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Show America, Australia unite for testing rr by Greg Davenport Air Armament Center Public Affairs The EGIiN AFB, Fla. (AFMCNS) The Air Force Research Lab Small Smart Bomb Program team and the Royal Aus- forces to launch small smart bombs from the internal bay of a at supersonic speeds. The joint team was at the Air Armament Museum July 24 F-l-ll an F-l-ll g Program lead engineer, agrees. He said long workdays during both of their Australian counterparts visits and the willingness to go that extra mile from both sides has yielded tremendous results. "This whole project has been is the only aircraft in the free world that can drop munitions at supersonic speeds from an internal weapons bay Currently, the Air Force doesn't have any aircraft that can do that, but it will when the 2 Raptor and Joint Strike Fighter are added to the arsenal . tralian Air Force have combined check-fittin- F-l-ll for bomb- According to Ken Lockwood, Small Smart Bomb Australian us and make this the best project possible. With the projects scheduled to be completed in November, the American members of the program will be heading down bay, Lockwood explained. Currently the Air Force doesnt have any aircraft that can do that, but it will when the 2 Raptor and Joint Strike Fighter are added to its arseF-2- nal. Lockwood added that the test helps the Air Force identify and correct any problems the fighters may have wThen drop- - six-ye- ping munitions at supersonic speeds. This project has been no small undertaking, said Flight Lt. Marie Cook, RAAF Small Smart Bomb Program manager. It has taken two years and involved hundreds of people and various squadrons on both sides of the planet This project has involved large portions of the Royal Australian Air Force that has had to closely interface with our American counterparts, which is not an easy task, said Cook. "This is the first time the Royal Australian Air Force has undertaken a research flight test pro- gram. New photometric software that will be used to analyze the munitions trajectory when they are released is also being developed for the Australians - another first. Cook said. He insisted this project has been a major milestone for all involved. ar Code. phases. Sgt Bruce Rasmussen, RAAF Ken Lockwood F-l-ll speeds from an internal weapons gible for retraining through the CAREERS program. Four-yea- r enlistees must have 35 to 43 months time in service, and enlistees must have 59 to 67 months time in service to be eligible. Service members may apply under the CAREERS program regardless of manning in their current Air Force Specialty under shortly for the final partnership is a perfect fit since the F-l-ll is part of the Royal Australian Air Forces air fleet is the only aircraft in the free world that can drop munitions at supersonic 4-- bent over back words to help Effort Program manager, this The Military members who have been in service for 6 years may be eli- a bigTeam Eglin success story Glassco said. Everyone has F-2- ing tests to be conducted in Australia later this year. Program offers retraining Capt. Roy Glassco, Small Smart Bomb Australian Effort Those who are before or after their retraining window arent eligible until they enter the win- aircraft systems technician and team member, said he is looking forward to seeing the results of all the teams hard work and that hes learned a dow or Once you reenlist, you will then fall under the NCORP retraining program. The list of AFSCs for the NCORP program has been announced and can be viewed on the AFPC Home-pagre-enli- st. lot from working with his Amer- ican counterparts - both technically and culturally. e, under I learned that our two defense www.afpc.ran-dolph.af.milenlskill- s, then go to the NCORP Retraining in AFSCs. forces work in a similar way, so being in America wasnt that different from being in Australia, Rasmussen said. We Contact the Personnel EmployBldg. ment Office, Ext. 180, room 218C, for eligibility deter- look forward to when the American forces come to our home mination and application and visit us. f I V . - , 5- - 1 x W "v Payday Loans Signature t? e & I , ' ( " ' t Post Dated Checks Secured Loans ufeusi! r Call Us, We Can Do A Loan For You! SoUe ltte. Your Personal Loan Center" (Some Restrictions May Apply) iMUilsr m for an August home purchase, when you call MaryLee Gilchrist 4 at Graystone Mortgage, toll free or I I 1 898-678- "I f TDemiMsftiry A Tri-Ca-re S. 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