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Hanscom to lead Air Force efforts on interoperability demo
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Officials here are busy setting up a mock air operations center for the annual Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID), which will run from June 15 to 25. Hanscom is once again serving as a major host site for CWID and the lead Air Force site. Operators from the Air Force, other services, the Air National Guard, various civil agencies, as well as forces from Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be on hand. CWID is a global, annual event directed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and sponsored by U.S. Joint Forces Command. It's designed to investigate and assess Command and Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) technologies for potential solutions to near-term warfighter and agency capability gaps. (More) |
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New DCGS Integration Backbone brings
better accessibility, speed
By Monica D. Morales Intelligence analysts’ hunt for a piece of data in the puzzle of situational awareness got a little easier with the April delivery of the latest DCGS Integration Backbone version, which puts more flexible features and services into warfighters’ hands. “The key to this latest version is that it
provides flexibility that allows warfighters to look at data the
way they want to,” said Lt. Col. Tom Tschuor, DIB Management
Office director. “DIB version 1.3 gives them the tools to
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Top AF official lays out 21st century ISR challenges
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs In an environment marked by ever-increasing threats, Airmen must enhance an already-sharp focus on information gathering and sharing, a top Air Force official said June 10. Lt. Gen. David Deptula, the Air Force deputy chief of staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, said that in air, space and cyber, "U.S. dominance may no longer be assumed." He called on the ISR community to step up its game to meet evolving asymmetrical threats and challenges posed by fifth-generation technologies that near-peer nations are now developing. "The 21st century challenge before us is to create and harness a synergy of precision in information across the joint force, and at all levels of warfighting, that our adversaries can't match," General Deptula said. (More) |
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Survey participation key to base keeping Top 100 Places to Work status By Kevin Gilmartin66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Hanscom is seeking to
maintain its status as one of Massachusetts' best employers by once
again competing to earn recognition from the Boston Globe as one of
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ESC reservist earns Bronze Star Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds congratulates Capt. Cuong “Lee” Dang after presenting him with the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement at a recent staff meeting. Capt. Dang, an Air Force reservist in ESC’s Capabilities Integration organization, was awarded the medal for his efforts as a member of the Joint Task Force while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. When not serving in the Reserves, Captain Dang works at MITRE. (Photo by Rick Berry) |
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CORONA yields personnel decisions, mission requirements
"This is a forum where we need to address everything from fundamental strategic issues to tactical challenges," said Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, in his opening remarks. The senior leaders decided there will be manpower changes in a select number of Air Operations Centers to balance resources based on operational requirements and limited resources. The most significant effort still underway is the study of Air Forces Central, the warfighting component to the U.S. Central Command. The results of a recent review of all rated staff officer positions, which identified a significant gap in available personnel, were also discussed. (More) |
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New Force Support
Squadron will streamline Hanscom base functions 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs When it comes to people programs, community support and quality of life, there will soon be one organization on base that will handle it all - the force support squadron. The new organization is the result of an ongoing Air Force-wide merger of mission support and services squadrons and is expected to be completed by early 2010 when the last base merges its A1 Squadrons. Hanscom will officially stand up the new Force Support Squadron during a ceremony on July 7 at 10 a.m. at the Minuteman Club. The new squadron will help streamline processes, maximize customer service and cut costs associated with maintaining separate organizations, said Nanci Wildman, Force Support Squadron director. (More) |
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the news ... Use of these articles does not reflect official endorsement. Reproduction for private use or gain is subject to original copyright restrictions. Joint warfighters soaring in the E-8C aircraft enjoy comprehensive computer systems support -- Signal Magazine An innovative communication capability born from an urgent operational need is generating a cascading effect on many sectors of the U.S. Air Force. Former defense leaders call for simpler acquisition system -- GovExec.com The Pentagon could achieve better contracting outcomes if Congress removed burdensome layers of bureaucracy, former top Defense Department officials told a House panel on Wednesday. The plan for smaller, faster, deadlier UAVs -- Air Force Times Before the end of the next decade, unmanned aerial vehicles no bigger than a dragonfly and faster than a hummingbird will be darting in and out of buildings.
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command comments ... … This budget aims to alter many programs and many of the fundamental ways that the Department of Defense runs its budgeting, acquisition and procurement processes. In this respect, three points come to mind about the strategic thinking behind these decisions. First: sustainability. By that I mean sustainability in light of current and potential fiscal constraints. It simply is not reasonable to expect the defense budget to continue increasing at the same rate it has over the last number of years. … Second, balance. We have to be prepared for the wars we are most likely to fight, not just the ones we have been traditionally best suited to fight or threats we conjure up from potential adversaries, who in the real world also have finite resources. …
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