Operations Analysis & Research

"CaptainRix" Briefing Command & Control

Professional Biography: Richard Mahaffey White

Director: Operations Analysis & Research (The OAR Corp.)
eMail: rix.white.OAR.Corp@verizon.net

Supporting DoD C3I Programs (Concept of Operations, Interoperability, Systems Architecture) since 2000, Rix White served as the Balkans C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance) Architect for the EUCOM J6, where he led a team to map the downrange Balkans C4ISR Architecture in support of commercialization, civilianization and strategic withdrawal. Captain White crafted the CONOPS, formed a team of professionals, and successfully directed their efforts in the Balkan OpArea and HQS. The strategic approach was to completely map long-haul, tactical, NATO, SCI, and wireless communications links as-well-as geographic nodes and supported sub-systems; the visualization tool is the NetViz 3-D (SIPRNET) web server software. At the Office of Naval Research he completed a Systems Acquisition Strategy for the C4ISR Mine Warfare & Countermeasures Architectures.

Captain Richard Mahaffey White, US Navy - Retired

Captain White recently completed a tour as the Commanding Officer of the Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet, OPINTEL consisting of Afloat DETs in the Four Pacific Fleet Aircraft Carriers, the Third Fleet Flagship, and at Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, Fallon NV; a visionary, Captain White terminated the ashore missions upon assuming command, and formed the CV/CVN afloat Detachments. Now the model for the Pacific Fleet OPINTEL support units, his concept has solidified and now enjoys wide recognition -- his command provided substantial forward deployed targeteering support in the Persian Gulf. In March, 2000 he was selected as the N2 at the Office of Naval Research Science & Technology Headquarters Unit (ONR Code 45); he served as C4I Fusion Cell Assessment Team member with the USMC Marine Air Ground Task Force during Millenium Dragon 2000.

Mr. White has significant experience in command and control, intelligence, tactical data processing, and network communications in support of the warfighter afloat and forward deployed ashore (Joint Task Force commander and components). He provided dedicated C4I support services to Industry, Naval and DoD users; and, in active duty recalls, CAPT Rix White served Sixth Fleet, DoD, Joint Staff J2, JTF-SWA, SPAWAR, and DISA throughout 1978-2001.

Assigned to DISA during Dec 1996 - Apr 2000, Captain White was the Principal GCCS Intelligence Briefer for the primary customers, the nine Warfighting CinCs. He has briefed GCCS I3 (Integrated Imagery and Intelligence) capabilities, in Tactical Warfighting Scenarios, at eight of the CinCs, to numerous AFCEA, NATO, and DII-COE compliancy forums. Since November 98, he has served as the Integrated Imagery and Intelligence (I3) Training Officer producing three video training courses in collaboration with the Joint JSSC TV director. For duty with the Joint Staff J2, Captain White received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal: extended NMJIC/NMCC tour as the DDI (Deputy Director for Intelligence, FY96-97).

Captain White was assigned on active duty as the Deputy for Intelligence, Joint Task Force-Southwest Asia for Operation Southern Watch during January-May, 1997, Al Eskan, Saudi Arabia. Enforcing the UN Sanctions, he handled three Iraqi No-Fly Zone violations, one while airborne in Rivet Joint. In the Air Ops Center, he used GCCS, in conjunction with Intel Systems to evaluate a composite tactical picture. Captain White also served as forward observer in AWACS and directly supervised the JTF-SWA Joint Intelligence Center (managing Targeting, Collections, Air, Air Defense, Ground, National Intelligence Support Team (NIST), Cryptologic Support Group (CSG), and Systems sub-directorates). At DISA as the JWID'97 Senior Briefer, he crafted the Integrated Tactical Scenario presenting Imagery, Intelligence DB, Theater Ballistic Missile Warning & Display and the ATO--Air Tasking Order. He taught Process & Operations Management at Johns Hopkins during winter term 2001.

EDUCATION: MS Statistics, BS Applied Science: Systems Analysis, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, Cum Laude, General Honors, Pi Mu Epsilon, President, Phi Beta Kappa. Honors projects: Generation of Random Vectors for Multi-Variate Simulation Models, Message Switching, Coding Theory, Numerical Error Analysis; post masters: C4ISR Architecture Framework, Advanced C4ISR; NSA: Astrodynamics, OR; NDU: Natl. Security Policy; JMIC: I&W, UNIX; USN: Command Excellence Symposium, Senior Leadership Symposium; DSSM, LOM, DMSM, MSM, JSCM, NCM(2). SBI: 8/4/99.

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LCDR Richard White, USN, embarked in USS America (CV-66)

Supplemental, Professional Biography

Specializing in joint operations, command & control, fleet communications, and intelligence, Mr. White has a comprehensive background in technical, operational, and management aspects of Navy and Joint C4I programs. He has detailed experience in real-time tactical data processing, multi-system display, and afloat command center operations. His principal responsibilities to Flag Officers and other senior officials include project management, fleet operational duties, information security, and technical systems. Specific tasking has included systems integration, LAN operations, and battle watch team training. Formally recognized by the Mathematics Association of America in 1994 as a Mathematician of the Month. OSD/DPOW-MIA 95: completed assignment with the Congressionally mandated Vietnam POW/MIA review team. His FY96-97 Pentagon assignment was Navy XO and Joint OPS Coordinator in the CJCS/DIA (J2) JRU. Captain White served at the OSO during Exercise JWID 97, Global Broadcast Service, (GBS) and duty as the Executive Highlights Managing Editor in the Joint Staff J2.

CAPT Rix White. USN and Major, the Jet Jock

Joint Task Force Southwest Asia, NATO Tornado

Previously he served as a sub-contractor to Booz-Allen, McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed, RMC and DAI, excelling in numerous afloat and overseas assignments. Recognized for sophisticated programming skills in astrodynamics, geolocation, and stochastic simulation, Mr. White has a strong grasp of 21st Century telecommunications and near-real-time workstation environments: HP, Sun, NT, Windows, www, etc. He was a co-manager of Admiral Gauss' JMCIS Demonstration Lab at SPAWAR. He has direct understanding of the Integrated Imagery and Intelligence (I3) for correlation of imagery and land-tracks from the Modernized Integrated Data Base (MIDB). Captain White was re-featured in the 2nd edition of 101 Careers in Mathematics by the Mathematics Association of America in May 2000; then attended the National Defense University senior course in National Security Policy .

In 1991, Mr. White completed a two year assignment as Command and Control Advisor to Commander Sixth Fleet embarked in the Flagship, USS Belknap, including the early phase of Desert Shield. Mr. White assisted NRaD with developmental testing in San Diego, monitored system installation during Belknap's Toulon yard period, and supported Sixth Fleet and NATO operations at sea, conducting training for senior officers and enlisted members of the Battle Watch Team. He wrote and staffed all JOTS/War Room technical reports and coordinated numerous evolutionary C3 system improvements; he authored the COMSIXTHFLT C3 System Description and Concept of Operations. Mr. White was principal briefer for VADM Tuttle during his ship visit to Gaeta, Italy, and served as C2 systems manager during the historic Bush-Gorbechev Malta Sea Summit in 1989, directing Sixth Fleet WARROOM OPS during the Summit.

Embarked in USS Iowa, for a MED/NORLANT/Indian Ocean deployment, Mr. White served as the Battleship Battle Group Advisor to the Commanding Officer; he documented communications procedures, created the C3 Concept of Operations. He developed and implemented Combat Watch Team Procedures for both the ship and the embarked staff and produced the Battleship C3 Strike Warfare Handbook.

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) 1991: authored the USS Blue Ridge CJTF-Afloat System Description (CONOPS) for a Pacific Theater Joint Task Force Commander embarked in the Seventh Fleet Flagship. Extensive Command Center experience: Tactical Flag Command Center, JIC/JACs, NMJIC.

Captain White distinguished himself and his parent command while on extended assignment afloat to COMSIXTHFLT (NATO DEPCOMSTRIKEFORSOUTH) in support of Yugoslavian/Adriatic contingency operations--PROVIDE PROMISE 93; he developed ADP Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) multi-level security procedures (architectural graphics and concept of operations); ONI SCI accreditation for C6F Warroom. Mr. White served as the Flagship Intelligence Support Rep having responsibility for the INTEL LAN in the new COMSIXTHFLT Flagship; he has direct experience with GCCS. Also developed the Concept of Operations and High Level operational design considerations for the Command & Control Suite for USS Wisconsin (BB-64)--"the last Battleship".

As OT&E Leader, directed multi-faceted team efforts for Saudi Navy multi-node C3 system deployed in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Jubayl Command Centers. Served as Navy Director during specops at USAF 6912th ESG Berlin; consulted to Tomahawk Operational Test Launch program. TENCAP and Classic Wizard experience which includes tasking and operations. COMNAVSURFLANT: authored PQS for OTCIXS.

Mediterranean OPS: Chasing Ivan

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USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) NavSecGru DETACHMENT: 2 Med deployments, SPINTCOMM and OUTBOARD cryptologic operations; OUTLAW SHARK project officer: directed the ship's OTH-T for CNO 310-1. COMNAVSECGRU: served as assistant to the Director for ASW and Undersea Warfare. 1965-72: Data Systems Technician First Class, NTDS/Link11/TADIL4. 1979: COMSUBGRU 8 advisor fir Harpoon and Tomahawk Tac D&E. Regional FY95 Senior Inspector; XO DIA Current Intelligence, watch teams in JCS National Military Joint Intelligence Center, J2; leading this large Pentagon unit to the GOLD Unit of the Year Award. C3 Training Instructor: Third Fleet Flagship, USS Carl Vinson Battle Group, and Carrier Air Wing 14 (at Naval Strike Warfare Center, Fallon).

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