Air Force Magazine
Daily Report for Oct. 28, 2020

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Edited by Amy McCullough with Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak

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Brown: JADC2 Means DOD Must Rethink How it Targets, Oversees Combat Operations
By Brian W. Everstine

The military needs to rethink the way it develops and approves strikes in combat
and possibly restructure component commands as the Air Force-led joint
all-domain command and control effort takes root, said Air Force Chief of Staff
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. The Advanced Battle Management System demonstrations
this year, in which dozens of aircraft and sensors feed into a cloud-based
picture of a battlefield, shows that the established way of selecting targets
and fires is too slow and cumbersome to be effective in the future. Under
current doctrine, a Joint Targeting Coordination Board comprised of several
leaders, including external agencies, multinational partners, and subject matter
experts from various specialties, develops targeting priorities. But if the
military can bring together its sensor and shooter information instantaneously,
“We’re not going to be able to have boards with humans in the loop that
actually sit down and kind of validate targets,” Brown said during a virtual
National Defense Industry Association conference on JADC2.

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Wilsbach on Key Takeaway from Pacific ABMS Onramp
By John A. Tirpak

Real-time, highly-detailed airfield status around the Pacific theater was one of
the standout features of the Valiant Shield/Advanced Battle Management
experiment run in September, Pacific Air Forces chief Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach
reported at an AFA Mitchell Institute streaming event Oct. 27. It's the single
feature he would most want to put in place right away. Wilsbach said allies and
partners are eager to get involved with ABMS, but one of the biggest challenges
will be creating a seamless and obvious software-driven way to share information
with those allies who are cleared to get the data.

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Wilsbach to Allies: Learn from USAF’s Mistakes, Fly Your F-35 Like an F-35
By John A. Tirpak

As allies in the Pacific start receiving and operating their own F-35s, Pacific
Air Forces Commander Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach is advising them to take full
advantage of the jets' fifth-generation capabilities right from the beginning.
They should not follow USAF's example, he said, in which the Air Force used the
F-22 like an F-15C for years before fully exploiting the jet's fifth-gen
capabilities.

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The Space Force’s Need for Speed
By Amy McCullough

If the U.S. Space Force is going to be successful in a domain that makes the
Indo-Pacific area of operations look small, speed is key. That’s why Chief of
Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond said the newest military service
is positioning itself to play a leading role in the Defense Department’s
digital transformation efforts. The service also wants to rewrite long-standing
space doctrine, which thought of space capabilities merely as a tool to make the
other domains better. “It’s no longer good enough to just think about space
as a benign domain, … you have to treat it as a warfighting domain, and you
have to look at what else you can do besides just making the other domains more
effective,” Raymond said during an Oct. 27 National Defense University
webinar.

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New AMC Boss Outlines Strategy, Changes to Accelerate
By Brian W. Everstine

Air Mobility Command needs to develop a force prepared for a high-end fight,
advance new capabilities beyond the traditional role of the heavy aircraft,
embrace the role in ferrying the joint force forward, and ensure the nation’s
nuclear mission can be fueled and ready, the new leader of the command said. AMC
boss Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, who took over the command in August, used a
keynote address at the virtual Airlift/Tanker Association conference on Oct. 27
to announce AMC’s new strategy, which follows in the footsteps of new Air
Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.’s “Accelerate Change, or
Lose” directive. “Now we need to focus and accelerate the command into the
future,” Van Ovost said. “Required in this change is greater integration
across the services and increased collaboration with all stakeholders to deny
our adversaries any seams to exploit.”

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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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OPINION: What Space Force Can Learn from the Air Corps Tactical School

“‘If we get this right, we will be the envy of the other services because we
are not tied to the past. This statement from Gen. Jay Raymond, the Space
Force’s chief of space operations, was referring to how the service intended
to establish a new culture unhindered by the legacy of its origins within the
Air Force. It’s understandable why the Space Force would want to do this.
After all, new institutions often seek to reinforce their independence and
unique identity. However, such an ambition is unlikely to succeed completely,”
wrote Heather Venable, an associate professor at U.S. Air Command and Staff
College.

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This Air Force Unit Will Be the First to Get Better-Fitting Security Forces Body Armor

The service on Monday said Security Forces airmen, sometimes called defenders,
will soon start receiving the updated, tailored gear to wear while guarding
bases worldwide. The 23rd Security Forces Squadron at Moody Air Force Base in
Georgia will be the first to receive the latest attire in the next two weeks,
according to Air Force Materiel Command spokesman Brian Brackens.

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Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Moves to Headquarters Air Force

The U.S. Air Force has officially moved its electromagnetic spectrum management
office from Air Combat Command to the Headquarters Air Force staff. The office
officially moved Oct. 23 to the Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter
Communications Directorate beneath the deputy chief of staff for intelligence,
surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations, or A2/6, the Air
Force said.

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A-10 Pilot Accidentally Drops Projectile While Training in South Korea

The pilot from the 25th Fighter Squadron was on a routine training flight when
he released the non-explosive projectile over rough, remote terrain just south
of Pilsung Ragne in Gangwan Province, according to an emailed statement from
wing spokesman 1st Lt. Daniel de La Fe.

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Air Force 'Speckled Trout' has New Mission in San Antonio

The historic plane will remain at JBSA Lackland, where it will be used as a
training tool for Air Force flight attendants who serve on planes like Air Force
One.

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US Space Force Is Getting Its Own NCO Academy

U.S. Space Force may not have its own academy or boot camp, but the newest
military branch is establishing a non-commissioned officer academy for its
enlisted space members, according to the service's top leader.

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Essentium Inks Multi-Year Contract with U.S. Air Force to Accelerate Deployment of Additive Manufacturing

Essentium, Inc., today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S.
Air Force to drive the development and deployment of advanced additive
manufacturing (AM) solutions for applications in tooling, ground support,
maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO), and flight-certified parts for military
aircraft and ground vehicles through both the U.S. Air Force and the National
Guard Bureau (NGB).

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Joint All-Domain Awareness

Get a better sense of the drive for greater connectedness between air, space,
cyber, land, and maritime forces. Catch up on all-things JADC2 now.

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CSAF, Tuskegee Airmen, Cadets Connect Via Virtual Roundtable

In observance of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, Air Force
Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. interviewed two Tuskegee Airmen,
during a virtual roundtable, Oct. 20.

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One More Thing...
Why this Air Force Squadron is like the Night's Watch from 'Game of Thrones'

Luckily for us, the Air Force has a fighter squadron that bears a striking
resemblance to the Night's Watch, the TV show's motley band of Wildling hunters
and ice zombie fighters. What do the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and
the Night’s Watch have in common? Quite a lot actually: their mission,
location, leaders, adversaries, and their grim choice of mascots are
surprisingly similar.

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