A collection of news and information specifically for the C4ISR community

Vol. 4, No. 40
October 16, 2008

Wing commander speaks of support for warfighters, American citizens

Col. Rob Dominguez, 350th Electronic Systems Wing commander, speaks to a mixed government-industry crowd during today's Military Affairs Council Breakfast at Max Stein's in Lexington. The colonel spoke about how the wing has tackled the challenges of delivering warfighter capabilities. (Photo by Linda LaBonte-Britt)

By Monica D. Morales
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Despite the challenges of delivering capabilities, the 350th Electronic Systems Wing has developed solutions and taken proactive steps to not only get the right tools to warfighters, but also to support the lives and livelihoods of all Americans, the wing’s commander said this morning.

Speaking before an audience of government and industry representatives during the Military Affairs Council breakfast at Max Stein’s restaurant in Lexington, Col. Rob Dominguez said his wing is also focused on restoring confidence and re-enforcing compliance in the acquisition environment

“And we’re doing things in an innovative way to integrate across the enterprise in a rapid, agile fashion,” Colonel Dominguez said. (More)

Secretary Donley visits the CAOC

Lt. Gen. Gary North, Combined Forces Air Component commander, U.S. Central Command, discusses the integration and synchronization of airpower Oct. 11 as Air Force Secretary Michael Donley overlooks the operations floor of the Combined Air and Space Operations Center located in Southwest Asia. "(The) CAOC provides just unbelievable capability across the board in all dimensions of airpower in this theater," the secretary said.  (Photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)
 

ESC woman earns Outstanding DoD Person With Disability Award

Joanne Jordan, lead information manager for the 950th Electronic Systems Group, works at her computer. Ms. Jordan, who has been blind since birth, recently won the Outstanding Department of Defense Employee with a Disability Award for 2008. (File photo)

Joanne Jordan, lead information manager for the 950th Electronic Systems Group, who has been totally blind since birth, has won the Outstanding Department of Defense Employee with a Disability Award for 2008.

Each year, the Department of Defense sponsors this award program to recognize and publicize the contributions and achievements made by physically or mentally disabled federal employees within DoD.

In announcing her selection for this prestigious award, Mary A. Young of the Equal Opportunities organization of the Air Force Personnel Center, said Ms. Jordan “is a great example of the abilities and contributions that employees with disabilities provide on a day-to-day basis.”

Ms. Jordan’s supervisors and coworkers in the 350th agree. In her nomination for the award, they made it clear she has not allowed her visual impairment to get in the way of her professional or personal life. Her hard work and perseverance both at work and in the local community made her worthy of this DoD-wide honor, according to her supervisors.

Among Ms. Jordan’s many duties is serving as a key member of the 950th’s Contract Closeout Team. In that role, she personally contacted more than 20 administrative contracting officers across the United States to resolve contractor delivery and invoice issues.  (More)

Shiely and Wright award finalists announced for Oct. 29 banquet

Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted F. Bowlds is proud to announce the finalists for the 2008 Shiely and Wright awards. The Shiely, Wright, and O’Neill awards banquet will be held on Oct. 29 at the Minuteman Club to recognize the finalists’ accomplishments and the award recipients.

The guest speaker for the event will be Gen. Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander. The event will include dinner, entertainment and the award presentation.

Tickets are $23 for club members and $25 for non-club members. Registration can be accomplished by accessing the link listed under the ESC CenterNet home page's  ‘What’s New’ section.

The Maj. Gen. Albert R. Shiely Jr. Award is presented for organizational acquisition excellence to the most outstanding major and minor ESC program offices. The award recognizes the vital role and significant mission execution these programs have provided for the nation’s defense. General Shiely donated the original trophy upon retiring from the Air Force in March 1974.  (More)

66 ABW announces 3rd quarter award winners

Airman Category		NCO Category		SNCO Category		CGO Category		FGO Category
Airman 1st Class Joshua Rotondo  66 CPTS		Tech. Sgt.  Eric Edwards 66 MDOS		Master Sgt.  John Williams Jr. 66 SFS		Capt. (Chaplain) Jeremy Bastian 66 ABW		Maj. Courtney Finkbeiner  66 MDOS

Civilian Category I		Civilian Category II		Civilian Category III		NAF Category I		NAF Category II
Michael Hollenback 66 MDOS		Wendy Schlicher 66 CONS		Sondra Albano 66 MSS		Kellie DeAngelis NAF Accounting		Gary DiMartino  School Age Program

Honor Guard Enlisted		Honor Guard Officer	Volunteer of the Quarter		Spirit of Above and Beyond
Airman 1st Class Albert Lewis 66 MSS		Capt. Daniel Atienza 653 ELSG	Haileigh Seil 66 MSS		Sharyn & Phil Ofrias 66 SVS

Bush signs defense bill with 3.9% pay raise
-- Inside the Air Force
The 2009 Defense Authorization Act, which includes a host of improvements in military pay and benefits, capped by a 3.9 percent raise, was signed into law by President Bush on Tuesday.

Tying UAVs into the combat network
-- Defense News
With an eye on a UAV market that may be worth $250 million, Raytheon is stirring up a buzz about its heavy-lifting, flying wedge of an unmanned aerial vehicle, the KillerBee.

National Cybersecurity Initiative R&D effort launched
-- Federal Computer Week
The government officially has begun to formulate a national research and development agenda for “game-changing ideas" as part of the multiyear, multibillion-dollar, governmentwide effort to secure cyberspace through the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI).

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-- Air Force Chief of Staff
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz

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