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Show Hiftop Directorate team manages countermeasure assets Changes noted Air-to-Surfa- ce "liefore it's transferred we re invo'v. a ".'lit b cause we know it's coming a:: i th re .re a lot of things that have to happen to th- s tern for logistics and makfor it maintainability ing sure you have enough serviceable out there to support the warfightt r." b said. Bracey said alter transition, the progr:-..-- manager ensures countermeasures are avs. able to support the war fighter. "1 lie bottom line is making sure you have a serviceable asset," he said. "Making sure that asset is ready, is where it's needed, and going to do what it's designed to when it's deployed in combat." Galbraith Dy Mary -- . I)ir-- Mu!.,ioii-turahtu n pLivaintit al in pril tht iirhNT by upjirt:r Air Font- - counter '1 'Ainu an aircraft - 'i ..!' aur k r .it!. a I'wwii- Ti'iball is part of ':tn) !!:;; ::: :nli r new .lis; that matiaf heli-- r tlar- -. b. i'ii:iir a::i - jt-r- - r- -. ; ! - ! com!'' n:; .ii:n- -. upt. . ' ' fiii:;.!ni-:!- ' i - ' Kiii-- ts is.-- rnanaer Brai-t-y- !ri Otlu-- r jjt a :r ;ti and enin-e-- t team members ruiimer ana I 'at I'kena and Fullmer said the countermeasure team's AjkIp'W Scbirack. jail -- uniiiied up the team's responsibili- - lid I r biggest responsibilities are maintainability and ties reliability. "We have to make sure an asset can be maintained, stored and sent to the field." he said, "but also ensure reliability so that w lien it's on the aircraft it will work." Fnsuring reliability often means reworking a system, even when it's moved to scstainment. "When you're developing and testing, it's a lot have counter measures where when they need them, and them, pilots how many they m id." she said. I'racey said in- coimtermeasnresbej;iii with and develop at an an idea engineers Air Force laboratory After initial and final ojx tests and evaluations, the program begins production and is transferred to Mill for the remainder of its lifecvcle. "We in ed , m-e- rest-arc- Countermeasures from different than an operational environment." Bracey said. "So when you put an item out in page lot of good to have that technology if we don't have the ability to fix it and keep it running so it's always available to us. What sustainers do is very important for us because we must have operational equipment before we deploy to a combat theatre." Although t'ne center doesn't develop countermeasures. Fullmer said it plays a key role during their inception. "Air Force System Command manages development and incorporation of new weapon sys-t- i 'ins. They use our logistical expertise to bring new munitions into the inventory," he said. "Specifically our experiences and knowledge of 1 item success and failure. They use that data, or lessons learned, to improve new system designs." After a countermeasure is designed, tested, certified at the lab and operationally tested on aircraft, it's transitioned to Hill ,or sustainment s and available for use. Fullmer said often require modification once fielded and exposed to real world conditions, where design flaws and weaknesses are exposed. "We track reliability and maintainability of an item through field reports that help us to identify trends or problems in design or manufacturing." he said. "Our engineers, program and technical people and the manufacturer look at that product and see what we have to do to make counter-measure- Ethnic Hairstvlina TI mh shaunita 00 S U OFF $30 Minimum Purchase. 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Tidball said the Department of Defense is realizing that while most of the money for new systems is invested during development, in reality most of the money is spent after it's handed off to personnel who manage the program until it's "buried." "The costs are tremendous, but so is it viable for its whole life," she said. keeping "Look at the It's going to be an program." As weapon technology increases, new countermeasures are piled onto those already in the system and added to the team's workload. "You can't throw away the old threats because you never know what type of threat is going to be shot at you." Fullmer said. "So our responsibilities are constantly being added on to. " "It really is doing more with less, but we think we're doing a good job," Tidball said. Shaffers Computers Your Fir5t visit in T TATTTR 6:30 pm 4 TT AT Afci- - Closed Sunday 12 h(TORY DLMONSTRATORS SHOW MODELS, CLOSE-OUT- . 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