|
 |
A collection of
news and information specifically for the C4ISR community
Vol. 5, No.18
May 7, 2009 |
|
ESC group works to meet Iraqi air
traffic control needs
 |
|
Contractors
install conduit lines at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq,
as part of a foreign military sales effort being managed
by the Electronic Systems Center’s 853rd Electronic
Systems Group. (Courtesy photo)
|
By Chuck Paone
66th Air
Base Wing Public Affairs
An Electronic Systems Center group here is
helping the Iraqi Air Force rebuild its military air traffic
control capabilities through a comprehensive foreign military
sales effort.
The 853rd Electronic Systems Group
began its efforts with an FMS case that began in January 2007.
Through that case, the
U.S. is delivering critical navigational aids at Kirkuk and Taji
airbases, which should complete systems installation and
checkout this summer.
“That was the first FMS case the center took
on in support of Iraq,” said Brian Schultz, director of the
group’s FMS division.
Designed to provide some immediate needs, the effort
preceded a more comprehensive 2008 Iraqi Air Sovereignty Master
Plan, also conducted by ESC. (More)
|
|
AFMC general officers on the move
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- Maj.
Gen Thomas J. Owen has been nominated for his third star and an
assignment as commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center at
Wright-Patterson. He will succeed Lt. Gen. John L. Hudson, who
will retire. General Owen is the director of logistics at Air
Force Materiel Command headquarters at Wright-Patterson.
Maj. Gen. Kathleen D. Close, commander of the Ogden Air
Logistics Center at Hill AFB, Utah, is slated to succeed General
Owen. Slotted to succeed General Close is Maj. Gen. (select)
Andrew E. Busch, commander of the Defense Supply Center Richmond
in Richmond, Va., a field activity of the Defense Logistics
Agency in Fort Belvoir, Va.
Reported by Air Force
Materiel Command Public Affairs
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
Maj. Gen.
Thomas Owen |
|
Lt. Gen.
John L. Hudson |
|
Maj. Gen.
Kathleen Close |
|
Maj. Gen.
(sel.)
Andrew E. Busch |
|
|
Countdown to Hanscom VPP inspection
By Rhonda Siciliano
66th Air Base Wing
Public Affairs
In
just 10 days members of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration will arrive at Hanscom to conduct an inspection
of the installation's Voluntary Protection Program and determine
whether the base has met the requirements to earn certification
as a VPP site. If successful,
Hanscom will become the first Air Force installation to earn VPP
certification.
"The OSHA team will be looking to verify
that the safety and health management system detailed in our VPP
application is fully operational and effectively addresses
hazards at Hanscom," said Col. Lee Pritchard, 66th Air Base Wing
Safety Office director. "We have great programs in place
throughout the installation, and we're looking forward to OSHA's
visit so that they can see our dedication to the VPP principles
and practices in ensuring everyone's safety."
From May
18 to 21, the OSHA review team will meet with employees and
supervisors, visit worksites and review documentation to get an
overall picture of Hanscom's safety and health management
program. The team will provide daily status updates on its
findings and at the conclusion of its visit will make a
recommendation as to whether or not Hanscom's program meets the
requirements of certification. (More)
|
ESC
announces staff first quarter award winners
Airman
Category |
|
NCO
Category |
|
SNCO
Category |
|
CGO
Category |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
Senior Airman
Mickey Ireland
Band
of Liberty |
|
Staff Sgt.
Carrie Jordan
Judge
Advocate |
|
Senior Master Sgt. Gary Noel
Band of
Liberty |
|
1st Lt.
Jeffrey Burke
Program
Execution Group |
FGO
Category |
|
Not pictured:
Civilian Category II
Steve Sherman, XR
|
|
Civilian
Category III |
 |
|
|
 |
|
Maj. Sarah Woods
Program Execution
Group |
|
|
Matthew Brown
Engineering
|
|
|
Commentary
Attitude is everything in VPP
 | | Col. Dave Orr |
Col. Dave Orr
66th Air Base Wing Commander
It's almost game time Team Hanscom. In just
10 days OSHA inspectors will arrive here to evaluate our base to
determine if we have met the requirements to become a Voluntary
Protection Program certified site, the first installation in the
Air Force to achieve this certification!
What can you do
to prepare for this inspection? The answer is simple: know the
basic tenents of VPP, showcase a workplace that operates based
on VPP key elements, and enthusiastically proclaim its role for
our mission and people.
VPP is all about attitude,
positive attitudes that motivate all of us to be actively
engaged in making Hanscom a safe environment to work.
It's about supervisors taking the time to ensure their employees
have the tools that they need to do their jobs safely, ensuring
employees know where to go to report hazards and have the
training required to carry out their missions safely.
(More) |
|
66 ABW
announces first quarter award winners
Airman
Category |
|
NCO
Category |
|
SNCO
Category |
|
CGO
Category |
|
Civilian
Category I |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
Senior Airman
John Reed
66 SFS |
|
Staff Sgt.
Michael Mandello
66 SFS |
|
Master
Sgt.
Michelle Colburn
66 CPTS |
|
Capt.
Christopher Robinson
66 SFS |
|
Joseph Bell
66 MDOS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Civilian
Category III |
|
NAF Civilian
Category I |
|
NAF Civilian
Category II |
|
Honor
Guard
Enlisted |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
Steve
Pekunece
66 CONS |
|
Sandie
Watts
66 SVS |
|
Susan Rutina
Lodging |
|
Airman 1st Class
Brandon Mercer
66
MDOS |
| |
|
|
|
|
Honor
Guard
Officer |
|
|
|
Volunteer |
 |
|
Not
pictured:
FGO
Category
Lt. Col. Gerald Parish
66 MSG
Civilian Category II Donna
Harrington
66 CPTS
|
|
 |
2nd Lt.
Bryan Kaanta
AFRL |
|
|
Lydia
Frank
Chapel |
|
|
By Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
WASHINGTON -- Today the Air Force
announced that its portion of the President’s fiscal year 2010
budget reflects a balanced strategy to prevail in today’s joint
fight and sustain air, space and cyberspace dominance.
The two overarching principles guiding next year’s budget are
rebalancing the Air Force’s capabilities and financing the
service’s "All In" commitment to joint warfighting, the Air
Force Chief of Staff said.
"We’ve focused on our people
and proven technologies, and put heavy emphasis on supporting
Combatant Commanders in a way that complements the Joint Team,"
said Gen. Norton Schwartz.
The Air Force’s total budget
is $160.5 billion. Of that, the budget over which the Air Force
has management discretion in FY10 – including allowances for
people, readiness, infrastructure and modernization – is $115.6
billion. An additional $16 billion requested for overseas
contingency operations supports ongoing operations in
Afghanistan and Iraq. Another $28.9 billion submitted in the
request but not managed by the Air Force includes funding for
medical personnel, special operations personnel and national
intelligence requirements.
(More)
|
|
551 ELSW
announces first quarter award winners
NCO
Category |
|
SNCO
Category |
|
CGO
Category |
|
Civilian
Category I |
|
Civilian
Category III |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
Tech. Sgt. Stephen McCormack |
|
Senior Master Sgt.
Darryn Forrest |
|
Capt.
Amanda Pommer |
|
Samantha
Welch |
|
Denise Williams |
Not
pictured: FGO
Category, Maj. Ryan Knapp; Civilian Category II,
Burke Johnson;
Team of the
Quarter, 651 ELSS Information Assurance
|
|
By Rhonda Siciliano
66th Air Base Wing
Public Affairs
A new shuttle service will begin
operations May 18, to transport employees between offices and
work areas on base.
"This new service will provide
employees with a convenient way to get around Hanscom without
having to spend time searching for parking," said James Taggart,
66th Logistics Readiness Squadron director.
The shuttle
will operate Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
shuttle will have eight stops on its route:
Stop 1 -
Building 1614
Stop 2 - Building 1606, Electronic Systems
Center Headquarters
Stop 3 - Building 1900, Base Clinic
Stop 4 - Building 1600
Stop 5 - Fitness Center
Stop 6 -
Building 1105, Hanscom Conference Center
Stop 7 - Building
1305, 66th Air Base Wing Headquarters
Stop 8 - Base Lodging
(More)
|
|
554 ELSW
announces first quarter award winners
Airman
Category |
|
NCO
Category |
|
SNCO
Category |
|
CGO
Category |
|
FGO
Category |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
Airman 1st Class
Alan Cruz |
|
Tech. Sgt.
Tonya Strowbridge |
|
Master Sgt. Alexander
Applegate |
|
Capt.
Charlynda Nyenke |
|
Maj. Cornelius Anderson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Civilian
Category I |
|
Civilian
Category II |
|
Civilian
Category III |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
Jennifer Oldiges |
|
Dominic Saxton |
|
Sharon
Powers |
|
|
It's targeted news delivered right to your desktop.
Every issue of
the Integrator is carefully prepared to bring our
readers the news they need to keep informed.
Subscription is free and easy --
all you have to do is
click this link
and then press send. |
|
in
the news ...
Use of these articles does not
reflect official endorsement. Reproduction for private use or
gain is subject to original copyright restrictions.
Britain sends Astor back to Afghanistan
-- C4ISR Journal
British officials have sent an undisclosed number of Sentinel
aircraft back to the Middle East to scan Afghanistan’s terrain with
its Airborne Standoff Radar (Astor), and Raytheon officials expect
to upgrade the aircraft’s ground station software to make it fully
compatible with U.S. radar planes.
DARPA at Phase 3 on solar powered surveillance strato-ship
-- The Register
The famed Pentagon Q-branch boffinry hothouse, DARPA, has unveiled
another ambitious plan to further US military-technical dominance.
Pentagon crafting program data security
standards
-- Defense News
Pentagon officials are crafting an unprecedented set of data
standards aimed at preventing the theft of sensitive weapon program
information by U.S. adversaries.
Staff changes at
Wright-Patterson
-- whiotv.com
Air Force officials announced Wednesday that Major General Thomas J.
Owen will become the next commander of Aeronautical Systems Center
at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, succeeding Lt. Gen. John “Jack”
Hudson who is retiring.
Building better space situational
awareness
-- Air Force Magazine Daily Report
About a decade ago, Air
Force Space Command and the Pentagon tracked and cataloged about
8,000 pieces of debris and objects on orbit,
...
Military leaders
embrace idea of cyber command
-- Federal Computer Week
Cybersecurity is Topic A this week in the Defense Department.
Pentagon to create 20,000 jobs to
manage arms buys
-- Reuters
President Barack Obama's
Defense Department plans to create 20,000 new government jobs to
help revise how it buys more than $100 billion of weapons each year,
the Pentagon's No. 2 official told Congress. |
command comments ...
… The first step in reforming
our acquisition system is to have a firm grasp
of the major problems. The problems start with
the process where we establish the requirements
for new weapons systems. Too often, we establish
requirements that are at the far limit of the
technological boundaries. We seek exotic and
unproven solutions to warfighting needs.
Sometimes these can lead to
breakthrough developments that can revolutionize
warfare. But far more often the result is
disappointing initial performance followed by
cost and schedule overruns to correct those
performance failures. Then, we repeat this cycle
several times before we eventually deliver the
weapons system years late, millions or billions
of dollars over budget and still not at the
performance levels that we originally sought. …
|
|
The Integrator
is a
weekly product of the 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Office designed to give ESC decision makers a snapshot of news
affecting the C4ISR community. This e-publication is approved
by Kevin Gilmartin, Chief of Public Affairs, (DSN) 478-4110 or
commercial (781) 377-4110.
Back issues are available online. To facilitate
service, please select a link for your e-mails:
Subscribe --
Unsubscribe --
Offer Comments
Having trouble
viewing The Integrator? Click here,
http://integrator.hanscom.af.mil/2009/May/05072009/05072009.htm |
.jpg)