Air Force Magazine
Daily Report for Oct. 23, 2020

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Edited by Amy McCullough with Rachel S. Cohen and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory

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Former SECAF Sees More Opportunity for Military Reform
By Rachel S. Cohen

Nearly 18 months out of office, former Air Force Secretary Heather A. Wilson
indicated the service has more work to do on the reforms she championed over the
course of two years. Wilson, now president of the University of Texas at El
Paso, pursued multiple pet projects in the top civilian post. Three of those
initiatives can go further, she said Oct. 22 during a conference hosted by the
Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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USAF Asks Airmen for Input on Women’s Hair Regulations
By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory

The Air Force Women’s Initiative Team has launched a survey to get female
Airmen’s feedback on whether and how USAF should change its rules for how
women can wear their hair while in uniform. The Women’s Initiative Team will
use the data “to educate Air Force General Officers on what female Airmen
desire for hair standards” during the service’s next uniform board, which is
slated for Nov. 2-5, the page states. Only female Active duty, Guard, and
Reserve Airmen serving within the Air Force may take part, and responses will be
kept anonymous.

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Eielson F-35s Get Arctic Survival Kits
By Amy McCullough

Arctic survival kits are the newest feature on the Air Force's F-35A Joint
Strike Fighters at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The F-35 was not designed to
carry sleeping bags and other equipment to protect pilots if they need to eject
into the brutal Arctic temperatures, which regularly dip to -40 degrees
Fahrenheit or colder. Alaska-based Airmen had to figure out how to fit roughly
10 pounds of survival gear into a 5-pound sack attached to the F-35’s ejection
seat.

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Citing Wildfires, Western Senators Lobby for Nevada C-130 Upgrades
By Rachel S. Cohen

Four Democratic senators are pushing the Air Force to send eight C-130J aircraft
to the Nevada Air National Guard to bolster firefighting missions as the
American West continues to suffer from devastating wildfires. Sens. Catherine
Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen of Nevada, and Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris
of California—the Democratic candidate for vice president—argue that
upgrading the Reno, Nev., base’s C-130H fleet with newer C-130Js will help the
Guard extinguish fires in Western states. Air National Guard officials want to
replace 1970s-era H-model planes with 24 newer C-130Js across three locations.

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Virtual Events: Wilsbach on Mitchell’s ‘Aerospace Nation,’ and More
By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory

On Oct. 27, the Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute will host an
installment of its “Aerospace Nation” series featuring Pacific Air Forces
Commander Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach. The think tank will post event video on its
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Radar Sweep

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Snapshot: DOD and COVID-19

Here's a look at how the Defense Department is being impacted by and responding
to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Pentagon Has Not Shown COVID Stimulus Helps Small Businesses, Says HASC Chairman

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Democratic lawmakers
remain opposed to giving the Defense Department more money to help the
industrial base. The concern is that DOD has not shown that the funds are
helping the companies that truly need it, said Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.).

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DOD IG Cancels Audit of Military's Efforts to Address Cyber Vulnerabilities in Weapon Programs

The Defense Department inspector general has terminated an audit of what DOD did
to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified during the testing and
evaluation of acquisition programs, citing the effects of COVID-19. The
objective of the canceled audit was to "determine whether DOD components took
action to accept, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity vulnerabilities
identified during cybersecurity test and evaluations of DOD acquisition
programs," Carol Gorman, assistant inspector general for the cyberspace
operations, wrote in an Oct. 16 memo.

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Data Organization Is Holding Back the Advanced Battle Management System

The Air Force’s top general says moving data and making it accessible is the
most important and most challenging task for the service as it continues its
effort to set up the Advanced Battle Management System. That program is a key
component of joint all-domain command and control—the military’s attempt at
an all-seeing eye for warfare that will incorporate artificial intelligence and
real time knowledge to make decisions and facilitate attacks.

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Journey to JADC2

Joint all-domain command and control is driving change throughout the Air and
Space Forces. Read our latest on the quest for greater interconnectedness across
the battlefield.

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CSAF Brown Hedges on 386 Squadron Goal

“I think about, more so, what is the capability that would give me the
equivalent of 386? What things can I do?” he told the Air Force
Association’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on Oct. 21. “Some of
that may not be exquisite and expensive; it may be doing things differently.”

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Space Force Developing a Digital Strategy for Designing and Producing Future Satellites

Under this vision, military buyers and contractors will work collaboratively in
virtual cloud networks. Each piece of equipment will exist as a digital model.
And once the design is finished, the digital information will be used for the
entire life of a system—from development to production and for eventual
upgrades.

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The Navy Just Sent a Drone to Deliver Cargo to One of Its Ballistic Missile Submarines

The Navy is exploring new options for replenishing its submarines out at sea,
which could have broader impacts on how it resupplies all of its fleets.

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Outsourced Military Moves Are on Hold Again Thanks to a $20 Billion Contract Cancellation

Under a decision issued Oct. 21 by the Government Accountability Office, the
company selected to manage military moves and shipments of household goods
belonging to U.S. service members has lost the contract but still may be able to
bid for the job, worth up to $19.9 billion over a decade.

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One More Thing...
Air Force Seeks Computer-Brain Interface

Air Force researchers are actively working on creating an interface between the
human brain and computers to improve airmen’s ability to learn and make more
rapid, effective decisions. The Air Force Research Laboratory recently announced
its efforts in developing an “augmented learning platform” to essentially
non-invasively make the brain more receptive to soaking up information in the
process of learning.

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