Society of Air Force Developmental Engineers
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. The Society of Air Force Developmental Engineers is a professional organization consisting of over 1400 members of the air force scientific and technical community. The objective of the Society is the advancement of developmental engineering throughout the aerospace industry by providing technical and fraternal communication among individuals. SAFDE provides its more than 1400 members opportunities for professional development through an offering of discussions and networking events.
Our website is designed to not only serve our members, but also to support scholars, students and others interested in the varied field of developmental engineering. We welcome your suggestions on ways we can improve your experience.
Mission: The mission of the Society of Air Force Developmental Engineers is to promote the professional and technical development of those dedicated to the research, development, testing, fielding, and sustaining of aerospace technologies and systems essential for the defense of Liberty.
Vision: The vision of the Society of Air Force Developmental Engineers is to enable its membership to maintain technological superiority, through continuing education, diligence, and vigilance in all areas of Science and Technology necessary to preserve Liberty.
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Membership Information Aug 2011
Effective immediately, membership in The Society of Air Force Developmental Engineers is by invitation only. If you would like to recommend someone for membership, please email membership@usafengineers (and cc them). Include their name and a short explanation in the email. |
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Tinker B-1 program awarded James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence award
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Posted by admin on Saturday, May 12 @ 12:32:40 MDT
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by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek
Defense Media Activity
5/11/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The B-1 System Program Office from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., earned an Air Staff-level award recognizing the Air Force Materiel Command program office with the most improved aircraft maintenance and logistics readiness performance.
William Barnes, the deputy chief of the B-1 System Program Office at Tinker was presented the Dr. James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence award by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz during a Pentagon ceremony on May 9.
According to award documents, Airmen and contractors with the office worked to increase their B-1 Lancer warfighter fleet availability by 10 percent during fiscal 2011. This increase created the highest B-1 availability rate in the last four years.
"The B-1 is highly prized at the moment," said Jeff Vaughn, the chief engineer of the B-1 System Program Office. "And this award tells us we're improving in every area we can think of."
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Colonel highlights quick reaction process
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Posted by admin on Friday, April 13 @ 05:31:43 MDT
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by Patty Welsh
66th Air Base Group Public Affairs
4/11/2012 - HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Discussion of the quick reaction capability process was a key part of the presentation by Col. Anthony Genatempo, Airborne Network Division senior materiel leader, to the Hanscom Representatives Association at Hanscom's Minuteman Commons April 5.
"I think this is one of the coolest things since sliced bread to hit the acquisition community - the quick reaction process," he said. "What it does is empower people like me to cut through the bureaucracy."
Explaining the process by highlighting parts of an unusually thin Air Force governing instruction, Genatempo said that acquirers must make a materiel development decision within 30 days of requirements being validated. From there, they have less than six months to field the capability - including testing - and then six months to analyze how well it does in the field.
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31 TES ramps up for F-35 initial operational testing at Edwards
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Posted by admin on Sunday, March 25 @ 08:42:15 MDT
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by Jet Fabara
95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
3/20/2012 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Flight test at Edwards normally consists of squadrons taking an aircraft from the developmental test phase and preparing it for its operational test phase at another base.
For members with the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, a tenant unit assigned here under the Air Combat Command, the squadron is ramping up to become ACC's first operational test unit to begin initial operational testing on the F-35 at Edwards.
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AEDC's Tunnel 9 is the site of unique program debut
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Posted by admin on Sunday, March 25 @ 08:37:15 MDT
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by Philip Lorenz III
Arnold Engineering Development Center Public Affairs
3/20/2012 - ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- Arnold Engineering Development Center's White Oak site in Silver Spring, Md., is home to a new and innovative program sponsored by the Test Resource Management Center and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
According to Dan Marren, White Oak site director, this program, called the Centers of Testing Excellence, was modeled after AFOSR lab programs and is the first of its kind for the test and evaluation commands.
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NASA legend returns to Holloman
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Posted by admin on Thursday, March 15 @ 12:14:35 MDT
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by Airman 1st Class Colin Cates
49th Wing Public Affairs
3/14/2012 - HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) -- Gene Kranz, retired NASA flight director, returned to Holloman AFB March 8 after 52 years to revisit the 46th Test Group, where he researched and tested Surface-to-Air and Air-to-Ground missiles in the late 1950s.
"I worked at Holloman from 1958 to 1960 with the Quail program, where the principle mission was the development of decoy missiles," said Kranz.
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Airborne Laser Test Bed bids adieu to Edwards AFB
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Posted by admin on Friday, February 24 @ 21:07:17 MST
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by Jet Fabara
95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
2/24/2012 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- The aircraft known for turning science fiction into fact, more accurately recognized as the YAL-1A Airborne Laser Test Bed, took to the skies here for the last time during its final ferry flight to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 14.
The ALTB, which was a part of the Birk Flight Test Facility here for more than nine years, was a modified Boeing 747-400 Freighter that housed two solid-state lasers and a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser that could use directed energy as a viable technology against ballistic missiles.
"February 14 represents the end of a historic era in airborne directed energy research, not only for Edwards Air Force Base but for the Department of Defense at large," said Lt. Col. Jeff Warmka, the director of the ALTB Combined Test Force. "When the aircraft departs, she won't be coming back to Edwards Air Force Base. The test program is closing, so to us it's a sad and reflective day ... but not without optimism and great pride because we intimately know the program's historic achievements and know what we did will benefit the nation in the future."
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Air Force Tests Next-Gen Networks, Devices For Operational Use
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Posted by admin on Sunday, February 12 @ 05:44:01 MST
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JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. -- Everywhere you look, people are tapping, talking and swiping away at smartphones and tablets. Rapidly-emerging technologies give users information immediately, and these super machines fit easily in the palm of your hand.
The Air Force is planning to implement these high-tech handhelds into daily operations and, in preparation, the Air Force C2 Integration Center kicked off the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment here Jan. 13.
Dubbed Unified Communications I, the goal is to determine commercial cellular carriers' ability to provide sufficient service to support the Air Force's mission sets.
According to Ken Gunter, the JEFX event manager, the four-week experiment will test the networks and hardware of Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint to see if the carriers will accommodate communications needs.
Teams of emergency response, civil engineer and maintenance Airmen will use Apple iOS and Google Android-based smartphones, tablets and mobile hotspot devices in a variety of scenarios to test their functionality and effectiveness.
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90th IOS keeps AFNet, GIG operating freely in cyberspace
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Posted by admin on Sunday, February 12 @ 05:39:17 MST
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by Tech. Sgt. Scott McNabb
24th Air Force Public Affairs
2/9/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The 90th Information Operations Squadron provides key enabling capabilities to all things cyber for the United States Air Force.
They're charged with providing the tools and specialized capabilities needed to defend the vast Air Force communication network and the Air Force's portion of the Global Information Grid that most Airmen, civilians and contractors use every day to communicate, plan and operate.
The unit's director, Lynne Patrick, said the 90 IOS is capable of delivering integrated full-spectrum cyber capabilities in 'real-time' to meet real world zero-day threats and requirements.
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ORS-1, ground system gain final ops acceptance
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Posted by admin on Friday, February 10 @ 11:50:50 MST
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ORS-1, ground system gain final ops acceptance
by Scott Prater
Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Feb 07, 2012
The Operationally Responsive Space-1 satellite took approximately three years to develop from concept to launch and orbit, compared to traditional satellite systems, which typically take seven years or longer to develop.
When Gen. William Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, declared the Operationally Responsive Space-1 satellite had achieved final operational capability in early January, the announcement marked a significant milestone for the 1st Space Operations Squadron and 7th Space Operations Squadrons as well as their mission partners.
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| Ephemerids | Today in Air Force History...
1951
Capt. James Jabara became the first U.S. Air Force jet ace, shooting down his fifth and sixth MiG in Korea. |
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| Acquisition Branch | You can contact the Acquisition Officer Assignments Branch at the following numbers:
Branch Chief
DSN: 665-3834 Opt 4
Comm: 210-565-3834 Opt 4
61S Scientists
DSN: 665-3834 Opt 1
Comm: 210-565-3834 Opt 1
62E Developmental Engineers
DSN: 665-3834 Opt 2
Comm: 210-565-3834 Opt 2
63A Acquisition Managers
DSN: 665-3834 Opt 3
Comm: 210-565-3834 Opt 3
64P Contracting
DSN: 665-3834 Opt 4
Comm: 210-565-3834 Opt 4
65F Finance
DSN: 665-2304
Comm: 210-565-2304
CSRB, Accessions, etc.
DSN: 665-3834 Opt 5
Comm: 210-565-3834 Opt 5
Mailing Address
550 C Street West Suite 33
Randolph AFB TX 78150
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DSN: 665-2698
Comm: 210-565-2698
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