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A collection of
news and information specifically for the C4ISR community
Vol. 5, No.20
May 21, 2009 |
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John Sharpe (left), 66th Logistics Readiness
Squadron, unit safety representative, reviews
machine guarding procedures with Occupational Safety
and Health Administration Voluntary Protection
Program auditors, Dan Montanaro (center), and Bob
Sands (right) during Hanscom’s Voluntary
Protection Program audit May 18. Hanscom is
undergoing an audit by OSHA of its Voluntary
Protection Program to determine if the base has met
the requirements to become the first Air Force
installation to earn VPP certification.
(Photo by Mark Wyatt)
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Hanscom VPP undergoes certification inspection
By Rhonda Siciliano
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Hanscom's
journey towards certification as a Voluntary Protection Program
site reached a long awaited milestone May 18, as a team of
auditors from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
arrived to begin the work of inspecting the base's program to
determine if it has met the requirements for VPP certification.
Upon their arrival, members of the OSHA team were
welcomed to the base during an in-brief session at the Hanscom
Conference Center where base and VPP team leaders briefed the
auditors on the base's mission and commitment to the principles
of VPP. Base personnel were able to watch the in-brief via
simulcast on their base computers.
"This is a
special day because it shows our commitment to safety" said Rich
Lombardi, Electronic Systems Center executive director, during
his welcoming remarks to the OSHA team.
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Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs
Headlines AFITC 2009
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Vice Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright, seen
here briefing at last year’s Air Force Cyber
Symposium in Marlborough, Mass., will top an
impressive list of speakers for the Air Force
Information Technology Conference 2009 Aug. 24-27 at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and
Spa Convention Center in Montgomery, Ala.
(File photo)
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By Jason Bishop
754th Electronic Systems Group
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE-GUNTER ANNEX, Ala. – The Vice
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be the lead
government keynote speaking at the number one information
technology conference in the Air Force.
Gen. James
Cartwright tops an impressive list of speakers for the Air
Force Information Technology Conference 2009 (AFITC 2009)
being held Aug. 24 through 27 at the Renaissance Montgomery
Hotel and Spa Convention Center in Montgomery, Ala.
The theme for this year’s conference is “Air Force
IT: The Warfighter’s Edge in Battlespace.” It will focus
on how the continued forward-leaning technology the Air
Force provides gives our nation’s joint/coalition
warfighters an unprecedented advantage over our
adversaries. (More)
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Colonel Dennis nominated for first star
Col. Dwyer Dennis, commander of the 551st Electronic Systems
Wing, was one of 38 Air Force colonels nominated on May 14 by
the President to the Senate for appointment to the grade of
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Workforce Development Week set for
June 8-19
Have you been
looking for Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model
training? Would you like to learn about virtualization and cloud
computing? Do you need to know how recent policy updates will
affect you?
Look no further; ESC University’s Acquisition
Workforce Development Week (formerly Integration Week) offers
all that and more. Training will be available June 8-19.
Workforce Development Week is designed to fit everyone’s
training needs, with an array of new courses.
“This is a
great opportunity for people to ‘get back to the basics’ and
expand their knowledge in other functional areas, as well as
become increasingly more proficient in their own specialties,”
said Joe Solivan, ESC University support specialist.
New
features include a Defense Acquisition University course in Risk
Management, Quality Assurance Personnel Training, and a briefing
on Risk, Uncertainty and Trouble: Escaping the RUT of Program
Instability. WDW will still feature favorites like the MITRE lab
tour and Earned Value Management 101, which counts toward a
certificate in Earned Value Management. The Education With
Industry Experience briefing outlines how military and civilians
can spend six months working with industry.
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A 'monster' farewell
Outgoing Electronic Systems Center
Chief of Staff Col. Russ Blaine poses with Boston Red Sox mascot
Wally the Green Monster on the field at Fenway Park prior to the
team’s May 19 game against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox
provided a special tribute to Colonel Blaine, who will formally
retire from active-duty service in a 2 p.m. ceremony at the
Minuteman Club May 21. (Photo by Mark Wyatt)
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Gen. Donald Hoffman |
Remember the real story behind Memorial
Day
By Gen. Donald
Hoffman
Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE,
Ohio -- More than 1.3 million Americans have fought and died on
behalf of our country during the past 233 years. Except for
Afghanistan and Iraq, those wars and conflicts have receded into
the pages of history books. But our country was not built on
history books. It was built on the backs of men and women who
believed in the fundamental principles of freedom - principles
for which they were willing to put their lives on the line.
I was recently TDY in Europe and had the
opportunity to visit the American Cemetery at St. Mihiel,
France. Buried there are 4,153 Americans who gave their lives
defending the freedom of others. It is just one of many
cemeteries around the world where we honor those who have made
the ultimate sacrifice.
On Memorial Day, we
owe these people more than a day off of work, a backyard
barbecue, or a day at the water park. I plan to stop wherever I
am and whatever I'm doing on Memorial Day at 3 p.m. for the
National Moment of Remembrance. I hope you will too. Take a
moment to reflect on the sacrifices made and the lives lost in
the name of freedom.
Our history is full of
stories of ordinary people who displayed extraordinary heroism.
No doubt our future holds more amazing stories of heartache and
heroism. Some of those stories are playing out now in current
conflicts around the world. These are stories that bind us
together, as one, under the Stars and Stripes of the United
States of America. They're the stories of real people whose
loved ones suffered and mourned. Let us never forget to honor
them all.
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New
Satellites to Keep Watch Over Space-Based Systems
-- National Defense
Two new satellites may be launched later this year that will help
the U.S. defense community better understand what is happening to
the multi-million dollar spacecraft it depends on for
communications, remote sensing, eavesdropping and navigation.
Braintree honors armed forces dead
on May 24
-- Wicked Local.com
Braintree - The commander of the 350th Electronic Systems Group at
Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford will be the guest speaker when
Braintree honors all deceased members of the armed forces on Sunday,
May 24 at 11 a.m. in the Garden of Honor at Blue Hill Cemetery.
Conferees
strike deal on U.S. acquisition reform
-- Defense News
U.S. House and Senate negotiators have hammered out a final version
of defense acquisition legislation that would shake up the Office of
the Secretary of Defense, and give the combatant commanders a
greater say in deciding which weapons the Pentagon will buy.
Net-centric data is
linchpin to transformation
-- Federal Computer Week
A network-centric data strategy that streamlines data discovery and
sharing is crucial to the Defense Department's transformation
efforts, a Pentagon official said at a Net-Centric Enterprise
Services seminar May 13.
Defense declares
war on spam in bid to protect networks
-- nextgov.com
The Defense Information Systems Agency asked
technology companies on Wednesday for ideas on how to build an
e-mail defense system on the perimeter of its networks that can scan
50 million inbound messages a day to catch spam, viruses and
cyberattacks. |
command comments ...
… We’re in our eighth year of war right now;
multiple deployments. We’ve got individuals and
we’ve got a military and particularly a ground
force – but I don’t want to limit it to the
ground force, because it’s been a military – but
a ground force that has been extraordinarily
pressed, has put us on a path to succeed in Iraq
where not very long ago not very many people
thought that was possible. And there’s a
resilience in that force, a skip in their step,
a capability that is truly extraordinary in its
evolution, and really revolution, to become what
I believe is the best counterinsurgency force in
the world, and in doing so has set a standard
about how quickly we can change, given the
strategy is put in the right place. …
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