meeting national security goals. We encourage interagency participation in all of our Division meetings and activities.
The highlight of the year for the Division is the annual SO/LIC Symposium & Exhibition. Portions of the annual symposium's proceedings may be found on the NDIA website (http://www.ndia.org, select Resources tab in upper right-hand corner, scroll down to Online Proceedings). As the SO/LIC Division continues its valuable work, Industry members are invited to join the Division by contacting the Division's Chairman, Vice Chairman, or Executive Officer.
Newsletters
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Upcoming Events
2012 SOFIC
Event #2890
Date: May 22-24, 2012
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL
Event Website: http://www.ndia.org/meetings/2890
24th Annual SO/LIC Symposium & Exhibition
Event #3880
Date: January 28-30, 2013
Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
Event Website: http://www.ndia.org/meetings/3880
Annual Awards & Essay Contest
AWARDS - CURRENTLY CLOSED
Annually, the NDIA SO/LIC Division solicits nominations for the R. Lynn Rylander Award, DeProspero Lifetime Achievement Award, and Individual Achievement Awards which are presented during the Annual SO/LIC Symposium. Awards are open to all personnel from USSOCOM and its elements, and to personnel within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Service staffs and other organizations with connections to the SO/LIC community.
For questions or additional information, please contact the NDIA SO/LIC Awards Committee Chair, Gretchen Larsen Idsinga, at (703) 460-1287 or gidsinga@caci.com.
Download/Print/View a listing of our 2011 award recipients.
ESSAY CONTEST - CURRENTLY CLOSED
Annually, the President of JSOU (Joint Special Operations University) and the NDIA SO/LIC Division Board hold a SO/LIC Essay Contest. Entrants are encouraged to address the current year's SO/LIC Symposium theme, but any topic relevant to the broad range of SO/LIC activities is acceptable. The selection board awards a $1,000 prize for the best essay and $500 for the runner-up. Winning essays are published in the NDIA symposium proceedings and may be selected for publication as a JSOU Press monograph.
Reports & Activities
Download/Print/View slides from SO/LIC Board Member, Wade Ishimoto's presentation on OASIS (Operational Advocates Supporting Injured Soliders).
- Presentation to Division 6/7/11
View the 22nd Annual SO/LIC Symposium & Exhibition highlights video.
Download/Print/View slides from Mr. Dyke Weatherington, Deputy Director, Unmanned Warfare, Portfolio Systems Acquisition, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L).
-Presentation to Division 3/1/11
Download/Print/View the Command Report, Multi-National Division Baghdad,
1st U.S. Cavalry Division.
Leadership
Chairman
Sam Morthland
Whitney, Bradley & Brown, Inc.
11790 Sunrise Valley Dr.
Reston, VA 20191
Phone: (703) 448-6081 x290
E-mail: smorthland@wbbinc.com
Vice Chairman
Preston Plous
Booz Allen Hamilton
9812 Marquette Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone: (703) 377-1178
Email: plous_preston@bah.com
Executive Officer
John Erwin
8436 Kirby Lionsdale Drive
Lorton, VA 22079
Phone: (703) 473-3084
Email: john.m.erwin02@gmail.com
Executive Board
Lexi Alexander
Col Kenneth J. Alnwick, USAF (Ret)
Glenn Ayers
LTC Stephen Barone, USA
Frank "Bud" Bennett
Thom Beres
COL John E. Binkley III, USA (Ret)
Frank Braun
Douglas Brown
Jason Carley-Smith
Bernard Cayron
Jay Christy
Frank W. Cooper
Tom Corbett
COL Scot Crerar, USA (Ret)
Tim Davidson
Rocky DelMonaco
Paul DeVries
Michael D. Dickerson
LtCol Jim Diehl, USMC (Ret)
Mike Ecker
Andrew Eiva
Jeff Ellis
Al Ferzacca
Mickey Finn
Patrick Gallagher
H. Wayne Gardner
LTC James A. Gavrilis, USA
Jeff Gentile
Bruce Gerrity
George Gibbs
BG David Grange, USA (Ret)
Bob Hamrick
Ronald Henderson
Maj Suzanne Henderson, USAF
Gretchen Idsinga
Wade Ishimoto
Laura Jenkins
Michael Kichman
Col Giles Kyser, USMC (Ret)
Lon Lawson
COL Mandy Lopez, Jr., USA (Ret)
Walter Mackem
James Magee
Patrick Marvil
David McCracken
John McMullen
Clancy McQuigg
David Mertens
MG Bill Moore, USA (Ret)
Mike Morgan
Col Randy Moulton, USAF (Ret)
Thomas Napolitano
George Nicholson, III
William Oberholtzer
Thomas O’Connell
Rudy Ostovich
COL Christopher S. Perkins, USA (Ret)
Edward "Otto" Pernotto
Col Fred B. Raines, USA (Ret)
Dennis R. Rankin
Timothy Ringgold, PhD
CAPT Tim Rudderow, USN
Eugene N. Russell
Larry Sampler
Irene Sanders
Herb Schreiber
MAJ Chris Schumpp, USA
Mort Silman
Bill Strang
LTG William Tangney, USA (Ret)
LTC Henk Van Den As
Dr. Daniel O'Neal Von
J. Frank Wattenbarger
David Winn
Rick Woolard
Steve Zolock
National Defense Industrial Association
Mrs. Christy J. Mason, CMP
Director, Operations
Phone: (703) 247-2586
E-mail: cmason@ndia.org
Ms. Meredith Geary, CMP
Associate Director, Operations
Phone: (703) 247-9476
E-mail: mgeary@ndia.org