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A collection of
news and information specifically for the C4ISR community
Vol. 4, No. 35
September 11, 2008 |
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Ex-fighter pilot-led team trains
flyers on critical data link network
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An Air Force
F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft returns to the fight in
Afghanistan after receiving fuel. A team of former
fighter pilots and other experts from the Electronic
Systems Center, headquartered at Hanscom AFB, Mass.,
provide U.S. fighter squadrons with specialized data
link network training, increasing their situational
awareness. (Photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway) |
By Chuck Paone
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
A team of former fighter pilots and other experts is making sure
F-15 and F-16 squadrons are fully prepared to use a
sophisticated communication network critical to operational
success across the globe.
No U.S. fighter squadron can deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan
without the critical data link network known as Link 16. The
data link is furnished by the Electronic Systems Center,
headquartered here.
The center's 653rd Electronic Systems Group doesn't stop when
acquisition and development goals are reached, however. It takes
the additional step of deploying a team of experts to make sure
flying squadrons that receive the critical equipment upgrade get
the rigorous hands-on training they need to operate it.
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New 951 ELSG commander looks to
successes for today, tomorrow
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Col. Gary Hetland |
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By Monica D.
Morales
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
It was while unloading household goods after the arrival of his
family to Hanscom that 951st Electronic Systems Group Commander
Col. Gary Hetland was reminded of the opportunities the Air
Force has afforded him and his philosophy of seizing the most of
each.
“Just last week while unpacking, my wife and I were talking
about all the things I have been able to do in the Air Force --
things a kid from a farm in South Dakota would never have
dreamed of doing,” he said. “I feel extremely fortunate to have
been given so many opportunities, and I want to cherish every
moment of it.”
In his position as the 951 ELSG commander, Colonel Hetland is
responsible for developing and supporting a suite of PC and
UNIX-based mission planning systems that meet the needs of
nearly 50 Air Force aircraft and weapon systems. The United
States Navy, Marines, Army, several government agencies and 36
allied nations also depend upon the group’s mission planning
systems for daily
operations.
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Pentagon memorial dedication
The official party
and audience sing "God Bless America" at the Pentagon
Memorial Dedication Ceremony, this morning. The national
memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the
Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed
memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American
Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost
their lives that day. (Photo by Master Sgt. Adam M.
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Net-centricity, NextGen on Sept. 22
Wentworth agenda
By Chuck Paone
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
The upcoming
net-centric operations conference at the Wentworth by the Sea
Hotel in New Castle, N.H., will feature Air Force, joint and
domestic agency participation.
Attendees at the September 22 conference will receive briefings
from, and be able to interact with, numerous military experts
and senior leaders. They will also hear from the man charged
with leading planning efforts for a massive U.S. air
transportation overhaul, Senior Executive Service member Charles
Leader.
The Next Generation Air Transportation System, known as NextGen,
represents one of the most important developments in the history
of the nation’s aviation infrastructure, said Mr. Leader, who
runs the Joint Planning and Development Office. The JPDO is a
multi-agency organization working with the Departments of
Defense, Commerce, Homeland Security, Transportation, the
Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy and the aviation industry.
“All of these organizations are participating in a common goal,
to develop the Next Generation Air Transportation System,” Mr.
Leader said. “I see the growing partnership with DoD as critical
to the success of transforming our nation's airspace system so
that it is safer, more efficient and more secure."
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AFMC command chief: Every job is
important
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Air Force
Materiel Command Chief Master Sergeant, Chief Bill
Gurney addresses soon-to-be senior noncommissioned
officers and their guests during Hanscom's Senior
NCO Induction Ceremony here, Sept. 4. Chief Gurney
visited Hanscom Sept. 3-5. The chief is responsible
for advising AFMC's commander and senior staff on
matters concerning effective utilization, training,
education and readiness of the command's 12,700
enlisted Airmen. (Photo by Mark Wyatt)
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By J.C. Corcoran
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Air Force Materiel Command's senior ranking enlisted Airman
visited Hanscom Sept. 3 to 5 to attend the base's Senior
Noncommissioned Officer Induction Ceremony and discuss the
issues facing today's Air Force with enlisted Airmen and
base leaders.
As AFMC's Command Chief Master Sergeant, Chief Bill Gurney
is charged with advising the commander and senior staff on
matters concerning effective utilization, training,
education and readiness of the command's 12,700 enlisted
Airmen and their families.
Within that job description, the chief said he has another
important goal, "to ensure that the enlisted men and women
of AFMC understand where it is that they fit in to the
mission."
His hope is to get each officer, enlisted and civilian
member of AFMC to understand that their contribution, no
matter how big or how small, is important to Hanscom, to
AFMC and ultimately to Air Force mission success.
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Heritage of Freedom program to
highlight stories of courage
By
Rhonda Siciliano
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Three local veterans will share their compelling, first-hand
stories of courage and valor with the Hanscom community Sept. 19
from 4 to 5 p.m. in the kick off of the free Heritage of Freedom
speaker series.
Their stories bridge the span of 20th Century military history,
from World War II, Vietnam, Operations Desert Storm and Allied
Force, and each share a common theme of courage under fire and
service to country. Joseph Poshefko, an armorer with the
legendary Flying Tigers during World War II, Maj. (Ret.) William
A. Guenon, Jr., who was a C-130 pilot during the daring raid on
North Vietnam's Son Tay prison, and Lt. Col. (Ret.) Dale Zelko,
an F-117 pilot who was shot down over Serbia, will each offer
short presentations on their personal experiences during the
Heritage of Freedom event, coinciding with the celebration of
the Air Force's 61st birthday.
The Heritage of Freedom program will highlight compelling
accounts of service by different speakers once a quarter. The
format will include a 15-minute presentation by each speaker
followed by a question and answer session. There is no cost to
attend, and free refreshments will be served. Everyone is
invited.
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Latest computer models available via
Quarterly Enterprise Buy Program
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE-GUNTER ANNEX, Ala. – The Air
Force Information Technology Commodity Council announced last
month that the latest desktop and laptop offerings from the Air
Force’s Quarterly Enterprise Buy program are now available for
purchase on AFWay. Current offerings include business class
desktops for as low as $418, including a three-year warranty, as
well as new rugged notebook and tablet offerings.
The QEB is managed by the ITCC and co-sponsored by the Office of
Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer and Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Contracting.
Now in its fifth year, the QEB program has realized more than
$167 million in IT cost avoidance for the Air Force — with $8
million in cost avoidance recorded during the first half of the
2008 fiscal year. In addition to providing cost savings on
high-quality products, purchasing computers through the QEB
offers end users “out of the box” compatibility with all Air
Force networks and standard software over the product’s
lifecycle (3-years for laptops; 4-years for desktops; 7-year for
monitors), compliance with Air Force configuration and security
requirements, and high energy efficiency ratings, which help
reduce dependence on foreign oil.
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Insertion
program enhances security, saves money
-- Media Newswire
Members of the 642nd Electronic Systems Squadron's Transformational
Technology Insertion program here are reaping monetary savings while
further enhancing security ...
For the
military, a future of ‘hybrid’ wars
-- National Defense Magazine
Pentagon planners often are criticized for being locked in perpetual
preparation for the last war.
DOD roles and missions review eyes need
for cyberwarfare czar
-- Inside the Air Force
A congressionally mandated review of Pentagon roles and missions is
expected to recommend a new organization
focused on cyberwarfare, a proposal that could call for an 11th
combatant command, according to Defense
Department sources.
U.S. needs overarching national space
strategy: official
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Aviation Week Intelligence Network
The most effective way to communicate the value of space to the U.S.
and the world will be to establish an official national space
strategy, ensuring policy gets translated into programs, according
to U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) commander
Lt. Gen. John Sheridan.
USAF moves to cut funding for Battle
Control System-Mobile
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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
The U.S. Air Force has decided to pull the financial plug on a
mobile command-and-control system conceived as an offshoot of a
program meant to marry FAA and NORAD radars to prevent terrorists
from completing another 9/11-type attack, sources say.
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The all-seeing Air Force
-- Air Force Magazine
Sophisticated networks and tactics have turned ISR into an
“in-your-face” asset for America’s combat forces. |
command comments ...
Sept. 11, 2001,
should have been a typical Tuesday morning for
most Americans, but it became a day we will
never forget. Like few days in our history, most
of us will remember exactly what we were doing
when the news flashed across our television
screens or when we heard the announcement on the
radio.
As the World Trade Center burned in New York
City as a result of two terrorist-hijacked
aircraft crashing into them, Americans were
shocked again when it was revealed that a third
plane struck the west side of the Pentagon,
killing 184 people, including all 59 passengers
onboard.
The loss of fellow servicemen and women—as well
as the passengers on the plane—devastated
members of the Air Force and the country. ...
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