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\ud83d\udccd Last Conference Memory<\/h3>\n

Our last conference took place in Warsaw, Poland<\/strong> on May 8-9, 2025<\/strong>.
Thank you to everyone who made it unforgettable!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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On May 8\u20139, 2025, the international conference titled 2025 Regional IAMD Coalitions Conference<\/strong> was held for the second time in Warsaw. Among the participants were Thomas Goffus, Deputy Assistant Secretary General of NATO; Stanis\u0142aw Wzi\u0105tek, Secretary of State at the Ministry of National Defence (MON); Brig. Gen. Artur Kuptel, Head of the Armament Agency; Brig. Gen. Micha\u0142 Marciniak, Deputy Head of the Armament Agency; Brig. Gen. Prof. Przemys\u0142aw Wachulak, Rector-Commandant of the Military University of Technology (WAT); and Brig. Gen. Kazimierz Dy\u0144ski, Chief of the Air and Missile Defense Directorate \u2013 Deputy Inspector of the Armed Forces Branches at the General Command of the Polish Armed Forces. Also in attendance were Gen. Christopher Yancy \u2013 Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe \u2013 Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base (Germany); retired Gen. Philip Breedlove of the U.S. Air Force; Brig. Gen. Tomasz Lenart, NATO Deputy Commander, Combined Air Operations Centre (Germany).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Also in attendance were Gen. Christopher Yancy \u2013 Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe \u2013 Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base (Germany); retired Gen. Philip Breedlove of the U.S. Air Force; Brig. Gen. Tomasz Lenart, NATO Deputy Commander, Combined Air Operations Centre (Germany); as well as representatives from the Polish and international defense industry. Conference participants presented papers and took part in discussion panels focused on air defense. During the scientific session, chaired by Prof. Adam Kawalec (WAT), Lt. Col. Dr. Eng. Witold Bu\u017cantowicz (WAT), and Prof. Jean-Marc Le Caillec (IMT Atlantique, France), presentations were delivered by, among others: Dr. Eng. Tomasz Jakusz \u2013 senior expert at the Integrated Air Defense Division of the Armament Agency; Prof. Istvan Balajti \u2013 a radar expert representing Hungary; Lt. Col. Josef Casar from the University of Defence in Brno, Czech Republic; and Peter Grognard \u2013 Managing Director of the von Karman Institute in Belgium.
The conference was also an opportunity to honor individuals who have significantly contributed to the development of Polish air and missile defense. On behalf of the Minister of National Defence, Brig. Gen. Micha\u0142 Marciniak \u2013 Plenipotentiary for the Construction of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense System \u2013 presented honorary White Eagle<\/em> statuettes to Brig. Gen. Kazimierz Dy\u0144ski, Dr. Eng. Tomasz Jakusz, and Artur Patelak, senior experts from the Integrated Air Defense Division of the Armament Agency. For his 50-year contribution to Polish radar technology in air defense, Prof. Dr. Hab. Eng. Adam Kawalec of the Faculty of Mechatronics, Armament and Aerospace at WAT was also awarded the White Eagle<\/em> statuette.
The conference also featured the Missile Defender of the Year<\/strong> awards ceremony on May 8. The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) honored soldiers and officers who had made outstanding contributions over the past year to the development and operations of air and missile defense. Among the Polish awardees were Brig. Gen. Kazimierz Dy\u0144ski, Brig. Gen. Micha\u0142 Marciniak, and Lt. Col. Daniel Pyza. Awardees also included representatives from the Netherlands, the United States, Ukraine, and NATO.
The award ceremony was accompanied by a musical performance from the Garrison Orchestra of Radom.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n
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