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Air Force World ` by Marc V Air Force World ` By Marc V. Schanz, Senior Editor Airman Dies in Afghanistan in June to seek synergies in operating An Air Force Special Operations the Global Hawk-BAMS fleets. The goal Command combat controller with the is for each branch to be able to fly the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron died other’s aircraft and also to potentially Sept. 16 in Afghanistan. SrA. Daniel form joint RQ-4 Global Hawk and BAMS screenshot R. Sanchez, 23, of El Paso, Tex., died squadrons. at a medical facility in Tarin Kwot, USAF photo by Dennis Rogers Afghanistan, after being wounded by C-5 Moves Anti-matter Detector enemy fire during combat operations A C-5M from Dover AFB, Del., flew in Oruzgan province. an enormous $2 billion anti-matter Maj. Chris Larkin, 23rd STS com- detector from Geneva, Switzerland, to mander, said in a Sept. 17 statement, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida “Danny was a fine airman and a valu- on Aug. 26, where the device will be able member of our close community.” transported to the International Space Station aboard the final space shuttle Eglin Airman Killed in Iraq flight next February. The Department of Defense con- The 8.3-ton Alpha Magnetic Spec- firmed the death of an Eglin AFB, Fla., trometer, developed by the European airman Sept. 16. SrA. James A. Hansen, Organization for Nuclear Research and 25, died Sept. 15 of wounds received a coalition of scientists from 16 coun- during a controlled detonation at JB tries, NASA, and the US Department Balad, Iraq. Hansen was an airfield of Energy, has been under develop- management operations coordinator ment for 16 years. When scientists at Eglin. discovered the AMS wouldn’t fit in a Lt. Col. David F. Radomski, com- 747 freighter, they specifically put in mander of the 46th OSS, said Hansen a request for the C-5M, USAF’s mod- had a positive impact on everyone who ernized and upgraded Super Galaxy worked with him. “Our thoughts and featuring new engines and avionics. prayers are with his family and friends. The airlifter arrived in Geneva after He will be sorely missed.” delivering supplies to Afghanistan and Iraq. The aircraft’s commander, Capt. USAF, Navy To Collaborate on RPVs Matt Matis, said the mission was a great The Air Force and Navy announced opportunity to showcase the aircraft’s the first meeting of a new joint working capabilities. group for their respective RQ-4 Global The AMS will dock with the ISS this Hawk and MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime coming February to gather evidence of Surveillance (BAMS) remotely piloted charged particles such as anti-matter vehicles. The meeting was from Aug. to help physicists understand the com- 3 to 5 at Beale AFB, Calif., where the position of the universe, according to two services discussed the develop- Nobel Laureate Samuel C. C. Ting, the ment of joint operations and training experiment’s leader, from MIT. for the two programs. In addition to discussions about Kehler to Take Over STRATCOM activities with the two fleets, Navy Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, who has led officials observed how Beale’s 1st Re- US Strategic Command since October connaissance Squadron trains future 2007, will retire from active duty after Global Hawk pilots, and how the 12th 34 years, the Air Force announced RS employs the aircraft in theater. The Sept. 2. President Obama nominated Navy wanted to see how the Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler to succeed him conducts its RQ-4 operations and how at STRATCOM. Kehler has been lead- to best fit the BAMS program alongside ing Air Force Space Command since to save money, said Cmdr. Wes Naylor, October 2007. Kehler previously served BAMS program manager. as STRATCOM’s deputy commander The working group is one of the initia- for two-and-a-half years. tives to emerge from the memorandum Chilton is a command astronaut pilot of agreement the two services signed with more than 5,000 flight hours. He 12 AIR FORCE Magazine / October 2010 graduated from the Air Force Academy begin engineering and manufacturing active laser modes. Bomb deliveries are in 1976, entering undergraduate pilot development of the weapon. Raytheon expected to begin in 2013. Air Force F- training in May 1977. He flew assign- beat a Boeing-Lockheed Martin team 15Es and Marine Corps and Navy F-35s ments in the RF-4C and F-15 and tested vying to build the new munition. SDB II is will be the initial aircraft to carry SDB IIs. weapons in the F-4 and F-15. Chilton an air-launched precision strike standoff served 11 years at NASA, flying on weapon that would improve on the first Bradley Airport Gets New Center three space shuttle missions. generation of SDBs by being able to hit Construction began Aug. 5 on a new air moving and fixed targets in all weather and space operations center at Bradley Raytheon Wins SDB II Contract conditions. Airport in East Granby, Conn. It will be The Air Force selected Raytheon on The design Raytheon submitted is managed by the 103rd Airlift Wing. Aug. 9 to supply the Small Diameter designated the GBU-53B and features Responding to decisions in the 2005 Bomb Increment 2 system, and awarded a seeker with millimeter-wave radar, BRAC round, the Air Guard wing is add- the company a $451 million contract to uncooled imaging infrared, and semi- ing the facility for its new AOC, as well as Air Force Academy cadets rush to keep a giant US flag aloft on the academy’s football field during a halftime memorial ceremony honoring the victims of the ter- rorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps performed as the 09.11.2010 flag was unfurled. New York Police Department detective Steve Hayden and FDNY firefighter Kenny Haskell, responders during the World Trade Center attack, were honorary captains for the game. AIR FORCE Magazine / October 2010 13 Air Force World Germany, trained with Polish military per- sonnel at Powidz AB, Poland, from Aug. 13 to 19, working on training requirements for C-130 Hercules operations. Members of Ramstein’s 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Contingency Response Group conducted parachute jump drills, night flying practice, and related activities with airmen of the Polish Air Force’s 3rd Air Wing and Polish Operational Mobile Reaction Group. The 86th AW flies C- 130Js, while the Polish 3rd AW flies USN photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Quillen refurbished C-130Es. Ramstein aircrews fulfilled their night flying requirements as well, as there were fewer restrictions in the Polish airspace. Under the banner of Operation Scream- ing Eagle, the exercises strengthened bonds and built on the partnership the two C-130 units formalized in June when they became sister wings. Exercise Pushes Tools for Combat Airmen with the 480th Intelligence- Welcome to the Fleet: Ground troops watch as a C-27 Spartan conducts a Surveillance-Reconnaissance Wing at nearby air-drop operation in Afghanistan. The rugged C-27’s short takeoff and land- Langley AFB, Va., collaborated with ing capabilities make the Spartan ideal for operations in Afghanistan’s treacherous members of the Army, Navy, Marines terrain. Corps, and the armed services of several allies during Empire Challenge 10, an offices, conference space, and training operations during its on-orbit checkout annual ISR demonstration and exercise areas. The wing’s 103rd Air and Space after the May 27 launch. In early Au- designed to improve interoperability Operations Group will run the AOC, which gust, the Air Force announced the IIF-1 and push proven new technology to is to reach initial operational capability had reached its designated operational help troops in combat. by next spring. orbital station. The demonstration, which ran from In March, the base began expanding Boeing is building 12 Block IIF satellites July 26 to Aug. 13, tested out more the wing’s facility for repairing engines for the Air Force. They feature a more than 30 new capabilities with the goal for A-10 ground attack aircraft as part of robust military signal, improved accuracy, of delivering them to commanders in another BRAC-directed move. and a new civil signal. Afghanistan. “You can go out on a limb and take risks during an exercise that C-130J Associate Unit Established Airmen Train With Polish Unit you wouldn’t dare try in a real-world On Aug. 6 at Keesler AFB, Miss., the About 50 airmen from Ramstein AB, operation,” said 1st Lt. Josh Cutino, Air Force reactivated the 345th Airlift Squadron, as an active associate unit to Air Force Reserve Command’s 403rd Conaton Becomes Lead for USAF Space Wing, which operates C-130Js at the base. Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley in August designated the Air Force The arrangement will put 345th AS undersecretary, currently Erin C. Conaton, as the senior Air Force official personnel alongside their Reserve coun- for space matters at the headquarters level. This came after an extensive terparts in Keesler’s 815th AS and 403rd review of headquarters space functions. Maintenance Group. They will fly eight The Air Force undersecretary’s office is now the focal point for planning, AFRC C-130Js. Eventually the unit will policy, strategy, international relations, interagency relations, and working operate 10 J models. The 345th AS is with the Office of the Secretary of Defense on all space matters, Donley organized under the 19th Airlift Wing said in a memo dated Aug. 25. The lone exception is space acquisition at Little Rock AFB, Ark., and is now the oversight, which shifts from the undersecretary’s office to the purview of third active associate squadron assigned the Air Force’s assistant secretary for acquisition.
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