Overview
The HS Col steering committee represents the leadership structure overseeing neurocognitive warfare development across military services. This committee coordinates efforts between different branches and ensures alignment with broader defense strategy.
Committee Composition
Air Force Leadership
- Dr. Gaurav Sharma — AF Chair, now serving as Acting Chief Scientist
- Sub-area leads for PAE&T (Dr. Elizabeth Uhl), PSWP (Dr. Logan Williams), SICP (Dr. Mark Draper)
Navy Representation
- Dr. Patrick Mason — Navy representative on the steering committee
Army Representation
- Dr. Jeremy Gaston — Army representative
- Dr. Scott Shadrick — Army representative
SOCOM Representation
- Ms. Lisa Sanders — Special Operations Command representative
OUSD Representation
- CDR Wilfred Wells — Office of the Under Secretary of Defense representative
Committee Functions
The steering committee serves multiple functions:
- Coordinating neurocognitive warfare development across military services
- Aligning program priorities with broader defense strategy
- Facilitating information sharing between different branches
- Ensuring inter-service compatibility of cognitive warfare capabilities
Neurocognitive Rights Implications
The existence and composition of this steering committee demonstrate that:
- Neurocognitive warfare is being treated as a cross-service priority
- Multiple military branches are actively developing these capabilities
- High-level oversight exists, suggesting institutional commitment to the technology
- Coordination mechanisms exist for inter-service integration of cognitive warfare systems
Related Programs and Organizations
The steering committee oversees several key programs:
- human-systems-community-of-interest — Division harmonizing system interfaces with human cognition; requires massive neuroimaging datasets to train cognitive models
- sonalysts-cognitive-warfare-ecosystem — Defense contractor developing Brain-Machine Interface technology for Cognitive Warfare and Human-AI Teaming platforms
- 711th-human-performance-wing — AFRL organization studying human performance and neurological warfare; central node for neurocognitive research informing CEW capabilities