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A collection of
news and information specifically for the C4ISR community
Vol. 2, No. 27
June 29, 2006 |
 Enjoy,
remember and be safe this Fourth of July
By Gen. Bruce
Carlson
Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFMCNS) — Many of us are
looking forward to a four-day weekend that will be capped off
Tuesday, July 4, when our country celebrates its 230th birthday.
Along with our friends and families, we’ll enjoy barbecues, parades
and, of course, fireworks. The Stars and Stripes will fly throughout
our towns and neighborhoods. Red, white and blue trimmings will be
visible wherever you look. Unique to our America, there will be no
mistaking that this holiday is different from the rest.
When I see the colors of Independence Day, I’m reminded how proud I
am to be an American, an Airman, and the commander of such a great
organization.
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Col.
Steve Rogers |
ESC colonel takes
his leave from active duty
By Capt.
Stephen Fox
ESC Public Affairs
The Air Force provided limitless opportunities throughout the career
of one Electronic Systems Center colonel, who will hang up his
uniform this week after nearly 30 years in blue.
Col. Steve Rogers, former commander of the Network Centric
Operations and Integration Systems Wing, now the 653rd Electronic
Systems Wing, will retire from active duty during a ceremony Friday
at 10:30 a.m. in the Minuteman Club Ballroom.
Colonel Rogers began his Air Force career in 1973 without a single
stripe on his arm as an airman basic with two simple objectives in
mind.
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Center
welcomes new
Equal Employment Opportunity Manager
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Dana
Townsend |
By Karen Costura
ESC Public Affairs
At Hanscom, the Equal Employment Opportunity Office plays an
important role in employee relations, and the office’s new manager
plans to keep it that way.
Replacing Darvin Bennett who left in January, Dana Townsend began
her new position as manager of the EEO Office on June 14. Most
recently, she served for two years at the Air Force Research
Laboratory’s Human Resources office at Hanscom as a human resource
specialist for military personnel. In that role, she managed all
military assignments, training notices, personnel actions,
decorations and evaluations for AFRL.
Ms. Townsend also previously served as a personnel systems manager
and personnel administrator during her 25-year stint in the Air
Force reserves, from which she retired as a master sergeant in 2004.
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 Group
Stand Up
Pat Dagle,
director of the 551st Electronic Systems Wing's Weather Systems
Division, stands at attention along with other members of the
division during the Group Activation Ceremony
for the 551st Electronic Systems Wing Friday.
During the ceremony, Col. Dartanian Warr, commander of the 551st ELSW, stood up four groups and a division and passed group flags
and leadership responsibility to the respective directors and
commanders.
The activation featured formations of military and civilians
from each 551st group outside the Electronic Systems Center
headquarters building.
(Photo by Mark Wyatt)
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Hanscom majors among lieutenant
colonel
board selectees
HQ ESC
Karen M. Rhone, JA, PCS’D
John P. Barrette, CCZ, PCS’D
66 ABW
Michael E. Gimbrone, 66 SFS
Andrea P. Psmithe, 66 CONS
350 ELSW
Thomas Z. Gale, 350 ELSG
Jason M. Ohta, 950 ELSG, PCS’D
Jeffrey R. Stutz, 950 ELSG
Thomas Tschuor, 950 ELSG
551 ELSW
Marc D. Rodriguez, 551 ELSG
Frank D. Alberga, 551 ELSW
Bruce A. Trask, 751 ELSG
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554 ELSW
David C. Gindhart, 643 ELSG, P-GAIN
653 ELSW
Valerie A. Champagne, 753 ELSG, P-GAIN
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Non-ESC GSUs
NWC
Eric P. Delange, PCS’D
Michael L. Downs, P-GAIN
Robert A. Dreyfus
Dana T.A. Flood
Brian A. Hill
Michael L.A. Jackson
Brett D. Pennington
Derek C. France
David M. Gaedecke
David N. Miller Jr.
Robert G. Novotny
AFRL/NY
Donna M. Toole, P-GAIN
AFROTC DET 365
Gerard P. Sobnosky |
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Official expects NSPS to debut at
Hanscom in January
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Bob
Youtt |
By Kevin Gilmartin
ESC Public Affairs
The National Security Personnel System will be implemented for
non-bargaining unit eligible employees at Hanscom in early 2007,
replacing the current civil service system, according to the man
in charge of rolling out the new civilian pay-for-performance
system at the Electronic Systems Center.
“Many people may have read articles about court
challenges or other issues with NSPS, and might have the
impression that it won’t be put into effect at Hanscom,” said
Bob Youtt, ESC’s NSPS program manager. “That’s not the case. The
first group of Department of Defense employees was converted to
NSPS this spring, and we expect to deploy NSPS at Hanscom early
next year.”
DoD is implementing NSPS in “spirals.” The first group of 11,000
DoD civilians was converted in May. Additional Air Force
locations will be converted in the next phase, scheduled for
October, and Hanscom will be among the bases scheduled for NSPS
conversion in January.
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Golf outing to celebrate
66 ABW commander's retirement
All
members of the Hanscom community are invited to participate in a
nine-hole golf outing July 10 from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at the Patriot
Golf Course for 66th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Tim
Ceteras, who is retiring in July. Cost is $35, and includes a bucket
of complimentary balls, greens fee and a mixed grill dinner
following the event. There
will be a farewell reception for Col. Ceteras at the Hanscom Club
July 27, followed by an ABW Change of Command and retirement
ceremony July 28. To sign up for the golf outing, see your Wing
executive officer, or Capt. Dan Visosky for ESC Staff and Command
Section members. Industry members who would like to participate can
call 1st Lt. David Jarvis at (781) 377-5075. |
ESC-developed visualization tool
speeds mission decisions
By Stephen W. Hurst
754th ELSG Public Affairs
The real-time capabilities of the 554th Electronic Systems
Group’s Enhanced Maintenance Operations Center recently spelled
success when an EMOC-equipped wing earned an “outstanding”
rating – the first given Air Force-wide since January 2002 –
during an operational readiness inspection.
The 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas, had employed the use of
the EMOC – a visualization tool used to track the daily
maintenance operations of flying units – since August 2005. The
system is designed to encapsulate and identify essential data
required by maintenance operators in the Maintenance Operation
Center, as well as maintenance and operations leaders at all
levels.
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 Khobar
Towers 10th Anniversary
A wreath
stands between the headstones of Master Sgt. Michael
George Heiser and Airman 1st Class Brian W. McVeigh
during the remembrance ceremony for the Khobar Towers
bombing on Sunday, June 25, at Arlington National
Cemetery, Va. The two were among 19 Airmen killed on
June 25, 1996, in the terrorist bombing at Dhahran Air
Base, Saudi Arabia. Family members and friends of the
Airmen killed in the terrorist bombing gathered for the
ceremony.
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Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young) |
Chief Master Sgt. of Air Force
reflects on 29 years of service
 The
Enlisted Perspective
By Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray
Farewell Fellow Airmen
It’s been my honor and privilege to serve as your 14th Chief
Master Sergeant of the Air Force. As I culminate my 29-year
career, I want to thank each of you for volunteering to serve
our nation, for fighting the Global War on Terror and for
continuing to keep our Air Force strong.
Early in my tenure I wrote a CMSAF Perspective entitled: “To the
members of the best enlisted force in the world.” I
whole-heartedly believed that then; now after four years
traveling around our Air Force, meeting with so many of you and
witnessing the tremendous feats you accomplish everyday, I’m
convinced even more.
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AFA Fall
Golf Tournament to be held Aug. 7
The Paul Revere
Chapter of the Air Force Association will hold its annual Fall Golf
Tournament Aug. 7 at the Red Tail Golf Club in Devens, Mass.
Golfer’s registration will begin at 6:45 a.m. Coffee and doughnuts
will be available. The tournament begins with a shotgun starting at
8 a.m. A luncheon will be held inside the Golf Club following the
tournament.
Format for the tournament will be a four-person scramble, according
to Joe Magnone, AFA golf chairperson.
“Red Tail Golf Club is truly a champion golf course designed by the
world renowned architect, Brian Silva and was recognized by the New
England Golf Course Owners Association as the 2006 Golf Course of
the year,” Mr. Magnone said. Red Tail Golf Club is located eight
miles west of Interstate 495, directly off Exit 37B on Route 2.
Proceeds from the tournament will go to the AFA scholarship fund,
which provides scholarships for graduating high school seniors from
military families as well as to spouses of active duty military.
Interested golfers can register by completing the attached entry
form here and mailing it along with a check to Mr. Magnone at the
address indicated on the form.
For further information on registration or the tournament, call Mr.
Magnone at (781) 505-1620 or Heidi Aronofsky at 781-505-1600. |
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Airman
1st Class Nikolaos Pitas posts the American flag during
a change of command ceremony at Dover Air Force Base,
Del., June 2. He is assigned to the 436th Maintenance
Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto) |
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Day!
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the news ...
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Colleges Craft
Studies To Fit Defense Firms
-- Boston
Globe
Prodded by
state government officials fearful of alienating a key Massachusetts
industry, nine Bay State colleges and universities have agreed to
adapt their engineering curriculums ...
Merger Deals Reach $32B On Strength Of IT
Sector
-- Defense
News
Whether
defense budgets are rising, falling or staying flat, one thing has
been constant in the aerospace and defense world ...
USAF, NRO Mend Ties, Seek Better Coordination
-- C4ISR
Journal
The U.S. Air
Force and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) are trying to mend
ties strained last year by changing to the U.S. national-security
space management structure.
Review May Step Up
Cooperation Between DoD, Intel Community
-- C4ISR Journal
A broad
review of intelligence and reconnaissance programs being conducted
by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the intelligence
community could increase cooperation
...
Chilton heads Space
Command
-- Air Force
Times
Gen. Kevin P.
Chilton became the first astronaut to earn his fourth star as he
took the reins Monday of Air Force Space Command.
Air Force networks
to get automatic monitoring
-- Federal
Computer Week
The Air Force
has awarded Telos Corp. a $7.4 million contract under its Network
Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) contract vehicle.
House panel proposed cuts to STRATCOM, NORAD
C2 program
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Inside the Pentagon
House
appropriators this week slashed funding requested by the White House
for a massive integrated command and control system for U.S.
Managers, employees learn NSPS basics
together
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Federal Times
With a new
pay-for-performance system rolling out across the Defense
Department, Pam Clements likely will have her hands full answering
her employees’ questions.
editorials and opinion ...
Use of these articles does not
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The Last
Supper, Revisited
-- DefenseNews.com
The
invitation received by about 15 defense industry chief executives in
1993 to drop by the Pentagon for dinner was signed by Defense
Secretary Les Aspin.
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command comments ...
Happy Birthday,
America! For 230 years, this nation and its people
have represented freedom and democracy. We earned
that reputation through courageous acts of
patriotism by our founding fathers and through
bravery on battlefields across the world. Today we
mark not a resounding victory in a great battle, but
instead the day when we stood up as a free and
independent nation and told the world we would no
longer live under tyrannical rule.
“This year, as you gather to celebrate the founding
of our great nation, pause a moment to remember our
heroes currently serving away from home, fighting to
preserve the very same freedoms the patriots before
us secured. Their efforts are helping us soar to a
future bounded by limitless horizons.
“You, the men and women of America’s Air Force,
reflect the generations of patriots who, through
their actions, displayed the values of integrity
first, service before self and excellence in all we
do. Thank you for your unyielding commitment, and
have a happy and safe 4th of July!
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--
Secretary of the Air Force,
Michael W. Wynne, and Air Force Chief of Staff T. Michael Moseley in
an
Independence Day message.
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