Good evening. I am Lauren Rosenberg with the smithsonian associates. I would like to welcome you to this program. Its your support that makes events like this possible. If you are joining for the first time, and equally warm welcome and invitation to explore the wide range of programs we offer. Now is your perfect time to turn off your cell phone or anything that may make noise. This patch this past march marked the 50th anniversary of the u. S. Navy fighter weapon program. We welcome the programs founder, dan patterson. He formed he served in combat during the vietnam war on the uss hancock and three on the uss enterprise. He retired as a captain, having accumulated 6100 flight hours and 1000 flight carrier landings with 39 different types of aircraft. For those of you who know his story from the 1986 movie top gun, Jerry Bruckheimer is producing a sequel in 2020. His book is available for purchase and signing. Here to keep the conversation going is larry burke, curator of us Naval Av
I am joined with two Close Friends of mine and im probably the only person who could say this in the entire world, i work with and for both of them but i want to disclose my conflict of interest to start with. General shanahan went to michigan go blue. Rotc to enter the service of our country 1984. He has been promoted a gazillion times in charge of intelligence and operation activities and eventually we needed somebody off operational to have ai with the dod he was the Perfect Choice i worked with him as my role as chairman. Kent walker was a federal prosecutor law and order federal prosecutor who chose to come to Silicon Valley working with ebay and google snagged him about 15 years ago. Weve worked every day together and during that time that only set up the Legal Function but in charge of all global policy. Very significant players. What i thought we should do since you have heard from me is simply start and perhaps kent had to make some comments about the world you see today. Than
Google Senior Vice President kent walker and joined Artificial Intelligence director general john shanahan. An excellent lunch. I enjoyed with two Close Friends of mine and im probably the only person who can say this in the entire world i work with and for both of them so i want to make sure i disclose my conflict of interest to start with. Enter at the service of the country in 1984 hes been promoted and was in charge of a wholthe whole bunch of intellige activities and operational activities and eventually we needed somebody operationally to implement ai in the entirety of the view was the perfect choice. Kent walker is a federal prosecutor law and order federal prosecutor who then chose to come to Silicon Valley and work that ebay for a while and maybe 15 years ago during that time not only did he set up the Legal Function but is now in charge of Global Policy and all those sort of things together. What but i thought we should dos simply start and have you make some comments about
We are thrilled this evening to welcome the programs founder, dan pedderson. He went on to become the senior officer in the group of nine men who formed the navys legendary Top Gun Program at navy air station in march 1969. He served in combat during the vietnam war with the flying crews. He retired as a captain having accumulated 6,100 flight hours and 1,005 carrier landings. For those of you who know his story from the 1986 movie top gun, you will be happy to know that he is producing a sequel which is scheduled to be released in 2020. Peddersons book is available for purchase and signing following this conversation. And here to keep the conversation moving is larry burke, cure ator of u. S. Naval aviation at the national air and space museum. So now please welcome dan pedderson and larry burke. You ready to go . Im going to take about ten minutes to just set the stage here for larry and i to go back and forth in final preparation for the questions coming from you. The assumption is
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