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Cyber Space Hiring

Cyber Training Course Starts at Keesler

Competition Keen for Next Generation of Cyberwarriors (NDIA)

Brian Burns SAF/A6D Deputy

Congratulations Bobby Smart!!!

New Air Force Cyberspace Badge

2009 Air Force Communications and Information Award Winners Announced

Cyber-Warriors Begin Training

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New 0-6 List- 33S Broken Out

Major General Rupert Burris. It is with profound saddness that we inform the membership of the death of Major General Rupert H. Burris (USAF Ret.), 84, of El Dorado, passed away at his home on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. See announcement: RUPERT H. BURRIS
 

Carol Sauer. As related by Hank Sauer, CMS USAF Ret'd...It is with much sadness that I must report that my beloved wife, Carol passed away tonight , July 14 at 8:16 PM at home.  She has been in Hospice care for the past month and while she had brain and lung cancer, she did not suffer any extreme pain.  She  basically was holding on until she knew of the birth of our first grandson, who was born just a few hours before she closed her eyes for good. She will be cremated and at some time in the next 60 days or so, there will be a Memorial Service at our Church and will be placed in our family vault in the church columbarium  The date of memorial service will depend on my daughter and son's availability to be there. 

I would like to thank all of our friends who have visited, sent cards, or called to check on her status.  She was a terrific wife and mother and will be missed by many.  Hank

The Association's prayers and thoughts go out to the Chief and his family.

Cyber Hiring Gets Speed Boost: The Air Force has been granted the authority to use streamlined federal hiring practices in order to fill more than 680 cyber-security positions expeditiously, according to officials with the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph AFB, Tex. This hiring authority, known as Schedule A, is granted in special cases where there is a critical need for speed. It allows hiring officials to bypass traditional competitive procedures. This method will be used to fill slots for specialists in the emerging cyber mission area for US Strategic Command, 24th Air Force (USAF's new cyber operations arm), and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Among the positions that the Air Force seeks to fill are cyber-risk and strategic analysis; cyber-vulnerability detection and assessment; cyber-incident response; and incident handling and malware/vulnerability analysis. The Air Force may apply Schedule A rules through December 2012. (Randolph report by April Rowden)

 

Spring Update Briefings.  As of 21 Jun, the Air Force has approved the release of Spring Update briefings. They are currently posted on the A6 public web site at A6 Public Web Site.

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! Mr. Brian P. Burns will be Brig Gen Bill Bender’s new deputy in SAF/A6D, replacing Scott Jack, who moved to ASD:NII.

Congratulations Bobby Smart!!!

Air Force senior execs honored with top awards

BY: Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson , AFNS
05/07/2010

Seventeen of the Air Force's top executive employees were recognized for career achievements during the annual Distinguished and Meritorious Presidential Rank Awards ceremony held April 30 in the auditorium of the Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley honored top career members of the senior executive service, senior level, scientific and professional employees as well as Defense intelligence senior executive service and Defense intelligence senior level employees. They were recognized by President Obama for sustained extraordinary accomplishments.

While the nation leverages sophisticated technologies and weapons systems, the human element remains critical, Mr. Donley said during the ceremony.

"Today, there are 289 SES (executives) within the Air Force," the secretary said. "As with any group, there are those who stand out from their peers."

Recipients of this award are chosen for being strong leaders, professionals and scientists who achieve results and consistently demonstrate strength, integrity and a relentless commitment to excellence in public service, he added.

"There will never be a substitute for the authentic leadership and selfless devotion each of you exhibit every day," Mr. Donley said.

Recipients of the Air Force 2009 Distinguished Presidential Rank award are:
Dr. Siva Banda, senior scientist, control theory
Timothy Beyland, assistant deputy chief of staff, manpower and personnel
Bruce Lemkin, deputy under secretary for international affairs

Recipients of the Air Force 2009 Meritorious Presidential Rank award are:
Robert Corsi Jr., deputy administrative assistant
Audrey Davis, deputy assistant secretary for financial operations
Theodore Fecke, technical adviser, propulsion
Gerald Freisthler, director, engineering
Richard Genaille Jr., director of policy, international affairs
Dr. Brendan Godfrey, director, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Dr. Brian Kent, chief scientist for sensors
Dr. Richard Linderman, senior scientist for advanced computing architectures
Arthur Myers, principal director, military community and family policy
John Over III, executive director
Paul Parker, deputy civil engineer
Curtis Rowland, senior intelligence engineer, data exploitation
Bobby Smart, director, policy, planning and resources
Debra Tune, deputy assistant secretary for logistics

As part of the award, Presidential Rank recipients, the top 1 percent of executives, receive a lump-sum payment of 35 percent of their annual basic pay. Meritorious Rank recipients, the top 5 percent, receive 20 percent of their annual basic pay. All recipients receive a framed certificate signed by the president.

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2010 United States Air Force Posture Statement. LINK Source: AFA 3/6/10)

New Keesler BX and commissary opens---Bigger and better. See Link: BX/Commissary

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Cyber Training Course Starts at Keesler: The Air Force on Monday launched its new undergraduate cyber training course for officers at Keesler AFB, Miss. The six-month course provides initial training for 17DX cyber operations officers, a career field that replaces 33SX communications officers. Lt. Col. Scott Solomon, commander of Keesler's 333rd Training Squadron, said graduates will have the fundamentals to establish, secure, operate, assess, and actively defend seven types of networks, including command and control systems, Internet protocol sites, telephony, satellite, and mobile telecommunications. The first class is expected to have 16 students. Up to 400 students are expected to complete the course annually. Graduates will either proceed to intermediate network warfare training, or move on to more mainstream communication officer duties, said Solomon. (Keesler report by Susan Griggs) (Source AFA 6/26/10)

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SECDEF Memo regarding U.S. cyber command: MEMO

Keesler Gains Cyber Training Role: The Air Force has decided to host cyber warfare training at Keesler AFB, Miss., dashing hopes of at least two other Air Education and Training Command bases—Goodfellow and Sheppard in Texas—that felt they were good candidates for the new mission once USAF announced Lackland AFB, Tex., as its preferred location for 24th Air Force, the new cyberspace operations numbered air force. According to a report by the Standard-Times, the Goodfellow community believes the base may still have a cyber role. "We're still optimistic here that we'll get a significant slice of the cyber training mission, whatever that is, when things settle down in probably ... six months or a year," retired Col. Charlie Powell, a member of the Goodfellow Air Force Base Coordinating Group, told the newspaper. And, the Times Record News reports that Sen. Kaye Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) still believes both Goodfellow and Sheppard are candidates for future cyber roles, saying she would be "making that case to the Pentagon as it plans for Fiscal Year 2011 and beyond." Meanwhile, Keesler will be transforming its current communications and information program to incorporate cyber training and plans to finalize the curriculum during a meeting early next month with representatives from the Air Staff, AETC, Air Force Space Command, and the Air Force Institute of Technology. (Keesler report by Susan Griggs) (AFA)-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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