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Show Software-ke- ''to America's fufuire ty continues to experience an era by Marilu Trainor deffeimse of rapid technological change. In this environment, the only true security you leaders the that agree key can achieve is in your organization's Military to successful operations in an increas- ability to recognize, manage and take ing global environment is the develop- advantage of change," Lyles said. ment of effective and Military leaders are united in recogsoftware. nizing the need for interoperable Creating adaptable, interoperable, low cost, portable, reliable and ligence systems, and information customer-orientesoftware continues provided through such systems must to be an overriding goal for all the mil- be available to meet all contingencies. "The services are, from the perspecitary services. Software developers and leaders tive of information systems, flying in from the military as well as industrial formation for the first time in histoand academic representatives, ry," said Lt. Gen. Carl G. O'Berry, gathered in Salt Lake City for the deputy chief of staff, Command, ConSixth Annual Software Technology trol, Communications and Computers, More than Headquarters U.S. Air Force. Conference, April "This conference is absolutely vital 2,200 attended the seminars and s exhibitors demonstrated to all of us. It is a superb medium to their products. The conference theme stimulate thinking about the future was "Predictable Software: Order Out which is where our minds need to be. "We need new thinking and new of Chaos." In his welcoming remarks, Maj. paradigms for software just as we do Gen. Lester L. Lyles, commander, Og- in new missions, in doctrine and in evden Air Logistics Center, said, "The ery other emerging world reality. We DOD is downsizing and is becoming have the best users we have ever had; less bureaucratic and more business-orientepeople are very smart and are becomUniversities and laboratories ing increasingly computer literate at are being pressed to develop technol-- . the highest levels. The challenge is for ogies and skills with greater applica- us to listen, to act and to provide," tion. Private business has been thrust O'Berry said. "Software is a direct enabler for into the information age where markets are global and competition fierce. change, but it continues to grow in size and complexity, and more important- "Meanwhile, the software communi Ogden ALC Public Affairs cost-efficie- nt -- ' d 11-1- 155-plu- d. irad by Merrie SchilterLowe Air Force News Service - . ' - WASHINGTON (AFNS) tive early retirement boards fully a thing of the past after fiscal 1995, said the Air Force's top personSelecare hope- nel official. . f , P ' fit IV 1 ' 5. end-streng- th Lloyd K. Mosemann II, deputy The January r95 board Will consider 0-5- s with more than 20 years of service who have already been passed over at least once for promotion, Boles said. In January, the Air Force held what should be its last 0-- SERB. That board identified 198 colonels for separation by Oct. 1, . To meet projected figures for FY 95 '341,000 enlisted Air members and 80,900 officers Force needs 17,000 enlisted and 2,500 officer losses above those expected through ongoing normal attrition and loss programs. Boles said the Air Force can probably reach those figures with the Janu- 6 end-streng- th assistant secretary for communications, com- Air Force for puters and logistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the civilian audience that technology Acquisitions, tells a mixed military and advances will provide an affordable alternative for the nation's defense. "We can't afford to continue doing business the same way we have in the past. We have to live within our achieved resources without eliminating prowill be future interoperability Gen. said Lt. grams we need to meet our mission. only through software," means we've got to manage the That Information SysPeter Kind, director, Commubetween software costs and the tems for Command, Control, gap of Office resources the nications and Computers, available," Kind said. Secretary of the Army. it is the only way to achieve ly, afford- able flexibility to accommodate changes in threat and technology toy Ja my airy . Lt. Gen. Billy J. Boles, Air Force deputy chief of staff for personnel, said in an April 6 interview that the January 1995 lieutenant colonel SERB could be the last one, if projected requirements remain the same through the end of the decade and if projected losses continue on track. Software is where it's at '5 have volunteered about 896 people. Based on the Pentagon's "Bottom-u- p Review," Air Force's fiscal 1999 will be 389,800 people with and the SERB releases, early ary enlisted members, 75,800 voluntary separation incentive, special 310,000 officers and That's a 30 cadets. retirement 4,000 separation benefit, conof from and reduction the the termination high of program percent tinuation program for majors twice 608,573 people in 1986 when the drawdown began. Boles stressed that Air to lieutenant colonel. f deferred enForce only needs to reduce by another About 59 percent of the required listed losses are already "on the 8 percent to 10 percent to meet fiscal 1999 requirements. books," Boles said. If an enlisted SERB is needed, a , Since 1992, Air Force has enticed board would meet sometime later this more than 28,000 enlisted members year to consider master sergeants and 7,000 officers to leave voluntarithrough chief master sergeants with ly. Even so, it has held 12 SERBs -more than 20 years of service, Boles six for colonels, four for lieutenant said. colonels, and two total for majors and To date, more than one-thir-d of captains to trim the force by officers needed to leave the service another 4,645 people. , end-streng- th 15-ye- ar 'Civvies' can now be worn aboard military aircraft SCOTT AFB, 111. (AFNS) The Air Force Uniform Board has approved the wear of civilian clothing by Air Force members while traveling aboard Air Force and commercial contract (chartered) aircraft regardless of duty status or destination. The action results from an Air Mobility Command recommendation as a quality service to people initiative, an AMC news release said. In a letter to the commander in chief of U.S. Transportation Command, Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Merrill A. McPeak said that after receiving the back ground briefing for this initiative, the board saw it as a common sense approach to resolving an ongoing complaint by passengers on AMC aircraft. McPeak said, "We'll make the appropriate changes to AFI 36-290- 3 so our personnel (formerly AFR will now have the option to wear civilian clothing on board all Air Force aircraft," the AMC release said. Lt. Col. James S. Zupan, chief of 35-1- 0) AMC's Passenger and Traffic Management Branch, presented the AMC proposal to the uniform board during its February meeting. "We're making changes to AMC passenger service to make flviner AMC better than regular commercial airlines," Zupan said. Officials said that members choosing to wear civilian clothing must ensure it is neat, clean, warm enough for operations and appropriate for the mode of travel and destination. AMC passenger service specialists can answer questions regarding foreign in-flig- ht destinations' attire requirements. 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