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Amidst change, commander calls for steady
mission focus
Ongoing and upcoming changes at the Electronic Systems Center and on Hanscom AFB were highlighted at the ESC Commander’s Call Feb. 3.
Before speaking about changes at the Center, Lt. Gen. CR Davis, ESC commander, spoke about various program and personnel successes.
“People have a lot of confidence in the work you’re doing,” he told the attendees.
Davis then talked about the rounds of cuts the Center is facing due to Air Force restructuring, and how the numbers were looked at from 2008 to now, which is why Hanscom’s final number is showing as a plus one.
He also spoke about the Advisory and Assistance Service (A&AS) reductions, saying that people may have seen numbers in the 70-percent range for cuts, but it appears it may not be that drastic. (More) |
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President nominates next AFMC commander,
first female Air Force 4-star
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio
– When the leadership of Air Force Materiel Command changes later
this year, the command will be led by a familiar face who will make
Air Force history when she takes the reins of AFMC. On Feb. 6, President Barack Obama nominated Lt.
Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger to the rank of general, and as the next
commander of AFMC. She will succeed Gen. Donald J. Hoffman whose
retirement was also announced. A change of command date has not yet
been announced. If confirmed by the Senate, Wolfenbarger will become the Air Force’s first female four-star general and will return to familiar surroundings at AFMC. (More) |
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Air Force announces force structure
overview for FY 13 and beyond
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force officials announced proposed force structure changes which support the new DoD strategic guidance retiring 286 aircraft over the next five years, including 227 in fiscal year 13.
According to Secretary of the Air Force, Michael Donley, the Air Force is shaping itself for future challenges by realigning Air Force assets with the Defense Department's new strategic guidance.
"We've had to adjust our force structure based on
our strategic objectives and to balance capability and capacity with
constrained budgets," Donley said. "We must have the right tools and
enough of them to credibly deter potential adversaries and to
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The Air Force announced Feb. 8 that 25 brigadier
generals have been nominated by the President to the Senate for
appointment to the grade of major general. Among them is Brig. Gen.
Craig Olson, Program Executive Officer for Business and Enterprise
Systems and Director of the Electronic Systems Center’s Enterprise
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New Horizons Symposium to be held Feb.
28-29 Industry and government leaders are eagerly anticipating the 2012 New Horizons Symposium, which will be held Feb. 28-29 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass. "I always look forward to the New Horizons Symposium," said Richard Lombardi, ESC executive director. "This is a great opportunity for us to provide insight to our industry partners on current initiatives, trends we are seeing within the Department of Defense and business opportunities." The New Horizons Symposium provides a forum for Electronic Systems Center leaders to exchange information with industry on current and emerging business opportunities, proposed acquisition strategies and future capability needs. The theme for this year's symposium is "Government/Industry Collaboration: Delivering Capability to the Warfighter in an Austere Budget Environment." "The Lexington-Concord Chapter of AFCEA is looking forward to once again sponsoring this event," said James Cunningham, chapter vice president. "This event has been held for over 35 years and provides ESC and industry a forum for exchanging information regarding potential new business opportunities." (More) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
There’s an app for that: Air Force testing
next-gen networks, devices for operational use
633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Everywhere you look, people are tapping, talking and swiping away at smartphones and tablets. Rapidly-emerging technologies give users information immediately, and these super machines fit easily in the palm of your hand.
Always on the cutting edge of technology, the Air Force is planning to implement these high-tech handhelds into daily operations.
The Air Force C2 Integration Center kicked off
the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment at Langley Air Force Base
Jan. 13. Dubbed Unified Communications I, the goal is to determine
commercial cellular carriers' ability to provide sufficient service
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Col. David Hiltz, Aerial Ground Surveillance Division chief, administers an oath to newly promoted Lt. Col. Chris Lardner, Next Generation Systems Branch, via video teleconference last month as family, friends and co-workers watch. Lardner is deployed to Afghanistan along with coalition partners. A German colonel pinned on his new rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry) |
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ESC announces fourth quarter award winners
Not pictured: NCO Category: Tech. Sgt. Michael Sylvester, C3IN Directorate FGO Category: Maj. Timothy Cox, BES Directorate Civilian Category I: Jennifer Cronin, C3IN Directorate Civilian Category III: Peter Camp, ESC Staff Honor Guard Enlisted: Airman 1st Class Jason Walker, ESC |
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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. Acquisition Transition -- Military Information Technology 2012 is promising to be a critical transition point for Air Force IT acquisition, as awards loom for an expanded contract vehicle designed to reduce the acquisition and contracting burden on technicians and warfighters. Air Force cyber chief: Speed up acquisitions already -- NextGov Gen. William Shelton, commander of the Air Force Space Command, engaged Tuesday in what he called a "soapbox rant" to decry the military's Industrial Age approach to acquiring cyber capabilities. Air Force takes hard look at structure as budget crunch looms -- Defense Systems As the Air Force prepares for impending budget cuts and reductions in personnel that are already underway, the service is finding it must fine-tune focus on core capabilities, including training and technology related to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). Kendall: Services Must Know Effect Budget Moves Have On Industry -- Defense News The Pentagon is developing acquisition guidelines for the military services that show the industrial base implications of decisions made during the weapons-buying process. USAF Procurement Chief To Leave In March -- Aviation Week David Van Buren, who has served as a top procurement official in the U.S. Air Force for four years, is planning to seek employment in private industry and will leave his post March 31, according to service officials. Beavercreek grad could become Air Force’s first female four-star general -- Dayton Daily News Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger, a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is in line to become the Air Force’s first female four-star general, which would bring her back to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from the Pentagon. -- SIGNAL Magazine Future command and control systems may have agility serving as the foundation for their success. |
command comments ...
"We don't have a
cushion of growth in the budget that we had for
a long time. And there is no reserve in the
budget anywhere to cover overruns. They have to
come from other programs. So you –
inefficiencies build on inefficiencies, and they
reinforce each other. We can't have that. That's
another impetus to us doing better. So there's
risk there. … … We have to change
how we think about the money, how we value it,
how we spend it and how we do our business. The
change has to be real. It can't be superficial.
You know, one of the things I find interesting
is, soon as somebody puts out a new label, like
better buying power, or talk about efficiency a
lot, everybody that walks into your office is
going to talk to you about efficiency all of a
sudden. You know, it's just – that's the word.
That's changing the label. We've got to go
deeper than that. We've got to change what we
actually do. That's harder. It takes a lot of
work. It takes tenacity." Frank Kendall, acting
undersecretary of Defense, AT&L, remarks at the
Center for Strategic and International Studies,
Feb. 6, 2012 |
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