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ESC exhibits capabilities during
Empire Challenge
66th Air Base Group Public Affairs The Electronic Systems Center displayed a number of capabilities during the U.S. Joint Forces Command-led Empire Challenge ’10 demonstration that was held recently at more than 20 U.S. and worldwide sites. Empire Challenge is an annual joint and coalition intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance interoperability demonstration that showcases emerging ISR capabilities and provides lessons learned to improve joint and combined ISR interoperability. As one of the main goals of the demonstration was to “demonstrate and assess interoperability of the DCGS enterprise,” ESC’s Distributed Common Ground Systems Multi-Service Execution Team Office (DMO) played a key role. DMO personnel worked to get the DCGS infrastructure up and running and facilitated the operations of the enterprise. They had to ensure interoperability not only between the U.S. DCGS programs of record, but also with coalition partners. (More) |
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ESC awards Iraqi air traffic control
tower integration contract
66th Air Base Group Public Affairs The Electronic Systems Center's Aerospace Management Systems Division has awarded a contract to ARINC for procuring, integrating, installing and testing air traffic control tower equipment for two Iraqi air force bases. The tower equipment and
integration will allow the Iraqi Air Force to
establish operational control towers at Tikrit and
Taji air bases.
"This equipment must be carefully
integrated into the new towers both during the tower
design and construction phases," said Jamison Murray
of the division's Foreign Military Sales Branch.
The work is being done as part of a joint effort with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for design and construction of the two Air Traffic Control towers. The Tikrit Tower completion is expected in November, and the Taji tower should be finished by next April. As soon as construction is
complete, ARINC will begin the air traffic control
installation and integration efforts. The results will enable the U.S. Government to deliver "turn-key operational control towers over to the Iraqi Air Force," Mr. Murray said. "This is another key step to helping Iraqi air forces operate autonomously using modern facilities and equipment." | |||
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Spangdahlem Air
Base first active base to test integrated security forces system
ESC team efforts enabled integration of JFPASS equipment
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) --Spangdahlem
Air Base is the testing site for the Joint Force
Protection Advanced Security System, an integrated
system that marries old and new technology with the
intention to make monitoring security and responding
to emergencies more efficient. The Force Protection Branch (FPB) at Electronic Systems Center played a key role in enabling the integration of the JFPASS security products. The branch took the lead in the development of an interface control document that made interoperability "trivial," according to the JFPASS lead engineers. FPB is also responsible for documenting the successful architecture, enabling the benefits and lessons learned to be transitioned to all the services. (More) |
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Air Force
Information Technology Conference 2010 begins Monday
EIS Directorate MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE-GUNTER ANNEX, Ala. – The stage is set and the police have been notified as Montgomery, Ala. prepares itself for an onslaught of 6,000 people from around the world descend upon the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center as they attend the Air Force’s largest information technology showcase. Starting Monday, the Air Force Information Technology Conference 2010 kicks off and will run through Thursday. For more than a quarter of a century, AFITC has been one of the primary tools for keeping Air Force IT users, developers and managers current on the latest technologies. Hosted by the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems in conjunction with the city of Montgomery, AFITC 2010 will showcase how IT hardware, software and services are being used today and how they will be used in the future to help the Air Force accomplish its air, space and cyberspace mission. (More) |
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Air Force announces new ESC senior leader
The Air Force announced this afternoon that Senior Executive Service member Susan J. Thornton will become the new director of Engineering at Electronic Systems Center. Ms. Thornton is currently serving as director of the Directed Energy Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM. |
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Lynn Outlines Cyber
Threats, Defensive Measures
By Lisa Daniel WASHINGTON – An infected flash drive inserted into a Defense Department computer in 2008 caused “a significant compromise” of the department’s classified computer networks and was a “wake-up call” for Pentagon officials to expedite cyber defense measures, the deputy secretary of defense revealed in a new magazine article. The previously classified incident caused the most significant breach ever to U.S. military computers, William J. Lynn III wrote for an article appearing in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs magazine. Titled “Defending a New Domain,” the article outlines the evolution of computer network threats and measures the department has put into place to deal with them. The frequency and sophistication of intrusions into U.S. military networks have increased exponentially in the past 10 years, Lynn wrote. They now are probed thousands of times and scanned millions of times, every day, he added. Sometimes the adversaries are successful, Lynn said, and they have acquired thousands of files from Defense Department networks and those of the Pentagon’s industry partners and U.S. allies, including weapons blueprints, operational plans and surveillance data. (More) |
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Air Force leader
asks Airmen to share ideas with Defense INVEST program
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Air
Force Under Secretary Erin Conaton urged Airmen to share their best
ideas with the Defense Department's INVEST Program in an e-mail that
reached all Air Force members Aug. 20, 2010. |
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the news ... The following items have recently run in commercial news media outlets. They have not been produced by the U.S. Air Force, nor does their use reflect official endorsement. Reproduction for private use or gain is subject to original copyright restrictions. Plans to ‘In-Source’ Contractor Jobs Collide With Fiscal Reality -- National Defense Magazine As he unveiled a new wave of austerity measures at the Defense Department, Secretary Robert Gates made a striking acknowledgment: Replacing contractors with government employees does not really save money. Allies test new role for AWACS -- C4ISR Journal During this month’s Empire Challenge intelligence sharing demonstration in Arizona, the crew of a NATO E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft controlled a ScanEagle remotely controlled plane from a work station installed on the AWACS. Defense official discloses cyberattack -- The Washington Post Now it is official: The most significant breach of U.S. military computers was caused by a flash drive inserted into a U.S. military laptop on a post in the Middle East in 2008. Saving 9 cents a day per computer adds up for the Air Force -- NextGov Saving 9 cents a day for every computer you own might not seem like much. But when your network is made up of almost 600,000 PCs, savings quickly add up. Pentagon project seeks to streamline human-resource process -- Federal Computer Week Defense Department officials are testing a new project on hiring and managing employees to change the process-oriented structure of human resource management. U.K. Balloon Goes Up Over Afghanistan -- Aviation Week U.K. forward operating bases in Afghanistan will be bolstered by the deployment of aerostat-mounted persistent ground surveillance systems (PGSS), following the successful clearance of integration issues with the British Army’s Cortez base surveillance control system. Pentagon Eyes Technology To Increase Efficiency -- Reuters Technology can provide important leverage to help the Defense Department cut costs and increase the efficiency of military spending, the Pentagon's chief technology officer said on Thursday. editorials and opinion ... The following items have recently run in commercial news media outlets. They have not been produced by the U.S. Air Force, nor does their use reflect official endorsement. Reproduction for private use or gain is subject to original copyright restrictions. Defending A New Domain -- Foreign Affairs In 2008, the U.S. Department of Defense suffered a significant compromise of its classified military computer networks. |
command comments ... "... While prevailing in today's fight and preventing conflict where able, we continue to prepare for tomorrow's fight in the event that deterrence should fail. We are organizing, training, equipping and posturing our Air Force for success across the full spectrum of conflict as a hedge against uncertainty; and strategic balance is a strong theme. We are investing in enabling capabilities on which the entire Joint force depends at any level of conflict, capabilities like C4, mobility and air refueling, and ISR, to name a few. Balance also reflects the need for a broad range of capabilities.
For example, while we are currently reinforcing our counter-insurgency capabilities, we're also building the Joint Strike Fighter. While working on command and control for missile defense, we're pursuing the Light Attack Armed Reconnaissance and Light Air Support aircraft to more effectively train nascent Air Forces.
While planning for the recapitalization of the tanker fleet, we're strengthening space situational awareness and cyber defense. And, while building up language and cultural competency, we continue to advance research on directed energy weapons and other future capabilities. … "
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