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Gilad,
I hope all is well. I’ve been at duty in Kansas for the past few weeks and I’m playing catch-up.
I know that the US and Israel have placed restrictions on non-official travel. I don’t know what this means for your trip here to DC in October, but understand you may have to quarantine after you return to Israel. Please let me know
if you think we need to shift this MDWG sometime to the right; until after the Delta Variant is under better control. However, I will continue to plan for 4-6 OCT 21.
Also, the Pentagon just returned to “reduced manning”, which only means that the total number of people in our reserved conference room has been lowered to fourteen. I think having four total officers that you requested from the IDF attend
is still ok. I will have to limit CENTCOM and EUCOM attendance, but I think we’ll be alright.
My refined agenda is below:
·
Intro (IDF, JS, CENTCOM)
·
MDWG Charter Update (IDF, JS, CENTCOM)
·
DPAG Readout / Dueouts (JS, IDF)
·
Intel Updates
o
IDF Update (IDF)
o
CENTCOM Update (CENTCOM)
o
CIPOE Update (EUCOM)
·
Operational Updates
o
Israel Operational Update (IDF)
o
CENTCOM Operational Update (CENTCOM)
·
Regional Sensor Interoperability (CENTCOM, IDF)
o
Resources Available (CENTCOM, IDF)
o
Architecture Requirements (CENTCOM)
·
TPY-2 Mission Update (MDA)
·
SEW Status (IDF, EUCOM)
o
Operational Request (IDF)
o
EUCOM Position (EUCOM)
·
AST-19 Update (IDF)
·
WIP (Warfighter Improvement Plan?) Status (IDF) – I know you asked for this topic by email…I wasn’t sure what WIP stood for.
·
New Business (ALL)
·
Due Outs (ALL)
·
Next MDWG? (ALL)
Do you have time next week to discuss in more detail on Seagull?
V/r,
Neal
LTC Neal Lape, US Army
Joint Staff J-5
Deputy Directorate for Strategic Stability
Missile Defense Policy Division
Phone: 703-693-0491 / DSN: 223-0491
SVOIP: 302-221-0559
NIPR –
neal.j.lape.mil@mail.mil
SIPR –
neal.j.lape.mil@mail.smil.mil
JWICS –
neal.j.laper@coe.ic.gov
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