Colonel Joshua P. Williams is the Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) and Special Operations Forces (SOF), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He is responsible for more than 2,600 personnel nationwide and acquisition execution of a $22 billion portfolio developing, producing, testing, modifying, fielding, and supporting Air Force ISR and SOF platforms, and related sub-systems.

Prior to that, Colonel Joshua P. Williams was the Senior Materiel Leader, Strategic Warning & Surveillance Systems Directorate, Peterson SFB, Colorado. 

 

ISR-SOF plays a large role in ensuring combatant commanders have the information gathering and targeting capabilities to make informed decisions and eliminate threats. The directorate has nearly 1,800 employees in 20 locations and leads over 200 programs.

Mission:
Equip Our Warfighters to Win the Fight!

Vision:
One Team Delivering Innovative Warfighter Capabilities With Speed and Discipline

Motto:
Acquire, Innovate, & Deliver!

 

The Ventures Office equips our warfighters to win the fight by leveraging opportunities for impactful and efficient Government and Industry collaboration. The Ventures Office aligns industry solutions with government needs and focuses on delivering war-winning capabilities at the speed of relevancy. It serves as the innovation advisor to PEO ISR & SOF by supporting strategic alignment to emerging DAF priorities. It also fosters an innovative culture throughout the workforce by hosting training and providing resources to support industry's technical product maturation.

The Ventures Office strengthens relationships with the defense industrial base by regularly attending conferences, summits, and external events, offering unique insight into PEO ISR & SOF's portfolio. The office works with businesses of all sizes and would be happy to connect. Want to contribute to the mission? Please help the Ventures Office identify ISR & SOF capabilities that will allow warfighters to return home safely to their families.

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)/WIV is the Air Force lead in the Naval Air Systems Command’s V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275). PMA-275 manages the cradle to grave procurement, development, support, fielding and disposal of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor program systems for the U.S. Marine Corps (MV-22), U.S. Air Force's Special Operations Forces (CV-22), U.S. Navy (CMV-22) and its international partner, the Japan Ground Self Defense Force.

Special Operations Forces/Personnel Recovery (SOF/PR) and Rotary Division (AFLCMC/WIU) is comprised of approximately 480 personnel primarily located at Robins AFB with personnel operating at Hurlburt Field, FL; Redstone Arsenal, AL; Corpus Christi Army Depot, TX; Cannon AFB, NM; Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point, NC; and Kadena AB, Japan.  WIU is responsible for providing combat capabilities through acquisition, modification, and sustainment for the MC-130H Combat Talon II, AC-130W Stinger II, EC-130J Commando Solo, TH-1H Huey II, UH-1N Iroquois, and HH-60G PAVE HAWK aircraft fleets. Also, the Division provides modification and sustainment support for special mission C-130s including the   AC-130J, HC-130J, MC-130J and sustainment support for the HH-60W and MH-139A ACAT I aircraft programs.  The Division supports three Program Executive Officers (ISR/SOF, USSOCOM FW, and USSOCOM C4) in executing over 100 acquisition/sustainment programs/projects for these Low Density/High Demand aircraft.  Additionally, they work with four Lead Commands (Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Air Education and Training Command), six using commands, and United States Special Operations Command for aircraft at over 25 locations worldwide providing ~2,000 technical assistance actions annually.

The Airborne Battle Management Command and Control Division (AFLCMC/WIM) is located at Hanscom, AFB, Massachusetts. Its mission is to deliver Airborne Early Warning & Command Control Capabilities to foreign partner nations through the Foreign Military Sales Process.

WIM delivers vital modernization and sustainment upgrades to legacy E-3 and E-767 Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) capabilities for France, NATO, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Japan.  WIM also leads develop, production, and fielding of next generation E-7 Wedgetail capability for the United Kingdom, Commonwealth of Australia, Republic of Korea and NATO.

WIN is located at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio and falls under AFLCMC ISR & SOF Directorate. WIN’s mission is to develop, deliver and sustain ISR capabilities for the warfighter. It’s vision is the Center of Excellence for innovative, multi-platform ISR sensor capabilities. WIN is comprised of four product branches, including two USAF branches and two FMS branches. WIN is a very diverse division with multiple sensor programs and technology development efforts in each branch, focusing on GEOINT and SIGINT ISR capabilities leveraging open architectures, digital engineering, and agile acquisition for the USAF and over 20 foreign partners.

AFLCMC/WIN is a highly capable and innovative division breaking ground on cutting edge, platform-agnostic (open architecture) sensors technology, digital acquisition including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and tailored acquisition strategies leveraging agile contracting. A strong focus on innovation, especially in the integration of government controlled open architectures, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), and digital acquisition principles is rapidly accelerating the division toward increased competition, lower costs, and increased operational agility with lower time to field.

The Special Operations Forces and Personnel Recovery Division’s stated mission is to “Deliver Dominance” to Air Force Special Warfare and Special Operations Command warfighters worldwide.  Organized into four Branches, the Division delivers AC/HC/MC-130J modifications and upgrades, a variety of tactical equipment and software to support ground-based Special Warfare operators, and Offensive small Uncrewed Aerial System (O-sUAS) solutions for multiple combatant and major commands.  Additionally, the Division’s Rapid Development Integration Facility supports multiple Program Executive Officers by performing engineering, design, manufacturing, and modifications for a variety of Air Force platforms.

The Helicopter Program Office is developing and fielding two distinct vertical lift aircraft and support systems. The MH-139A will provide Air Force Global Strike Command with a state of the art commercial variant vertical airlift. The MH-139A program replaces the aging Air Force fleet of UH-1N aircraft.

The HH-60W system will provide robust Personnel Recovery forces with a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that is quickly deployable and capable of main base and austere location operations. The HH-60W replaces the aging HH-60G fleet.

The High Altitude ISR division includes the U-2 “Dragon Lady” System Program Office (SPO) and the RQ-4 Global Hawk team.  The U-2 SPO provides sustainment, support and modernization to the only manned Multi-Intelligence (Multi-INT) high altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance collection capability in the DoD.  

The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an integrated sensor suite that provides global all-weather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability. Global Hawk's mission is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces worldwide. 

Bottom line, our work comes down to six words: Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage and Assess. 

The Medium Altitude Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Division plans, develops, acquires, tests and sustains the fleet of medium altitude Remotely Piloted Aircraft for USAF, Air Combat Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, United States Marine Corps, National Guard, and Foreign Military Sales partner nations. The MQ-9 Reaper remains one of the heaviest tasked combat aircraft in the USAF inventory – it provides a unique capability to perform strike, coordination, and reconnaissance against high-value, fleeting, and time-sensitive targets.  The platform and dedicated staff excel in providing vital warfighting capability totaling 3 million flight hours, and growing, to keep the system viable well into the 2030s.
 

The CV-22 is the Air Force Special Operations Forces (SOF) variant of the joint multi-mission V-22 tiltrotor aircraft. The CV-22 provides long-range, high-speed infiltration, exfiltration, personnel recovery, and resupply to Special Forces teams.  AFLCMC/WIB is the Air Force lead in the Naval Air Systems Command’s V-22 Osprey Joint Program Office (PMA-275). 

PMA-275 manages the cradle to grave procurement, development, support, fielding and disposal of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor program systems for the U.S. Marine Corps (MV-22), U.S. Air Force's Special Operations Forces (CV-22), U.S. Navy (CMV-22) and its international partner, the Japan Ground Self Defense Force.

The AWACS and Wedgetail Division provides rapid, effective delivery and sustainment of airborne C2 capabilities for surveillance, weapons control and battle management. The E-3 is the recognized model for integrated government/industry teaming ensuring supremacy for the warfighter. 

After 50+ years of service, the Air Force started retiring the E-3 fleet in 2023. The E-7A Wedgetail provides one of the most advanced airspace battle management capabilities in the world. The Wedgetail's ability to coordinate a joint air, sea and land battle in real time significantly increases the effectiveness.

The RC-26 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner series twin turboprop aircraft provides service for the United States military.  The AFLCMC Tinker program office provides full Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for the Air National Guard (ANG) RC-26B aircraft to include maintenance, supply, personnel, and world-wide deployments.  The mission includes eleven RC-26 aircraft providing aerial surveillance and reconnaissance for various agencies nationwide (Block 20) and USSOCOM (Block 25).