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by Staff Sgt. Don Branum Col. Teresa Djuric, currently 30th SW vice commander 50th Space Wing Public Affairs at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., will succeed Colonel AF chief of staff Hyten as 50th SW commander in a change-of-command The 50th Space Wing commander was among four gen- ceremony tentatively scheduled for May 22. eral offi cers whose next assignments were announced in a As 50th SW commander, Colonel Djuric will be respon- release from Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley’s of- sible for military, DOD civilians and contractor person- announces next fi ce Friday. nel serving at 50th SW operating locations worldwide in Col. John Hyten, a brigadier general-select, will suc- support of more than 170 communications, navigation and ceed Maj. Gen. Mark Shackelford as Director of Plans and surveillance satellites. The satellites and their associated assignment for Requirements at Air Force Space Command Headquarters, command-and-control systems are valued at more than $46 Peterson Air Force Base. billion. As director, Colonel Hyten will be responsible for ensur- General Shackelford will assume the post of Director of ing that future space and missile systems meet the opera- Global Power Programs, Offi ce of the Assistant Secretary of Col. Hyten tional needs of joint forces in the 21st century. the Air Force for Acquisition in Washington, D.C.

Senior Airman Bill Steward performs Luther Van- dross’ “Dance with my Father” at the 50th Space Wing Celebration of Arts Friday. Performers also honored African-American artists such as Maya Angelou, Stevie Wonder and the Temptations. photos by Staff Sgt. Don Branum Arts celebration draws diverse audience by Staff Sgt. Don Branum ness Committee, has been a friend of Captain Ciesel’s for sev- 50th Space Wing Public Affairs eral years and has previously taken part in worship events with Airman Steward. A celebration of African-American arts and heritage Friday “I gladly accepted the opportunity and honor to perform for drew a full and diverse audience with performances of music, the Celebration of the Arts,” Captain Ciesel said. dance and poetry. Airman Steward also volunteered to perform in part to share Performers included talent from both on and off base, and- his cultural background with Schriever, and as a favor to Debra honored African-American artists such as Stevie Wonder, the Adams, 50th Operations Support Squadron. Temptations, Luther Vandross and Maya Angelou. Other performers included Staff Sgt. Savetri Storoy, 50th Capt. Mark Ciesel of the 3rd Space Operations Squadron Space Communications Squadron, who offered a somber read- drew raucous applause with a rousing dance performance that ing of Maya Angelou’s “I Rise”; Shane Church, who sang the paid homage to pop singer Michael Jackson. Captain Ciesel be- Temptations’ “My Girl”; 2nd Lt. Andrew Powell, 50th SCS, gan to learn Michael Jackson’s dance moves after seeing a live who got the crowd moving with gospel rap; and the Chosen performance of “Black and White” on television in 1991. One Gospel Mime choir, which moved the audience’s spirits “I eventually began to try some moves and fi nally performed with their performance honoring Rosa Parks. for the fi rst time as part of a high school video assignment,” “It’s an honor to come out and perform here,” said Carolyn Captain Ciesel said. “From there, it blossomed to multiple per- Moore, one of the dancers for the Chosen One choir. formances throughout my college years and in the Air Force.” Captain Ciesel said he felt similarly and stressed the impor- Senior Airman Bill Steward, 50th Operations Group Stan- tance of recognizing cultural awareness in the Air Force today. dardization and Evaluations Flight, said Captain Ciesel’s per- “Cultural awareness is extremely important for the Air Force formance was his favorite of the day. mission and every other aspect of our lives,” he said. “God Airman Steward later took the stage for a cover of Luther created each of us ... with unique strengths and talents. In the Vandross’ “Dance With my Father.” He said he considers Lu- same way, each culture has its own unique strengths and quali- ther Vandross a musical icon. ties. It is His intent that we work together using one another’s “He could take any song and make it his own,” Airman Stew- strengths. ard said. “You couldn’t tell whether it was a song that someone “We are designed to work in community,” he added. “To dis- else had previously performed, and you could feel (Vandross’) regard any human being or culture only hurts us all. By becom- soul and love for music with every note he sang.” ing aware and valuing every culture and human being, we can Capt. Shuan Pringle, 50th OSS, was the agent who brought all gain from the strengths and qualities that each offers as we both Captain Ciesel and Airman Steward into the spotlight. carry out God’s purpose through His unique plan.” Captain Pringle, who is president of the Black Heritage Aware- Events such as African-American History month remind us to value all of the varied cultures, Captain Ciesel said. Capt. Mark Ciesel, 3rd Space Operations Squadron here, “The Air Force and every individual is stronger for it,” he performs to music from singer Michael Jackson. said. Commentary Satellite Flyer 2 March 1, 2007 www.schriever.af.mil Have you seen our Web site? Street Talk by Staff Sgt. Don Branum My personal experience as editor and as manager of What do you like to do when 50th Space Wing Public Affairs Schriever’s public Web site contributed to those fi gures, and our newspaper process at Schriever continues to If you picked up the Feb. 8 Satellite Flyer, you might refl ect these numbers. The impact here is that we miss a you “get out and go”? have read about the base’s Feb. 1 African-American lot of Tuesday and Wednesday stories we might otherwise Heritage Month kickoff breakfast on the front page. If you be able to cover. visited our public Web site at www.schriever.af.mil, you The conference participants concluded that news 1st Lt. might have seen the story almost a full week sooner. via the Web would be our primary product. We would Willie Jenkins Timeliness is one of the advantages we can provide continue to publish high-quality stories and photographs 2nd Space through publishing news and feature stories on the Schrie- that communicate our commanders’ messages, but with a Operations ver Web site. It’s one of the primary reasons why the Air focus on publishing on the Internet instead of a base news- Squadron Force is moving to the World Wide Web to get its mes- paper. Brig. Gen. Michelle Johnson, Air Force director of “I like to sages out to Airmen, and it’s one of the reasons the 50th public affairs, endorsed our fi ndings and recommenda- snowboard and ride Space Wing was the fi rst in Air Force Space Command to tions in October. motorcycles.” embrace the new Air Force Public Web system. This brings me back to some of the other advantages I Before I go into some of the other advantages, let had mentioned earlier. We have an opportunity to be more me fl ash back to July 2006. Public Affairs experts from timely with a Web-based product -- instead of waiting un- around the Air Force gathered at Peterson Air Force Base til Thursday to tell you about important events such as the to discuss how 30-percent cuts in our career fi eld would annual awards banquet or a snowshoe race, we can share affect the way we do business. these stories with you earlier in the week. Janel Snyder I snuck in a spot at the three-day conference as well, We can also offer different types of content on the Web. 50th Contracting telling myself that I was only there to listen. As it hap- Through the Web, you can watch streaming video of Air Squadron pened, however, the experts wanted to hear about the Force Space Today and other news stories around the Air experience of someone who was at the “boots on the Force. “I like to ride my ground” level of PA. The feature that I’m most hyped about, though, is that horses and hike in Together, our group used Air Force Smart Operations the Schriever Web site will let the Schriever community the mountains.” for the 21st Century processes to examine our newspaper interact. Air Force Link’s “Letters” section has taken production process. We found that an average base PA off with people eager to submit their views about news shop spends 16 to 20 hours on layout and design of a base around the Air Force. You can submit letters about local newspaper above and beyond what it spends to actually news and happenings through Schriever’s Web site at produce news stories. www.schriever.af.mil/letters. This translates to somewhere between 2,400 and 3,000 We will listen to whatever feedback you have to offer man-hours our public affairs experts around the Air Force in order to make the Web site a product that best meets Master Sgt. lose each week for arguably minimum value-added. In your needs. You may contact me by phone at 567-2145, by Michael Owen contrast, we could save more than 90 percent of this lost e-mail at fl [email protected] or through the public Web 4th SOPS time by publishing stories and photos on the Web. site by submitting a letter to the editor. “I like to bike ride, and go to sporting Reconsider ‘work hard, play hard’ motto events.” by Col. Tom Schluckebier the Air Force is a refl ection of our Responsible Choices—a way to tran- 66th Air Base Wing Commander society, and we do see an abundance sition from “work hard, play hard” to of destructive behavior there. “work hard, play smart.” The program “Work hard, play hard” is a phrase Statistically, 43 percent of college was launched last year as a means we’ve all heard, and many organiza- students can be classifi ed as binge of encouraging each of us to make tions use it as an informal motto. drinkers—fi ve or more drinks in one responsible decisions. The phrase communicates the sitting at least once in the past two The Culture of Responsible Senior Airman notion that we are intensely commit- weeks; 21 percent are frequent binge Choices Web page, located at www. Undray Davis ted to doing what it takes to get the drinkers (binge drinking at least three afcrossroads.com/websites/corc.cfm, 50th Space mission done, but we’re not one-di- times in two weeks); and 31 percent contains a wealth of additional infor- Communications Squadron mensional, mission-only people—we meet criteria for a substance abuse mation that will help transform our approach off-duty endeavors with the diagnosis. culture from “work hard, play hard” “I am at the gym same zest and passion we demon- Air Force statistics are equally to “work hard, play smart.” a lot and I drive to strate on duty. troubling. While comprising only There is no shortage of litera- Denver for a change Somewhere along the way, though, one-third of the total active-duty Air ture and guidance on the Culture of of scenery.” some folks started using “work hard, Force, they account for 81 percent Responsible Choices campaign. The play hard” to rationalize clearly of the Air Force’s alcohol-related real power of cultural change lies in destructive behavior like alcohol incidents. the individual Airman who makes misuse, illicit drug use, and fi tness The Air Force averages 5,300 responsible decisions by weighing defi ciencies such as a lack of proper alcohol-related incidents each year. risks and benefi ts and takes action to 2nd Lt. Kenny diet and exercise. Irresponsible drinking is a factor in ensure we all continue to serve with Smith In other words, we began to be- 33 percent of suicides, 57 percent of honor and refl ect positively on our 4th SOPS lieve that working hard entitled us to sexual assaults, 29 percent of domes- great Air Force. stretch the limits of acceptable behav- tic violence cases and 44 percent of Destructive behavior isn’t lim- “I go to the moun- ior when we weren’t working. fatal motor vehicle accidents. This ited to a single age group or rank. tains, ski and to the While the “work hard, play hard” isn’t “working hard, playing hard.” Commanders, leaders, supervisors movies and dinner.” mentality needs to change, it’s a It’s “working hard, playing reck- and mentors all play a vital role in bit simplistic to blame destructive lessly.” creating an environment where “work behavior on a phrase or motto. It’s The Air Force has launched a hard, play smart” becomes the new more accurate to point to the fact that campaign to establish a Culture of culture.

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Safety ...... 567-4236 Satellite Flyer News www.schriever.af.mil March 1, 2007 3 Schriever AFSA chapter visits veterans home by Senior Airman Jason Ridder “I really enjoy when (the Airmen) 50th Space Wing Public Affairs come to visit,” one of the home’s residents said. “It really breaks the monot- More than a dozen Airmen made the ony and gives us something interesting trip from Schriever to Florence, Colo., to do.” Friday to visit with residents of the The residents aren’t the only ones Bruce McCandless State Veterans Nurs- who take something away from the vis- ing Home there. its. “Each local chapter of the Air Force “The veteran I spent the most time Sergeants Association in Colorado has a talking to was an interesting character veterans home they visit,” said Master who told me about his recovery from Sgt. Marcus Burhans, 17th Test Squad- a serious injury he got during his sec- ron. “Chapter 1182, the Schriever chap- ond tour in Vietnam,” said 1st Lt. Lau- ter, has the Florence home.” ren Lundberg, 17th Test Squadron. “He The trip was Sergeant Burhans’ sec- went on to tell me about his struggles ond visit to the home. after the war.” “I enjoy coming here,” Sergeant Some of the struggles this veteran Burhans said. “We get a chance to sit faced were similar to things that people and share old war stories and enjoy each in Lieutenant Lundbergs family went others company.” through. After arriving, the Schriever Airmen “It also gave me more perspective went to the facility’s common room on my concept of a hero,” she said. “It’s where they set out the goodies they had easy to paint our veterans with a broad brought. Homemade brownies, small stroke, call them all heroes and leave it satchels of trail mix and unit patches at that. The truth is much more com- lined one of the tables in the room. plicated—they’re people who have tri- Residents fi ltered in and took a seat umphed, who have made mistakes and around the common area. After a short who have done wonderful and not-so- period of initial shyness, the visiting wonderful things in their long lives. Airmen approached the veterans and be- “They don’t just deserve our appre- gan to talk to them. ciation, but in some cases our sympathy The veterans shared stories about and compassion, “she added”. I guess their time in the military, and the Air- talking to him gave me a better picture men talked about some of the things of the veteran as a total person, and in that had changed. They also shared the some aspects of my own father.” large amount of things that were still the The veterans’ home in Florence was photo by Senior Airman Jason Ridder same. built in 1976. It holds approximately 40 Master Sgt. Marcus Burhans, 17th Test Squadron here, shares stories with a resident of Other Airmen played cribbage and beds for disabled veterans and occupies the state veterans Home in Florence, Colo., as part of an Air Force Sergeants Association other games with the residents. 60 acres of land outside Florence. Chapter 1182 visit. Residents shared war stories with visiting Airmen.

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Four government civilians with the 50th Contracting Currently, the 50th SW gets reimbursed for 100 percent For the wing to earn the highest dividends, however, it Squadron here earned time-off awards for submitting two of its spending on uniforms, supplies and transportation would have to decrease the amount of time between GPC ideas that could save the 50th Space Wing millions of dol- costs for Airmen deploying to fi ght the war on terrorism. expenditures and payments, known as fi le turn. Schrie- lars. Mr. Berns estimated that as much of 75 percent of the mon- ver’s fi le turn averages 27 days. U.S. Bank, which issues The ideas revolved around receiving Global War on Ter- ey spent for the GPSOC contract could be reimbursable. A goverenment purchase cards, offers the best dividends for rorism funds for deployed-in-place missions and changing deeper look into 50th SW contracts may reveal other areas 10-day or shorter fi le turns. the way contracting units around the Air Force pay for large where the wing can receive GWOT funding. “The quicker we can certify and get the bill paid, the contracts. “Sometimes we work really hard to fi nd solutions to re- more rebate we get,” Mr. Chapman said. Jim Berns and Randy Thornton of 50th CONS examined ally big problems,” Mr. Thornton said. “But sometimes, the Mr. Berns’ goal as deputy commander and director of the GPS Operations Center and Operational Space Services solutions are staring us right in the face, and we only have business operations is to encourage 50th CONS employees and Support contracts, both of which have increased in cost to run a short distance with them to have a huge impact.” to be creative. since operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom be- As Mr. Berns and Mr. Thornton pursued the idea of “I don’t know if all the ideas we received will be ap- gan in October 2001 and March 2003, respectively. GWOT reimbursement, Ralph Tisdale and Jim Chapman of proved,” he said, “but I’m not going to tell my people not “We looked at the possibility of connecting the dots and 50th CONS pursued how the Air Force pays for contracts. to submit suggestions. We’ve received suggestions across getting GWOT funding for operations here that support the Currently, Air Force contractors use the Wide Area the spectrum, and I’m proud of my people for submitting war fi ghter directly,” Mr. Thornton said. “We know there Workload Flow program to pay for large-scale contracts. them. We need and will continue to need creative ideas for are some very important things going on inside the fence ... However, Mr. Chapman and Mr. Tisdale suggest that us- tomorrow’s Air Force. and there’s direct mission impact that we provide.” ing the Government Purchase Card program instead would “My hope is that with the approval of these suggestions, The GPSOC provides direct combat effects to war fi ght- earn the Air Force millions of dollars in dividends. people will consider and submit more ideas,” he added. ers through precision navigation and timing, which service- The 50th SW earns dividends by certifying bills quickly “We have more ideas here in 50th CONS, and we’re going members in theater use for precision airstrikes and convoy and sending them to the Defense Finance Accounting Ser- to keep pushing.” Schriever CGOC visits Boulder ROTC detachment Five members of the Schriever Company The offi cers shared their experiences scheduled and administered the day in the so it’s nice to know what to expect,” said Grade Offi cers’ Council visited the Univer- both as specialists in their career fi elds and spirit of developing future Air Force offi - one cadet who will begin training as an air sity of Colorado in Boulder to mentor Air as Airmen. cers, Captain Ward noted. battle manager in spring. Force ROTC cadets there. “Just 10 months ago, I was one of these Cadets broke into fi ve groups and ro- Det. 105 won the 2006 Right of Line Attending from Schriever were Capt. cadets,” Lieutenant Horton said, “so it’s tated through rooms where mentors had set Award, naming them as the best large William Ward, 392nd Training Squadron great to talk to them about what to expect.” up shop. ROTC detachment in the nation. Detachment 1; Capt. Ryan Pontius, 1st The Schriever offi cers introduced ROTC Captain Ward brought a laptop computer “In an era of some career uncertainty, Space Test Squadron; 1st Lt. Daniel Lee, 1st Detachment 105’s cadets to contracting, with pictures from his assignment aboard the future of the military is in good hands,” Space Operations Squadron; 2nd Lt. Timo- space and missile systems, air battle man- an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control Sys- Captain Ward said. thy Horton, 2nd SOPS; and 2nd Lt. Jordan agement and two forms of engineering. tem aircraft. (Information from Captain Ward was Huggins, 50th Contracting Squadron. Various members of the cadet wing “There are no air battle managers here, used for this story.)

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NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — “Undercover” is an understatement for the F-22A Raptor—a point 94th Fighter Squadron pilots clearly illustrated by delivering an aerial sucker punch to seasoned Red Force opponents during the F-22’s debut at Red Flag here Feb. 3 to 16. Nearly 200 Airmen from the 94th FS accompanied 14 Raptors. The F-22’s debut at Red Flag is a signiﬁ cant milestone for the jet, said Lt. Col. Dirk Smith, 94th FS commander. The exercise is an advanced, realistic combat training exercise designed for ﬁ ghter pilots and conducted over the vast Nellis Range Complex, which measures approximately 6,900 square miles. The training is comprehensive and includes air-to-air missions, ground targets and adversary tactics such as GPS and satellite communications jamming.

Unparalleled Stealth photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald When the Raptor fi nds itself in a dogfi ght, it is no lon- An F-22 Raptor from the 94th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., sits on the fl ightline during Red ger beyond visual range, but its advantage of stealth isn’t Flag Feb. 6 at Nellis AFB, Nev. The exercise sharpens aircrews’ warfi ghting skills in realistic combat situations. diminished. It maintains high ground even at close range. The aircraft are fl ying missions day and night at the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range where they simulate “I can’t see the (expletive deleted) thing,” said Royal an air war. The Air Force and Navy, along with allied forces from the United Kingrom and Australia, are partici- Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Stephen Chappell, pating in the exercise. This is the fi rst deployment to Red Flag in which the 94th FS fl ew F-22s. an exchange F-15 pilot with the 65th Aggressor Squadron. “It won’t let me put a weapons system on it, even when I of all information from each avionics system, consolidated that crew chiefs use daily is the Portable Maintenance can see it visually through the canopy. (Flying against the on one display for the pilot’s convenience. Aide. This computer device keeps all the aircraft forms F-22) annoys the hell out of me.” “(The F-15 pilot) has to gather his own data from dif- electronically. The Raptor is a paper-free airplane; each Lt. Col. Larry Bruce, 65th AS commander, said fl ying ferent displays in the cockpit and draw his own conclu- has its own hard drive that stores computer-identifi ed mal- against the Raptor is a very frustrating experience. sions about his situation, and then take action,” Sergeant functions and gives the crew chief an exact explanation of “It’s humbling to fl y against the F-22,” Colonel Bruce Perkins said. “In the F-22, all the information is coordi- the problem. reluctantly admitted—humbling not only because of its nated and available from a single source.” When the 94th FS fl ew F-15s at past Red Flag exer- stealth, but also because of its unmatched maneuverability This capability frees pilots from the tedious task of cises, maintenance crews faced longer hours because their and power. calculating and lets them make decisions in the air more jets broke so often, said Tech. Sgt. John Ferrara, 94th quickly for situational superiority. AMU avionics specialist. Plus, every broken jet required ‘Turn and Burn’ hours of trouble shooting. Thrust vectoring, internal weapons mounting and Superior Logistics: A Maintainer’s Friend The F-22 is different. increased power all contribute to the Raptor’s maneuver- “I’ve been to Red Flag before as an F-15 crew chief,” “This jet is diagnosing itself before it’s breaking,” said ing advantage. From the cockpit, 94th FS pilot Capt. Brian said Senior Airman Ryan Thomas, 94th Aircraft Mainte- Sergeant Ferrara. “We’re going right to the fi x every time.” Budde explained that the F-22 can sustain more than nine nance Unit F-22 crew chief, “and it’s fast-paced and full Ironically, some maintainers feel the F-22 robs them of Gs for much longer than the F-15 without running out of of long hours—12-plus hours every day.” a challenge. airspeed. That wasn’t the case this time. For maintenance Air- “This thing takes the fun out of being a crew chief,” From the pilot’s perspective, the F-22 “is more power men at Red Flag this year, shifts have eased back to less said Staff Sgt. Jason Kraemer, 94th AMU crew chief. than you know what to do with,” Captain Budde said. than nine hours a day. The F-22’s advanced airframe is the “You’re not even dirty when you go home.” It’s so much power, in fact, that the F-22 enjoys difference. At Red Flag, and at war, this advantage means a faster capabilities alien to legacy fi ghters. This boost of thrust— “This jet was designed to be maintenance friendly,” maintenance turnaround, and eventually faster engage- 20,000 pounds more than the F-15 Eagle—allows the Airman Thomas said. Systems such as hydraulic lines are ment. Raptor to take off with a full load of weapons and fuel. It more accessible. In addition, the airframe is brand new, can reach mach speeds without afterburners. And it does which makes it less susceptible to problems associated ‘This ain’t your daddy’s Red Flag’ all this with greater fuel effi ciency than legacy fi ghters. with the 25-year old F-15s. Despite the F-22’s “unfair advantage,” fl ying against The F-22 also allows “the fastest engine change I’ve the Red Force aggressors of the 414th Combat Train- Situational Superiority ever seen,” Airman Thomas added. “We change this en- ing Squadron is no walk in the park, Colonel Smith said. One of the Raptor’s prized novelties is sensor fusion, gine in less than two hours, compared to six-hour engine Aggressor pilots comprise F-16 and F-15 pilots specially or integrated avionics. Tech. Sgt. Al Perkins, an F-22 change on the F-15.” trained to replicate tactics and techniques of potential specialist with the 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Engine changes, however, were non-existent—the Rap- adversaries, said Maj. Bill Woolf, 57th Adversary Tactics explained that sensor fusion is a computerized gathering tors required none. Group assistant director of operations. But perhaps the most obvious maintenance advantage In addition, he said the Red Flag is involved in a major reformation, designed to duplicate the world’s most lethal threats. “These scenarios are not made to be easy,” Colonel Smith said. “The (Red Force) pilots are well-trained and good at their job.” Also, Red Forces aren’t limited to aggressor pilots. There is no shortage of ground threats at Red Flag. These include electronically simulated surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft artillery, GPS jamming courtesy of Schriev- er’s 26th and 527th Space Aggressor Squadrons, communications jamming and more, Major Woolf said. We’re training now against emerging threats,” said Ma- jor Woolf. “We need to understand what tactics are real- world threats, and duplicate them (for the Blue Forces).” In fact, the Red Flag exercise is now so intense that one 414th CTS critique quotes a squadron commander saying, “This ain’t your daddy’s Red Flag anymore.” Thus it is understood the people of the Blue Forces, like those in the 94th FS, are pushed to the limit, working 12-hour days and fi ghting two “wars” in a 24-hour period. Colonel Smith added that humans still operate the F-22, and the human mind is fallible. The goal, he said, is sharpening the Air Force—and photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers that involves grinding away imperfections. Lt. Col. Dirk Smith (far right) and Capt. Merrick Baroni begin start up procedures in their respective F-22 Rap- tors Feb. 3 at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The 94th Fighter Squadron deployed for Red Flag at Nellis AFB, Nev. Is the exercise diffi cult for the F-22 pilots? Red Flag is an air combat training exercise designed to test pilots and air support crews’ ability to affectively “Yes,” Colonel Smith said. “You bet it is. But (Peyton) respond to real-world combat scenarios. This is the fi rst deployment to Red Flag for the 94th FS with F-22s. Manning didn’t make it to the Super Bowl by practicing Colonel Smith is the 94th FS commander, and Captain Baroni is a pilot with the 94th FS. against a scrub team.” 12 March 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 13 TThehe FFutureuture ooff SSpacepace aatt SSchrieverchriever

Advanced Extremely High Frequency System Global Positioning System IIF -Martin Mission: image courtesy of Lockheed-Martin Provide secure, survivable communications to U.S. war-fi ghting Mission: Provide precise navigation and timing forces during all levels of confl ict. image courtesy of Lockheed data to military and civil users worldwide. Description: The Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications system Description: GPS Block IIF satellites will provide all provides secure, survivable, anti-jam and anti-scintillation communica- the capabilities of current GPS satellites as tions for strategic and tactical users with interoperability across services well as additional benefi ts. Improvements and agencies. It offers assured mission-critical strategic networks and include an extended design life of 12 years, low probability of detection and interception. AEHF is the follow-on faster processors with more memory and a system to the Milstar Satellite Communications System. new civil signal on a third frequency. The fi rst satellite is scheduled to launch in 2007.

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National Polar-orbiting Operational Mission: Provide beyond-line-of-sight and long- Environmental Satellite System haul communication relay from geosyn- chronous orbit 22,000 miles above the Mission: Earth’s surface. Provide military commanders and civilian leaders with assured, timely, high-quality global weather and environmental information to effec- Description: Wideband Global SATCOM provides tively employ weapon systems and protect national unprotected wideband communications resources. for deployed forces and war- ﬁ ghter com- image courtesy of NOAA munications using existing terminals. Description: WGS is the follow-on system to the The National Polar-orbiting Operational En- Defense Satellite Communications Sys- vironmental Satellite System will be the nation’s Space Based Space Surveillance System tem and takes on the Global Broadcast primary source of global weather and environmen- environmental information. NPOESS, the follow- (not pictured) Service mission. The system comprises tal data for operational military and civil use for on system to the Defense Meteorological Support ﬁ ve satellites using existing and new at least 10 years. It is a joint venture among the Program, will meaure parameters such as soil wideband terminals. Department of Defense, Department of Commerce moisture, cloud levels, sea ice, ozone and more. Mission: Provide increased capability and timeliness to detect and and NASA. NPOESS’ instruments will provide The 6th Space Operations Squadron here will track orbiting space objects, including potential future threats visible and infrared cloud cover imagery and other be responsible for portions of the NPOESS mis- to U.S. space assets. atmospheric, oceanographic, terrestrial and space sion.

Description: image cour The Space Based Space Surveillance System is the follow- on to the Midcourse Space Experiment. SBSS will augment tesy of Boeing Air Force Space Command’s situational awareness of orbital debris and other objects that might otherwise interfere with Transformational Satellite Communications System space-based combat effects or civil satellite capability. Mission: Provide wideband, protected and mobile tactical, strategic and relay communications to Department of Defense, government and allied forces and interna- tional partners. Other Possible Future Developments: Description: The Transformational Satellite Communications System is a next-generation Space Based Space Surveillance satellite communications system that provides strategic and tactcial protected – Follow-on to the Midcourse Space Experiment communications. TSAT provides a high-bandwidth environment through laser communication and packet routing and switching protocols. It extends the DOD ground-based Space Radar Global Information Grid network to deployed and mobile users and provides assured command and control to strategic forces. It also interfaces across the Integrated Satellite Control Network satellite communications systems of other agencies. – Follow-on to the Air Force Satellite Control Network It comprises a ﬁ ve-satellite space segment and a ground-based TSAT Mis- sion Operations System.

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