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A collection of
news and information specifically for the C4ISR community
Vol. 4, No. 37
September 25, 2008 |
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Conference speakers say users’ needs
matter most
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Lt. Gen. Ted F. Bowlds, commander of the Electronic
Systems Center, addresses the audience at the
6th annual Network Centric Operations Conference in
New Castle, N.H., Sept. 22. Conference participants
spoke about information sharing opportunities,
technologies and potential risks.
(Photo by Rick
Berry) |
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By Chuck Paone
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
NEW CASTLE, N.H. --
Speakers at the sixth annual Network Centric
Operations Conference held here Sept. 22 offered
various perspectives on the pathways to achieving
'net-centricity,' but all agreed on the goal.
It's about better serving the people whose missions
- and sometimes lives - depend on receiving timely
and accurate information, they said.
Rear Adm. Elizabeth Hight, acting director of the
Defense Information Services Agency, began her
briefing with a chart that showed the 'net' part of
net-centricity crossed out. In its place, she'd
inserted the word 'user.'
"Net-centricity isn't really about a network," she
said. "It's about the user in the joint fight."
The conference was sponsored by the Patriot Roost
Chapter of the Association of Old Crows and the
Electronic Systems Center, whose commander, Lt. Gen.
Ted Bowlds, delivered the keynote address.
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'It’s been fast paced, challenging and
fun,' for 66 MSG commander
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Col. Robert
Boyles, 66th Mission Support Group commander, reads
to children at the Child Development Center during a
Month of the Military Child Activity that took place
in May. Colonel Boyles will retire on Sept. 29 after
26 years of Air Force service. (Photo by Mark Wyatt) |
By JC Corcoran
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
For two years, Col. Robert Boyles has commanded the 66th Mission
Support Group, having overall responsibility for seven squadrons
and divisions that included Services, Communications, Civil
Engineering, Logistics, Security Forces, Mission Support and
Contracting. He has, in one way or another, had an impact on
every individual who works, lives or utilizes the many services
here.
Now after 26 years of dedicated service to his country and to
the Air Force, Colonel Boyles will relinquish command of the 66
MSG on Sept. 29 to Col. Deborah L. Van De Ven. The change of
command will be followed by his formal retirement ceremony
capping a long and distinguished Air Force career for this
dedicated officer.
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Tinker civilians provide
communications support to Iraqis
By
Brandice Armstrong
72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Seven members from the 38th
Engineering Installation Group's Systems Telecommunications
Engineering Managers are helping to rebuild Iraq's air force by
designing the entire communications infrastructure.
The lead engineer for the coalition air force training team and
38th EIG STEM manager, Mike Valentine, is in Iraq on a second
temporary duty assignment for the project.
"When I volunteered for the task, I didn't really know what to
expect," said Mr. Valentine, who is scheduled to return to
Tinker AFB in mid-October. "[Volunteering] was certainly a
unique opportunity. "I was re-energized about my work, and got
excited about the opportunity to plan the communications
infrastructure for an entirely new air force from the ground
up."
The project began when coalition air force training team/A6
director of communication Lt. Col. Scott Rutherford contacted
the 38th EIG's STEM team in late 2007 requesting help to design
the infrastructure. The mission of the STEM is to provide
communications engineering for the Air Force and combatant
commands.
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Heritage of Freedom
The first Heritage of
Freedom event was held at the Minuteman Club on Sept. 19,
with guest speakers, from left, Joseph Poshefko, who served
as an armorer with the legendary Flying Tigers during World
War II, retired Lt. Col. Dale Zelko, an F-117 pilot who was shot down over Serbia
during Operation Allied Force, and retired Maj. William A. Guenon Jr., who served as a
C-130 pilot during the Vietnam War. (Photo by Walter
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Commercial Joint Mapping Toolkit
seminar planned for Oct. 14
The Commercial
Joint Mapping Toolkit – the latest tool designed to help ESC
programs bring enhanced mapping and analysis functions to the
warfighter effectively and economically – will be the focus of a
half-day seminar on Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in
Building 1614’s main conference room.
The seminar, hosted by the 630th Electronic Systems Squadron’s
Advanced Intelligence Systems Flight and the National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, aims to give attendees an
overview of CJMTK and how it can be useful to ESC programs. This
includes a toolkit architecture description, testimony from
current users and information on how the toolkit is able to
support a variety of C2ISR information systems.
The workshop will address the differences between a simple map
visualization tool and a true data-centric mapping tool.
Representatives from NGA and the CJMTK development contractors
will also be on hand to answer questions.
Lt. Col. Daniel Pinkava, AI flight commander, said that CJMTK is
already in use by more than 200 Air Force, Army and Navy
organizations and programs.
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950 ELSG celebrates the AF birthday
Col. David DeNofrio
(right), 950th Electronic Systems Group commander, and Capt.
Elizabeth Sciortino (center), also of the 950 ELSG, cut a
cake during the group's celebration of the Air Force
birthday Sept. 18. In accordance with tradition, the first
piece of cake was cut and presented to the oldest and
youngest airmen present. Col. DeNofrio represented the
oldest airman present, while Captain Sciortino represented
the youngest.
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Staff Sgt. Janet Stevens) |
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Combined Federal Campaign to begin
Oct. 1
By 1st Lt.
Lisa Spilinek
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
The 2008
Combined Federal Campaign will run here Oct. 1 to Nov. 14. The
slogan for this year's campaign is "Caring for Communities."
The CFC program gives federal employees and servicemembers the
opportunity to contribute to local, national and international
charities.
"CFC charities help care for countless families close to home
and throughout the global community. Contributions aid the
disabled, the elderly and those suffering from chronic illness.
They fund programs to assist at-risk young people and provide
pathways out of poverty, abuse and homelessness. They support
the arts, health initiatives, the environment, medical research
and public safety initiatives," stated Rear Adm. Dale G. Gabel,
1st Coast Guard District commander and the 2008 CFC chairman for
Eastern Massachusetts, on his region's Web site,
www.cfceasternmass.org.
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Airmen attend White House
ceremony
Hanscom Airmen attend a Sept.
19 White House ceremony to honor the Boston Celtics, 2008
NBA World Champions. Pictured with Celtics guard and NBA
Finals Most Valuable Player, Paul Pierce, are front row from
left Staff Sgt. Christopher Cross, Lt. Col. Danielle
Bernard, Tech. Sgt. Dennis Martin, Senior Airman Anete
Adams, Tech. Sgt. Cathe Rynkowski, Chief Master Sgt. Karen
McCoy; Back row from left Capt. Craig Anders, Senior Airman
Maurice Morrell, Paul Pierce, 1st Lt. David Hanisch and
Capt. Erik Rhylander.
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photo) |
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Northrop: E-8 likely to see use for
decades to come with upgrades
-- Inside the Air Force
Since the cancellation of the E-10 surveillance jet, Northrop
Grumman expects the Air Force will lean heavily on its fleet of E-8
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System ground surveillance
aircraft well into the middle of the century, company officials
announced this week.
Pilot training surge to plug UAS gap
-- Flight International
Addressing a critical shortage of pilots to operate unmanned air
systems is a top priority for the US Air Force's newly installed
leadership.
U.S. battlefield intel stations help fight
IEDs
-- Defense News
When an improvised explosive device detonated among a U.S. Army
infantry battalion in 2007 in Iraq, the perpetrators probably
thought they could just slip away. But in a matter of minutes, a
human intelligence team used a new system to gather information from
multiple databases, geo-reference it on a map and nab nine
insurgents.
DHS seeks model telework demonstration
program
-- Federal Computer Week
The Homeland Security Department wants to hire a consultant who can
develop a model telework demonstration program for 75 departmental
employees.
Air Force developing plan to shift
supplemental funds into budget
-- Inside the Air Force
Air Force leaders have instructed budget and program officials to
develop a plan for how the service would transition key service
initiatives funded through wartime supplementals into its baseline
budget, the service’s acting secretary said this week.
As election looms, DoD presses on with
2010 planning
-- Defense News
When will U.S. defense spending stop rising? That's been the
question since the 2003 budget year, when the invasions of Iraq and
Afghanistan drove a 25 percent jump in total Pentagon spending, to
$455.3 billion. |
command comments ...
... Our Airmen are
warriors. We come from a proud heritage of
warriors, and today we continue our combat
tradition by fighting missions in air, space and
cyberspace. We also fight on the ground. Our
special operations forces, joint tactical air
controllers, security forces and explosive
ordnance disposal technicians employ their
special skills on the ground ...
When combatant commanders have requirements,
they reach out to the Services who can best meet
the tasking. The commanders don't task another
Service and then that Service tasks our Air
Force. These are our taskings! The Global War on
Terror is a joint fight and we are all sworn to
defend our nation, its interests and ideals. The
most efficient and effective way for us to do
this is to partner fully with our joint and the
coalition teammates. As Chief of Staff of the
Air Force, General Norton A. Schwartz, says, "We
are all in, send me!" ...
--
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Rodney J. McKinley
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