Aerospace World By Peter Grier F-22 Flies Cross-Country On Aug. 26, Raptor 4002, the second F-22 fighter, flew nonstop from Dob- bins ARB, Ga., to Edwards AFB, Calif., where it joined the first F-22—Raptor 4001—for flight testing. Arrival of 4002 at Edwards repre- sents the USAF fighter program’s next USAF photo by SrA. LeachJustinW. major flight test milestone. To date, the program has met all its requirements, DoD said. Many have been met earlier than expected. Taken together, Raptors 4001 and 4002 have flown 39 test flights totaling 59.4 hours at Edwards and Dobbins. Thus far, F-22 test pilots have flown at altitudes up to 40,000 feet, at 16 degrees angle of attack, and at .95 Mach. The Air Force plans to buy 339 of the stealthy, supercruising fighters to replace the F-15 as the world’s premier Defense Secretary William Cohen leans close to catch the words of A1C Mitchell D. air superiority fighter. Vance, a 41st Rescue Squadron pararescueman at Moody AFB, Ga. Many airmen expressed concerns about the ongoing pace of deployments. Visit to Moody Opens Cohen’s Eyes Defense Secretary William S. Co hen Cohen declared that the problem was in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. spent Aug. 17 at Moody AFB, Ga., get- serious and that DoD is determined to US officials said the weapons caused ting an up-close look at problems the do something about it. “moderate to heavy” damage. One of military is facing and why many officers the TLAMs went off course and fell into and airmen are leaving the service. US Strikes Terrorist Targets Pakistan, after which the unexploded Moody is one of the Air Force’s busiest US cruise missiles on Aug. 20 weapon was retrieved by authorities. bases. Members of the resident 347th slammed into terrorist-related targets Pakistan protested the attack for, among Wing deploy regularly to Bosnia, the in Afghanistan and Sudan. US officials other reasons, violations of its airspace. Persian Gulf, and other temporary duty said the attacks were mounted both for The cruise missiles fired into Afghani- sites. Some 12.5 percent of its people retaliation for the earlier bombings of stan would have overflown Pakistani were deployed for more than 120 days US embassies in East Africa and to pre- territory. last year, said the Air Force, and some empt and disrupt imminent terrorist acts. were gone for more than 160 days. The sites, a training camp in the Af- Rockets Explode, Payloads Lost This plays havoc with pilot training, ghani desert and a suspected chem ical Twice within weeks, two Expendable Professional Military Education sched- weapons materials factory in Khartoum, Launch Vehicles exploded short ly after ules, and family plans. were both linked to the alleged ter- liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Acting Air Force Secretary F. Whit ten rorist mastermind Osama bin Laden, The first was an Air Force Titan IVA Peters, Chief of Staff Gen. Michael E. a renegade Saudi exile. Secretary of Aug. 12; the second, Boeing’s new Ryan, and CMSAF Eric W. Benken joined Defense William S. Co hen claimed to Delta III, on its inaugural flight Aug. 26. Cohen. The Secretary of Defense heard have “compelling” evidence that bin No one was injured in either blast, but numerous personal stories, including Laden was behind the Aug. 7 bombings both payloads were destroyed. that of a security forces specialist who of embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The Titan was thought to carry a said she has deployed overseas 14 Pentagon officials were more guard- $1.3 billion intelligence satellite. The times in recent years and currently is ed than usual in discussing operational Delta carried a $225 million commercial doing four different jobs to cover for details. However, it was known that the communications satellite. other security troops who are deployed attacks entailed firings of 75 to 100 of This was the 25th launch for USAF’s now. “I need stability,” she complained. the Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles Titan IV, since the heavy-lift ELV first took “I’m going to separate.” from submarines and surface warships to the skies in 1989. It veered out of control 8 AIR FORCE Magazine / October 1998 seconds after liftoff. Range safety officers quickly destroyed the rocket, which had reached about 20,000 feet, to prevent possible damage from falling debris, according to 45th Space Wing officials. The launch was the last for the A series of the rocket, which is being replaced by a new B model with an improved solid-fuel booster. USAF photo by SSgt. Angela Stafford The disaster—which ranks among the most expensive unmanned launch failures ever for the US—was the second failure for the heavy-lift ELV. In August 1993, the rupture of a solid-fuel booster destroyed a Titan just after launch. Initial investigation by Boeing into the Delta III launch is focusing on the new booster’s control system, stated company officials Aug. 28. The Delta III, with its nine solid-fuel strap-on boost- ers and more powerful upper-stage Gen. Michael E. Ryan (right), Air Force Chief of Staff, walks with V-22 Osprey chief engine, can carry twice the payload of test pilot Tom Macdonald Sept. 1 at NAS Patuxent River, Md. Ryan, who took the the Delta II, which launches USAF’s controls of the new joint service helicopter for about an hour, said that the transition Global Positioning System satellites. between hover and fixed-wing flight was smooth. Boeing initially postponed launch of a Delta II set to boost five commer- weighing the gravity of some one’s adul- EAF Not a “Quick Fix” cial satellites from Vandenberg AFB, terous conduct. These include whether The Expeditionary Aerospace Force, Calif., Sept. 1. The Delta II was then the action included misuse of govern- far from being a “quick-fix” solution to rescheduled and successfully sent the ment resources, whether it had an high optempo levels, has taken years five Iridium communications satellites impact on anyone’s ability to carry out to develop, according to Gen. Michael into orbit Sept. 8. their duties, and the accused’s marital E. Ryan, USAF Chief of Staff. status and rank. Following publication “In fact, the EAF concept was [nearly] Adultery Rules Upheld ... in the Federal Register, the proposed eight years in the making,” Ryan argued The Pentagon announced July 29 guidelines face a period of public com- in an Aug. 24 statement. that, after a year-long examination, top ment before becoming final. Ryan and F. Whitten Peters, acting defense officials had decided to leave Secretary of the Air Force, announced basically unchanged the mili tary’s policy ... Fraternization Rules To Agree Aug. 4 a plan to transform the Air Force regarding adultery. The same year-long examination into the EAF, comprising 10 standing The way the armed services handle led to a determination that rules on Air Expeditionary Forces drawing forces adultery in their ranks had been a subject fraternization between officer and en- from bases around the United States. of controversy ever since the Air Force listed should be standardized and “Since the end of the Gulf War, we’ve sought to court-martial B-52 copilot 1st toughened—a move which could affect been wrestling with various ways to Lt. Kelly Flinn for lying about an adulter- hundreds of relationships, primarily in respond to the increasing number of ous affair she had with the husband of the Army. contingencies that require us to deploy an Air Force enlisted woman. On the fraternization issue, Cohen forces around the world while maintain- In response to the national uproar, directed that the Army needs to bring ing high-quality service at the bases Secretary of Defense William S. Co hen its policy regarding relationships across from which these forces have deployed.” ordered a review of military social mores the divide of rank into line with the other This activity, said Ryan, “has taken a in June 1997. services. high toll on our people, both on those The re-look culminated in a proposal The Air Force, Navy, and Marines we send to remote locations as well as that adultery remain “unacceptable con- largely prohibit fraternization between those whose workload at home station duct” in the military, under the Uniform officers and enlisted members. The is expanded to make up for the absence Code of Military Justice. Commanders Army has not, permitting such relation- of their teammates.” should bring adultery charges only when ships if the two involved members were Ryan said that, in early 1998, he the offense interferes with good order not in the same chain of command and commissioned a six-month study by a and discipline or discredits the military, order and discipline were not affected. small group of planners to use lessons under the proposal. This essentially The new tougher standard could force of the past eight years to devise a new recapitulates the current guidelines. unmarried cross-rank Army couples to framework. “Eight years of experience “There have been no changes in the make a choice: get married or break up. and six months of intensive study—this code, and there will be no lowering of “Breaches of good order and disci- was anything but a quick fix,” said Ryan. standards,” said Cohen. pline in the all volunteer force are not Though these guidelines largely widespread,” said Cohen, “but per- Missile Defense Proponents Play restate long-standing policy, the new ceived and actual inconsistencies in Offense proposal does attempt to clarify the policies and practices addressing those Congressional proponents of na- factors commanders can consider when breaches must be remedied.” tional defense against ballistic missiles AIR FORCE Magazine / October 1998 9 Aerospace World for its review materials that might be affected by the new law.