Vet wouldn’t hesitate to serve his country again. by Diane Betzler staff writer Bert Dorosy is one of only hundreds of American World War II veterans left from what renowned journalist Tom Brokaw coined as “The greatest generation.” Dorosy, now 88, spent what he calls his “prime years” serving in major battles throughout Europe. “I was drafted [into the United States Army] right out of high school,” Dorosy recalls and
describes the next three years of his life serving his country building bridges while under constant enemy fire during three of Europe’s biggest battles. Dorosy was assigned to the 278th Combat Engineers, Company “B” and said they became known as the ‘best bridge builders in the entire Army.’ “We received a presidential citation for our efforts in Europe,” he proudly states. Dorosy said his outfit built the bridges so that American and Allied forces could get equip-
ment and people to where they needed to be, and said he never expected to come though the war alive, “They [officials] said 90 percent of us would die,” Dorosy recalls. While building bridges Dorosy said they were under constant fire, “We were bombed and machine-gunned — the Germans were so determined to shove us off the continent, they shot us down even under a white flag,” “It’s hard to explain my feelings. I felt like I didn’t have a chance, like I was out there on my own. You had to grow up quick,” he said. He says his outfit fought as infantry in battles when needed and says he spent 18 months fighting continuous battles most of which, he says, was face-to-face combat. Before it was over Dorosy was involved in three major battles, the most famous being the Battle of the Bulge. “We lost more men in one-and-a-half months during that battle than was lost in the whole war, it was so ferocious,” he said. “I have three battle stars,” he proudly shares. “We took over for the D-Day group. We were the largest force sent to replace all the men and equipment that was lost on D-Day.” Dorosy said 120 American and Allied ships were sent to northern France, and he was one of the many soldiers being transported on those ships. “I was on a British cattle boat, it still had the meat hooks, instead of shipping cattle, they were shipping Americans,” he remembers. Dorosy recalls how rough it was crossing the English Channel on such a small vessel and said he was sick most of the time. “The boat was meant to take cattle hides, but it was taking American hides at the time,” he chuckles, adding that the military used every ship possible to get reinforcement troops to the
beaches at Normandy, France. The landing at Normandy was rough, “We had artillery firing over us from our side and artillery firing at us from the German side, all at the same time! It’s a miracle that I’m here today,” he believes. He recalled another intense battle when the enemy was heading to a bridge to take it over. Dorosy said he was ordered to blow the bridge if the Germans got there. “They were within a 1,000 yards of me — ready to cut my throat,” he said. Armed with only an M-1 rifle, Dorosy said he was ready to blow the bridge, “But our paratroopers got there and pushed the enemy
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Supersonic laminar flow tests continue on NASA’s F-15B
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NASA Dryden’s F-15B Research Test bed roars aloft from the Edwards AFB main runway for an SBLT-II mission.
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center’s F-15B Research Testbed aircraft has been busy this spring, flying an experimental test fixture in partnership with Aerion Corporation of Reno, Nev. Called the Supersonic Boundary Layer Transition, Phase II, or SBLTII, the experiment consists of flying a small test airfoil, or wing section, attached underneath the F-15B. This allows NASA and Aerion engineers to continue investigating the extent and robustness of natural laminar flow over the test section at supersonic speeds. Conducting the experiment in actual supersonic flight conditions with the F-15B enables engineers to capture data in a real-world flight environment, allowing for more precise refining of supersonic natural laminar flow airfoil design. “The objective of the flight series is to investigate the extent and robustness
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of smooth, or laminar, airflow over the specially-designed test airfoil,” said Brett Pauer, NASA Dryden’s deputy High Speed Project manager. “Then, researchers will work to better understand when imperfections in the airfoil’s surface cause the air to transition from laminar to rough, turbulent flow. The greater the extent of laminar airflow over a wing, the less aerodynamic drag there is, which reduces fuel consumption,” Pauer said. It is believed that significant laminar flow has never been achieved on any production supersonic aircraft before, so this research and the data being collected from the SBLT-II test fixture may help provide some of the data that might enable the design of supersonic aircraft in the future that have wings that produce laminar flow at supersonic
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F-15 crashes in Pacific, pilot safe Japan Air Self Defense Force rescue squadron crews safely recovered the pilot who ejected from a Kadena Air Base-based F-15 aircraft over the Pacific Ocean approximately 70 miles east of Okinawa at around 9 a.m., May 27. The pilot is in stable condition and is being evaluated at a military medical facility. The cause of the crash is yet to be determined. More details will be released as they become available. The name of the pilot is not releasable at this time. Study recommends F-16 transfer from Alaska base A draft Environmental Impact Study released by the U.S. Air Force recommends moving forward with a proposal to transfer a F-16 fighter jet squadron at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska, to Anchorage, Alaska. The Fairbanks Daily New Miner reports the 226page study was released May 31. It details the Air Force’s review of the transfer proposed in 2012 as a cost-saving measure, which has faced criticism from Alaska’s congressional delegation. The Air Force estimates the squadron transfer would save $227 million in salaries and benefits. The study includes anticipated consequences for the Interior, which could lose 21 planes and 1,551 military and civilian jobs. It also recommends keeping Eielson as a temporary base for the aircraft several times per year for training exercises. AP Military families getting once-foreclosed homes Five military families will soon be moving into metro Atlanta homes that had been in foreclosure and were donated by a bank to a charity that helps former service members find housing. The charity Operation Homefront surprised the five families with the announcement June 1 at an event in Stone Mountain, Ga. The houses were donated by Wells Fargo, which otherwise would have sold them at auction. The houses are going to four Army soldiers and one Marine who were forced out of the military by injuries. Four of the families are returning home to Georgia from Texas, Alaska and California, and one family has been renting an apartment outside Atlanta. In the past year, Operation Homefront has moved 110 military families into homes donated by banks with no mortgage to pay. AP Air Force releases revised F-35 study for Vermont An Air Force spokeswoman says one apparent change in a revised report about the environmental effect of basing F-35 fighter jets in Vermont is correcting an omission from the earlier report. Air Force Spokeswoman Kathy White said that a section of the report released May 31 that said McEntire Air National Guard base in South Carolina was the preferred environmental alternative for basing the planes should have been included in last year’s first report. Meanwhile, both supporters and opponents of basing the F-35 in Vermont are studying the report. White says the only changes from the original document are about population changes around the airport. The Vermont guard says bringing the planes to South Burlington will guarantee jobs and their mission. Opponents say the plane is too loud. AP Auction to be reset for former presidential jet An auction for an airplane that was once part of the presidential fleet will begin again now that the government has sold a collection of spare parts separately. The U.S. General Services Administration says the blue and white DC-9 was part of the Air Force Two fleet and at one point may have served as Air
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Force One, a plane used by the president. The plane is being stored at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Ariz. GSA area property officer Randy Patterson says the auction began last week but was postponed by the State Department so it could sell the collection of spare parts. Patterson says an auction of the plane will be scheduled to begin in several weeks. Bidding starts at $50,000. AP Hill AFB wins bigger F-22 Raptor assignment The Air Force is throwing more fighter-jet maintenance at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. That could help insulate the base from future national defense budget cuts, and Rep. Rob Bishop said it means 200 more defense jobs for Utah. The Air Force is announcing it will consolidate maintenance operations for the F-22 Raptor at Hill, taking some work from Lockheed Martin in Palmdale, Calif. The Air Force said the consolidation will take 31 months, saving more than $16 million a year on redundant costs. Bishop said the decision solidifies Hill’s standing as the nation’s premiere fighter depot. His district includes the air base. Maj. Gen. H. Brent Baker, commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, said it will maintain 36 F-22 Raptors by 2015, up from a dozen fighter jets now. AP Lawmaker wants Memorial Day date changed U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa wants to move the date of Memorial Day to encourage more Americans to focus on honoring military service members. The congresswoman from Hawaii was planning to introduce a bill May 30 changing Memorial Day from the last Monday of the month to May 30. Hanabusa said, “many Americans have begun to celebrate the long weekend as the beginning of summer rather than honoring those who died courageously in battle.” The weekend is known for shopping and leisure activities as well as memorial services. Hanabusa said the holiday was originally celebrated on May 30 until Congress changed the date in 1968. She said she is carrying on the effort of the late Sen. Daniel Inouye from Hawaii, who advocated a date change during his career. AP NATO service member killed in Afghanistan An insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan has killed a NATO service member, the coalition said. The U.S.-led military coalition says the service member died April 26 as a result of insurgent fire. It did not provide any other details. The death brings the number of international force members killed this month in Afghanistan to 20. May was the deadliest month this year for international troops in Afghanistan, but casualties are down over previous years as foreign forces pull back and allow Afghan security forces to take the lead before the coalition run by NATO ends its mission next year. Last May, a total of 44 NATO troops died in Afghanistan. The coalition also said a car bomb hit a NATO convoy early Monday in the country’s west, but there were no military casualties. Three Afghan civilians were wounded in the blast that hit the convoy in Farah province, said Deputy Governor Mohammad Rasouli. AP Illinois trying to return 108 forgotten war medals The state of Illinois is holding more than a 100 lost or forgotten military medals in its vaults under the capitol and is trying to return them to the
families of veterans. State Treasurer Dan Rutherford asked people to take a moment over Memorial Day weekend to see if they recognize the names on a list of veterans whose military honors are held by the state. The 108 medals span more than a century of conflicts with one dating back to the 1898 Spanish-American War. There are Purple Hearts, Bronze Stars and a Navy Cross. Many of the items come from safe deposit boxes that have been forgotten. Banks eventually transfer the contents to the treasurer’s office. The veterans’ names can be found at www. treasurer.il.gov. AP Iran fields ‘massive’ number of missile launchers Iran has fielded a “massive” number of new long-range missile launchers, state TV reported May 26. The new weapon components delivered to Iranian military units would allow them to “crush the enemy” with the mass simultaneous fire of longrange surface-to-surface missiles, Defence Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi was quoted as saying. TV showed footage of him inspecting two dozen launch trucks without missiles at an outdoor site. The report did not specify the type of missile that would be fired, nor more details on the number of launchers deployed. Some of Iran’s surface-to-surface missiles are estimated to have ranges of over 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles), capable of hitting its arch-foe Israel and the U.S. bases in the region. Vahidi did not specify who was the “enemy” and said Iran would never start a war. Iran considers both the United States and Israel as enemies. Both have not ruled out a military option against Iran’s nuclear facilities, which the West suspects are aimed at weapons development. Iran denies the charge. From time to time Iran announces military achievements that cannot be independently verified. Facing a Western military embargo, Iran is pursuing a program for military self-sufficiency, producing weapons ranging from light submarines and jet fighters to torpedoes and missiles. AP Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny Four deaths at the Atlanta VA Medical Center mark the latest in a series of problems plaguing Veterans Affairs, prompting outrage from officials and congressional scrutiny of the largest integrated health care system in the country. In recent years, there’ve been inquiries into the Pittsburgh VA system after five people died of Legionnaire’s disease and the Buffalo, N.Y., VA hospital where at least 18 veterans tested positive for hepatitis. At a VA facility in Mississippi, whistleblower complaints include improper sterilization procedures and radiology tests left unread. U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller is chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. He has already visited the Atlanta VA Medical Center and plans a second field hearing to air concerns about patient care. He’s also drafted legislation addressing the VA’s mental health coverage. AP South Carolina Boeing exec sends workers anti-union email The general manager of Boeing’s new South Carolina plant has sent workers an email saying the company wants to keep the plant union free. The Post and Courier of Charleston obtained the email from Boeing South Carolina General Manager Jack Jones. He says he doesn’t think it is in the best interest of the company, workers or the community to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The email was titled “The IAM is back, and they
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AF to consolidate F-22 depot maintenance in Utah A i r F o r c e o ff i c i a l s a n n o u n c e d M a y 29 they are consolidating depot maintenance for the F-22 Raptor at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The depot maintenance work is currently split between the Ogden ALC and the Lockheed facility in Palmdale, Calif. “Palmdale has made a storied contribution to aviation and while this move makes sense, we are certain this important workforce will continue strongly supporting the Air Force at Palmdale for many years to come,” said Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander. In today’s fiscal environment it is important that every available resource is efficiently managed in order to achieve maximum return on investments. The Air Force conducted a comprehensive business case analysis and determined a consolidation of all F-22 work at Ogden ALC would reduce costs while realizing greater efficiencies, a minimum cost savings of more than $16 million per year. “The facts show this will be a great efficiency for the F-22 program and the warfighter,” Moore said. “It will allow us to more quickly maintain the F-22 keeping this vital front-line fighter ready to meet any challenge, while at the same time allow us to strengthen the robust and capable Palmdale workforce on other critical programs within the local area.” The Air Force has developed a 31-month incremental transition plan to complete the F-22 depot maintenance consolidation activities.
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F-22A Raptor Demonstration Team aircraft maintainers prepare to launch Maj. Paul Moga, the first F-22A Raptor demonstration team pilot, July 13, 2007. Raptors like these will now undergo depot maintenance at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Engineering realigns Boeing announced May 31 it is establishing new centers for engineering design, propulsion and out-of-production airplane support for Commercial Airplanes as it continues to lay the foundation for increased competitiveness and profitable growth in its second century. The company, which marks its 100year anniversary in 2016, will establish engineering design centers in Washington state, South Carolina and Southern California. The centers will operate independently but cooperatively with one another and with the existing Commercial Airplanes engineering design center in Moscow, Russia. In a related strategic move, Boeing Commercial Airplanes is establishing a propulsion operation in South Carolina
to enhance the performance of future airplanes, beginning with the 737 MAX. The new centers will add internal capability and capacity in both engineering and propulsion as the company scales up to meet unprecedented demand for commercial airplanes and services. Boeing is forecasting strong growth in commercial aviation over the next 20 years, and a market for 34,000 new airplanes estimated at $4.5 trillion. The services market is estimated at $2.4 trillion. “Our opportunity for future growth is unprecedented and this helps us be more competitive by building on our team’s talent and capability – across Boeing, the United States and around the world,” said Mike Delaney, Boeing
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Commercial Airplanes vice president of Engineering. “With these changes, we are structuring Boeing’s engineering operations to support that growth, reduce business risks and to consistently provide the products and services our customers expect.” The engineering centers support Boeing’s business from product development through design, production and support. Boeing’s new propulsion operation in South Carolina is part of “a thoughtful, disciplined approach to building our capability and capacity in integrated propulsion system design,” said Nicole Piasecki, vice president and general manager of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Propulsion Systems Division.
NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center has selected L-3 Vertex Aerospace of Madison, Miss., to support the operations of all aircraft assigned to the center’s main campus at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in nearby Palmdale, Calif. The cost-plus-award-fee contract takes effect July 1 following a month-long phasein. It covers a base period of 22 months with two one-year options and one 14-month option. If all options are exercised, the total value will be about $77.1 million over the five-year period of performance, which would extend to June 30, 2018. Under terms of the contract, L-3 Vertex Aerospace is responsible for maintenance of all aircraft, aircraft engines and related ground support equipment for Dryden’s fleet of specialized research and support aircraft. Those aircraft range from motor-gliders and modified commercial aircraft to former military high-performance and one-ofa-kind research aircraft. Services include organizational, intermediate and limited depot-level aircraft maintenance; aircraft modification; and aircrew and flight line operations support. In addition to services provided at NASA Dryden’s facilities, the contract requires the vendor to support aircraft operations and maintenance when those aircraft are deployed to other locations, both within and outside the continental United States. Major subcontractors identified by L-3 Vertex Aerospace include Integration Innovation, Inc., of Huntsville, Ala., and LOGMET, LLC, of Austin, Texas.
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“We intend to be the industry leader in this area. The Propulsion South Carolina team will begin with the design and assembly of the 737 MAX engine nacelle inlet and expand strategically on future airplane programs.” That work is performed by a supplier on the NextGeneration 737. “As we look to the future, we believe that innovative propulsion-system designs are needed to capture the benefits of new, more powerful and efficient engines,” Piasecki said. The new Southern California engineering design center will now be home to engineering support for outof-production airplanes. Boeing’s Southern California engineering team in Long Beach is already the center for
support to heritage McDonnell Douglas airplanes. “We will leverage the new Southern California design center to create a single location for out-of-production airplane support, enabling us to streamline processes and develop common practices,” said Lynne Thompson, vice president of Boeing Customer Support. During the next six to nine months, most out-of-production airplane support, including the 707, 727, 737-100/200/-300/-400/-500 and 757, will move from Puget Sound to Long Beach. Boeing also is exploring development of a design center in Kiev, Ukraine to support the Boeing Design Center in Moscow, Russia.
F-15, from 1 cruise conditions. One of the goals of NASA’s High Speed Project, which utilizes the F-15B and other high performance jets, is reducing the fuel consumption and increasing efficiency of future supersonic aircraft. Project flights of the SBLT-II experiment began on the F-15B earlier this year. So far, four datagathering flights have been flown, with six more planned.
NASA photograph by Tom Tschida
Dryden electronics technician Chris Brooke of Computer Science Corp. prepares the SBLT-II experiment hung underneath NASA’s F-15B for flight test.
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Dassault Falcon Jet to expand Arkansas facility Dassault Falcon Jet plans to increase the size of its completion center in Little Rock, Ark., to accommodate future Falcons, it was announced May 30 at a press conference attended by Gov. Mike Beebe of Arkansas, Senators John Boozman (R) and Mark Pryor (D), Representative Tim Griffin (R), Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola and executives from Dassault Falcon Jet. Over the next three years, the company will invest $60 million in new construction and the refurbishment of existing facilities. “Little Rock has been a major part of our company identity over the last 38 years and today is the company’s largest industrial facility,” said Eric Trappier, chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation. “It has become our worldwide center of excellence
for primary completion activities and pioneered the use of digital design in cabin completion. The new investment will not only increase capacity but enhance the overall quality and efficiency of the products we provide to our customers.” “I like to say that a piece of Little Rock is always flying somewhere in the world because of the craftsmanship, ingenuity and dedication of our employees here,” said John Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon Jet. “I am glad that the Dassault Aviation Board of Directors gave the green light for this major expansion and want to thank Governor Beebe, the Little Rock Airport Commission and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission for a productive exchange that ultimately led to a win-win agreement for Dassault
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want your money.” Union representative Tommy Mayfield says the union has never left. He says they are working to collect enough support to have an election, but he won’t say how many people have signed up. Boeing came to South Carolina in part to get away from unions in Washington. AP Russian military helicopter crash kills one Russia’s Defense Ministry says that a military helicopter has crashed during a training mission, killing one of its three crew members. It said the Mi-8 helicopter crashed near the village of Ivanovskoye in Saratov region on the Volga River in southwestern Russia May 28. The ministry said an instructor and a trainee were injured after they managed to jump out of the helicopter before it hit the ground, but the flight engineer was killed. The Mi-8 is a workhorse helicopter used by military and civilian operators in former Soviet states. Mi-8 crashes in the past often were blamed on poor maintenance and disregard for safety rules. Russia’s Air Force chief, Lt.-Gen. Viktor Bondarev, ordered all
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Falcon Jet and the State of Arkansas.” “Dassault Falcon Jet is a cornerstone of Arkansas’s aviation sector, and today’s significant investment will help cement that status for many years to come,” Beebe said. “This company is a big reason that aviation products are one of our top exports, and their Little Rock employees are a big reason Dassault Falcon Jet is committed to doing business in Arkansas.” Site preparation will begin in early 2014 and construction will take place through the early part of 2016. The result will be an increase of 250,000 square feet dedicated to production and completion activities. The project will also include refurbishment of the cabinet, upholstery and headliner shops along with upgrades to older hangars. The
Mi-8 helicopters grounded pending a crash probe. AP In China, U.S. official promotes military ties U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon is pushing for stronger relations between the U.S. and Chinese militaries ahead of a summit between President Barack Obama and China’s Xi Jinping. Donilon told top Chinese Gen. Fan Changlong May 28 that the sides should boost cooperation in nontraditional military activities such as peacekeeping, disaster relief and fighting piracy. Donilon was meeting with Xi and other Chinese leaders over two days in Beijing to prepare for the June 7-8 summit, the first faceto-face meeting between the leaders since Obama’s re-election and Xi’s promotion to Communist Party chief last November. Building trust between their militaries is one of the main challenges the sides face in seeking to stop a drift in relations, under pressure from trade disputes and allegations of Chinese cyberspying. AP
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expansion will bring the total facility footprint to 1.25 million square feet. The new completion facility will be state-ofthe-art, with advanced tools and processes that shorten completion time and increase quality and accuracy. In 2010, Dassault Falcon Jet received approval from the FAA for the use of 3D data during the completion process, making it the first OEM to have approval for both 3D type design and completion. In addition to enhancing quality, this allows the opportunity for the customer to visualize the final configuration of the aircraft. In 2012, Dassault delivered 66 Falcon aircraft, and expects that number to increase in the coming years.
Wyle to provide scientific services for Air Force
Wyle will conduct studies to improve the quality and supportability of research flight tests for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under a $5.8 million delivery order from the Defense Technical Information Center. Wyle’s subcontractors on the project include Greentree Group, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, and Infoscitex, headquartered in Waltham, Mass. They will provide subject matter expertise, services and solutions to enhance flight test activities. Wyle will provide flight test integration management to develop research project specific test plans and decision level presentations addressing resource, range, training, safety and technical reviews to increase research test project supportability and interoperability. The company will also conduct detailed investigations of Air Force Research Lab research projects requiring flight tests for potential test hazards and recommend mitigating approaches, procedures and plans.
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NASA, Northrop continue partnership for science NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and the Northrop Grumman have extended a no-cost agreement that enables NASA’s Science Mission Directorate to conduct Earth science research with the Northrop Grumman-developed RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system. The original five-year Space Act Agreement has been extended for an additional five years through April 30, 2018. Under the original agreement that was effective May 1, 2008, NASA and Northrop Grumman returned two preproduction Global Hawk aircraft to flight status. Northrop Grumman shares in their use to conduct its own flight demonstrations for expanded markets, missions and airborne capabilities, including integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace. Under the partnership, a permanent ground control station was built at Dryden. A portable ground control station was then constructed and has been used for deployment of a Global Hawk to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in support of a 2012 hurricane study. Pilots controlled the aircraft for the first time from both locations. The two Global Hawk aircraft, among the first seven built during the original Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, were transferred to NASA Dryden from the U.S. Air Force
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in September 2007. NASA acquired the two aircraft for research activities supporting its Airborne Science Program. The Global Hawk is a fully autonomous, high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system that can fly up to 65,000 feet for more than 30 hours at a time. The aircraft has a range of 11,000 nautical miles. Its endurance and range allow for a non-stop
flight from NASA Dryden in Southern California to the North Pole and allow it to loiter for up to seven hours over the polar region before returning to its home base. The Earth Science Division of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is capitalizing on the range and dwell time of the Global Hawk for atmospheric chemistry and radiation sci-
ence missions in addition to hurricane research. NASA’s Genesis and Rapid Intensification and Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel missions helped researchers investigate the development and intensification of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. Data was also collected over winter storms in the Pacific and Arctic region.
Scientists for the multi-year Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment study the composition of the tropopause over the Pacific. In addition to the advancement of science, the Global Hawk also has many other potential applications including disaster support capabilities and development of advanced unmanned aircraft systems technologies.
NASA photograph by Tony Landis
Their bulbous noses almost touching, NASA’s two Global Hawks line up nose-to-nose on the ramp at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Developed by Northrop Grumman, the two autonomously operated unmanned aircraft are flown on long-duration environmental science missions.
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Lockheed successfully completes LRASM vertical launch system tests
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) “push-through” testing of a simulated Long Range Anti-Ship Missile. Four consecutive tests verified that the simulated LRASM can break or “push through” the MK 41 canister’s forward cover without causing damage to the composite structure, air data probe or coatings of the missile. The testing was part of a Lockheed Martin-funded shipboard integration effort to prove LRASM can successfully function as an Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) weapon. The push-through testing is an important risk reduction milestone critical to demonstrating LRASM’s surface launch capability. LRASM is an autonomous, precision-guided anti-ship standoff missile leveraging the successful Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) heritage, and is designed to meet the needs of U.S. Navy and Air Force warfighters. “These test results verified that the LRASM vehicle can break through the VLS cover without damage at realistic flight speeds,” said Scott Callaway, LRASM surface launch program manager at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “Lockheed Martin is investing in the shipboard integration of LRASM and we are confident it will meet all the requirements for the U.S. Navy.” The push-through testing, as well as a successful missile-to-can-
ister fit check and integrated test of the weapon control system and VLS, significantly reduced risk on the program. Lockheed Martin will fly a Boosted Test Vehicle (BTV) version of LRASM from a MK 41 VLS platform later this year, as well as in two governmentfunded Controlled Test Vehicle flights in 2014. Armed with a proven penetrator and blast-fragmentation warhead, LRASM cruises autonomously, day or night, in all weather conditions. The missile employs a multi-modal sensor, weapon data link and an enhanced digital anti-jam Global Positioning System to detect and destroy specific targets within a group of ships. LRASM is in development with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research. Lockheed Martin’s offering has both surface-launched and air-launched variants to prosecute sea-based targets at significant standoff ranges. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control is a 2012 recipient of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for performance excellence. The Malcolm Baldrige Award represents the highest honor that can be awarded to American companies for achievement in leadership, strategic planning, customer relations, measurement, analysis, workforce excellence, operations and business results.
Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance aircraft flies for four hours A U.S. Army and Boeing team completed the first flight of the first of four Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System Engineering, Manufacturing and Development aircraft May 22. The aircraft was in the air for more than four hours and completed all first-flight test objectives, including evaluation of aerodynamic handling qualities, aircraft systems performance, and autopilot functions. The flight took place at the Beechcraft facility in Wichita, Kansas, following ground tests that included a highspeed taxi. This milestone is a key event on the path to Limited User Tests and the Milestone C low rate initial production decision. EMARSS will provide the Army the ability to detect, locate, classify, identify, and track surface targets in nearly all weather conditions, day or night, with a high degree of timeliness and accuracy. Boeing photograph
Northrop Grumman, University of N.M. partner Northrop Grumman recently partnered with the University of New Mexico to sponsor an electrical and computer engineering senior design project. The project, titled Adaptive Optics, had students model and write matrix laboratory code to perform adaptive optics correction, starting with the generation of a distorted wavefront and culminating with a corrected, undistorted image. “Northrop Grumman is committed to supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics [STEM] education. By working with schools across the nation, we’re able to mentor and help mold our country’s future engineers,” said Andy Kwas, engineering and technology manager, Northrop Grumman Technical Services. “This was exciting for both mentors and students. It provided students with hands-on experience while they supported programs such as the U.S. Air Force Starfire optical range and the Maui Space Surveillance Center telescopes.” Students mentored by Northrop Grumman engineers spent eight months developing algorithms to correct distortions of the large mirror telescopes at the Starfire Optical Range at
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Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M., and the Maui Space Surveillance Center in Haleakala, Hawaii. These telescopes are used to observe dim objects in space from the ground. Conditions on Earth, such as gravity and atmospheric disturbances, can affect the telescope’s mirrors, degrading their precision and ability to focus. “The electrical and computer engineering senior design class project allows our students to work with industry partners to design a project from conception to execution,” said Rich Compeau, an electrical and computer engineering instructor at the University of New Mexico. “Because adaptive optics and real-time programming are beyond the scope of our undergraduate curriculum, the students working on the adaptive optics team gained critical skills from working with Northrop Grumman that will aid them in having a successful career.” Northrop Grumman also funded test configurations of mirrors and the high-power computing time needed for students to model the effect of the Earth’s conditions on the telescopes.
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The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® facility in Palmdale, Calif., performed maintenance on one of just two C-5C Galaxy aircraft in the world in May 2013. The C-5C features more cargo capacity than A and B models due to removal of the entire passenger compartment. Each of the two C-5C aircraft is assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and will eventually be modernized to become the C-5M Super Galaxy.
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Air Force establishes F-35 IOC target The Air Force announced May 31 it expects to declare F-35A Lightning II initial operation capability in December 2016. The announcement was included in a joint report detailing service-specific IOC requirements and dates for each of the F-35 variants that was delivered to Congress. “The Air Force has spent the last six months looking at our initial capability requirements and the expected availability date. This announcement is exciting news for the Air Force,” said Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley. “It highlights to members of Congress, our international partners, and the American public that the program is on track to bring the United States military and our allies this critical capability.” Congress directed the secretary and secretary of the Navy to provide a report that details the IOC dates, requirements and capabilities for each of the F-35 variants by June 1. The Air Force will achieve IOC when the first operational squadron has 12 or more aircraft and airmen are trained and equipped to conduct basic close air support, interdiction, and
limited suppression and destruction of enemy air defense operations in a contested environment. “The F-35 is a vital capability that the nation needs to stay ahead of adversary technological gains, and it provides the multi-role capabilities that the anti-access and area denial environment of the future will require,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III. “We’re excited that this program is on the road to success.” The F-35 is an unprecedented 5th generation fighter combining stealth technology with fighter speed and agility, fully integrated sensors and network enabled operations, and state-of-the-art avionics. The F-35 has achieved a string of milestones recently as it moves toward IOC. A few of these include the beginning of pilot training at Eglin AAFB, Fla., in January; the delivery of the first operational test aircraft to Edwards AFB, Calif., and Nellis AFB, Nev., in March; the first operational pilot aerial refueling in April; and the completion of high angle of attack testing in May.
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Predator passes 20,000-hour mark in Afghanistan by Capt. Brian Maguire Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan An MQ-1 Predator assigned at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, recently became the first Predator to pass 20,000 flying hours over Afghanistan, a feat equivalent to flying 15 hours every other day, for 2,667 days. While the Predator remotely piloted aircraft program surpassed one million hours of total development, test, training and combat in August 2011, this is the first airframe to accumulate 20,000 flying hours individually. “Reaching this milestone is significant, but what’s more special are the missions we enable every day,” said Lt. Col. Russ Garner, 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander. “ Maintainers are the key to enabling a single airframe to reach so many hours, Garner said. Maintenance keeps the aircraft flying, especially through the extreme weather in Afghanistan, he added.
“Without maintainers we couldn’t reach this milestone, let alone get in the air,” the squadron commander said. “This achievement is really a tribute to our maintainers.” A team of military and civilian personnel maintain and repair the aircraft. The mission of the 62nd ERS is to provide launch and recovery for RPA assigned to the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing at Kandahar. “With only two percent of the RPA aircrew [in the career field deployed here], we’re enabling 98 percent of the mission,” Garner said. “During their deployment there are no days off for the crew, while they set an unbelievable operations tempo.” The MQ-1 and MQ-9 Reaper are assigned to the squadron and conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and close-air support missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The aircraft are operated by Airmen with the 62nd ERS, U.S. crews located stateside and Royal Air Force crews in the United Kingdom
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An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft prepares for takeoff in support of operations in Southwest Asia. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft that conducts armed reconnaissance against critical targets.
Commission on Air Force structure to meet The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force held its first public hearing June 4 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. President Obama and the chairmen and ranking members of both Armed Services Committees recently appointed eight members to serve on the Commission. The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act directed the establishment of this commission. The Honorable Dennis M. McCarthy, Marine Corps Lt. Gen., (Ret) is the Commission’s chairman and the Honorable Erin Conaton is the vice chair. The other Commission members are: F. Whitten Peters; Les Brownlee; Air Force Gen., (Ret) Raymond Johns, Jr.; Lt. Gen., Air National Guard (Ret) Harry M. “Bud” Wyatt, III, Dr. Janine Davidson; and Dr. Margaret Harrell.
Dr. James A. Blackwell has been appointed Executive Director. The Department of Defense sponsor is Michael L. Rhodes. Director of Administration and Management. The commission will conduct a comprehensive study of Air Force’s structure to determine if and how the structure should be modified to best fill current and future mission requirements with available resources. The commission’s report to the President and Congress is due February 1, 2014. The commission will consider whether the Air Force: • Meets current and anticipated requirements of the combatant commands; • Achieves an appropriate balance between the regular and reserve components, taking advantage of the unique strengths and capabilities of each;
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SecAF: Sequestration hits AF readiness, modernization by Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service Sequestration has hit the Air Force particularly hard, impacting its force structure, readiness and modernization, senior Air Force leaders said May 23. Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley and Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the chief of staff, said Congress must provide a solid budget number so the Air Force can ground its planning in reality. The Air Force understands it must do its part to work through the debt and deficit reduction problem, Welsh said. “We just want to get to the bottom line or the new top-line budget ... and get on with preparing our Air Force to remain the best in the world,” he said. Sequestration has hit the Air Force hard and the effects are felt throughout the full range of accounts from force structure to readiness to modernization, Donley said during his last scheduled news conference as secretary. On April 26, Donley announced plans to step down June 21 as the Air Force’s top civilian after serving as secretary for nearly five years. “Twelve combat-coded squadrons have stopped flying, and important training has been canceled,” Donley said. “Weapon system sustainment reductions will delay maintenance, increase costs and create backlogs. The impending civilian furlough will ham-
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per us further and will impact morale and reduce productivity across the Air Force.” Even before sequestration there was a readiness crisis in the Air Force, the secretary said. “The readiness hole that we have been trying to dig out of just got deeper, and we are facing a readiness crisis from which it will take many months to recover,” he said. And it is not just operations and readiness accounts that are at risk, said Donley, noting the Air Force needs modernization — in aircraft, missiles, and capabilities. “As advanced technologies proliferate around the globe, these cutbacks in modernization would put at risk the Air Force capabilities this nation will need in the decades ahead,” Donley said. “Despite our near-term and longterm concerns, we are working to ensure that our most significant Air Force priorities remain on track, including the fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the KC-46 tanker, and the long-range strike bomber.” Aircraft must support the war fighters, but budget cuts mean that airmen cannot train for full spectrum operations, Welsh said. “And our readiness continues to decline, even while calls for potential nofly zone or air policing operations in response to Syrian violence are reaching a new crescendo,” he said. “We’re still the best Air Force in the
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in any operation that we’re asked to execute. But atrophied skills elevate risk, and stagnant proficiency will
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Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III field questions from members of the Pentagon press corps at the Pentagon, May 24, 2013. During the press briefing, Donley and Welsh addressed the force structure, readiness and modernization challenges the Air Force is facing in the current fiscal environment.
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U.K. test pilot completes first F-35B vertical landing Royal Air Force Sqdn. Ldr. James Schofield completed the first vertical landing by a United Kingdom military test pilot May 28, 2013 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Schofield flew F-35B Lightning II test aircraft BF-1. The F-35B is the variant of the Lightning II designed for use by the U.S. Marine Corps, as well as F-35 international partners in the United Kingdom and Italy. The F-35B is capable of short takeoffs and vertical landings to enable air power projection from amphibious ships, ski-jump aircraft carriers and expeditionary airfields. The F-35B is undergoing flight test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River, Md. and Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., aircrew training at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and deployed to the first operational squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.
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‘Old Guard’ soldiers honor fallen with flags at Arlington A sea of tiny American flags flutters gently in the breeze now at Arlington National Cemetery. The flags were placed at gravesites, May 23, in tribute to the service and sacrifice of the nation’s fallen service members who rest there. In advance of Memorial Day, soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carefully placed the flags by hand, one by one, in front of each of the gravestones at the cemetery. “I think every soldier you will talk to, especially the Old Guard alumni, [say] that for them, Flags In is one of the most meaningful things that Old Guard Soldiers get to take a part in,” said Maj. John Miller, spokesman for the Old Guard. “It’s just overwhelming that you can go out and be amongst all these warriors that have gone before you and you can honor their legacy by just a single token of putting a flag at their gravesite and giving them a hand salute.” The Flags In event is an old tradition at the cemetery, Miller said. “Flags In is a tradition that the Old Guard has carried on now for over 40 years – though nobody has an exact date,” he said.
The tradition actually dates back much further even – there was a break in the tradition for a while. But it was revived by the Old Guard after World War II. “It dates back to the Grand Army of the Republic in 1868, whenever they began the holiday inside Arlington by honoring all the Union Soldiers that had fallen during the Civil War,” Miller said. “They began placing flags on tombstones for Memorial Day.” About 1,200 Old Guard soldiers participated in the event this year, and about 220,000 graves received a flag, as did memorial markers and rows of urns at the cemetery’s columbarium. Miller said the soldiers were able to accomplish the task in about four hours – beginning after the last full-honors funeral ended at the cemetery. That means, for the graves alone, a Soldier placed a flag every 80 seconds. The major said that soldiers do a row of gravestones by putting their toe against the center of the stone, and then placing the flag at their heel. In that way, every row has the flags placed equidistant from the stone, giving a uniform appearance. Uniformity and perfection is something that the Old
Guard prides itself on, Miller said. “The Old Guard soldiers are the last thing that a family sees as they bury their loved one from the Army,” he said. “And that’s what we try to give every service member’s family. Their final vision of the Army is one of perfection and professionalism, and that is how we try to honor the fallen service members in the cemetery every year as well.” While each grave marker at the cemetery received a flag, so too did the service members interred at the Tomb of the Unknowns. There, members of the public stood at quiet attention as Tomb Sentinels placed flags at the graves of each of the four unknown service members within the tomb. Additionally, about 13,500 flags were placed at the Soldier’s and Airmen’s Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
HUD, VA to provide permanent homes to homeless vets Approximately 9,000 homeless Veterans living on the streets and in the nation’s shelter system will soon find a permanent place to call home. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced May 29 that HUD will provide $60 million to local public housing agencies across the country to offer permanent supportive housing to homeless Veterans, many of whom are living with chronic disabling conditions. The supportive housing assistance announced May 29 is provided through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program which combines rental assistance from HUD with case management and clinical services provided by VA. Since 2008, a total of 48,385 vouchers have been awarded and 42,557 formerly homeless Veterans are currently in homes because of HUD-VASH. Donovan and Shinseki announced this additional support for homeless Veterans in an address to the National Coalition of
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Homeless Veterans conference May 29 in Washington, D.C. “It’s a national tragedy that those who served our Nation in uniform can end up living in our shelters or on our streets,” said Donovan. “Today we make another investment in meeting President Obama’s challenge that we end Veteran homelessness once and for all.” “These HUD-VASH vouchers are a critical resource to accomplish our shared goal of ending Veterans’ homelessness in 2015,” Shinseki said. “With the continued support of President Obama, Congress, and our community partners, we will end homelessness among Veterans and provide these brave men and women with the earned care and benefits that help them live productive, meaningful lives.” HUD-VASH is a critical part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to end Veteran and long-term chronic homelessness in 2015. Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness serves as a roadmap for how the federal government will work with state and local communities to confront the root causes of homelessness, especially among former servicemen and women. HUD’s annual “point in time” estimate of the number of homeless persons and families for 2012 found that Veteran homelessness fell by 7.2 percent (or 4,876 people) since January 2011 and by 17.2 percent since January 2009. On a single night in January 2012, 62,619 veterans were homeless. The grants announced are part of $75 million appropriated this year to support the housing needs of homeless veterans. Local
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Redefining care, services for Gulf War veterans Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki recently announced that the Department’s Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force will publish a comprehensive draft report in the Federal Register for public feedback and comment. The report describes how the Department of Veterans Affairs has been, and will continue to address the concerns of Veterans who deployed during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991. “We know Gulf War Veterans are experiencing critical long-term medical issues that are complex and difficult to label,” said Shinseki. “VA has learned a great deal over the past 20 years about identifying, diagnosing and treating Gulf War Veterans, and we will continue to evaluate our research and clinical findings to ensure we keep providing world-class health care and benefits for Gulf War Veterans.” Over the past several years, the Task Force has
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back. They saved my butt!” he said. Dorosy said he believes the reason America won the war was because the country was united. “American women went to work building the equipment we needed for the fight, even my mom; she worked in a bomber plant; she worked to save her sons.” His father worked for White Motors, “They built trucks and tanks for the war effort,” he said. Today Dorosy lives at the William J. “Pete” Knight Veterans Home in Lancaster, Calif., and says it’s important to preserve the memory of World War II. In an effort to do that, Dorosy, who is the chairman of the World War II Commemorative Committee, is having a six-foot-high World War II monument built that will be placed on the grounds at the veterans’ home. “Something to remind people how important World
concern of Gulf War Veterans, their families and their providers. VA continues to support ongoing efforts by providing clinical research and development, which is outlined in the recent, first-ever released Research Strategic Plan on Gulf War Illnesses. This plan will be used to help refine clinical practice and clinical education throughout VA. VA continues to strengthen partnerships to enhance medical surveillance related to potential health impacts on Veterans from the environmental exposures on today’s battlefields. VA and the Department of Defense recently approved a research project to develop a longterm exposure record to collect and share deployment and exposure data between the two Departments, a model informed by lessons learned in earlier Gulf War studies. “This decades-long research and continuing partnership has not only
transformed the care and services to Gulf War Veterans, but has also made us smarter about how we care for Veterans of all eras.” said Shinseki. The VA is seeking public comments on the draft Task Force report before final publication. The public notice and instructions for how to submit electronic and comments via postal mail will be posted at www.regulations.gov, and the draft written report will be open for comment for 30 days. In addition, VA recognizes that a great number of Gulf War Veterans use the Internet on a daily basis to share their ideas and concerns, so VA has also created a public discussion board on the seven focus areas at: http://vagulfwartaskforce.uservoice.com/. To view the report without making recommendations, please visit VA’s website at: http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/ Draft_2012_GWVI-TF_Report.pdf.
War II was,” he said. A war, he believes, that saved America from communism. Dorosy says he still thinks about the war and said that war changed his entire life. “Unless you were a participant, you won’t understand, you’d have to have been there,” he said. “That’s why all of us here get along so well, we’ve all been there and we all understand what we went through.” Dorosy said he thinks today’s military men and women are doing a marvelous job under the conditions they have, “People don’t understand why we do what we have to do,” he said. Although Dorosy says he never expected to come through the war alive, he said, if he was called upon to serve his country again, he would not hesitate to do so.
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Dream Chaser flight tests starting at Dryden by Raphael Jaffe staff writer Fifty years ago, the first-ever flights of an aircraft without wings were performed at Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. These showed that an aircraft without wings, but correctly shaped as a lifting body shape was practical. Many tests have since been performed, and the aerodynamic knowledge has been applied to other aircraft and to the space shuttle. Now, Sierra Nevada Corp. in partnership with NASA is developing the Dream Chaser lifting body spacecraft, which may carry astronauts and cargo to and from the International Space Station by 2017. Its design is based on the HL-20, which NASA’s Langley Research Center has developed and refined. The testing is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program initiatives to develop safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit. It is one of three spacecraft being developed for that role under the CCP program, the others being Boeing’s CST-100 capsule and a crewed version of Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Dragon capsule. Sierra Nevada Corp. is starting tests of a full size engineering test article vehicle that will provide data to validate wind tunnel testing and computer modeling about the handling characteristics of the Dream Chaser. The milestone was celebrated May 22 by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, SNC director of flight operations Steve Lindsey, and Patrick Stoliker, deputy director of Dryden.
The test vehicle arrived at Dryden May 15, and ground tests started the week of May 27. The ground testing will include several phases. Dream Chaser will be towed and its braking behavior verified. There will be ground resonance tests. The tow tests will be at 10 mph increments from 10 to 60 mph. Then there will be a test in which the tow rope is cut and the Dream Chaser’s guidance system tested for its ability to keep Dream Chaser centered along the runway centerline. Airborne tests will at first use an Erickson Air Crane helicopter. Dream Chaser will be released from about 12,000-foot and the autonomous free flight control system used to land it on the Edwards runway. Initially, the control system will be programmed to glide Dream Chaser in at a low angle, just like an airliner. The glide flight lasts for about 2 minutes. In later tests, steeper angles will be used to evaluate performance. These tests are similar to the Approach and Landing Tests conducted by Dryden in 1997 on the Enterprise space shuttle prototype. In later tests, Dream Chaser will be carried much higher, to about 40,000 feet, and released at that altitude. The carrying aircraft may be a C-17. “We think (Dream Chaser) is the right answer for our nation,” said Steve Lindsey, SNC director. “Although the Dream Chaser is much smaller and lacks the large cargo capacity of the space shuttles in which he flew five missions, Lindsey maintained Sierra Nevada’s craft is “less complex, easier to operate, easier to turn around and we think ultimately safer.” SNC has been working on Dream Chaser for eight years, the last several
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NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden discusses the role and capabilities of Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems’ Dream Chaser flight vehicle for eventual transport of astronauts to and from the International Space Station with assembled news media representatives during a briefing at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center.
under NASA Space Act and Commercial Crew Development contracts. The design is very versatile. The expensive and difficult refurbishments that were needed on the space shuttle have been eliminated in the design. Earth reentry will be a low g affair. NASA is funding three different programs under the Commercial Crew Development Program. All use a rocket booster to get the spacecraft to orbit from which it approaches and docks with the International Space Station. Only the Dream Chaser returns via a horizontal landing on a runway, similar to a commercial aircraft. Dream Chaser uses non-toxic fuels. Its rockets are fueled by a rubber compound and nitrous
oxide; similar to the propulsion rocket of the SpaceShipTwo, which will shortly carry commercial passengers to the edge of space. Charles Bolden, NASA administrator, pointed out that SNC has a 30 year history with NASA. NASA’s current three human spaceflight programs include the low earth orbit flights to the space station; a manned investigation of an asteroid by 2025; and eventually a Mars mission. These have been established by the President and Congress. The administrator noted that if funding for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is cut, it would jeopardize the agency’s congressionally approved programs for manned exploration of
space beyond low Earth orbit. It would also force NASA to keep spending large sums – currently more than $70 million per mission – to Russia to fly American astronauts to and from the space station. “Ultimately, it’s going to be commercial capabilities getting us to lowEarth orbit,” Bolden added. “I’m really anxious to help Sierra Nevada, Boeing and SpaceX get on with the competition to determine who’s going to carry our astronaut crews. We have got to get Commercial Crew funded, or we’re going to be paying the Russians forever,” Bolden maintained. “Without Commercial Crew, we probably won’t have exploration.”
ORS-2 nears completion of manufacturing phase REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – A Northrop Grumman-led team recently completed the third gate review of its first Modular Space Vehicle bus assembly, integration and test, marking completion of functional testing. The team will conduct comprehensive “day in the life” testing next for the Operationally Responsive Space-2 (ORS-2) bus, leading to hardware acceptance by the Air Force’s ORS program office. To mark this occasion, the ORS office held an open house on May 9 at Applied Technology Associates in Albuquerque, N.M., where hardware integration and test were performed. Northrop Grumman’s MSV spacecraft design is the first to implement a modular, rapidly reconfigurable architecture using open standards developed by an industry consortium in conjunction with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Air Force’s ORS Office at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. “Completing these test processes will show that our design meets ORS’ program objective requirements and moves the government closer to the launch of this first-of-its-kind vehicle that could revolutionize the way spacecraft are built,” said Doug Young, vice president, Missile Defense and Advanced Missions, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. “We are bringing network avionics technology to spaceflight and giving the nation an affordable option to respond to rapidly changing, multi-mission needs.”
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Northrop Grumman’s team consists of Design Net Engineering, Golden, Colo.; Applied Technology Associates, Albuquerque, N.M.; Microcosm Inc., Hawthorne, Calif.; Advanced Defense Systems, Columbia, Md.; and Space Dynamics Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. “The government’s investment in the past twoand-a-half years has developed a scalable, open architecture capability that allows bus components and payload modules to plug into a central spacecraft network using standardized technology,
much like the way new hardware can be plugged into computers via USB ports,” said Phil Katz, Northrop Grumman’s MSV program manager. “We have reduced integration complexity, resulting in a spacecraft that is more cost-effective, modular and more rapidly reconfigurable for assembly than typical space vehicles in this class,” he said. “Producing a modular open architecture commodity bus gives the government the ability to host a variety of payloads and to perform different missions at lower total mission cost,” Katz said.
Northrop Grumman is performing MSV-related study and hardware development under a five-year contract awarded in November 2010 by NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., supporting the Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space Office. Northrop Grumman has successfully used this rapid development approach before, building and launching the award-winning Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite for NASA Ames in just 27 months.
National Technical Systems tests NASA lunar satellite National Technical Systems, Inc., a leading provider of testing and engineering services, has completed a series of qualification tests on NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, a satellite that will orbit the moon to gather detailed information about the lunar atmosphere, conditions near the moon’s surface and environmental influences on lunar dust. NASA’s LADEE Observatory is scheduled to launch in the late summer of 2013. Working alongside each other, NASA and NTS engineers simulated the conditions of launch and space travel by subjecting LADEE to high levels of acoustics, severe vibration levels and intense shock environments to en-
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Army Pfc. Robert Allen III has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Allen is the son of Brenda Allen-Spruill of Littlerock, Ark. He is a 2012 graduate of Littlerock High School. Army Pvt. Dominic D. Thompson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Thompson is the son of Derek Thompson and Stacy Kelley, both of California City, Calif. He is a 2012 graduate of Palmdale High School. Army Pvt. Bray R. Young has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Young is the son of John Young of Palmdale. He is a 2011 graduate of Highland High School, Palmdale. Army Pvt. Laura F. Morales has graduated from basic combat train-
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by Raphael Jaffe staff writer The Board of Trade AeroComm May luncheon affair featured an informative talk by Mojave Air and Space Port CEO Stuart Witt. About 100 attended the event, more than the usual turnout for this monthly event. Witt was given the Board of Trade Navigating Change Award in February 2013. He and his deputy Karina Drees gave a short slide and video discussion of activities at Mojave. Witt explained that “we grant permission to our tenants to do their explorations and tests.” He has written “My job is to give people permission. Every day in the skies over Mojave and on the ground at Mojave Air & Space Port, people take enormous risks, which someday will yield great things for all humanity.” He likened Mojave to a strong superstructure which allows the building to support all of its content and facilities. Mojave has amassed more first flights and significant newsworthy flight activity than any other airport in the world over the past ten years. One of the videos was taken as an addon by the Masten Space Systems Xoembie-B as it performed a flight under its NASA Flight Test Opportunities Program contract. Xoembie-B has made a vertical assent and descent flight in which it landed within three centimeters of the targeted return point.
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Memorial Day – A time to remember and give thanks by Diane Betzler staff writer In an aged-old tradition of honoring heroes, the Antelope Valley Service Organization Association along with the City of Palmdale Parks and Recreation hosted its annual Memorial Day Ceremony May 27 at the Desert Lawn Memorial Park in Palmdale, Calif. Local and state dignitaries along with area residents paid tribute to the nation’s military men and women for
their service, past and present, and for their fight and sacrifices that keep America free. Master of Ceremonies Daniel Kirmel told those attending the event their presence helps everyone remember the true meaning of Memorial Day. He called for a moment of silence to remember all the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice. “Let us also honor all who have returned safely from conflict and let us not forget those who continue to
The United States flag was placed at half-staff in honor of America’s fallen heroes during the Memorial Day celebration May 27.
serve,” Kirmel asked the patriotic audience. The event opened with members of Highland High School Air Force JROTC Raising of Colors and leading the Pledge of Allegiance. An invocation was given by Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 3552 Chaplain Gary Basset. The chaplain informed everyone that the first war casualties from the Antelope Valley were two local high school graduates. He said SSgt. Allen Walker, a Highland High School graduate from the class of 1993 was killed in action April 6, 2004, while serving his country and said the second AV casualty; a 2003 graduate of Palmdale High School was U.S. Air Force Capt. Victoria “Torie” N. Castro Pinckney. Pinckney also graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Walker was a drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot in San Diego, Calif., and it’s said that he volunteered for deployment because he wanted to experience what he was sending his Marines out to do. “Allen was the first Antelope Valley casualty from a campaign in Iraq,” the chaplain said. He said Pinckney was the Valley’s second casualty who died while piloting a KC 135 refueling aircraft that crashed May 3, 2013, in support of operations in Afghanistan.
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Highland High School Air Force JROTC Cadets Angelou Ancheta (left) and Rebecca Moore stand by the POW-MIA table guarding the four hats that represent each member of the military and those who didn’t return.
“I’ve been most impressed by the out pouring of love and sorrow for Torie,” the chaplain said. Palmdale Mayor James Ledford welcomed everyone attending the memorial, “Thank you for being here today for this very important opportunity for our community to recognize those who served our community and our nation,” he said. The mayor introduced the many dignitaries attending the event from local
community officials to State Senator Steve Knight who represents the 21st Senate District. The mayor appeared to be pleased over the strong show of support from local and state officials, he said it’s important to show citizens their representatives are involved and care. Ledford also thanked the community for its support of him and his family
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James, My life wouldn’t be the same without you! Thank you for all you do. Happy Father’s Day We love you! You’re #1! Joanna, Matthew and Danielle
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JetHawks Fans come on down! We are honoring the best gameshows in history tonight. Head out to the ballpark and Throw’em Back with your buds with $2 16 oz. Beers, $2 Hot Dogs, $2 Nachos and $2 Sodas. The JetHawks will even rock their Throwback Jerseys!
Fri, Jun 21 vs. Quakes Tribute to Michael Jackson
Join us for a Thriller of a night as we pay tribute to the King of Pop! Cap off the game with a fireworks display that is sure to make you Scream “OOO” and “Ahhh”! If you’ve Got to be There, ordering tickets is easy as ABC! Presented by LoanMart
Sat, Jun 22 vs Quakes Girl Scout Sleepover JetHawks Lunch Cooler Giveaway
Join other Girl Scout troops from around the Antelope Valley for a sleepover on the field, games and a movie on the video board! If you’re looking for a stylish way to bring your lunch to work or school, be one of the first 1000 fans through the gate to get your JetHawks Lunch Cooler! Presented by C&D Refrigeration
Sun, Jun 23 vs. Quakes Kids Eat FREE! Family In The Park Sunday
The First 1,000 kids 12 and under will receive a FREE Hot Dog, Chips and Soda. Bring the family out to the Ballpark on Sundays and enjoy an afternoon with the JetHawks. Play Catch on the field before the game, and kids 12 and under get to run the bases following the game. JetHawks Players will also sign autographs prior to the game.
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during their personal crisis. It was this time last year that the mayor suffered a serious heart attack; he said the community’s show of support and good wishes was deeply appreciated. “You make a difference in our lives,” he said. Ledford also talked about the valley’s latest war casualty and said the community has an obligation to remember her. “Captain Victoria Pinckney was a Palmdale resident, went to Palmdale High School. She was someone we knew and grew up with, she made the ultimate sacrifice and we should never forget her contribution,” Ledford said. Registrar, Daughters of the American Revolution, Viola Lawrence said that Americans must always remember that freedom isn’t free. Past Commander of Disabled American Veterans 39 Executive Committee District 8, Ruben Trejo pointed out that more than a million Americans have perished as a result of conflicts throughout the years. “We are proud of our ancestors who today are heroes,” Trejo said. He said it’s important that Americans honor war veterans so that they would not have died in vein. Past Exalted Ruler of Lodge 2027, Barry Toler agreed and told those attending the event that sacrifice without remembrance is meaningless. “The greatest freedom we can get has been provided by our veterans,” Toler said. Linda Hayes with the American Legion 348 Women’s Auxiliary and Pat Murray with Marine Corps League, Antelope Valley Detachment 930 laid wreaths at the coffin draped with an American flag representing all American fallen veterans. The event ended with the traditional Two Bell ceremony, a salute to veterans by the Color Guard, a POW-MIA ceremony and a somber playing of Taps.
Local residents Brenda Allen-Spruill and her teenage daughter, Laurie Lynne Allen are overcome with emotion during the Memorial Day celebration May 27. Allen-Spruill’s son is currently serving in Korea and the two said they miss him terribly and worry about his safety.
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The Lancaster Cemetery presents 18th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony by Rebecca Amber staff writer In honor of those who have served in the U.S. military, the Lancaster Cemetery presented a series of ceremonies for Memorial Day. The first was a candlelight vigil May 26 was hosted by Antelope Valley Detachment Post 930 of the Marine Corps League. The ceremony was opened with the posting of colors by the Muroc Young Marines under the command of C.O. Oswald Serafin. The Candlelight Ceremony was attended by several local dignitaries including Assemblyman Steve Knight, Palmdale City Mayor Jim Ledford and former Mayor of Lancaster, Henry Hearns. Knight reminded visitors what Memorial Day is really about, living out the freedoms that many men and women have died for. He remarked that he often hears people saying that Memorial Day is not about barbeques and sales at the mall, but Knight believes that’s exactly what the holiday is about. “The folks who died for our ideals want us to live that way,” said Knight, “Always have veterans in your heart and always know that they are protecting us.” Hearns, who served as a combat engineer during the Korean War added, “I just have a full heart, full of thank you.” During the Ceremony Veteran Pat Murray laid the memorial wreath for the Marine Corps league. “Memorial Day is a day I look forward to all year long,” said Murray, “I wrote the ceremony so I’m especially interested in the performance.” Murray served as a parachute rigger during World War II. She was discharged in September 1945 following the drop of the second atomic bomb. “I’m very proud of the time that I served in the Marine Corps,” said Murray, “I never thought anything about it when I was first in the Marine Corps because everybody was going in the service, but as I grow older I’m more and more proud of being in the Marines. I say, ‘Semper Fi’ which means ‘always faithful.’” On Memorial Day, May 27, the Lancaster Cemetery hosted it’s second event in the veterans court of honor. The presentation of the colors was carried out by the Joe Walker Middle School Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron led by Lt. Col. Traci Scott, commander. Following the Bell Ceremony performed by U.S. Navy Veteran Phil Roberts and the placing of the memorial wreaths by the Marine Corps League detachment 930, Chris Parke performed Taps and Amazing Grace on the bagpipes. The first keynote speaker was the
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District Representative of Military Affairs for the 25th District, J.D. Kennedy. He also served in Iraq in 2003 and 2004 with the Marine Corps. Kennedy shared the numbers of service members that lost their lives in each war in American history. “We remember those who did not return,” said Kennedy, “you are not forgotten.” He encouraged each member of the audience to remember our service members daily. The second speaker of the morning, Robert Abrams introduced himself as “a retired LAPD sergeant, a Vietnam veteran (Army) and a Christian.” Abrams talked about his service and how “it seemed like easy, smooth sailing” at first. But then things changed when he experienced his first attack. He described his homecoming as “a race to microphones” for the politicians. He recalled hearing statements like “our guys died in vain.” To that Abrams boldly proclaimed, “No. They. Did. Not!” His message was simple, no service member gives his life in vain, but rather to protect our freedoms. “I found that with Christ Almighty, my anger is going away,” said Abrams, “I encourage you to study the word.” Among those in the audience, was Remo Cuniberti and his wife Iris. Cuniberti is a Navy Veteran who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor that started World War II. “We were just one of the fortunate, we weren’t better than anyone else,” said Cuniberti, “we were just fortunate to not be hit.” “I try to come here every year on Memorial Day because we respect all of our troops, airmen and sailors who give so much for our country to try to keep it safe and with the new young men coming up and women we hope they continue our way of life,” said Cuniberti. Throughout the cemetery, a flag was placed by the headstone of each service member interred there. The flags were placed by the Palmdale West Kiwanis on the Saturday before Memorial Day
in preparation of the event. Later that afternoon, a Japanese Memorial Service was held by the Konko Church of Lancaster at the Japanese Monument at the southwest end of the cemetery.
Photographs by Rebecca Amber
Left: Remo Cuniberti (right), a Pearl Harbor survivor came accompanied by his wife, Iris (left).
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