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ISR After Afghanistan January 2013/$5 ISR After Afghanistan New Vector in Space Test Pilots for Tomorrow Effects-Based Operations White vs. LeMay Proud to Serve with the Air Force Today. Ready to Continue the Heritage Tomorrow. Air Force Rescue Airmen have been credited with over 12,000 combat saves since 2001 using the proven HH-60G PAVE HAWK helicopter, contributing to the already legendary history of the warriors known as the Jolly Greens and the Pedros. Sikorsky is ready to continue that tradition with the most capable Air Force rescue helicopter ever – the Sikorsky CRH-60. Based on the latest combat-proven UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter and modified with Air Force-proven mission systems and training solutions, the Sikorsky CRH is a sure thing when lives are at stake. The survivable, agile, and affordable CRH-60 flies farther, carries more, and brings them home everywhere...every time. sikorsky.com 5136 (12/12) January 2013, Vol. 96, No. 1 Publisher Craig R. McKinley Editor in Chief Adam J. Hebert Editorial [email protected] Editor Suzann Chapman Executive Editors Michael C. Sirak John A. Tirpak Senior Editors Amy McCullough Marc V. Schanz Associate Editor Aaron M. U. Church Contributors 22 Walter J. Boyne, John T. Correll, Robert S. Dudney, Rebecca Grant, Peter Grier, FEATURES Phillip S. Meilinger, Lawrence J. Spinetta 4 Editorial: Who Will Stand For De- fense? Production [email protected] By Adam J. Hebert Managing Editor Very few lawmakers won re-election Juliette Kelsey Chagnon on the strength of their support for the military. Assistant Managing Editor Frances McKenney 22 ISR After Afghanistan By Marc V. Schanz Editorial Associate June Lee 38 USAF is adapting its global intel- ligence, surveillance, and recon- Senior Designer naissance network to a new security Heather Lewis environment. Designer 28 Breaking the Space Status Quo Darcy N. Lewis By John A. Tirpak The US must shake off complacency Photo Editor about the space arena. Challengers Zaur Eylanbekov abound. Production Manager 34 Meet the New PLAAF Eric Chang Lee By Rebecca Grant China has learned a lot from USAF. Media Research Editor Chequita Wood 38 Test Pilots for Tomorrow By Aaron M. U. Church Advertising [email protected] The Air Force Test Pilot School is reinventing itself to keep pace with Director of Advertising emerging technologies. William Turner 1501 Lee Highway 42 From Gunnery School to Weapons Arlington, Va. 22209-1198 School Tel: 703/247-5820 About the cover: 1st Lt. Stacey Wadley, an Photography By Rick Llinares and the Telefax: 703/247-5855 E-3 Sentry navigator, prepares to marshal US Air Force Weapons School an AWACS piloted by her husband, Capt. The Nevada school has expanded its Victor Wadley. See “ISR After Afghanistan,” offerings whenever USAF needed a www.airforce-magazine.com p. 22. USAF photo by MSgt. Scott MacKay.47 new breed of weapons expert. 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Despite to Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), who is Chiefs of Staff, Nov. 27. “Go in … and a shooting war in Afghanistan, myriad retiring. The Senate Foreign Relations get the job done. Don’t end up there for evolving threats to US interests world- committee loses Ranking Member Dick 10 years trying to do nation building,” wide, and critical strategic and financial Lugar (R-Ind.), who lost his re-election he continued. “We’re just not going to questions for the Pentagon, defense bid in the primary. be allowed to do that. We can’t afford it.” was essentially a nonissue in last fall’s On the House side, the appropriations Tough decisions need to be made. elections. defense subcommittee will part with “Every trade group, special interest, Neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Rom- four members, including Jerry Lewis and corporate lobbyist is up on Capitol ney devoted significant attention to (R-Calif.) and Ranking Member Norm Hill clamoring that Congress solve the defense in the Presidential campaign. Dicks (D-Wash.). The House Armed Ser- problem, avoid the fiscal cliff, and not It was also marginal in the vast majority vices Committee is losing 10 members default to sequestration—but don’t touch of last year’s House and Senate races.
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