Air Force Magazine
Daily Report for Jan. 27, 2021

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Edited by Amy McCullough with Rachel S. Cohen and Brian W. Everstine

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Lawmakers Urge Biden to Rethink USSPACECOM’s Move to Alabama
By Rachel S. Cohen

Colorado’s congressional delegation is pushing President Joe Biden to review
the Trump administration’s recent decision to move U.S. Space Command
headquarters to Huntsville, Ala., in a Jan. 26 letter signed by all nine
senators and representatives. “Our national security should be the most
important consideration for this critical basing decision,” lawmakers wrote.
“This decision will uproot the service members and civilians currently
conducting the mission in Colorado and remove them from the nexus of military
and intelligence space operations. It will undermine our national security
mission and our superiority in space.” SPACECOM boss Gen. James H. Dickinson,
speaking during an AFA Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies event, said
changing cities wouldn’t harm the command’s capabilities.

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Space Planning Teams Grow Across Defense Department
By Rachel S. Cohen

U.S. Space Command now has a planning team embedded in “about seven” other
combatant commands, spurring broader use of space assets in everyday operations,
Gen. James H. Dickinson said Jan. 26. That leaves only a few combatant commands
without an integrated planning element for space, though the SPACECOM boss did
not say which ones have yet to stand up their own group. The teams help ensure
that each organization accounts for space assets like satellites and radars in
their daily missions—what they can do, how they should be protected, and if
they are available—as well as offering a line back to SPACECOM about how best
to support regional operations, Dickinson said at an event hosted by AFA’s
Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

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F-35s, F-16s to Operate from Austere Airfield on Guam During Cope North
By Brian W. Everstine

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, will soon prove the ability of small groups of
Airmen to turn fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft on a flight line the base's
commander called a “no-kidding remote environment.” The exercise, part of
this year's iteration of Cope North, is one of many that fall under the Agile
Combat Employment concept, aimed at increasing USAF's ability to use austere
locations for combat operations. “China and Russia can increasingly hold
overseas U.S. bases at risk. To adapt, the Air Force must evolve from its
dependence on well-established airfields or risk building an operational
edge,” said Brig. Gen. Jeremy T. Sloane, commander of the 36th Wing at
Andersen, during an Air Force Association “Air and Space Warfighters in
Action” virtual event.

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2 Russian Tu-142s Enter Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone
By Brian W. Everstine

North American Aerospace Defense Command on Jan. 25 tracked two Russian maritime
patrol aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. NORAD
tracked the two Tu-142s in international airspace, and they didn’t enter the
sovereign airspace of either the United States or Canada. No U.S. or Canadian
aircraft scrambled to intercept, according to a NORAD release.

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Article 32 Hearing for Former AFRL Boss Delayed
By Brian W. Everstine

The Air Force has pushed back the Article 32 preliminary hearing until Feb. 8
for Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, the former head of the Air Force Research
Laboratory who faces a sexual assault charge. The Department announced in
November that an investigation found evidence of “misconduct” by Cooley,
with the referral of one charge. He is accused of “making unwanted sexual
advances by kissing and touching a female victim” on Aug. 12, 2018, in
Albuquerque, N.M., the Air Force said at the time.

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30 Years After Desert Storm: Jan. 27

In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, Air Force
Magazine is posting daily recollections from the six-week war, which expelled
Iraq from occupied Kuwait.

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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 Restricted Commander of D.C. Guard Ahead of Capitol Riot

The commander of the D.C. National Guard said the Pentagon restricted his
authority ahead of the riot at the U.S. Capitol, requiring higher level sign-off
to respond that cost time as the events that day spiraled out of control. Local
commanders typically have the power to take military action on their own to save
lives or prevent significant property damage in an urgent situation when there
isn’t enough time to obtain approval from headquarters.

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Air Force Builds Digital Twin for Weapons with ABMS

Worlds have collided—the Air Force is using its Advanced Battle Management
System (ABMS) to build digital twins of its weapons systems, using one
futuristic initiative to achieve the other.

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Lockheed Martin Posts Rare Profit Miss as Pandemic Hits F-35 Deliveries

Lockheed Martin Corp on Jan. 26 missed profit estimates for the first time in
the last eight quarters as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted deliveries of the
U.S. weapons maker’s F-35 jets and caused supplier delays. Shares of the
company fell about 1.9 percent, after the company said fourth-quarter deliveries
of its F-35 jets fell to 42 from 51 a year earlier.

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Raytheon’s Solid Earnings Offer Hope for Aerospace Suppliers

The aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies delivered solid
fourth-quarter results, with forecasts for 2021 that are better than analysts
projected—good news for shareholders and aerospace investors in general.

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Agent Orange Exposure Doubles Risk of Developing Dementia, Study Finds

A new study of more than 300,000 Vietnam-era U.S. veterans has found that those
who were exposed to Agent Orange are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia
as those who were not. The new finding, published Monday in JAMA Neurology, is
among the most substantial to date linking cognitive decline with chemicals used
for defoliation during the Vietnam War.

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Defiant-X: Sikorsky, Boeing Unveil FLRAA Design

The companies’ proposed Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) to replace
the UH-60 is a sleeker, stealthier version of the prototype SB-1 Defiant now in
flight tests. Can it beat Bell’s tiltrotor?

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Afghanistan Veteran Named as Pentagon's 'COVID-19 Coordinator'

Afghanistan veteran and former Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y. )—the Pentagon's new
"COVID-19 coordinator"—joined Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Jan. 22 for
their first meeting with the service chiefs and combatant commanders on efforts
to control the pandemic.

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U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia Continue at Rapid Pace Even After Force Relocation

Airstrikes targeting terrorists in Somalia have continued at a rapid pace since
troops were relocated from the country earlier this month. AFRICOM has conducted
three airstrikes against al-Shabab compounds and key leaders in Somalia since
Jan. 15, as an estimated 700 troops withdrew from the country on orders from
former President Donald Trump.

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One More Thing...
Air Force Museum to Open New Hands-On Space Exhibit

A new interactive exhibit designed to inspire new generations of space explorers
will be on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from Jan. 28 to
Sept. 6. The exhibit is titled “SPACE: A Journey to Our Future,” according
to a news release from the Air Force Museum. It allows visitors to experience
explorations of the past and the future in space.

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