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General calls
for more speed, efficiency during ‘State of ESC’ address
66th Air Base Group Public Affairs
Delivering his fourth and final State of ESC address, Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds said the center had performed well against some specific targets he set a year ago.
He delivered the address Jan. 26 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass., and his speech was simulcast live to Hanscom Air Force Base desktop computers. It came at the conclusion of the one-and-a-half-day New Horizons Symposium, which like the address itself, is sponsored by the Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.
As he’s done in previous years, the commander literally graded the center on how well it met the five major tenets of his 2010 Commander’s Intent. While he’s never been shy about dishing out tough grades – last year’s report card included a C, a C-minus and a D – this year’s results were considerably better. (More) |
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AOC Weapon
System moves toward single computing environment
66th Air Base Group Public Affairs The Electronic Systems Center recently put out a request for proposal to modernize the Air and Space Operations Center Weapon System.
“We’re looking to have a single computing environment for the AOC Weapon System,” said Lt. Col. John Barrette, AOC WS 10.2 program manager. “Right now, there are lots of servers and workstations and not enough machine-to-machine integration. We want to implement a SOA – a services-oriented architecture - to improve the capabilities of the AOC.”
Each geographic AOC supports one theater Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) in planning and execution of the kill chain – find, fix, track, target, engage and assess – for the air war. (More) |
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Heritage of Freedom speakers to discuss deployments to Afghanistan The commander of the 66th Security Forces Squadron will discuss how members of his squadron performed while defending Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, at the next Heritage of Freedom event, Feb. 22 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Minuteman Club ballroom.
Lt. Col. Chris Echols will recount how his deployed Security Forces, serving as members of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, fought back an attack in the early morning hours of May 19, 2010, eliminating more than 16 enemy combatants.
Colonel Echols will be joined by Lt. Col. Timothy “Goose” Gosnell, an F-16 pilot who was a member of the 421st Fighter Squadron when stationed at Hill Air Force Base, who will discuss his experiences while deployed to Bagram.
The Heritage of Freedom Speaker Series is a free event that features two or three speakers, each of whom discuss their experiences serving in combat or while deployed. Their hard-hitting 15-20 minute presentations are followed by short question and answer periods. Everyone is welcome at this free, informal event. The Paul Revere Chapter of the Air Force Association will provide free refreshments. |
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Col. Russ Fellers, deputy director of the Cyber/Integration Division, discusses many of the current approaches and challenges for cyber system acquisition Jan. 21 at the Hanscom Minuteman Club. Colonel Fellers was the guest speaker at the Hanscom Representatives Association’s monthly luncheon meeting. (Photo by Rick Berry) |
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Hanscom joins USAJOBS Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Hanscom AFB joined a growing list of Air Force bases Jan. 14 using a single source process to apply for vacant Air Force civilian positions. To apply for a vacant civilian position, applicants must submit a resume through USAJOBS.gov. The transition does not affect the more than 25,000 Air Force non-appropriated fund employees. Internal vacancies will continue to be advertised on the AFPC secure employment website at Arnold AFB, Tenn; Brooks City Base, Texas; Edwards AFB, Calif.; Eglin AFB, Fla.; Hill AFB, Utah; Hurlburt Field, Fla.; Kirtland AFB, N.M.; Luke AFB, Ariz.; Robins AFB, Ga.; Rome Lab, N.Y.; Tinker AFB, Okla.; and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Officials will inform Air Force employees as those bases transition to the new recruitment process. According to Air Force officials, the single source staffing solution introduces a standardized, resume-based application for all applicants, ensuring they are all rated against the same criteria. It also produces a single referral list for selecting officials, and reduces the number of days managers have to make a selection. For more information on civilian employment or other personnel topics, visit www.afciviliancareers.com or call the Total Force Service Center at (800) 525-0102. |
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C2ISR
Directorate announces
fourth quarter 2010 award winners
Sr. CGO Category: Capt. Christopher Julseth Civilian Category II: Robert Robeski |
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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. Raytheon, Lockheed Martin get go-ahead to design Space Fence S-band space-surveillance radar -- Military Aerospace and Electronics Space surveillance experts at the U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center (ESC) at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., are awarding two separate $107 million contracts to the Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems segment in Sudbury, Mass., and to the Lockheed Martin Corp. Mission Systems & Sensors (MS2) segment in Moorestown, N.J., to do preliminary designs for the Space Fence S-band radar system to detect orbiting space objects. Air Force Plans To Track 20,000 Pieces of Space Trash -- TPM LiveWire Above our heads, 21,000 pieces of man-made junk uncomfortably share the orbit around our planet with satellites, space craft and space platforms. All-Seeing Blimp Could Be Afghanistan's Biggest Brain -- Danger Room (Wired.com) Come this fall, there will be a new and extremely powerful supercomputer in Afghanistan. USAF Sustainment Bill Grows By $4 Billion -- Aviation Week Nearly 10% of funding cuts identified by the U.S. Air Force through Fiscal 2016 will be made possible through changes in how the service handles maintenance and support for its weapon systems. Air Missions Soar In Afghanistan -- Air Force Times The Air Force just completed its busiest year in Afghanistan, setting records for airdrops and combat sorties. New Drone Sensors Not Working As Hoped -- Washington Post Air Force field testers concluded in a draft report that a new wide-area surveillance system for use with remotely piloted aircraft is "not operationally effective" and should not be fielded, but Air Force officials said Monday they expect the system will still be deployed by late winter in Afghanistan. |
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"Over the past six months, the Military Services have undertaken a comprehensive examination of their overhead accounts to achieve the $100 billion savings objective. The savings come from numerous sources. …
As directed by the Secretary, all savings realized by a Military Department will be retained and reinvested by that department. Approximately $28 billion of the total savings will be used over the next five years to deal with higher-than-expected operating expenses, including costs for sustainment of weapons systems, depot maintenance, base support and flight hours and other training. Without our efficiency initiatives, we would have been forced to reduce procurement or cut force structure in order to cover these costs.
The remaining savings – some $70 billion -- will be used to enhance high priority military capabilities. … "
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