Air Force Magazine
Daily Report for Jan. 9, 2020
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Edited by Amy McCullough with Rachel S. Cohen and Brian W. Everstine
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Trump: Early Warning System, Advance Notice Protected US Forces from Iran Strikes
By Brian W. Everstine
An American early warning system and advanced notice from the Iraqi government
allowed US forces to take cover before a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles
were fired at two Iraqi bases hosting US personnel and assets on Jan. 7 EST. No
US, coalition, or Iraqi forces were injured in the attack, President Donald
Trump said in brief remarks at the White House on Jan. 8. “Iran appears to be
standing down,” Trump said, adding that is a “Good thing for all parties
concerned, a very good thing for the world.” Iran fired more than a dozen
ballistic missiles at Al Asad Air Base and a base near Erbil late Jan. 7.
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Military Tenant Bill of Rights Almost Ready
By Rachel S. Cohen
The Pentagon expects its new bill of rights for tenants in privatized military
housing will be done soon, once it finishes adding a slew of provisions mandated
by Congress in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. DOD expects to enact
the tenant bill of rights early in the new year. Each service Chief needs to
sign off on the document, a main pillar of the Pentagon’s attempt to empower
its employees and families that live in homes owned by private landlords.
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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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HH-60W Undergoes Electronic Systems Testing
By Brian W. Everstine
The Air Force’s next combat rescue helicopter is continuing its development as
it undergoes testing of its weapons and electronics systems while hanging in a
soundproof chamber. The HH-60W entered the Joint Preflight Integration of
Munitions and Electronic Systems facility at Eglin AFB, Fla., in November for
about seven weeks of tests on its defensive systems, according to an Air Combat
Command release. The Air Force plans to buy 113 of the Sikorksy-produced
helicopters to replace its aging HH-60G Pave Hawk fleet.
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USAF Shifts Gears on Long-Range Air Tracking Radar
By Rachel S. Cohen
The Air Force wants to breathe new life into its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary
Long-Range Radar Program that has tried to replace an older radar system for
years. Inside Defense reported Jan. 8 the service plans to cancel Raytheon’s
3DELRR development contract because of “numerous technical and supplier
challenges." Now, the service will hold an industry day Feb. 4 at Hanscom AFB,
Mass., to find contractors that can demonstrate production-ready radar systems
within the next nine months.
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Radar Sweep
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Russia Re-Ups Offer to Arm Iraq With S-400 Air Defenses as Relations with the US Sour
Russia and China have both offered Iraq advanced weaponry and other military aid
as its relations with the United States are now in doubt.
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FAA Bans Civilian Flights in Middle East Airspace Amid Iranian Missile Attacks
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued emergency restrictions on
civilian aircraft flying over portions of the Middle East, citing a "potential
for miscalculation or misidentification."
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Iran Is Getting Ready to Blow Up A Fake Aircraft Carrier, Again
The escalating shows of force between the United States and Iran could soon take
a theatrical turn. Satellite photos from Planet Labs, obtained exclusively by
Defense One, show that Iran has recently completed repairs on a mock aircraft
carrier that it could destroy as part of an elaborate military exercise, later
in the spring.
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Joint NASA-Boeing Team to Investigate Starliner Test Flight Anomaly
NASA and Boeing will cooperate on an investigation into a timer anomaly that cut
short December’s uncrewed test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner
spacecraft as NASA weighs whether to require another such test flight.
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Amid Rising Spy Concerns, 2 More Chinese Students Held after Shooting Photos at Base
Since the fall of 2018, a total of four Chinese nationals have been arrested on
charges of shooting pictures of military facilities in Key West, drawing the
sharp interest of US counterintelligence investigators who have been probing
suspected Beijing-led spying activities in South Florida, including visitors to
President Donald Trump’s private club, Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla.
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One More Thing...
This Air Force Jet Was Scrambled to Intercept a UFO—Then Disappeared
Near the US-Canadian border, US Air Defense Command noticed a blip on the radar
where it shouldn’t have been: an unidentified object in restricted air space
over Lake Superior, not far from Soo Locks, the Great Lakes’ most vital
commercial gateway. An F-89C Scorpion jet from Truax AFB, Wis., took off from
nearby Kinross AFB, Mich., to investigate, with two crew members on board. First
Lt. Felix Moncla—who had clocked 811 flying hours, including 121 in a similar
aircraft—took the pilot’s seat, while Second Lt. Robert Wilson was observing
radar. The men would not return from their intercept mission.
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