Established in 2008, YSP is a professional business development consulting practice with unparalleled knowledge of and contacts in the National Guard arena. Founder, Geoffrey Yoste, is a retired Army National Guard officer and former senate and gubernatorial policy advisor. The YSP associates, retired MG Max Haston, had more than 40 years in uniform, including nine years as the adjutant general of Tennessee and retired Col Billy Murphy, had more than 30 years in uniform with the US Navy, Army and Air National Guard.

The Shepperd Group offers general consulting on defense matters, especially those involving the National Guard and Reserve; speaking and writing on defense matters, national security and homeland defense; and media presentations for CNN and ABC radio.

TRG represents a diverse client base which expects constant interaction with policymakers and stakeholders. Our relationships stem from representing some of the highest profile states, local communities, and companies in the country. We continue to grow our team by adding recent and relevant bipartisan talent with valuable knowledge, relationships and awareness across the government.

Pond is a full-service architecture, engineering, and planning firm providing professional design solutions to the Federal Government, state and local governments, and private sector clients worldwide. Pond has 22 offices that have provided design services for hundreds of federal IDIQs across all 50 states and in over 20 different countries, providing our team the knowledge and breadth of experience needed to deliver quality design solutions for new design, renovation, and adaptive reuse projects through traditional design, design-build, and other delivery methods with an emphasis on quality, cost control, and on-time delivery. Pond is a recognized leader in A-E design for the DoD with over 59 years of experience, including more than 40 years serving the Federal Government, and a deep bench of over 700 in-house professionals representing all major design disciplines. Pond’s team of AICP-certified master planners have completed hundreds of installation development plans, planning charrettes, customer concept charrettes, dorm and family housing master plans, infrastructure/facility assessments, space utilization surveys, and GIS services.

Pivot Step is a full-service consulting firm that is focused on government relations, marketing, defense budget analysis and defense procurement. We currently provide support for a wide range of products to include aviation, communications, command and control, EO/IR, sensors, shelters and unmanned systems. We have worked with very small companies and very large, multinational companies.

For over 28 years, Peduzzi Associates LTD (PAL) has successfully connected companies with the Department of Defense, the National Guard, Federal agencies, and Capitol Hill, to elevate their business development goals by delivering INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES, UNPARALLELED ACCESS, and FIERCE ADVOCACY to get their mission systems, capabilities, and services acquired and supporting those defending the homeland and abroad. As of Oct. 1, 2021 Major General Garry Dean (USAF, Ret) has been appointed President, after serving on the Board of Advisors since 2017. Pete Peduzzi, former President, continues to serve as Chairman and Founder.

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Mead & Hunt is a multi-discipline architectural, engineering, environmental and planning firm. Our commitment to thorough planning and quality design results in functional, economical, and low maintenance projects. Specializing in government facilities for more than 75 years, Mead & Hunt understands the uniqueness of military operations facilities and installation development.

An aerospace-centric engineering & manufacturing company. Top-tier provider of products for & services supporting aviation platforms (rotary & fixed-wing), across the DoD & commercial sectors.

The James G. Elliott Co., Inc. is one of the nation's premier magazine advertising sales and consulting firms. NGAUS is among our veteran and military association clients.