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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DARPA has a newly announced program called Space Environment Exploitation (SEE). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>SEE was<u> </u>recently pitched and was given approval by DARPA’s Tech Council to disrupt the way we do near-earth space environment modeling, simulation, and observation to provide information that is operationally and tactically relevant for a commander. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This link is the small press release link for the program: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2018-07-17a">http://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2018-07-17a</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This link is the special notice for our proposer’s day on 31 July: <a href="https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=13a50555ae3cad395eb8f5acda81089e&tab=core&_cview=0">https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=13a50555ae3cad395eb8f5acda81089e&tab=core&_cview=0</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you know any potential performers, academic, industry, or foreign, I ask that you please send them these links. Especially those who might be different thinkers or have riskier ideas!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your time and consideration.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maj Lewis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Translation from Julie Moses: This is a research program for ionosphere/thermosphere coupling. These programs are usually well-funded enough to support instrumentation and experiments in addition to modeling and can be funded for up to 5 years. For more information, I encourage you to download the second link above and dial in to the proposer’s day. The point of contact for the program is listed below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Charlton “David” Lewis, II, Ph.D., Maj, USAF <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>R&D Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Defense Sciences Office<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Office: 703 526 2801<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Mobile: 571 352 7258<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>SIPR: <a href="mailto:Charlton.lewis@darpa.smil.mil">Charlton.lewis@darpa.smil.mil</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Julie Moses<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Program Officer, Space Science<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>AFOSR/RTB<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>875 N Randolph St Suite 3000<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Arlington, VA 22203<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(703)696-9586<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>