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NEWSITEA 2010 Tester of the Quarter Awards: 1st QuarterThe Emerald Coast Chapter is pleased to announce that the 1st quarter winner of “Tester of the Quarter” was “Team Robin Shelby” of the ACC’s 53rd Wing Electronic Warfare Group, 36 EWS. The Team crafted a 5 week Foreign Military Exploitation (FME) test plan, and established key test measures to enable A-10, F-16, F-15, B-1, and B-52 jammer evaluations. The team also orchestrated a 6 week test effort to evaluate 6 systems and 5 aircraft types, which bolstered Combat Air Force Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities. In addition, the team conducted lab tests, analyzed test runs, characterized jammer performance, and programmed new techniques to defeat new threats and provide enhanced system capabilities on multiple platforms.
"Team Robin Shelby" Emerald Coast ITEA Chapter co-sponsors 15th Aircraft-Stores Compatibility SymposiumThe Emerald Coast ITEA Chapter co-sponsored the 15th Aircraft-Stores Compatibility Symposium, held April 19-22 2010 at the Emerald Coast Conference Center in Fort Walton Beach. The Symposium provided the international test and evaluation community the opportunity to share information of mutual interest regarding the challenges associated with aircraft-stores compatibility issues. For four decades these forums have provided for the exchange of ideas on the core engineering disciplines with a focus on improving the compatibility process and expediting support to the war fighters. The theme for this year’s symposium was Embracing Compatibility Challenges of the Next Decade. Co-sponsored by ITEA and the 46th Test Wing, this year’s symposium featured presentations on current F-35 Test and Evaluation activities, UAV combat operations, the expanding role of light attack aircraft, and Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance. A highlight of the event was a special presentation honoring the 40th anniversary of aircraft-store compatibility. This briefing showcased the history of compatibility, highlighted the development and role of modeling and simulation in compatibility, and recognized several aircraft-store compatibility pioneers. The symposium also included three outstanding tutorials: (1) “Design of Experiments” comprised a two-part series that provided a broad overview of developing smart test strategies using a statistical approach, (2) “Generational Diversity” offered a unique perspective on dealing with diversity in the workplace, and (3) “The Conventional Munitions Orientation Seminar” identified the primary building blocks used to produce conventional munitions and covered methods of Munitions Development, System Test and Verification, Post Production, Weapons Employment, and Future Air Armament.
Emerald Coast ITEA Chapter Awards Five ScholarshipsThe Emerald Coast ITEA Chapter completed its 2010 Scholarship Program and awarded five $1,000 scholarships to local high school graduates. Certificates were given to the winners at their schools awards recognition ceremonies. The following is a list of the five winners and the educational institutions they have elected to attend: Cody PK Heitman (University of Florida), Ben Johnson (University of Florida), Elizabeth Gallagher (Auburn University), Eric Nieves (University of Florida), and Jessica P. Maney (Troy University). Acquisition Changes at the Air Armament CenterOn Feb 9th the Chapter co-sponsored a luncheon hosting Mr. Randy Brown, 308 ARSW/CL, who presented a briefing on “Acquisition Changes at the Air Armament Center”. Mr Brown presented an Acquisition Improvement Plan (AIP) that would: 1.) Revitalize the AF acquisition workforce, focusing on in-sourcing and the conversion of contractor positions to civil service positions, 2.) Improve the requirements generation process, establishing Technical Transition Councils (TTCs) to ensure the organizations of AAC are aligned in their efforts, 3.) Instill budget and financial discipline, such as Firm Fixed Price contracts and high fidelity cost estimates, 4.) Improve AF major system source selection, which would include independent review teams and improved training, and 5.) Establish clear lines of authority and accountability within acquisition organizations, which involves organizational change requests and matrix management.
ITEA 2009 Tester of the Quarter Awards: 4th QuarterThe Emerald Coast Chapter is pleased to announce that the 4th quarter winner of “Tester of the Quarter” was the JASSM Combined Test Force (CTF) Test Team of the 46th Test Wing’s 780th Test Squadron. Team members included (from left to right in photo) Bill Barton, Bill Hetter, Norm Mucklow, Dan Nowers, and Brian Fraser. The Team meticulously planned every detail of the successful test execution of the AGM-158A, JASSM, Lot 7 Reliability Assessment Program (RAP) mission employing a B-52H staging out of Barksdale AFB. The mission provided critical information needed to answer reliability issues to the Secretary of AF for Acquisition, OSD, and Congress. With just a 21 day turn around between deployments, the team also expertly and successfully executed a JASSM-Extended Range (-ER) launch employing a B-1B from Dyess AFB. This test continued a string of six successful JASSM-ER missions conducted by the team.
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