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A collection of
news and information specifically for the C4ISR community
Vol. 3, No. 8
March 1, 2007 |
Process
improvements, strategy map top priorities of new XP deputy
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Dr. Joe Delaney
(right), deputy director of the ESC Plans and
Programs Directorate, discusses the Balanced
Scorecard with Ron Norton (left), senior strategic
manager, and
2nd Lt. Micah
Frank, strategic planner. Dr. Delaney brings
more than 25 years of Air Force and private industry
experience to his new post.(Photo
by Linda Labonte-Britt) |
By Monica D. Morales
ESC Public Affairs
Staying focused, executing the vision of your boss and
understanding the vision of your boss’s boss are among the
principles that have guided the career path of Dr. Joe Delaney,
the newly named Electronic Systems Center deputy director of
plans and programs.
“I am excited and looking forward to working for Col. Bruce
Johnson and the Plans and Programs team that provides such great
products and services to ESC,” Dr. Delaney said.
The ESC Plans and Programs Office provides integrated business
planning, investment decisions and integration of strategies to
support the center’s mission.
Dr. Delaney feels the key to a successful organization can be
found in three different focus areas – people, processes and
executing the mission. Chief among these areas is ensuring a
proper fit by having the right person in the right job.
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ORI Olympics to test readiness in fun
environment
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Lt. Col. Andrew Terzakis of the 551st
Electronic Systems Wing refers to his Airman’s
Manual while disassembling an M-16A2 rifle
during a Base Readiness Exercise training
session Feb. 15. Weapons familiarization will
be one of the events during the March 9 ORI
Olympics. (Photo by Linda Labonte-Britt)
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By Kevin
Gilmartin
ESC Public Affairs
In preparation for
the June Operational Readiness Inspection, teams of military
members from all five Electronic Systems Center wings will have
a chance to demonstrate their skills while competing against
other wing teams during the ORI Olympics, ending with awards and
fun at the Minuteman Club.
The first of four monthly ORI Olympic events will take place
from noon to 3:30 p.m. March 9 in the Tennis Bubble. Each event
will be sponsored by a wing, with the 551st Electronic Systems
Wing heading up the March 9 competition. Each wing will have the
opportunity to define where and how the competition will take
place. Judges will be from the ESC Inspector General’s Office.
These will be “hands-on events demonstrating individual
proficiency,” said Maj. Steven Turner, who is heading up the
Olympics. “I expect we will expand in events and level of
participation as we go.”
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ESC Medallion
Ceremony
Electronic
Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Chuck Johnson
(second from right), along with Executive
Director Fran Duntz (left) and ESC and 66 ABW
Command Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Sirois (second
from left), join the ESC annual award finalists
at the conclusion of the medallion ceremony
conducted this morning in the O’Neill Auditorium
at Hanscom. The finalists will be on hand for
the awards banquet at the Hanscom Minuteman Club
tomorrow night, and the center’s annual award
winners will be selected. See next week's
Integrator for a list of winners.
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Air Force officials release 2007
posture statement
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Secretary of
the Air Force Michael W. Wynne and Air Force
Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley testify
before a senate committee on Capitol Hill Feb.
28 about the need for more money to upgrade the
Air Force's aging fleet of tanker aircraft.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A.
Young) |
By Master
Sgt. Mitch Gettle
Air Force Print News
WASHINGTON -- Air Force officials released their annual posture
statement which articulates the major elements required for the
Air Force to fulfill its mission and its priorities over the
course of the next year and into the future.
The secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force chief of staff
testified before the House Armed Services Committee Feb. 28,
delivering the the Fiscal 2008 National Defense Budget Request
where the 2007 Posture Statement was released.
"Our posture statement further reaffirms our commitment to be
good stewards of the resources entrusted to us and our resolve
to dominate air, space and cyberspace in defense of our Nation
now and in the future," said Secretary Michael W. Wynne and Gen.
T. Michael Moseley in the posture statement's opening letter.
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New
squadron stands up
Ron Mason, 850th Electronic Systems Group
director (left), passes the 650th Electronic
Systems Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Nancy Lively,
650 ELSS commander, at a Feb. 22
stand-up ceremony. Guidon bearer Staff
Sgt. Garrett Skinner, 850 ELSG executive
services NCOIC, looks on during the ceremony.
(Courtesy photo)
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By Dominique
Rojas
653rd Electronic Systems Group
Throughout March, Hanscom will be honoring women with various
Women’s History Month activities. This year’s theme is
“Generations of Women Moving History Forward.” The following
events are open to the entire Hanscom community.
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Leslie Kenne, former Electronic
Systems Center commander, will be guest speaker at a luncheon on
Wednesday at the Minuteman Club from 11:30 to 1 p.m. She will be
speaking about the challenges facing women today. Cost is $11
and tickets can be purchased from wing representatives. Ticket
representatives are:
ESC: Maj. Danielle Bernard, (781) 377-3889
66 ABW: 1st Lt. Martha Petersante-Gioia, (781) 377-8644
350 ELSW: Capt. Pat Gillette, (781) 377-9162
551 ELSW: Patricia Jennings (781) 377-8881
554 ELSW: Airman 1st Class Taniqua Hunter (781) 377-5528
653 ELSW: Marco Zompetti (781) 377-7416
The Base Theater will show “Woman of Valor” March 16 from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free and various snack items will be
available for purchase. The film chronicles the story of Army
Nurse Col. Margaret Jessup and her struggle to care for wounded
troops as the Americans pulled out of the Philippines during
World War II.
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Joint Stars upgrades headed for Iraq
-- Aviation Week & Space Technology
The U.S. Air Force expects to finish two upgrades to its Joint
Surveillance Target Attack Radar System this month to improve
operations with ground troops in Iraq.
Thunder Bay crewman graduates from
prestigious school
-- Village Soup Times
Eight crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay
traveled to Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts last week to
attend graduation ceremonies for fellow petty officer Grant
Tucciarone.
Officials debate size, scope of cyber
force
-- Air Force Times
The Pentagon must create a new force of experts to combat growing
threats in cyberspace, a task that will require changes in how the
military’s ...
NSA, StratCom gear up for cyber attacks
-- C4ISR Journal
National Security Agency (NSA)
and U.S. Strategic Command (StratCom) personnel are developing the
ability to attack and exploit foreign computer networks, according
to a senior military officer connected to the program.
Boeing faces Turk penalties
-- Defense News
Turkey and Chicago-based Boeing, one of the country’s major weapon
systems suppliers, appear to be drifting toward a contract dispute
over delays ...
Crowded spectrum
-- Military Information Technology
When Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Sklenka commanded a
combat service support unit in Iraq, he often confronted the
potential for casualties from improvised explosive devices.
Congress reevaluates high-cost defense
programs as budget ax looms
-- The Hill
Congress is grappling with how to fix a number of high-profile
defense programs that are costing taxpayers billions of dollars yet
have poor records of success.
DoD wants civilian data system to think
outside the box
-- Federal Times
The massive Defense Civilian Personnel Data System helps process
paper. Now Pentagon human resources officials want it to inform
policy.
Future and present UAVs
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Aviation Week & Space Technology
In an indication that the Pentagon's interest in ever more effective
UAVs is unwavering, SAIC received a $32-million contract to
demonstrate long-endurance, airborne intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance (ISR) payloads for combat operations. |
command comments ...
... We
anticipate a future security environment
that is fundamentally different than we have
anticipated before. And since the Cold War,
we are building a 21st century Air Force
prepared to dominate in the 21st century
strategically, operationally, and
tactically.
We are beginning that effort now to ensure
the future air and space and cyberspace
dominance. In our relatively short history
as an independent service, America's Air
Force has become the force first and last
resort. In fact, General Fogleman used to
say the United States Air Force is the Air
Force of last resort for the entire world,
whether it's humanitarian relief, disaster
relief, global vigilance, everything that
matters out there about getting somewhere
fast and conducting business, your Air Force
is that Air Force of last resort. We have
become America's asymmetric advantage. We
cannot lose that. ...
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Gen. T. Michael Moseley,
Air Force Chief of Staff,
at AFA Air Warfare Symposium
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