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ESC, FAA
officials collaborate on information challenges
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs An Electronic Systems Center team led by Chief Technical Officer Dr. Tim Rudolph hosted some key senior Federal Aviation Administration officials to discuss mutual challenges and cooperative initiatives Jan. 29. The session focused primarily on efforts to leverage enterprise architectures that support portfolio activities and information strategies that support data sharing and interoperability. The officials also discussed new technologies and avenues for continuing collaboration. Specifically, they looked to focus on identifying and cataloguing new technologies that can be transitioned. "We had some very productive and open dialogue," said Dr. Rudolph, who emphasized that his Department of Defense role was not as an Air Force architecture lead and that ESC set up the meeting only to help establish and maintain cross-agency discussion and cooperation. (More) |
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Southwest Asia’s
superheroes of software 554 ELSW ‘combat coders’ make AOR travel faster, safer
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs As the realm of computer technology advances day by day, software engineers are increasingly being called upon to be innovators, forward thinkers...the guys who make leadership's dreams reality. The ones working for Air Forces Central A6 Division here in Southwest Asia are no exception. "The Air Force Force combat coders are all doing high-visibility jobs that have theater-wide impact," said Capt. Rodney Bagley, AFFOR Theater Maintenance and Software Development chief, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. "Thanks to their efforts, people across all services are getting where they need to be within the AOR, faster and safer; and close air support is being provided to U.S. and Coalition ground forces more effectively than ever before." (More) |
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Security Forces
member STEPs up with promotion
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Staff Sgt. Carrieanne Richardson of the 66th Security Forces Squadron got the surprise of her Air Force career Jan. 31 when she was about to start her 12-hour shift in the United Arab Emirates - a phone call telling her she was selected for an immediate promotion to Technical Sergeant. Sergeant Richardson, who is serving as the NCOIC of the mid-shift vehicle search area while deployed to the U.A.E., received a call from 66th Air Base Wing Commander Col. David Orr and a number of well-wishers last Sunday, informing her that Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds has selected her as his choice for the Stripes For Exceptional Performers, or STEP, program. Under the program, the general had one stripe for Technical Sergeant, choosing from among all the enlisted members in ESC, whether stationed at Hanscom or at geographically separated units across the country. "General Bowlds reiterated to me how tough the competition was for this STEP promotion, because we have an extremely dedicated and professional enlisted force across all of ESC," Colonel Orr said. "Sergeant Richardson is a professional Airman with an exceptional record, and she really earned this." (More) |
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Warfighters to meet
in virtual battlespace at Virtual Flag 10-2 AWACS, Joint STARS, AOC to play key roles
705th Combat Training Squadron KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) -- More than 200 joint military participants from across the United States and Puerto Rico will gather for Virtual Flag 10-2 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center in March here. Virtual Flag is a seven-day exercise connecting simulators and live aircraft in a dynamic battlespace to challenge air, land and sea combatants in theater battle and incorporates multiple Air Force, Navy and Army platforms. Members of the 705th Combat Training Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base will execute the exercise that will involve C-17 Globemaster IIIs, RC-135s, combat reporting centers, E-3 Sentrys, E-8 Joint Stars, B-1B Lancers, B-2 Spirits and B-52 Stratotankers. (More) |
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ESC announces fourth quarter award winners
Not pictured: Honor Guard Officer: Capt. Lucas Stepanek, 551 ELSW |
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General Webber outlines cyber mission
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653 ELSW announces fourth quarter award winners
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Team Category: High Data Rate - Radio Frequency
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Fritz Fontaine (left), played by Capt. Dave Alpar, Air Force Band of Liberty commander, looks away as Henry Figgins (center), portrayed by Col. Charles Thompson, 66th Air Base Wing vice commander, keeps interrupting Detective Mamet, played by Col. William Leister, 950th Electronic Systems Group/EW division chief, in the stage play “Murder Me Always.” The performance, directed by Col. Bill Cooley, 350th Electronic Systems Group commander, and his wife, Janet, was performed at the Minuteman Club as part of the Murder Mystery Night sponsored by the Hanscom Spouses Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy) |
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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. Best practices gained from NextGen deployment -- Federal News Radio Federal News Radio has been telling you about the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), which promises to transform the nation's air transportation system in the 21st century. DARPA: Calling all cyber geneticists -- Federal Computer Week The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for technologists who can think like scientists to develop and use the cyber equivalent of fingerprints or DNA to pinpoint the origins of a cyberattack. Need an air strike? There’s an app for that -- C4ISR Journal New offerings from Raytheon — militarized iPhones, iPod Touches, and Android-powered smartphones — can display full-motion video, store multiple applications and grant access to the Defense Department’s new Distributed Common Ground System intelligence-sharing network, and will cost about $300 each. Gates' QDR Envisions a Do-It-All Military -- Defense News The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) unveiled Feb. 1 envisions a U.S. military that would be very different than the one Defense Secretary Robert Gates found upon taking office in 2006. Up in the Air -- Government Executive In late 2008, Army Sgt. Michael Arons was flying a reconnaissance mission over a main supply route in Afghanistan when he saw three men concealing a bomb along the roadway. DOD turns to basic building blocks for common language -- Defense Systems When building an enterprise architecture, people must be able to effectively communicate so that information systems and services in development can talk to one another. U.S. Cyberwar Strategy: The Pentagon Plans to Attack -- Time The China-U.S. diplomatic spat over cyberattacks on Google has highlighted the growing significance of the Internet as a theater of combat. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn recently warned of its appeal to foes who are unable to match the U.S.'s conventional military might. |
command comments ... … The QDR concluded that the U.S. military must balance resources and risk among four major objectives. The first is to prevail in today's wars -- the first time this objective has appeared in a QDR. …
… The second major objective
is to prevent and deter conflict by better
employing and integrating all elements of
national power and international cooperation,
and should those fail, by possessing superior
military capabilities and the means and will to
use them. … … And in a world where, arguably, the most likely and lethal threats will emanate from failed or fractured states, building the security capacity of partners has emerged as a key capability for this department -- one that reduces the need for direct U.S. military intervention, with all its attendant political, financial and human costs. …
…. Our fourth major objective is to preserve and enhance the all-volunteer force -- America's single greatest strategic asset. …
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