The Integrator

A collection of news and information specifically for the C4ISR community

Vol. 2, No. 2
January 12, 2006

New ESC vice commander eager to get started

Maj. Gen. Arthur J. Rooney Jr., Air Force Security Assistance Center commander, speaks during the 2005 International Corporate Conference’s formal banquet held in the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. General Rooney will become the new ESC vice commander later this month.

By Chuck Paone
ESC Public Affairs

The Electronic Systems Center’s new vice commander is eagerly anticipating his Jan. 24th arrival at the center’s Hanscom AFB headquarters.

Maj. Gen. Arthur Rooney, who currently commands the Air Force Security Assistance Center at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, has never been assigned to ESC before. Nonetheless, he’s well aware how significant a role the center plays for the Air Force, he said in a telephone interview Monday.

“Whether every airman in the Air Force knows it or not, they are benefiting from ESC program management daily,” he said.
(More)

Col. Rogers takes helm of NC Wing

Colonel Steven Rogers (right), discusses a new business operations tracking system with Staff Sgt. Patrick Raass, assistant NCOIC, and Capt. Scott Hall, NCSW executive officer.

By 1st Lt. Stephen Fox
ESC Public Affairs

The Network Centric Operations/Integration Systems Wing welcomed a new commander last month who is certainly no stranger to the

wing or to the Electronic Systems Center.

Col. Steven W. Rogers, who has been the deputy director of the Wing for the past year, took command of the organization last month upon the announcement of Dave Carstairs’s upcoming retirement from civil service.

“Mr. Carstairs is an icon at the Electronic Systems Center. His dedicated efforts have made crucial impacts in many programs here over the years,” Col. Rogers said. (More)

ESC Centernet site addresses NSPS questions

By Kevin Gilmartin
ESC Public Affairs

Electronic Systems Center employees and managers with questions about the National Security Personnel System can now get those questions answered on-line with a new “virtual Q and A” feature on the ESC NSPS web site.

According to Bob Youtt, ESC’s NSPS program manager, managers and affected civilian employees have a lot of questions about the new personnel system, which will replace the current GS system. He is hopeful the web site, located on ESC’s CenterNet, will help answer those questions as we approach October, when NSPS is scheduled to be implemented for ESC civilians at Hanscom. (More)

New Horizons and ‘State of ESC’ overflow seating still available

By Chuck Paone
ESC Public Affairs

The Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, in participation with the Electronic Systems Center, will hold its New Horizons Symposium Jan. 25 and 26 at the Renaissance Bedford Hotel.

The annual chapter-sponsored State of ESC speech featuring ESC commander Lt. Gen. Chuck Johnson will conclude the symposium on the 26th. (More)

C2ISR Wing announces quarterly award winners

By Patricia Martone
C2ISR Systems Wing

Steven Carlon, deputy director of the C2ISR Systems Wing, announced Dec. 20 the wing's quarterly award winners for the fourth quarter of 2005. The winners are: (More)

Staff Sgt. Brian M. Unger
1st Lt. John M. Travieso
Maj. Thomas Gale
Paul Beach
Cindy Lewandowski
James Hammond
PACAF AOC Weapon System Fielding Team

ESC Commander recognizes engineering excellence

Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Chuck Johnson shares a laugh with outgoing ESC Engineering Director Dr. Lou Metzger of MITRE during the center’s senior staff meeting Jan. 10. The general honored Dr. Metzger for his years of dedication as ESC’s EN director during the meeting, and presented him with a sculpture of an eagle’s head mounted on a wooden base in appreciation of his service.

After receiving a standing ovation from the senior staff, Dr. Metzger said “It was a pleasure and a challenge,” serving ESC for the past several years, and he looks forward to working in his MITRE role to “help out ESC as you help our war fighters.”

Command change ceremonies

Col. Dartanian Warr, who has been selected for brigadier general, will officially take the reins of the Battle Management Systems Wing during a Change of Command ceremony Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the O'Neill Building atrium.

Colonel Warr is replacing Col. Ken Merchant who has been selected for reassignment as vice commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center, at Hill AFB, Utah.

Col. Peter Hoene, who also has been selected for brigadier general, will assume command of the Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems Wing during an Appointment of Command ceremony Feb. 8 at 8 a.m.

Colonel Hoene's new position was formerly held by Brig. Gen. Gary Connor, who departed Hanscom Dec. 9 for Iraq.

Junior Management Association reaches out to families in need

By Karen Costura
ESC Public Affairs

The Junior Management Association at Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex helped to make this past holiday season a little brighter for two needy families in Montgomery, Ala.

The organization, through its Adopt-a-Family program, assisted in the mission of the Christmas Clearinghouse, an Alabama nonprofit organization which provides food baskets and other resources for needy families during the holiday season. The Junior Management Association was provided with a list of items from the Christmas Clearinghouse that would be of benefit to the families. (More)

Outstanding Achievement

Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Chuck Johnson presents Janet Larsen of the 66th Mission Support Squadron with an Air Force Civilian Achievement Award for her efforts as Hanscom’s 2005 Combined Federal Campaign Loaned Executive during the ESC Senior Staff Meeting Jan. 10.

The general lauded Ms. Larsen for her exceptional efforts in the successful fund drive, which raised more than $257,000 at Hanscom.

Hanscom chapel to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

A commemorative service celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the Hanscom Chapel. Guest speaker for the event will be the Reverend Robert Gray, Chaplain for the Boston Celtics. A reception will follow the service.

For more information, contact the Base Chapel at (781) 377-3538.

Wynne: AF needs to recapitalize

By Master Sgt. Mitch Gettle
Air Force Print News

1/10/2006 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- With the combination of aging and heavily used equipment, the Air Force needs recapitalization across the board, Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne said.

In past discussions about Air Force recapitalization, aircraft usually took center stage. Although aircraft still need to be recapitalized, there has been a shift. (More)

ESC certifies first UAV to meet air traffic management guidelines

By Capt. Bob Everdeen
ASC Public Affairs

An aircraft program managed by Aeronautical Systems Center’s Global Hawk Systems Group here includes the first unmanned aerial system to achieve Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management compliance.

The RQ4-A Global Hawk achieved CNS/ATM compliance of several systems after being verified by the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. So far, the CNS/ATM approval process has taken about a year and a half to complete. (More)

2006 defense budget increases military pay and benefits

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

1/9/2006 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- President George W. Bush ushered in an across-the-board 3.1 percent military pay raise, effective Jan. 1.

It includes a variety of new or enhanced benefits for servicemembers and their families when he signed the 2006 National Defense Authorization Bill into law Jan. 6. (More)

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Maintenance center taking shape near Tinker
-- Associated Press
Boeing Co. has agreed to occupy three airplane hangars at a new maintenance and technology center across from Tinker Air Force Base...

The downside of network-centric warfare
-- Aviation Week and Space Technology
The six months of major combat in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan saw not only centralized planning, but also a degree of centralized execution ...

Boeing plans 300-plus jobs
-- The Oklahoman
Boeing Co. will invest about $100 million and bring more than 300 jobs to a Midwest City industrial park ...

Air Force targeted by phishing scam
-- Air Force Times
Airmen are being warned to watch for a bogus e-mail message that’s designed to look like an official Air Force message.

'Flying Dishwasher' Could Repair Orbiting Satellites
-- Aero-News.net
It might resemble the common household appliance, but the Air Force Research Laboratory's new satellite is no $82 million flying dishwasher.

DoD delays training for new pay system
-- Federal Times
The Defense Department’s new performance-based pay system hit another snag ...

Fire power
-- Bedford Minuteman
Blinded by smoke, three firefighters used standard search and rescue techniques to find a trapped victim last Wednesday morning.

DOD officials discuss QDR
-- FedNews
The Department of Defense is in the final stages of preparing a report that could define the Department for the next two decades ...

editorials and opinion ...
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How To Judge A QDR
-- Defense News
The Pentagon will release its 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) in just under a month ...

command comments ...

Happy New Year—and thank you again for the sacrifices you make in the service of this great nation! I had the privilege of spending some of the holidays with our deployed Airmen across the AOR and in Europe.

I know those I met miss their loved ones and homes, but all impressed me with their professionalism, innovation, and spirit. As always, I return invigorated and excited about our World’s Finest Air Force!
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To all of you who stand alert and prepared, here at home and around the world, you are accomplishing miracles everyday.

Your efforts create the environment and innovation that spark the pride I saw—the pride of being an Airman. On behalf of a grateful Air Force and an appreciative Nation, I salute you.

-- Comments from Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne in his letter to Airmen Jan. 6.

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