WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! 001342. Don't forget to register to vote RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Officials here at the Air Force Personnel Center want to remind Air Force members that Armed Forces Voters Week is Sunday through Sept. 9 and emphasize the importance of registering and requesting absentee ballots. "The 2000 general election date is closing in, so voters need to remember to register and request absentee ballots," said TSgt. Sophia Barnard, Air Force voting program project officer. "Voters can register and request absentee ballots by filling out a Standard Form 76, Federal Post Card Application. There are now 42 states that accept the on-line version of the FPCA, so check out the Federal Voting Assistance Program web site at http://www.fvap.ncr.gov to see if your state is one of them." Deadlines and other state specific rules on voter registration are published in the Federal Voting Assistance Guide which is available from installation voting officers or on the FVAP web site. "Every installation has an installation voting officer who can assist airmen and their family members," Barnard said. "Base telephone operators can refer members to their installation voting officer, who will have a supply of Federal Post Card Registration and Absentee Ballot Request cards as well as the voting guides to assist in filling out and mailing them. If members don't receive their ballots 30-45 days before the election, they can contact their local election officials or installation voting officers for assitance." For more information, Air Force members may contact their installation voting officer or contact the USAF voting action office at DSN 665-2563 or 1-800-558-1404. (Courtesy of AFPC News Service) 001338. Air Force 'hams' invited to anniversary party WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Amateur radio operators, or "hams," from around the globe will celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the Air Force with a worldwide radio "QSO party" on Sept. 16. The party is set for 12:01 a.m. Sept. 16 to 11:59 p.m. Sept. 17 Universal Coordinated Time. QSO is ham radio shorthand for "radio contact." Hams are licensed by their governments to develop radio skills, improve radio science, provide disaster and public service communications, and build international goodwill. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has issued such licenses to more than 700,000 people. Hundreds of thousands of citizens of other nations are similarly licensed by their governments. The QSO party was started in 1997 as a one-time celebration of the Air Force 50th anniversary, but has become an annual event at the request of hundreds of its participants from around the world, including many Air Force members and retirees. Through it, hams gather on the airwaves to renew old Air Force acquaintances as they exchange radio greetings. The event is sponsored by the Air Force Directorate of Communications and Information, and managed by the Razorback Radio Club. Its trustee, Brig. Gen. Bernie Skoch (amateur radio call sign K5XS), is the principal director for network services at the Defense Information systems Agency in Arlington, Virginia. Hams have a historical practice of using the Morse code to communicate. They couple this practice with modern communication techniques such as voice communications, radio teletype, television, facsimile, and even computer-to-computer communications over radio. Space shuttle astronauts communicate with classrooms worldwide via ham radios to educate elementary and high school students on space travel. The new International Space Station will include a ham radio station as well. For more details, e-mail Skoch at [EMAIL PROTECTED], write the club at 1033 Marlboro Road, Lothian, MD 20711. 001337. F-22 milestone completed ahead of schedule EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- The F-22 Combined Test Force completed another major Defense Acquisition Board milestone ahead of schedule August 22. The test involved F-22 flight maneuvers with its weapons bay doors open and at high angles of attack. The milestone, officially titled "Initiate High AoA (Angle of Attack) with Weapons Bay Doors Open," was the third of nine flight test-related milestones completed this year. According to test engineers at the F-22 testing facility, the aircraft passed its milestone "with flying colors." Other milestones for 2000 include the first flight of Raptor 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, Radar Cross Section testing, AIM-9 separation testing through AIM-120 separation testing, complete Avionics Block 3.0 first flight, and Block 3.0 function testing. Milestones completed this year include the first flight of Raptor 4003 and AIM-9 separation testing. Completion of Raptor 4004, 4005, 4006 and the avionics testing milestones can begin once the items complete the manufacturing process and are ready for issue to the CTF. Completion of test points that will culminate with separation testing of the AIM-120 and RCS testing are proceeding satisfactorily. The AoA test required the F-22 to fly with its center weapons bay doors open and conduct an extensive maneuvering flight and with a high angle of attack, or nose up attitude. The test evaluated the weapons bay doors' ability to withstand significant changes in pressure gradients generated by the airflow as it passes by the plane's fuselage. Lockheed test pilot Jon Beesley flew Raptor 4002 during the test. Specific flight maneuvers included 360 degree rolls and full pedal sideslips, where the pedals, or rudder controls, are pushed to the full extent of their control travel. Tests were done at 35,000 feet at varying airspeeds. While specific details of the test profile remain sensitive, the aircraft's performance continued to exceed capabilities of all other fighter aircraft currently in use. The "F-22 continues to perform outstandingly in all tests that we have performed and it remains unsurpassed in both its handling and flight performance," Beesley said. Edwards is currently testing three F-22s. Since the start of testing, a little more than two years ago, the F-22 program has flown more than 690 hours and completed more than 8,000 flight test points, or evaluation items, and more than 2,500 maintenance or logistics test points. The F-22 test team has completed several major flight test milestones. All have been accomplished ahead of schedule. As an example of applied aerodynamics in action, the F-22 test program remains, based on historical data, the single most efficient flight-test program in Edwards' history. The test team has seen continued successes in its ability to fine tune Raptor performance, expand the aircraft's flight envelope and discover areas to enhance structural capabilities. All flight test tasks are essential to helping the F-22 reach its ultimate goal of being "the air superiority fighter" of the 21st Century. 001337a.gif and 001337a.jpg F-22 Raptor 4002 successfully completes another major test milestone by flying a series of maneuvers with its weapons bay doors open. The maneuvers, performed by Lockheed test pilot Jon Beesley, included 360-degree rolls and full pedal sideslips. The tests were done at 35,000 feet and at varying speeds. (Photo by Judson Brohmer) 001337b.gif and 001337b.jpg F-22 Raptor 4002 pitches up with its weapons bay doors open to evaluate the weapons bay doors' ability to withstand significant changes in pressure as the plane goes through a series of maneuvers. The aircraft, piloted by Lockheed test pilot Jon Beesley, successfully completed this test, achieving another test milestone ahead of schedule. (Photo by Judson Brohmer) 001344. AFPC announces Medical Squadron Screening Board selectees RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- The Air Force Personnel Center recently announced the results of the Calendar Year 2001 Medical Squadron Screening Board which convened here Aug. 8-9. One hundred sixty officers were selected as squadron commander candidates to fill 89 available assignments during 2001. The projected date for announcing the assignments is Oct. 27. Those officers remaining on the CY01 MSCB list will be available for other assignments under the Air Force Assignments System. Officers on the list who are not reassigned will remain vulnerable for worldwide assignment to a squadron commander billet through the end of the assignment cycle (Dec. 31, 2001). The names of those selected with commands and corps are: Air Combat Command Lt. Col. Matt Adkins Jr., MSC Lt. Col. Paul V. Bennett, NC Lt. Col. Gregory W. Carson, MSC Lt. Col. Brian K. Deckert, BSC Lt. Col. Daniel P. Dickinson, MSC Lt. Col. Donald A. Diesel, BSC Lt. Col. Robert F. Gamble, DC Lt. Col. Leonard W. Jackson, MSC Lt. Col. Bonnie C. Johnson, BSC Lt. Col. Stephen A. Knych, MC Lt. Col. Lawra A. Lee, MSC Lt. Col. Andrew Marchiando, MC Lt. Col. Mark E. Mavity, MC Lt. Col. Karen M. Mathews, MC Maj. Renee M. Carey, MSC Maj. Dale A. Ferguson, BSC Maj. Mark Lewandowski, MSC Maj. James E. McClain, BSC Maj. Glenn L. Terry, DC Air Force Academy Lt. Col. Jerome P. Limoge Jr., MC Lt. Col. Robert J. Medell, MC Maj. Ann L. Parker, NC Maj. Michael G. Schell, MSC Maj. Dean W. Thorson, BSC Air Education and Training Command Lt. Col. Gary M. Blamire, BSC Lt. Col. Donald Frankenberry, BSC Lt. Col. Roy T. Franklin, BSC Lt. Col. Dennis E. Franks, MSC Lt. Col. Kathryn E. Hall, NC Lt. Col. Susan R. Hall, NC Lt. Col. Dawn M. Harl, NC Lt. Col. Michael P. Holway, MSC Lt. Col. Martin L. Johnson, MC Lt. Col. Michael E. Johnson, BSC Lt. Col. Everett McAllister, BSC Lt. Col. Michael D. Miller, BSC Lt. Col. Michael K. O'Connor, MSC Lt. Col. Gregory L. Parish, MSC Lt. Col. Lane T. Rogers, MSC Lt. Col. Phillip R. Sandefur, DC Lt. Col. Sean P. Scully, BSC Maj. Diana Atwell, NC Maj. Amy K. Bachelor, NC Maj. Vennessa J. Hagan, NC Maj. Lawrence J. Mellon, MSC Maj. Dennis L. Oakes, NC Maj. Marjorie J. Randall, NC U.S. Air Forces in Europe Lt. Col. Rebecca L. Brown, BSC Lt. Col. Diana R. Flores, NC Lt. Col. Kenneth E. Hall, BSC Lt. Col. David T. Hocking, NC Lt. Col. Robert C. Lenahan, MSC Lt. Col. Gail McCain, NC Lt. Col. Erik J. Meyers, DC Lt. Col. Robert I. Miller, MC Lt. Col. Barbara L. Wolfe, NC Maj. Linda M. Adams, MSC Maj. Robert V. Bowersox, BSC Maj. Jay S. Cloutier, BSC Maj. John L. Flynn, MSC Maj. Rebecca A. Kanter, NC Maj. Kenneth K. Knight, MC Maj. Michael D. Mann, MC Maj. Paul F. Martin, MSC Maj. Kenneth McDonnell, MC Maj. Robert G. Ritter, MSC Air Mobility Command Lt. Col. Janice L. Ables, NC Lt. Col. Mary A. Bigelow, BSC Lt. Col. Wayne C. Cheatum, BSC Lt. Col. Susan B. Connor, NC Lt. Col. Konnie M. Doyle, NC Lt. Col. Delores G. Forrest, NC Lt. Col. Joanne Henkenius Kirschbaum, NC Lt. Col. Thomas F. Langston, NC Lt. Col. Victoria M. Marino, NC Lt. Col. William E. Nelson, MC Lt. Col. Todd M. Randall, NC Lt. Col. Terri J. Reusch, NC Lt. Col. Scott F. Wardell, MSC Lt. Col. Dawn E. Wilson, BSC Maj. Deborah R. Jones, NC Maj. Consuella Pockett, NC Air Force Personnel Center Lt. Col. Therese M. Neely, NC Maj. Gerald V. Wiest, MC Air Force Doctrine Center Lt. Col. Jackson R. Dobbins, BSC AFELM Medical Defense Agency Lt. Col. Mary K. Ballengee, BSC Lt. Col. Alan W. Dooley, BSC Lt. Col. Brian W. Grassi, MSC Lt. Col. Larry T. Kimm, BSC Lt. Col. Danny L. Moore, NC Lt. Col. Joel D. Ray, NC Lt. Col. Susan M. Reynolds, NC Lt. Col. Steven A. Wilson, BSC European Command Maj. James M. White, MSC Air Force Flight Standards Agency Lt. Col. Kevin J. O'Toole, MC Headquarters U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William J. Brandt, MSC Lt. Col. John W. Coho, BSC Lt. Col. Steven H. Flowers, MSC Lt. Col. Cassandra Salvatore, NC Maj. Marlene E. Abbott, NC Maj. Dennis L. Beatty, MSC Maj. Joanne P. McPherson, MSC Maj. John K. Parks, MSC Air Force Inspection Agency Lt. Col. Loren A. Ahnberg, MSC Lt. Col. Francis Crosby Jr., BSC Air Force Medical Operations Agency Lt. Col. George Nicolas Jr., BSC Lt. Col. Dari R. Tritt, BSC Air Force Medical Support Agency Lt. Col. Catherine Erickson, MSC Lt. Col. George R. Jenkins, MSC Lt. Col. Michael Joseph III, MSC Lt. Col. Clara L. Nielsen, MSC Air Force Materiel Command Lt. Col. Douglas A. Apsey, BSC Lt. Col. Irvin P. Brock III, MC Lt. Col. Pamela L. Burr, BSC Lt. Col. Elizabeth P. Clark, MC Lt. Col. Rita A. Clark, NC Lt. Col. Richard Delorenzo, MC Lt. Col. David S. Gilmore, BSC Lt. Col. Gilbert R. Hansen, MC Lt. Col. William B. Huff, BSC Lt. Col. Denise K. Lew, MSC Lt. Col. Timothy McCormick, MSC Lt. Col. Stephen Mikklesen, BSC Lt. Col. Phil L. Samples, BSC Lt. Col. Kerry L. Sitler, BSC Lt. Col. William H. Sneeder, MC Lt. Col. Laura Torresreyes, MC Lt. Col. Gloria J. Twilley, NC Lt. Col. Lane L. Wall, MC Lt. Col. Dulcie A. Weisman, BSC Lt. Col. Gregory M. Wickern, MC Lt. Col. Frank W. Williams, MSC Maj. Mark E. Butler, BSC Maj. Craig B. Dezell, BSC Maj. Amy L. Walker, BSC Air National Guard Readiness Center Maj. Paul A. Rehme, BSC Pacific Air Forces Lt. Col. Michael D. Barnett, BSC Lt. Col. Rudolph Cachuela, MC Lt. Col. Sharon M. Cardona, NC Lt. Col. William G. Courtney, BSC Lt. Col. Norman J. Forbes, NC Lt. Col. Steven M. Hetrick, MC Lt. Col. Kenneth C. Jacobs, MSC Lt. Col. Timothy J. Ladner, MC Lt. Col. Thomas G. McCauley, MSC Lt. Col. Stephen E. Prizer, NC Lt. Col. Gregory G. Young, BSC Maj. Robert J. Campbell, BSC Maj. Billy P. Cecil II, MSC Maj. Mark A. Koeniger, MC Maj. Steven J. Stein, MSC Air Force Special Operations Command Maj. Timothy Robinette, MC Air Force Space Command Lt. Col. Brenda R. Bullard, MSC Lt. Col. Kathleen O. Concannon, NC Lt. Col. Elizabeth A. Loika, NC Lt. Col. Jeffrey A. Staples, DC U.S. Central Command Lt. Col. Stephen J. Niles, MC Department of Defense Lt. Col. Donnie R. Wideman, MSC Maj. Julie A. Hall, MSC AFELM MED USJFCOM Maj. William J. Kormos Jr., MSC 001336. Tennessee Guardsmen keeping eye on space by Army Staff Sgt. Jack Siemieniec U.S. Space Command Public Affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) -- United States Space Command's Space Operations Center is getting a boost, courtesy of the Tennessee Air National Guard. The SPOC's chief, Air Force Lt. Col. Rich Lamb, called the new arrangement a "shining example" of how the Total Force works well together and how the active duty utilizes reserve forces. For the past two weeks, 25 airmen of the 119th Air Control Squadron, from Knoxville, Tenn., have been standing watch and serving as a Crisis Action Team in the SPOC. It's all part of a new, evolving partnership -- the first of its kind -- between USSPACECOM and the National Guard Bureau. Prompted by a directive in the summer of 1998 by then USSPACECOM commander in chief, Gen. Howell Estes, the command began looking to expand the role of reserve forces in operations from two percent to 20 percent. The Guard squadron, since its inception in 1950, had always been involved in tactical (mobile) radar systems. However, according to Lamb, the 119th had been identified as one unit that would be losing its mission with Air Combat Command and was ripe for a new association. The result was the National Guard Bureau nominating the 119th to become a direct supporting unit to USSPACECOM. Lamb said the SPOC is "there to ensure theater combatants receive space warfighting capabilities to enhance their joint operations." The Guardsmen's primary mission in the SPOC, Lamb said, will be to round out the staff during wartime. "They will deploy to Peterson, augment the Crisis Action Team and perform the multi-faceted command and control functions the SPOC is responsible for," he said. Lamb explained these functions include all aspects of space forces, such as, communications, missile warning, intelligence functions, weather, battle space characterization (identification of threats) and navigation. But, Lamb added, the Guardsmen bring along an additional asset and responsibility to the command. They are tasked to develop, administrate and eventually conduct training for the SPOC's Crisis Action and watch teams. The squadron's commander, Lt. Col. John White, said his unit has long been at the forefront of new technologies and was the first unit of its type to convert to Modular Control Equipment, which allowed it to communicate with well-known systems such as JSTARS, AWACs and Patriot missile batteries. "This poised us to be leaders as new systems came along. We feel somewhat that this (USSPACECOM association) is a reward for being leaders in Air Battle Management and lead the way into Space Battle Management," White said. White added that the final decision to approve the program change request is anticipated back from the Department of the Air Force Staff before the end of the calendar year. At that time, his unit expects to become the 119th Command and Control Squadron. In the months since the reroll - losing old mission, gaining new mission - process began, White said his unit has been training up through a variety of processes. He explained that eventually about one third of the unit will have to undergo formal schooling to change their Air Force Skill Classification, while about another third will retrain through the use of on-the-job training and shorter courses. The final third will become proficient solely through OJT. One of the unit's members, Capt. George Haynes, has been with the 119th for 15 years. In the past 18 months, he has made the trip to Colorado Springs from his Knoxville home seven times. Now as the unit comes online, he serves as a SPOC watch officer. Haynes said the unit found itself with one of the biggest challenges they had faced in the last number of years as they moved from the comfort of a job they had performed well for close to 50 years to the uncertainty of a new mission. "In our former jobs, we were micro level, single-service oriented. Now we are at more of a macro level and joint-service oriented. But, it's nice to see warriors of different military backgrounds all want to get the job done in the best way," Haynes said. "We moved from being air warriors to space warriors," he continued, "and it's nice to know there are lots of similarities. The crew here (at USSPACECOM) really engulfed us and said 'We want you to be part of the family.' And we've been treated like part of the family." White said that as the unit mapped out its manning requirements under the new designation, members had the opportunity to list their preference for new jobs. He said they were able to match 89 percent of the airmen with their first or second choice. "The troops are ecstatic," White said. "There is a high level of energy and they're highly motivated, now more than ever. They feel fortunate to have the opportunity to partner with USSPACECOM." Lamb said, looking at the years ahead, the presence of the 119th in the SPOC will actually lend a sense of continuity to the operation as the active-duty military members rotate in and out. He mentioned that as plans for bringing on the Guard were discussed there were some skeptical voices as to how the part-timers would handle the job. But, now that they have been integrated into the SPOC over two exercises, "I can't tell you how many people in the headquarters have said how impressed they are with the professionalism of the officers and NCO's (of the Guard). I really haven't seen a downside (to this arrangement)," Lamb said. The SPOC's training schedule -- with major exercises in spring, summer and fall -- fits well into the Guard's training requirements, he explained, and actually replicates a "real-world" scenario where the active duty is present as an event occurs and reserve forces come on board to rotate in and take their place. For example, Lamb said, during the exercise just ending, the 119th was able to take over the Crisis Action Team responsibilities for the SPOC and afford the commander on the ground all the capabilities of USSPACECOM for his training exercise. This was an extra week of participation the SPOC was not able to provide prior to the Guard's addition. The new association has drawn the interest of other reserve units across the country, Lamb explained, to partner with USSPACECOM for other missions. The SPOC chief said the guard, together with Air Force Reserve members serving as Individual Mobilization Augmentees, give his unit a greater flexibility to support missions. "It's really an exciting time to see the Total Force integrated into USSPACECOM," Lamb said. "It's a great story to tell." *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. 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