4:45 PM – 5:30 PM
Dealing with Drones: The Emerging Partnership Between the Aurora, CO and Fairbanks, AK
Steinbeck 3
This session will focus on community and state efforts to assist military installations with counter-UAS efforts and deconfliction of air space for joint UAS utilization. It will explore two innovative installation-community partnerships at Buckley Space Force Base, CO and Fort Wainwright, AK that can help provide a potential roadmap for other installations and communities. Exploring these issues and engaging experimental solutions will enable the communities to assist installations in their efforts to defend against UAS. Simultaneously, it will expand possibilities for compatible community use of the airspace for emergency response and commercial uses.
Rob Devall, Director of Military Affairs, Aurora Chamber of Commerce
Jason Batchelor, City Manager, City of Aurora, CO
Todd Chamberlain, Chief of Police, City of Aurora, CO
Dr. Jessica Garron, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska