Apologies to the SCAPR membership but due to a last minute scheduling conflict, Ms. Pallone will not be able to join us. In her place, we are happy to host Col Patrick Little, Senior Material Leader for the Tactical Command, Communications and Control (C3) Delta.

Please join SCAPR for our first luncheon of the year, where SCAPR is excited to host Col Patrick Little, Senior Material Leader (SML) for the Tactical Command, Control, and Communications (C3). Col Little’s portfolio includes over $1.4B of antenna services, data transport, and networking capabilities.  With significant modernization underway, Col Little has numerous exciting opportunities to share with SCAPR this year including the Joint Antenna Marketplace.  It’s sure to be a great talk!

Details

Date: Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Location: Embassy Suites El Segundo (1440 E Imperial Ave, El Segundo, CA 90245)

Agenda:

• 11:30 Networking
• 12:00 Lunch
• 12:30 Speaker
• 13:00 Adjourn

As always, members are free with RSVP. Guests of members can be purchased on the website for $40.  Please RSVP no later than 1pm on 1/13.

Speaker Biography

Col Patrick Little is the Senior Materiel Leader for the Tactical Command, Control, and Communications Acquisition Delta within the BMC3 PEO at Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base. In that role Col Little leads a diverse portfolio acquiring over $1.4B of antenna services and data transport and networking capabilities.

Col Little entered active duty in 2002 as a distinguished graduate of Clarkson University’s Reserve Officer Training Corps after earning his undergraduate degree in Aeronautical Engineering. At his first assignment, Edwards AFB, California, Col Little was assigned to the F-22 Raptor flight test program as a Performance and Air Data Engineer. In 2004 he was accepted into the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Astronautical Engineering program at Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB) in Ohio. Upon graduation in 2006 he moved to Los Angeles AFB, CA to take on a number of positions integrating space, ground and user equipment at the Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Management Office, including Deputy Chief, GPS Systems Integration Branch. From there Col Little was selected to join a Special Programs unit at Hanscom AFB, MA in 2010 where he managed a $400M classified portfolio. His efforts earned him a seat at Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, AL in 2013 where he graduated with academic distinction. In 2014 Col Little reported to the Pentagon where he served in the Secretary of the Air Force’s Acquisition Integration Directorate as an analyst and as the Military Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acquisition Integration). Upon being selected for command, Col Little took over the $1B Protected Tactical Enterprise Service program as the Materiel Leader and led his team to an Air Force nomination for the 2018 Packard Award. He subsequently served as the Space and Missile System Center’s Section Commander, responsible for good order and discipline of over 1,400 service members. Following his Material Leader and Command opportunities, Col Little was assigned as the Deputy Chief of the Advanced Development Division and subsequently picked to be the Chief of Staff for the Space Sensing Directorate, before serving as Chief, Enterprise Requirements and Architectures Division in Space Systems Command’s Space Systems Integration Office.

Lt Col Little deployed to Iraq in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and to Qatar in 2015 in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel. He transferred into the United States Space Force in 2021.

EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y.
2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, WPAFB, Ohio
2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Master of Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2017 Program Manager’s Course (PMT 401), Defense Acquisition University, Ft Belvoir, Va.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Jun 2002 – Jun 2003, Aircraft Performance Engineer, 412 TW, Edwards AFB, CA.
2. Jun 2003 – Aug 2004, F-22 Air Data & Performance Engineer, 412 TW, Edwards AFB, CA.
3. Aug 2004 – Sep 2006, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, WBAFB, OH
4. Sep 2006 – Sep 2007, Development Engineer, GPS Wing, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
5. May 2007 – Sep 2007, Quality Assurance Representative, DCMA Northern Iraq, COB Speicher, Iraq
5. Sep 2007 – Sep 2008, Lead GPS Block III System Integrator, GPS Wing, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
6. Sep 2008 – Apr 2010, Dep Chief GPS System Integration Branch, GPS Wing, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
7. Apr 2010 – Jun 2010, PM AF Access Database System, 630th Electronic Sys Sq, Hanscom AFB, MA.
8. Jun 2010 – Aug 2013, PM Adv Technology Operations, Adv Technology Branch, Hanscom AFB, MA.
9. Aug 2013 – Jun 2014, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL.
10. Jun 2014 – Nov 2015, Dep Ch Program Integration Branch, Acq Integration Division, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
11. Nov 2015 – Jun 2017, Military Assistant, Dep Assistant Secretary (Acq Integration), Pentagon, Washington D.C.
12. Jul 2017 – Jul 2020, Materiel Ldr, Protected Tactical Enterprise Svc, MILSATCOM Dir, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
13. Jul 2020 – Jun 2021, Commander, SMC Section, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
14. Jun 2021 – Jun 2022, Deputy Chief, Advanced Development Division, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
15. Jun 2022 – Jun 2023, Chief of Staff, Space Sensing Directorate, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
16. Jun 2023 – Jun 2024, Chief, Enterprise Requirements and Architectures Division, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
17. Jun 2024 – PRES, Senior Materiel Leader, Tactical C3 Acquistion Delta, Los Angeles AFB, CA.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
2010 System Planning, Research & Development, and Engineering Level III, APDP
2012 Test & Evaluation Level II, APDP
2013 Program Management III, APDP
2014 Credentialed Space Professional Level II
2014 Joint Professional Military Education Phase I

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, 29 May 2002
First Lieutenant, 29 May 2004
Captain, 29 May 2006
Major, 1 July 2012
Lieutenant Colonel, 1 May 2017
Colonel, 1 April 2023