Air Force Magazine
Daily Report for March 6, 2020
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Edited by Amy McCullough with Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
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Griffin: America Needs to Adjust to Reality of Great Power Competition
By John A. Tirpak
America's top weapons developer said the nation has to accept that a Cold
War-like situation has returned, and the U.S. must invest in game-changing
technologies. Space defense, for example, despite boasting a new service and new
thinking, is still oriented toward outmoded ideas, and the threat from China’s
hypersonic weapons is particularly tough to counter, he said.
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Air Force Reviewing Troubled Exceptional Family Member Program
By Brian W. Everstine
The Air Force plans to conduct a full review of its Exceptional Family Member
Program. The program is intended to assist service members with special needs
family members, but it has been plagued by issues, including short staffing and
long waits for enrollment. Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright
said in a recent interview the service has received enough feedback to show that
what it has devoted to the program is not working.
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Empowering Disaster Response and Recovery From Space
When a natural disaster or emergency occur, an immediate and seamless response is necessary to
save lives. Operational and situational awareness becomes increasingly important to responders.
If critical infrastructure is down in the disaster zone, then the systems and networks required for
powering the relief efforts are compromised. Ground operations must look to space to solve their
communication needs. Read the full story.
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Pentagon Working on Mini Nuclear Reactors for Emergency Power
By John A. Tirpak
Miniature nuclear power units that could either provide emergency electricity
for domestic bases or power for units deployed to austere locations are under
development, Pentagon acquisition and sustainment chief Ellen Lord told
reporters March 4. “We’re looking at small, modular nuclear reactors,”
Lord said at a McAleese and Associates conference in Washington. “The concern
is … what if the grid goes down?”
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DOD Finalizing Coronavirus Plan for Pentagon
By Brian W. Everstine
The Defense Department is preparing for a further outbreak of the novel
coronavirus, as military laboratories help research a possible vaccine.
Washington Headquarters Services is finalizing its proposal to protect the
Pentagon in case of an outbreak, focusing on prevention measures and other
mitigation steps to keep the military’s nerve center running, Defense
Secretary Mark Esper said March 5. Military laboratories are researching the
disease to potentially develop a vaccine, though that research is still in the
early stages, officials said.
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U.K. Defense Secretary Says Nation Shouldn’t Always Assume American Support
By Brian W. Everstine
The United Kingdom needs to able to address threats without U.S. support, as the
Pentagon continues its push toward the Indo-Pacific under the National Defense
Strategy, the head of the U.K. military said March 5. U.K. Defense Secretary Ben
Wallace, speaking alongside U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper at the Pentagon,
said his country has at times taken for granted that the U.S. will always be
there to help address a threat. But with the U.S.’ evolving foreign policy,
and more tense relationship with groups such as NATO, the U.K. “should always
have the ability to do what we need to do” without American help.
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Radar Sweep
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Here Are the 16 Jobs that Will Be Available to Troops in US Space Force
The U.S. Space Force is just 75 days old, but it has already narrowed down a
tight list of 16 military job specialties that it will own, the director of
Space Force Planning said March 3.
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Despite ‘Consensus’ With DOD, ODNI Moving Ahead With Its Own AI Principles
Building off the Defense Department’s recent adoption of five artificial
intelligence principles, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
will soon release its own public set of AI principles. Ben Huebner, the chief of
ODNI’s Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency Office, gave a preview of
that upcoming strategy March 4 at an Intelligence and National Security Alliance
(INSA) conference.
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The Pentagon’s AI Shop Takes a Venture Capital Approach to Funding Tech
“In the venture capital industry, you take a large project, identify core risk
factors, like team risk, customer risk, etc. you fund enough to take care of
these risks and see if you can overcome the risks through a prototype or
simulation,” before you try to scale, says Nand Mulchandani, chief technical
officer of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.
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U.S. Allies Considering Adopting Pentagon’s CMMC Cybersecurity Standards
Foreign partners are considering adopting new cybersecurity standards that
industry must eventually adhere to if they want to do business with the
Pentagon, the Defense Department’s top weapons buyer said March 4.
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How Veterans Affairs CISO Approaches Risk, Recruiting Talent, and Proving Cyber's Business Value
Paul Cunningham must ensure the security of the largest medical network in the
country while making sure veterans can access services as seamlessly as
possible.
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Rapid Acquisition & Sustainment
The Air Force and U.S. defense establishment are breaking down barriers and
injecting speed, innovation, and creativity into the procurement system. Check
out our new page to learn more about these efforts.
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DARPA Picks Northrop Grumman as Its Commercial Partner for Satellite Servicing Program
The announcement comes on the heels of Northrop Grumman’s successful operation
of its first satellite servicing Mission Extension Vehicle.
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Peraton Awarded $218 Million SATCOM Services Contract
Peraton announced this week it received a $218 million contract to provide
commercial satellite communications services to U.S. Africa Command. The award
is a task order under the Future Commercial SATCOM Acquisition program, and will
provide users in the AFRICOM area of responsibility with the ability to quickly
acquire commercial SATCOM services.
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One More Thing...
Lackland Training Annex Renamed to Honor John Chapman
Long before Air Force Special Operations Command combat controller John Chapman
exhibited the heroism that cost him his life, but earned him a posthumous Medal
of Honor, he spent time at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Training Annex in
Texas, learning how to become a special operator. On March 4, the annex was
renamed in his memory.
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