DEPARTMENT: Government and Public Affairs (Office of Military &Veteran Affairs)
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Jeff Coyle
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT: After-Action Report - Mayor Nirenberg's October 2020 visit to the Pentagon
BACKGROUND:
On October 23, 2020 Mayor Ron Nirenberg; Jenna Saucedo-Herrera, President & CEO of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation; and Juan Ayala, Director of the Office of Military & Veteran Affairs, traveled to the Pentagon to advocate for issues important to Joint Base San Antonio and the San Antonio region. This was the Office of Military and Veteran Affair's (OMVA) fourth visit with Mayor Nirenberg to the Pentagon. During visits to the Pentagon, OMVA schedules meetings with senior general officers or senior civilians within the military service departments in the Department of Defense (DoD). On these Pentagon visits, the Mayor and his team advocate for new military missions, highlight the City's tangible actions that add military value to the bases and enhance operational readiness, and thank officials for their support of the City.
OVERVIEW OF OFFICIALS VISITED AND DISCUSSIONS
1) Lieutenant General Ronald Place, Director, Defense Health Agency (DHA)
a. Maximize DHA's consolidated footprint in San Antonio
b. Continued support of the Secretary of the Army Designee (SECDES) Program
2) General John Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force (USSF)
a. Advocated for San Antonio siting of any USSF missions/organizations
b. Provided overview of San Antonio military community assets
3) Honorable James McPherson, Under Secretary of the Army/Dr. E. Casey Wdynski, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
a. Continuation/support of Secretary of the Army Designee Program (SECDES)
b. Advocated to bring 2022 and 2024 DoD Warrior Games to San Antonio.
4) Honorable Robert Salesses, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense/
a. Discussed continued/increased partnership/c...
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