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Show August 23 ?COt As e approach the end of FYOI and the las! days of our"10I Critical Davsof Summer" campaign. I need vour continued strong support in Message from the Top Emphasize risk management through Labor Day Weekend emphasizing the importance of "thinking safe." Our emphasis on risk management, both on and off the job. is essential for us to preserve our most precious resource - the men. women and family members of Twelfth Air Force During last year's "101 Critical Days of Summer." Tw elfth Air Force lost three airmen to avoidable y since the mishaps. Tragically, -- off-dut- Lickoff of this year's campaign, we've suffered, and their families have suffered, the loss of four airmen. Another was permanently paralyzed. All due to motor vehicle operations. Incorporating personal risk management into daily activities can reduce mishaps; however, given these recent losses, we can't afford to let our guard down for a second because sometimes that is all it takes a second between making a good survival decision or being forced into reacting to an unex Meet the new commander Col. Thomas Larkin Hometow n: Oscoda. Michigan ft.. Family: wife Colleen, daughter Kathleen and son Jeffrey .r 1,, J Fast assignments: Joint Staff, Pentagon; 4th i V tance for every airman, in all Education: Master's degree from Webster University in 1985 and bachelor's degree from Michigan State in 1978 major commands, Col. Thomas Larkin time is for: Family, fishing, 388th Range Squadron commander camp- ing, and some hunting Goals: Run the best range in the Air Force What challenges do you see as a com- mander? Maximum safe use of the Utah Test and Training Range, while preventing encroachment of range capability Aerospace Expeditionary Force briefing team from the Air Force AEF Center at Langley AFB, Va., prov ided an expeditionary aerospace force update to Hill AFB airmen Aug. three-ma- n The team gave six briefings during their two-da- y visit and emphasized the impor- Operations Support Squadron commander, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.; professional military education instructor at AISC, Norfolk. Va., commander of F-- 4 I ighter Weapons School. George AFB. Calif. Off-dut- y By CapL Angle Chang 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Advice to those pursuing an Air Force career: Always seek command; it is a wonderful opportunity to focus and serve the people doing the mission. to become famil iar with and stay the AEF (capabilities) and EAF (vision) and focused on current issues and upcoming challenges in improving the AEF concept. While the first two AEF cycles the past two years focused on early notification, predictability and stability for Air Force people. Cycle 3, scheduled to kick off in March 2002, will concentrate on deployments, said team-orient- 16-1- 7, . Lt. Gen. Thomas Hobbins, commander Tw elfth Air Force AEF briefing team gives EAF update A 9 motorcycle and consider how you're going to make that trip a safe and successful one. Look out for yourself and for your fellow airmen and let's make sure w e all make it back safely this Labor Day w eekend. pected situation. Despite our daily emphasis on seat belt use, we still have folks who just don't get it. Tw o of our people paid the ultimate price. You may be w ill ing to accept the risk of not buckling up, but are your families, friends, coworkers and supervisors w illing to accept the result of the risk? If you w on't buckle up for yourself, do it for your family and friends so they will have peace of mind. With Labor Day just around the corner, take a few moments before you hop in your car or on your ed Sergeant Borden. The "It's not a perfect system, but it's getting better... In the long run, this (AEF process) will benefit everyone." the second th AEF Cycle. - updated on the EAF concept. "Everyone will play at some point," said Tech Sgt. Mary Jo Borden, AEF briefing team. "We expect all Air Force wings to provide forces and personnel to AEF - even if some units are not designated as lead elements." The team provided background information on first AEF Cycle began Oct. 1,1 999 and lasted through Nov. 30, 2000. Dec. 1,2000 marked the start of Pappy Knight AEF Briefing Team The "teaming concept" is the focus on Cycle 3 with the goal to tap a respective wing hard once,, then not so much during a second d period, keeping previously on-ca- ll heavily-deploye- bases from being deployed all the time, explained See EAF team next page- - fiKicking-down-the-doo- ir' Gen. Jumper unveils new concept to open battlefield access By Master Sgt. Terry Somerville Air Combat Command Public Affairs LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- - Successful real estate is all about the three L's: location, location, location. To succeed in war, the three A's are critical: access, access, access. Access means being able to get your forces to the battlefield in any situation. To prepare for potential 2 challenges to worldwide access like ballistic-missil- e strikes against air bases and troops - Gen. John P. Jumper has unveiled an innovative new concept: Global Strike Task Force. It is designed to be the Air Force's contribution to the nation's force for the new century. A Global Strike Task Force will open the way for everyone else, no matter what the enemy can throw against U.S. forces. It will dominate the air, the first requirement for modern warfare, and take out enemy assets that threaten a U.S. deployment. The concept is built on new technologies and new ideas about using military force. First is stealth capability, said General Jumper, who is currently the commander of Air Combat Command but who has been confirmed as the next chief of staff of the Air Force. The task force leads with 2 Raptor stealth fighters to clear a ft missile path, taking out enemy aircraft and advanced launchers. 2 Spirit stealth bombers follow to destroy assets that threaten U.S. deployments: Scud missile launchers, chemical-weapo- n bunkers, air and shore defenses, for example. Sea- - and cruise missiles help that effort. The now in development, combines stealth and advanced first-sho- t, first-kilavionics fora "first-loocapability needed to beat the advanced fighters and surface-to-a- ir missiles now being sold around the world. The 2 will bring stealth capability "into the daylight" for the first time. Not only will it fly missions a day, but it will let the F-- l 17 Nighthawk stealth fighter and the 2 fight around the clock as well. The task force needs to know where the threats and targets are. That means bringing together all of the reconnaissance and command functions now carried out by platforms like the E-- 3 Sentry Joint STARS, the U-- 2 Dragon Lady and the RQ-- 1 (AWACS), Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle plus forces behind enemy lines. They will be combined either into a single aircraft or a "constellation" of manned systems, unmanned systems, satellites and For instance, suppose U.S. forces spot a Scud missile launch, Jumper said. Today, warfighters go to different data sources to find out where the launcher is, what weapon is available to take it out, where the missile will hit. "In fact, the machines already know the answers to all these things," General Jumper said. "If the machines could just talk to. each other, we'd know the answers to all those questions instantly." Knowing everything you need to know about the enemy's situation and your own leads to "predictive battlespace awareness," another element of the Global Strike Task Force. It is "a microscopic, understanding of the battle space in all 1 -- four dimensions, the ability to anticipate the right move rather than simply react to enemy moves. It's the art of prediction," Jumper said. It is studying intelligence information starting at y minus 365 days" -- - knowing all the time what is needed to fight a war or put down a crisis, not just putting a force together when a crisis erupts. Putting all these capabilities together in the Global Strike Task Force may save time and lives, General Jumper said. Precision strikes against an enemy's crucial assets in the opena of an conflict him to excuse ing days "give quit." If the enemy does not take that opportunity, kicking down the door opens the way for the rest of America's warfighting team. Ground and naval forces will provide their crucial abilities; will dominate the battlefield as long as the conflict lasts. forces will be the Joint Strike Fighter, Key to the follow-o- n expected to join U.S. forces in 201 1 . Plans call for enough of the fighters to provide "persistent stealth" over the battlefield, General Jumper said. This means stealth capa- - r" "D-Da- war-fighti- anti-aircra- B-- air-pow- er 2, k, l" bilities will be available every minute of the conflict, the first F-2- rs B-- E-8- C special-operatio- Photo by Tech Sgt. Sonja C. R. Whittington Airman 1st Class Cory Elkins, a 421st Fighter Squadron crew chief, checks an engine for cracks. The Global Strike Task Force concept will clear the way for strategic aircraft such as the 6 to perform missions unfettered, unchallenged, to know where the threats are before going in. people on the ground. The specific platform does not matter, Jumper said. What is important is bringing together the mass of data flowing into the system and automatically turning it into "decision-quality- " information for commanders. time that will be possible. Most of the technology to make the Global Strike Task Force a reality exists or is in development now. The road ahead includes determining what advanced weapon systems are needed. The Air Force will also work to educate its airmen, members of the other services, and American allies to make sure the concept is integrated into future operations. The technological advances that make the Global Strike Task Force possible give America an opportunity, General Jumper said. Ignore them, and the nation might not like the results. History shows us "battles, campaigns and wars that were lost because fundamen-- ; tal changes in the nature of warfare went unrecognized," he said. ' : FigHTpitFy Published for People Like... 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