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Rescue For Injured Troops At Bagram.
Relevance Score: 4.325 2009-07-07 00:31:25
Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation flight at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, load injured soldiers onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 III Globemaster. THE SKIES BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN AND GERMANY -- The cost of freedom was on display July 4 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, as more than a dozen wounded Coalition troops were evacuated with a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 III Globemaster bound for Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany. The patients were supposed to fly with a 916th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker. But when severe weather forced the cancellation of its mission, Air Mobility Command officials rerouted the Jackson-based aircraft to make sure those men and women made it to topnotch medical care as quickly as possible. During the Vietnam War, it might have taken as many as 45 days to get those injured in combat to the kind of care they now get within 72 hours of their injury. And for Capt. Rob Grones, one of the pilots aboard that flight, being a part of that effort touches his heart. "Any aeromedical evacuation mission is pretty rewarding -- but especially today, on the 4th of July," he said. "I mean, these guys are out there putting their lives on the line. So, it's pretty tough to see sometimes, but it's all for a good cause." A chaplain from Fort Bragg, N.C., was among those in need of care. His knee was in "pretty bad shape," said Capt. Christine Jones, a member of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight who flown with the patients from Bagram to Germany. But he wasn't thinking about the pain as that C-17 made its way from the desert to the Free World. He was thinking about those he left behind on the front lines. "I guess the hardest thing is having to leave my troops. I'm pretty disappointed," the chaplain said, choking up. "It's possible I could end up going home, but even if I do, I'm hoping I'll be able to come back to finish the tour." Some of the other patients on that flight were in worse shape -- suffering from gunshot wounds and injuries associated with Improvised Explosive Device blasts. Ms. Jones feels their pain during every mission she is a part of. "Sometimes it's pretty heartbreaking," she said. "I mean, you've got guys with both their legs blown off and you're just trying to keep them stabilized long enough to get them to Germany alive." Evacuation crews are successful in that mission more than 90 percent of the time, officials informed. Yet, "most people don't know this exists -- that you can do this in an airplane," Ms. Jones said. Medical teams are able to provide care for the duration of the long flight to Germany thanks to the transformation that takes place hours before the aircraft takes off from Bagram. By the time airmen are done loading the equipment on board, the inside of the plane -- whether a Strato-tanker or Globemaster -- resembles a fully-functioning Emergency Room, complete with advanced life support equipment, medication, cardiac drugs, ventilators, oxygen tanks, bandages and more. That young chaplain appreciates the warmth of the medics who stood by his side during the flight. But he would much rather have been back in the desert fighting, so that one day, Afghans, too, would have an Independence Day. "I just felt like it was the right thing to do. I just wanted to serve my country -- serve my family," he said. "Now, who knows? I hope I can go back, but they haven't told me yet. "They need me out there. I have guys who need me," he added, choking up again before laying his head back onto the pillow placed there by one of the medics shortly after takeoff. "This isn't the way it's supposed to be. I'm supposed to be with my men." After landing at Rammstein, the aircraft was met by another medical team, members of the 435th Aerospace Medicine Squadron. And within days, they will be on their way to the Landstuhl Medical Center, an American military hospital located just out the Ramstein gates -- and then, likely, back home to recover among family. Just don't tell that chaplain he probably won't go back to the desert. "I have to," he said. "I just have to."
AirField Stands Up 2nd wing In Afghanistan.
Relevance Score: 4.075 2009-07-10 22:31:45
The buildup of airmen inside Afghanistan met another milestone with the standing up of the second wing in Afghanistan. The 451st Air Expeditionary Wing was formally established during a July 2 ceremony at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. Commanding the new wing is Brig. Gen. Guy M. Walsh. Before taking the Kandahar assignment, Walsh served in the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing, home to C-130Js and A-10 Thunderbolts. He also served in 2005 as the director of staff for the Combined Air Operations Center at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The Air Force has been at Kandahar since 2001, but troops there answered to a wing headquartered several hundred miles away at Bagram Airfield. The mission at Kandahar has steadily grown to include a C-130J squadron, aerial port operations, combat search and rescue sorties and MQ-1 Predator flights.
Military locations in Afghanistan supported by TS2 Satellite Provider
Relevance Score: 3.887 2008-06-01 11:48:22
TS2 was among the first telecommunications operators in the satellite technology in the territory of Iraq and Afghanistan and as such we have enjoyed a successful cooperation with the US Department of Defense, DoD contractors, Contracting Officers and U.S. Military Personnel from Afghanistan. Airfields Bagram Air base Chagcharan Chapman Airfield Bamian / Bamiyan Fayzabad / Faizabad Herat Jalalabad Kabul International Kandahar / Qandahar Khowst Mazar-e Sharif, AF Meymanah / Maimana Pul-i-Kandahar, AF Rhino FOB Shindand Air base Taloqan / Talulqan US Army Camps Kabul Compound Gardez Compound Camp Albert Camp Bagram Camp Barber Camp Black Horse Camp Blackjack Camp Bastion Camp Bulldog Camp Civilian Camp Cunningham Camp Dogan Camp Eggers Camp Gecko Camp Gibraltar Camp Hadrian Camp Holland Camp Harriman Camp Invicta Camp Julien Camp Kabul Camp Kandahar Camp Kearney Camp Lightning Camp Leatherneck Camp Marmal Camp Morehead Camp Nathan Smith Camp Phoenix Camp Rhino Camp Salerno Camp Souter Camp Spann Camp Tombstone Camp Vianini Camp Warehouse Camp Wilson Camp Wright FOB's FOB ABAD FOB Asadabad FOB Bermel FOB Blessing FOB Bostick FOB Cobra FOB Delhi FOB Dwyer FOB Fenty FOB Freia FOB Gereshk FOB Ghazni FOB Indianhead FOB Keating FOB Lagman FOB Lonestar FOB Lwara FOB Martello FOB Maimaneh FOB Mehtar Lam FOB Mizan FOB Naray FOB Orgun-e FOB Payne FOB Qalat FOB Rhino FOB Ripley FOB Salerno FOB Scorpion FOB Shank FOB Sharana FOB Sweeney FOB Tillman FOB Terrett FOB Thunder FOB Tiger FOB Zormat Fire Bases Fire Base Anaconda Fire Base Asadabad Fire Base California Fire Base Cobra Strike Fire Base Cobra Fire Base Gardez Fire Base Lagman Fire Base Maholic Fire Base Nixon Fire Base Orgun-E Fire Base Oulet Fire Base Phoenix Fire Base Shkin Fire Base Waza Khwa Fire Base Wilderness Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) PRT Asadabad - ISAF US PRT Baglan - ISAF PRT Bagram - ISAF US PRT Bamian (Bamyan) ISAF NZ PRT Chaghcharan - ISAF Lithuania PRT Farah - ISAF US PRT Feyzabad - ISAF Germany PRT Gardez - ISAF US PRT Ghazni - ISAFUS PRT Herat - ISAF Italy PRT Jalalabad - ISAF US PRT Kabul PRT Khandahar - ISAF Canada PRT Khowst / Khost - ISAF US PRT Konduz - ISAF Germany PRT Lashkar-Gah - ISAF UK PRT Mazar-E-Sharif - ISAF Sweden PRT Mehtar Lam - ISAF US PRT Meymaneh - ISAF Norway PRT Nurestan - ISAF US PRT Parwan – ROK/US PRT Panjshir - ISAF US PRT Pol-E-Khomri - ISAF Netherlands PRT Qalat - ISAF US PRT Qala-e-Naw - ISAF Spain PRT Sharana - ISAF US PRT Tarin Kowt - ISAF Netherlands/Australia PRT Wardak - ISAF Turkey
Military Seeks $1.3 Billion For Projects in Afghanistan
Relevance Score: 3.793 2009-10-18 11:13:57
While the Obama administration weighs whether to send additional troops to Afghanistan, the U.S. military is spending billions of dollars on construction projects to ensure the country's infrastructure can support American and coalition personnel in 2010 and years beyond. The military has already spent roughly $2.7 billion on construction over the past three fiscal years. Now, if its request is approved as part of the fiscal 2010 defense appropriations bill, it would spend another $1.3 billion on more than 100 projects at 40 sites across the country, according to a Senate report on the legislation. At the main U.S. base in Afghanistan, Bagram, the military is planning to build a $30 million passenger terminal and adjacent cargo facility to handle the flow of troops, many of whom arrive at the base north of Kabul before moving onto other sites. Under the proposed schedule, those facilities will not be completed until late 2010 and go into operation early in 2011, according to military sources. Officials say such projects are absolutely essential given the inadequate and dilapidated nature of the existing infrastructure. Bagram is far from the only U.S. base being upgraded. The military is also spending hundreds of millions of dollars constructing facilities for the Afghan army and police. The U.S.-led coalition recently announced the opening of a $68 million, U.S.-financed forward operating base near Farah, in the western part of the country bordering on Iran. The base will house 2,000 Afghan soldiers and an American mentoring team. Such bases can take a long time to build. The original solicitation for contractors on the Farah garrison project was dated Dec. 29, 2007. A proposal for an additional phase was offered in March 2008, and 18 months later, almost two years after it was first solicited, the garrison at Farah was opened. Col. Thomas E. O'Donovan, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District, told reporters last March that his multibillion-dollar construction program is providing "underpinnings" for efforts at establishing security and stability across Afghanistan.
Satellite Broadband Internet in Iraq and Afghanistan for U.S. Troops
Relevance Score: 3.253 2009-06-28 22:04:20
WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 22 /Reuters/ -- TS2 Satellite Technologies' network in Iraq and Afghanistan has over 15,000 military users of local broadband satellite connections. "We were among the first telecommunications operators in the satellite technology in the territory of Iraq and Afghanistan, and as such we have enjoyed a successful cooperation with the U.S. Army for several years now," says Marcin Frackiewicz, CEO of the TS2 Satellite Technologies. TS2 Satellite Technologies offers two-way high-speed Internet access with no phone lines, no cable and no dial-up modem. It's always on, available virtually anywhere, and affordable. The laptop or Wi-Fi network can receive Internet signal through a special satellite VSAT modem, which was usually set up in a building or tent when deployed. The one VSAT access point provides the following services for soldiers: -- Broadband access to the Internet (WWW, E-mail, FTP etc.) -- Data transfer to many other users simultaneously -- Telephone connections including VoIP, IP phone -- Video-conference connections Advantages of the system: -- Short set-up time -- Fast and easy upgrades -- Possibility of guaranteed CIR -- Transmission in almost all weather conditions The communication among the bases is possible thanks to the simultaneous lease of bands on the Intelsat 10-02, Intelsat 901 and Eutelsat W6 satellites whose coverage enables configuration of connections between any place in Europe, Middle East and Southwest Asia. TS2's satellite military networks are located in Al Taqaddum Air Base, Bahgram AF, Balad Base, Baquba Airfield, Brassfield-Mora, Cob Adder, Cob Speicher, Camp Al Asad Airbase, Camp Bucca Basra City, Camp Buehring, Camp Charlie Basra, Camp Eggers, Camp Fallujah, Camp Grizzly, Camp Korean Village, Camp Liberty, Camp Mejid, Camp Ramadi, Camp Slayer, Camp Stryker, Camp Taji, Camp Victory, Fob Bagram, Fob Brassfield Mora, Fob Delta Al Kut, Fob Diamondback, Fob Falcon, Fob Garryowen, Fob Gardez, Fob Ghazni, Fob Kalagush, Fob Kandahar, Fob Lagman, Fob Mchenry, Fob Marez, Fob Normandy, Fob Rustamiyah, Fob Summerall, Fob Sykes, Fob Salerno, Fob Torkham, Fob Warhorse, Fob Warrior, Herat RTC, Jallahabad Air Base, Kabul Airport, Kabul Camp Eggers, Kandahar Air Base, Lsa Anaconda Balad, Q-West Base Complex and Tallil Ab Lsa Adder. Especially for U.S. Military Personnel, Contracting Officers and DoD Contractors, TS2 delivers satellite equipment to most of all military addresses in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East, within maximum of 7 days. Supported military locations in Iraq - http://www.ts2.pl/en/Internet-in-Iraq-for-US-Army-Soldiers Supported military locations in Afghanistan - http://www.ts2.pl/en/Internet-in-Afghanistan-for-US-Army-Soldiers Contact: Piotr Kubiak and Michal Skrok TS2 Satellite Technologies phone +48 22 630 70 70 fax +48 22 630 70 71 http://www.ts2.pl
ELBW - Weather Sensors for Weapon Control Systems and NBC Vehicles
Relevance Score: 2.961 2009-07-28 22:28:02
ELBW Technology is a Swiss defense electronics company which have developed, manufactured and distributed meteorological weather sensors with no moving parts for over ten years. ELBW's no moving parts meteorological weather sensors are sturdy and compact automatic instruments, which are able to accurately and rapidly respond to wind changes and have zero starting thresholds. All ELBW weather sensors are designed for use in extreme conditions. Vehicle-mounted weather sensors for fire control and NBC monitoring The weather sensors can be mounted on military vehicles for applications such fire control assistance for main battle tank weapons systems, and environmental monitoring for NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) vehicles. One of the main advantages of ELBW wind sensors resides in the aerodynamical shape of the sensor’s upper parts which mitigates turbulence created by the surrounding environment. Sirius MIL/L weapons control system Next generation main battle tanks are equipped with laser range finders, which relay a target’s range to a firing control calculator which subsequently controls the aiming and firing of the tank’s weapons systems. At medium to long ranges, environmental and weather conditions can play a crucial part in the trajectory of a missile, and subsequently, accurate measurement of wind speed and direction, ambient air temperature and atmospheric pressure become important parts of a weapon control system. The ELBW Sirius Mil/L meteorological weather sensor works with the weapon’s control system to calculate parameters including wind speed, wind direction, ambient air temperature, and barometric pressure. Sirius NBC/L atmospheric measuring system The ELBW Sirius NBC/L meteorological measuring system is designed to be mounted on NBC vehicles to analyze the propagation of contaminated NBC clouds. The weather sensor measures the parameters including wind speed, wind direction, ambient air temperature, barometric pressure and relative humidity; safely giving vehicle operatives an accurate reading of the level of contaminant present outside of the vehicle. Sirius ammunition temperature measuring device The ammunition compartment temperature measuring device(ACTMD) is a sub-assembly compatible with the Sirius-MIL/L meteorological weather station. Located in the ammunition storage compartment of a vehicle, the main purpose of the ACTMD is to deliver an analog signal proportional to the temperature of the powder ammunition.
Airmen Preformed 2000 Missions In Afghanistan.
Relevance Score: 2.923 2009-07-14 00:23:56
Airmen at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan hit a major milestone this week when they completed their 2,000th combat mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. An EC-130H Compass Call crew assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing's 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron and deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., flew the milestone mission, delivering direct support to coalition ground forces in Afghanistan. The mission was like any other, claimed Air Force Capt. Kelly Weber, a Compass Call pilot from Fort Worth. "It was a very rewarding mission," he said, noting he couldn't discuss details due to operational security. Often called a "Super-E" model, some of the EC-130H aircraft are more than 40 years old. The aircraft's electronics disrupt enemy command and control, and often are used to attack hostile communications. "We're a small community with a small inventory of aircraft," said Air Force Lt. Col. Chris Kirschman, the squadron commander. "We're 100 percent committed to the mission, and this couldn't get done without our great maintainers on the ground." None of the three crewmembers discussing the mission was in the Air Force on Sept. 11, 2001, and they weren't even aware it was such a monumental flight. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashley House, from Portsmouth, VA, informed the mission was almost routine, as airmen from around the world are in the skies and on the ground supporting operations here. The seven-hour mission was "very rewarding," said Air Force 1st Lt. Lori Brophy, an electronic warfare officer from Raymond, NE. "[The crewmembers are] very professional, and know what capabilities we bring to the fight."
New satellite communication services from TS2 in Afghanistan and Iraq
Relevance Score: 2.498 2009-12-08 14:35:30
TS2 Satellite Technologies company is introducing new satellite link products to the international market. These types of telecommunication products are mainly used by the companies that execute contracts in the Near East and Asia, as well as by the soldiers that are stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Purchased bands give us unlimited possibilities of configuration and setting any telecommunication connections from the Near East region and South-Western Asia. We can now build networks of any size on such satellites as Intelsat 10-02, Intelsat 901, ABS-1, ArabSat Badr-4 and NSS-6." - said Marcin Frackiewicz, the President of TS2. New TS2 Satellite Technologies offer is a broadband Internet and corporate networks based on satellites. The operator's broadband services enable two-way data transfer within the network and simultaneous Internet access. The company provides all dedicated VSAT services for demanding customers: VSAT Private Network, broadcasting services, SCPC/SCPC, SCPC/DVB, MESH services, STAR/DAMA, VSAT Mini Hub Solution and VNO. TS2 Satellite Technologies is mainly investing in technology of American company VT iDirect. The networks based on iDirect X3 enable connecting hundreds of computers working on the same satellite link. 'We provide secure and encrypted satellite connections particularly for the military sector, for any military units, literally in any part of the world, on the national firing ground and during all international trainings.' - said Frackiewicz. He also added: 'We have mobile and stationary solutions dedicated to work in difficult conditions'. The TS2 staff is monitoring the performance of satellite network 24 hours a day, in order to enable the immediate help in case of breakdown or receipt of alert. Due to technical conditions and favourable weather, the Teleport is located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Therefore the signal from the headend aerial is not disturbed by the weather conditions and all connection users of TS2 receive services of the highest availability. The Teleport configuration is fully redundant and the services are also available on the national market. TS2 Satellite Technologies phone +48 22 630 70 70
New Satellite Services for US Military in Afghanistan and Iraq
Relevance Score: 2.177 2010-01-07 12:12:40
TS2 Satellite Technologies was among the first telecommunications operators in the satellite technology field on the territory of Iraq and Afghanistan, and as such we have enjoyed a successful cooperation with the US Department of Defense and individual soldiers from several years. iDirect is the industry leader in satellite-based broadband access solutions delivering all the benefits of high speed IP networking beyond the constraints of traditional landline networks. Developed specifically to meet the communication needs of satellite customers, iDirect powered networks deliver the speed, performance and flexibility to fulfill the most demanding requirements of today's end users - anywhere. The one iDirect Infinity system provides following services: * Broadband access to the internet (www, e-mail, ftp etc.) * Data transfer * Access to application programs * Telephone connections including VoIP, IP phone * Video-conference connections * The transfer of data, or image to many other users simultaneously Advantages of the system: * Short set-up time, (1-2 weeks for a system) * Fast and easy upgrades * Possibility of guaranteed CIR * Transmission in almost all weather conditions * Cheap and quick delivery of equipment to Iraq and Afghanistan (5-7 days) The Internet connection can be shared with other soldiers via wireless or wired network. Most soldiers deploy with a laptop in hand and a hookup to the Internet in their barracks. This is especially important for the many who are married, and have young children. The Internet access has resulted in major morale improvements. Troops no longer feel cut off from home. TS2 provides in the Middle East & North African region following services: two way internet broadband access, VSAT Private Network, broadcasting services, SCPC/SCPC, SCPC/DVB, MESH services, STAR/DAMA, VSAT Mini Hub Solution, VNO and many more...
Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance And U.S.A.F. All Set For DMSP Launch.
Relevance Score: 2.017 2009-10-19 21:16:36
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-18 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), is undergoing final preparation for a launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on October 18, 2009. The Block 5D-3 series accommodates larger sensor payloads than earlier generations. They also feature a larger capability power subsystem; a more powerful on-board computer with increased memory — allowing greater spacecraft autonomy — and increased battery capacity that extends the mean mission duration. Starting with F-17, the attitude control subsystem has also been enhanced with the integration of a second inertial measurement unit using ring laser, versus mechanical, gyros to provide greater precision pointing flexibility. DMSP is used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with an extraordinary sensor suite that can image visible and infrared cloud cover and measure precipitation, surface temperature, and soil moisture, the satellite collects specialized global meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical information in all weather conditions. The DMSP constellation comprises two spacecraft in near-polar orbits, C3 (command, control and communications), user terminals and weather centers. The most recent launch of a DMSP spacecraft took place on November 4, 2006 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. DMSP F-18 will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. Additionally DMSP F-18 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, two satellites remain to be launched and are maintained at Space Systems' operations in Sunnyvale, California, for storage, functional testing, and upgrading. The spacecraft are shipped to Vandenberg for launch when requested by the Air Force. Since 1965, 36 Lockheed Martin DMSP satellites have been launched successfully by the U.S. Air Force. Now in its fourth decade of service, the DMSP has proven itself to be a valuable tool in scheduling and protecting military operations on land, at sea and in the air. The Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, manages the DMSP program.