ROA held it's annual National Security Symposium and Convention in Washington, D.C. from January 29 - February 1, 2012. The Symposium opened Monday morning with CIA Director David Petraeus' induction into the Minute Man Hall of Fame. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, delivered one of her final remarks before leaving office earlier this month. On Tuesday, the Reserve Chiefs discussed the present and future role of the total force. On Wednesday, Sen. Richard "Dick" Lugar received the Minute Man of the Year award. The symposium concluded with remarks from CJCS Gen. Martin Dempsey, who discussed Joint Force 2020 and the importance of Reservists, as well as HASC Chairman Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon.

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	Opening Session Hon. David H. Petraeus Director, CIA   Video presentation News Articles:  Petraeus of the CIA (Comedian-In-Action)
	Opening Session Hon. Charles Bolden Administrator, NASA   Video presentation
	Opening Session Micheal O'Hanlon Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution  Video presentation
	DoD Policy: A Look Back and a Look Ahead Hon. Michele Flournoy  Undersecretary of Defense for Policy  Video presentation News Articles:  'Reversibility' in Budget Said to Impact Industry Multiple Ways
	Reserve Chiefs Panel: Perspectives from the Total Force Hon. Arnold Punaro, Chairman Reserve Forces Policy Board; LTG Jack C. Stultz, Chief Army Reserve & Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command; LTG William E. Ingram Jr., Director, Army National Guard; Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., USAF, Chief, Air Force Reserve & Commander, U.S. Air Force Reserve Command; Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, Director, Air National Guard; VADM Dirk J. Debbink, USN, Chief, Navy Reserve Commander, U.S. Navy Reserve Force; Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, USMC, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve; RDML David R. Callahan, USCG Director, Reserve and Leadership, U.S. Coast Guard New Articles:  Reserve Forces Vital to New DoD Strategy Say Senior Leaders  Reserve Soldiers 'More Relevant' Than Ever  Reserve Forces on the Cusp of New "Golden Age"  Army 3 Star General: Army Should Be More Like Marines
	Closing Session General Martin Dempsey, USA Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff   Video presentation News Articles:  Chairman Notes Transition Challenges in Years Ahead  Pannetta's Announcement Brings Up Serious Business of Base Closures  Dempsey: Military Balance Requires Closures, Realignments
	Closing Session Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-California)   Video presentation News Articles:  McKeon on Potential BRAC Request: 'Kill it'   McKeon Says BRAC Request Would be DOA in House

Minutes from the 86th National Convention
 January 31, 2012 

New Executive Committee Members
Executive Committeeman Army
LTC Cheryl Becker (Ret.)

Executive Committeman Naval Services 
CPT Bob Carmack

Executive Committeeman Air Force
COL Margaret Cope (Ret.) 

Award Recipients
Minuteman Hall of Fame Inductee
Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA (Ret.)
Director, CIA

Minuteman of the Year Award  
Senator Richard G. Lugar (R-IN)

Chaplain of the Year Award
Chaplain, Captain Karen A. Hallet, USAR

Harry S. Truman Achievement Award 
COL Ladd Pattillo, USAR (Ret.)

President's Award
LTC Robert E. Feidler, USAR (Ret.) 

Theodore Roosevelt Award for Heroism 
Captain James Servi 

Recipients of the David Sarnoff Electronic Journalism Award 
 Department of Indiana
Webmaster: Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Danley

 Department of Minnesota
Webmaster: Captain Larry DeVries

 Department of Pennsylvania
Webmaster: Lieutenant Colonel Dan Daley

 Department of Indiana, Chapter 7
Webmaster: Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Danley

 Department of Minnesota, Chapter 21
Webmaster: Lieutenant Colonel John Rosnow

 Department of Missouri, Chapter 30
Webmaster: Major Stephanie Dick

Recipients of the Benjamin Franklin Award
Presented in honor of outstanding Department and Chapter publications

 The Virginia Vigil – Department of Virginia
Editor: Captain David Lands

 Washington ROA Reporter – Department of Washington
Editor: LTC Dudley Brown

 The Wisconsin Reservist
Editor: Commander Ken Keefer

 News ‘n Views – Department of California, Chapter 63
Editor: Lieutenant Colonel Albert Grayson

 Prairieland Bulletin – Department of Illinois, Chapter 33
Editor: Major Jerry Jackson

 Capitol ROA-Gram – Department of Illinois, Chapter 39
Editor: Brigadier General Lou Myers

Air Force Section Awards
AF JOY
Captain Ryan L. Avery, USAFR

Major General Tom E. Marchbanks, Jr. Award
77th Air Refueling Squadron (OUP 793), 
Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina

Outstanding Non-Flying Unit Award
315th Maintenance Group
Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina 

Army Section Awards
MG Strom Thurmond Award
CPT Shannon Bibbee, USAR

CW4 Michael J. Novosel Award
CW3 Teresa L. Hart, USAR

Outstanding Large Unit
373d Military Intelligence Battalion
Tumwater, Washington

Outstanding Company Size Unit
428th Engineer Mobility Augmentation Company
Wausau, Wisconsin 

Outstanding Small Unit
312th Army Band
Lawrence, KS

Outstanding Aviation Support Facility
Aviation Support Facility- Olathe
New Century, Kansas

Navy Section Awards
Junior Officer of the Year, Navy
LCDR Cordell R. Koopman, USN

Junior Officer of the Year, NOAA
LT Patrick Murphy, NOAA

Junior Officer of the Year, Coast Guard
LT Edward G. See, USCGR

USCGR Chief Warrant Officer of the Year
ISM3 Paul C. Bostwick, USCGR

Bud Sparks Award (CAT 1)
Sector Upper Mississippi River, Missouri

Bud Sparks Award (CAT 2)
Sector Puget Sound, Washington

Waeshce Award District (CAT 1)
Ninth Coast Guard District (D9)
Cleveland, Ohio

Waeshce Award District (CAT 2)
Seventh Coast Guard District (D7)
Miami, Florida

RADM Alexander Jackson, Jr. Award
Captain Marco Montoya, USPHS