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Demonstration offers chance to view
new capabilities
66th Air Base Group Public Affairs
As the Electronic Systems Center’s Enterprise Integration Division prepares for this year’s Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration, members want to encourage personnel in the program offices to participate and explore the technologies that will be demonstrated.
As the event is designed to investigate issues with, or gaps in, command and control, communication systems and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies, Hanscom’s CWID organizers think there is a good fit.
“We looked at the PEOs’ [program executive offices] systems and programs and where the technologies we will be demonstrating could link up,” said Capt. Jason Heller, Hanscom site lead for CWID.
According to the CWID website, technologies that are demonstrated either address a new information-sharing capability or potentially improve an existing capability. Demonstrations are conducted in a simulated operational environment. The Hanscom site will be hosting 14 technology trials, some on site and others via distance platforms. (More) |
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Commentary: On Memorial Day, take a
lesson from the Old Guard
Air Force Materiel Command commander
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The exact origins of Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, are not known. It was officially proclaimed on May 5, 1868, by Gen. John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, that a day should be observed nationwide as a ritual of remembrance and reconciliation. That first observation took place May 30th of the same year. In those days, Memorial Day was intended to honor the fallen soldiers of the American Civil War, but it was expanded after World War I to honor all Americans who had died in military service. Over the years, more than one million American Soldiers, Sailors, Coast Guardsmen, Marines and Airmen have given their lives in defense of our great nation. That number continues to grow; we are still losing Americans in combat today. Certainly they all deserve to be remembered ... and honored. For many Americans, Memorial Day has become simply another three-day weekend or the unofficial kick-off to summer. But there are observances that retain the spirit of the ritual General Logan had in mind. (More) |
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Acquisition czar visits Hanscom
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First aircraft
in phase one of Block 40/45 modification completed ahead of
schedule
72d Air Base Wing Public Affairs
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --
Tinker celebrated a significant "half-time" accomplishment May
17. Phase one of the low-rate initial production of the Block
40/45 modification project was finished on the first AWACS 30
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Enterprise Logistics leader to take on new assignment
The Air Force announced today that Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moran, director of the Electronic Systems Center’s Enterprise Logistics Directorate at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, will be reassigned as special assistant to the commander, Air Force Materiel Command, at Wright-Patterson AFB. |
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C2-Forward concept enhances combat
capability
1st Combat Communications Squadron
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS)
-- U.S. Air Forces in Europe is showcasing a new concept
designed to enhance a joint force commander's combat capability
as part of the Combat Air Forces/Mobility Air Forces conference
here May 23 and 24. |
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101 Critical Days of Summer focuses on
personal responsibility for safety
Even though the weather hasn’t suggested summer has arrived, the calendar would beg to differ. So would the 66th Air Base Group Safety Office here at Hanscom, which is promoting the theme of personal responsibility under the tagline, “Live, work, play; plan your day,” for this year’s 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign. The campaign aims to promote awareness for military and civilian summer safety.
Senior Master Sgt. Shelley Barton, safety superintendent at Hanscom, said that for as many different ways there are to look at it, safety always comes down to personal responsibility.
“We’re all responsible for our own safety. We’re just here to provide you with the tools to keep you aware,” she said.
One of those tools that Hanscom has is the common website on the Electronic Systems Center Centernet that includes briefings, modules and weekly safety topics for everyone at Hanscom to train themselves, train their units or make their families aware.
While Hanscom has a good safety record as compared to other bases, Sergeant Barton said, it may be because of some of Hanscom’s characteristics -- in particular, the short New England summer. With less time for boating, swimming, hiking and other summer activities, the risk is lower. (More) |
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Hanscom's
Heroes Homecoming, Summer Bash dates and schedule announced By J.C. Corcoran 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Preparations are underway as Hanscom gets ready to host the next Heroes Homecoming celebration June 24 to honor not only those who have returned from deployments over the past six months, but also their family members. As in the past, the event is held in conjunction with the base's Summer Bash celebration. The Heroes Homecoming event will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Memorial Park behind the 66th Medical Squadron clinic and will be followed by the opening of Summer Bash 2011. Military and civilian personnel who have returned from deployment since December 2010 are invited to take part as an honoree. To register, send an email to james.corcoran@hanscom.af.mil and include the number of immediate family members accompanying the honoree. For more information about the Heroes Homecoming, or to sign up to volunteer, contact Sarah Olaciregui, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs, at 781-377-4467. (More) |
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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. Global Hawk 'Essential To National Security' -- Aviation Week U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright has drafted a memo to senior officials in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and four-star officers that is likely to support certification of the Global Hawk program to move forward despite a recent cost overrun. Air Force Scuttles Ambitious Hiring Plans -- Federal Times The Air Force is dramatically curtailing civilian hiring amid a budget crunch. Defense looks for commercial alternative to its broadband battlefield radio -- NextGov After more than 14 years of development, the Defense Department has decided to look to commercial sources for a key tactical radio system the Army wants for sending and receiving broadband data on the battlefield. Carter: Defense Industry in Good Fiscal Health -- Defense News The top 20 global aerospace and defense companies are in good fiscal health, and the Defense Department plans to help keep them that way, Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter said. Advanced sensors might help resolve ISR data overload -- Defense Systems At the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, where some of the military’s most complicated technologies are developed, there’s no shortage of ideas. Task force blasts DOD for mishandling intelligence operations -- Stars and Stripes The Pentagon has amassed a drastically out-of-balance arsenal of intelligence capabilities that is overly dependent on drones, poorly understood by the Defense Department and ignored by commanding officers, according to a harsh new assessment by an independent Defense Department panel. Australia Eyed as Space Fence Partner -- AFA Daily Report The Air Force seeks to establish a ground-based radar site in Australia as part of the future Space Fence space-surveillance network and jointly operate the site there with the Australians, said Maj. Gen. John Hyten, director of space programs in the Air Force's acquisition shop. |
command comments ...
"We have added ISR assets, bolstered special operations capacity for counter-insurgency, added 160 F-22s and 120 C-17s to our inventory, funded over 30 satellites, added 2,000 Airmen for critical nuclear and cyber operations and acquisition support.
At the same time, we have also retired 1,500 legacy aircraft, cancelled or truncated procurement of major acquisition programs, shed manpower in career fields less critical for the fight. …
For the future, we face a multi-year effort to recapitalize our aging tanker, fighter, bomber, and missile forces; to continue modernizing critical satellite constellations; to meet dynamic requirements in the cyber domain; and replace other aging airframes, like training, vertical lift, and presidential support aircraft. These recapitalization and modernization programs are essential to core Air Force capabilities. Their requirements are largely understood; we know when we need them; and in many cases we have settled on an acquisition strategy. The issue confronting us is financing: how can we, how will we, afford all these programs?"
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