Air Force Magazine
Daily Report for Nov. 5, 2020
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Edited by Amy McCullough with Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
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SASC’s Future Comes into View Amid Nail-Biter Election
By Rachel S. Cohen
The Senate Armed Services Committee appears likely to maintain its status quo,
as the prospect of Democratic control of the Senate has dimmed after Election
Day. SASC Chairman Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Sen. Jack Reed
(D-R.I.) won reelection by wide margins on Nov. 3. That positions Inhofe to
begin his first full term as committee chairman, after taking over when Arizona
Republican Sen. John McCain died in 2018. The GOP’s path to retaining control
of the Senate runs through the chamber’s military affairs panel. Eight of the
14 Republicans and three of the 13 Democrats who sit on SASC are up for
reelection this year.
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Most HASC Members Reelected to Another Term
By Rachel S. Cohen
The House Armed Services Committee next year will be shaped not only by which
members win reelection this week, but also by the members who won’t return and
a potential ally in the White House. HASC leadership will remain largely intact,
while Republicans will see the most turnover on the committee. Democrats are
expected to retain control of the House with a slimmer majority.
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Fourth- and Fifth-Gen Fighters Participate in Tyndall’s Checkered Flag
By Brian W. Everstine
About 80 aircraft have come together for Checkered Flag 21-1—a large-scale,
air-to-air exercise off the coast of Florida. The exercise, which focuses on
integrating fourth- and fifth-generation fighters in several scenarios, runs
until Nov. 14 at Tyndall Air Force Base. Participating aircraft include
Tyndall’s F-22s and T-38s; F-22s from the 3rd Wing at Joint Base
Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; F-35s from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air
Force Base, Utah; F-15Es from the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force
Base, Idaho; California Air National Guard's F-15s; and F/A-18s from Strike
Fighter Wing Pacific at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., according to Tyndall.
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AFJROTC Flight Academy Returning After COVID-19 Hiatus
By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
The Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Flight Academy—which lets
qualifying youth become certified as private pilots and start their collegiate
studies for free—is returning in 2021 after a pandemic-induced hiatus,
according to a Nov. 2 release. AFJROTC high school cadets who will be at least
17 years old by July 9, 2021, and who have at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale,
may apply for a spot by Nov. 25. “Cadets must be in good standing in their
unit, take an Air Force aviation aptitude test, provide instructor and school
endorsements, and must have a strong interest in aviation and a ‘never-quit’
attitude,” the program’s web page adds.
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Esper OKs PT Gear in Commissaries, Exchanges
By Brian W. Everstine
Troops can now wear their physical fitness clothing inside base commissaries and
exchanges, according to a memorandum from Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper
released this week.
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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 Scientists Seek Device to Detect COVID-19 in the Air
The U.S. has been fighting the novel coronavirus from a defensive
posture—wearing masks, quarantining, and testing, and contact tracing when
symptoms arise, at best. But the Defense Department’s team of mad scientists
want to know if they can detect COVID-19 in the air and proactively tell people
to avoid a specific location.
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There Are Still Tens of Thousands of Military Absentee Ballots Yet to Be Counted
Military and overseas citizens' ballots are still coming in. Will they make a
difference?
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Here’s How the Pentagon Will Test Industry’s Counter-Drone Tech for an Enduring Capability
Beginning early next year, the Pentagon will host the first opportunity for
industry to demonstrate counter-drone technology aimed at small systems, the
next step in a plan to test out new capabilities twice a year at common test
ranges, according to Army officials in charge of the effort.
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Tax Breaks Coming to Some Vets, Surviving Spouses in These 3 States
While many races from the Nov. 3 elections remained too close to call hours
after the polls closed, voters in three states moved decisively to approve
measures aimed at offering support and appreciation—in the form of tax
breaks—to veterans.
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AFRL’s Newest Lab Aims at Building Things in Space
One of the first projects the new DeSel lab will work on is testing structures
for a futuristic capability that could be enabled by on-orbit assembly and
manufacturing: space-based solar power.
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Bushwhacker: Southwest Desert Training Preps Rescue Airmen for Austere Environments
The 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., this week has launched a
training exercise to prepare rescue personnel to respond in deserts or other
austere battlefields.
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MIT Lincoln Lab's Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now at the Boneyard
For almost 30 years, the aircraft supported a wide variety of radar,
communications, and other flight test programs in cooperation with the Air
Force.
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One More Thing...
Behold the Glory of the CSAF’s Very Own BBQ Brisket Recipe
What’s 24 years old, made of metal, smokes a lot, and is expertly operated by
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown Jr.? No, it’s not an
F-16 fighter jet: it’s a side fire box smoker that Brown has used to barbeque
countless tasty meals when he’s not planning the future of American airpower.
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