Motion Center Toronto: Mar 3, 2011

Thursday, March 3, 2011

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Flournoy Hails Pioneering Military, Civilian Women

By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 3, 2011 - The Pentagon's top civilian policy official said she wouldn't be in her current position if it weren't for the many women before her, whom she hailed as "true pioneers." That was the message delivered today by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy, who spoke at the Joint Services Women's History Month luncheon held at the Kennedy Caucus Room of the U.S. Senate's Russell Office Building. "These women -- uniformed and civilian alike -- have showed the others who followed that it's possible to be a woman and serve your country with great distinction," Flournoy said. "And often, they had to overcome great obstacles to do so." The luncheon event follows President Barack Obama's Feb. 28 proclamation designating March as Women's History Month. In his proclamation, Obama noted that American women "scale the skies as astronauts, expand our economy as entrepreneurs and business leaders, and serve our country at the highest levels of government and our Armed Forces." On Feb. 28, the U.S. Senate approved Concurrent Resolution 8, which recognizes "the importance of women to national defense throughout the history of the United States; and encourages the people of the United States to honor women who have served and who continue to serve the United States in the U.S. Armed Forces." Attending today's luncheon with Flournoy was Undersecretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal, who as the then-acting Army secretary oversaw the May 11, 2001, dedication of the Women's Army Museum at Fort Lee, Va. Westphal thanked today's women serving in the nation's military services who've "given so much of themselves to support and defend our nation and our way of life." Flournoy highlighted some of the women who were responsible for significant accomplishments in defense of the United States. Jeanne M. Holm, who recently passed away at age 88, was a "true pioneer," Flournoy said, who joined the Army and worked as a silversmith and a truck driver during World War II. In 1949, Holm joined the U.S. Air Force and went on to become its first female one-star general, and later, the first female two-star in any branch of the armed forces, Flournoy said. Holm accomplished many things in her life, Flournoy said, noting she'd worked tirelessly to expand opportunities for military women. During her military career Holm had fought promotion 'glass ceilings' and quotas that limited women, Flournoy noted. Holm, she added, had called for women to be admitted to the service academies, to be able to fly as pilots, and claim the same housing and medical and benefits as men did. "All these things eventually came to pass, and it's easy for all of us to sit here and take them for granted," Flournoy said. "But these advances took a lot of hard work and General Holm worked hard to achieve them." Another pioneer and role model for military women, she said, is the late retired Navy Rear Adm. [lower half] Grace Marie Hopper. A Naval officer, Hopper became the first woman to receive a restricted line promotion to flag officer in 1983. Known as "Amazing Grace," Hopper had a doctorate in mathematics from Yale and joined the Navy reserve as an ordnance officer during World War II. Hopper was involved in early efforts to develop an electronic computer, Flournoy said. Hopper later developed the prototype of the COBOL software programming, which Flournoy described as "a breakthrough that was credited with making computer programming far more accessible than it had been before." Civilian women like Sheila E. Widnall also have made great strides serving in leading roles in the defense department, the undersecretary said. "High on this list was Sheila Widnall -- the only woman yet to receive a full appointment as a service secretary," Flournoy said, noting that Widnall also had served as a professor and an associate provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Widnall had served as Secretary of the Air Force between 1993 and 1997 –- the first woman appointed as the Air Force's senior civilian. As Air Force secretary, Widnall "oversaw a modernization program during ... budgetary constraints, and helped create a more effective acquisition process to ensure America's continued air superiority," Flournoy said. Widnall also paved the way for "more and more" women to serve in leadership roles in the Pentagon, the undersecretary said. "In today's Pentagon," Flournoy said, "women are the secretary of defense's chief advisers on everything from legislative affairs, to issues and portfolios from Africa to Eurasia, from homeland defense to the global campaign against weapons of mass destruction." Talented, courageous women of the past have paved the way for the opportunities, responsibilities and accomplishments available to today's women leaders, Flournoy said. "And all of us in turn, I'm sure, will do everything within our power to open doors for the next generation," she said. "And that next generation will make contributions to our nation's defense that we cannot even imagine here today."

President Signs Continuing Resolution Extension

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 3, 2011 - President Barack Obama signed legislation last night that will keep the government funded and running through March 18. The new continuing resolution cuts $4 billion from the previous continuing resolution funding. None of the $4 billion is taken from Defense Department programs. Obama said he wants negotiations between the executive and legislative branches to continue. He called on Democratic and Republican leaders of Congress to begin meeting as soon as possible with the vice president, the White House chief of staff and the budget director. "We believe and hope that ... an initial meeting will take place very soon," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said yesterday, adding that there is room for compromise. DOD officials have been warning for weeks of the effects a year-long continuing resolution would have on the department. It would mean a $23 billion shortfall in the fiscal 2011 defense budget, and will preclude many contract starts. The president wants to avoid continuing two-week extensions, and wants a long-term deal with Congress, Carney said. "We look forward to negotiations on a long-term deal, through the end of the fiscal year, so that we can do the country's business efficiently and effectively; because it is no way to run a business or a government to ... wonder every two weeks if we're going to be able to keep in operation the following week," he said. "So the president very much looks forward to these negotiations beginning to take place towards a long-term deal, and he believes that common ground can be found."

Family Matters Blog: Mrs. Petraeus Seeks Financial Feedback From Troops

By Elaine Wilson
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2011 - I was a young airman when I fell for my first scam. I was seeking a loan to purchase some furniture – my credit cards were all maxed – and spotted an ad in the local newspaper.It drew me like a beacon, advertising quick and easy loans to people with shaky credit histories. I figured I could score some cash with minimal stress and pay it back with a military allotment.

I called and gave them my personal information and then was told, since my credit score wasn't the best, that I'd have to send in a lump sum before I'd be granted the loan. I don't recall the exact amount, but it was at least $500.I sent the money off and waited to hear from the loan company -- and waited, and waited. After a few weeks, I called the number again and it was disconnected. No loan and my money was long gone.

I beat myself up over that incident but eventually chalked it up to a lesson learned. I would go on to chase money down several other financial rabbit holes over the years, but along the way, I gained some wisdom and a new outlook on financial well-being.It seems as if shady creditors and scammers are more prevalent now than ever before, with the Internet serving as a hotbed of scamming opportunity. But fortunately, the government is stepping up measures to combat this trend.

This summer, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will formally stand up to "make sure consumers have the information they need to choose the consumer financial products and services that are best for them," according to its website.

Within that bureau, the Office of Servicemember Affairs also will stand up to educate and protect military members and their families from financial setbacks.

The office will be headed up by Holly Petraeus, wife of Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
I spoke with Mrs. Petraeus earlier this week about her goals for the office, which aims to educate and inform troops and their families so they can make wise financial decisions.
"If I can say that the military is an educated population who can recognize the red flags of a bad deal, then I'll really feel I've been able to make something happen," she told me.

Unfortunately, military members often are vulnerable target for scammers, Mrs. Petraeus said, since they're in a population with a guaranteed paycheck. They also prey on the military culture that requires members to pay their debts.

"That gives them a stick to shake at the borrower," she said. "If you don't pay, I'll get you in trouble. That makes them vulnerable to those bullying tactics used by a creditor."

Mrs. Petraeus plans to travel to military installations across the country to learn about the financial issues military members and their families are facing – such as debt, scams, foreclosure and mortgage issues -- and to solicit suggestions on how to better help them.
In the meantime, she encouraged people to submit their financial issues and concerns via e-mail to http://www.defense.gov/news/mailto:military@treasury.gov?subject=Family%20Matters%20Blog.
For more on my interview with Mrs. Petraeus, see "Holly Petraeus Aims to Protect Troops' Finances."

I'd also like to hear from you about your financial lessons learned. By sharing this type of information, you can help other military families from also having to learn their lessons the hard way.

To comment on this blog, or read other posts, visit the Family Matters website.

DOD Identifies Air Force Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden, 25, of Williamston, S.C., died as a result of the March 2 shooting at Frankfurt Airport, Germany. He was assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom.

'AfPak Hands' Strive for Cultural Awareness

By Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2011 - The Defense Department's rapid fielding of new equipment and technology has increased military capabilities and helped to protect combat troops -– but only since 2009 has it fast-tracked cultural expertise and language ability to places where they're needed the most.
The Pentagon's Afghanistan-Pakistan Hands program trains military and civilian personnel from all services, mostly mid-career officers, to serve as a core cadre to build trust between the U.S. military and local populations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Joining the program requires a 45-month commitment, including two deployments of 12 and 10 months respectively.
Defense officials close to the program credit three senior leaders with jump-starting AfPak Hands: Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan; and retired Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal.
Navy Capt. James Hamblet has served as the AfPak Hands manager since the program was stood up in November 2009. Defense leaders pressed to start the program in spring of 2009, said Hamblet, noting by the time he'd joined the program the first group of 70 "Hands" was in language training learning Dari or Pashtu.
"If you're going to Afghanistan, we're going to teach you Dari or Pashtu. If you're going to Pakistan, it's Urdu," he said.
To date, 179 AfPak Hands members have been deployed, with about 160 more now in training, Hamblet said.
The program, he said, recruits participants from the civil affairs, logistics, intelligence, combat engineer, construction engineer, infantry, special operations and medical fields.
"What we're really looking for is about a 45-month tour with the program," Hamblet said. "Now, there are some caveats. We don't want to disadvantage anyone professionally ... it's scalable as the dictates of their careers require."
When someone joins the AfPak Hands program, Hamblet said, he or she gets orders to Washington, D.C., Tampa, Fla., or Norfolk, Va., where participants undergo language training.
Participants, he said, can move their families to their assigned training hub and feel confident they can remain there throughout their tenure with AfPak Hands.
"One of the driving factors in the development of this timeline and the way the program is structured is to get stability for the families," Hamblet said.
After a new "Hand" moves to a hub, training starts.
"We tee that up with a four-day [counterinsurgency] seminar," Hamblet said. "It's some of the finest COIN training you can imagine. We do that because you've got to set the tone -– the Hands have to understand what sort of effort they're facing, what are the dynamics they're facing in-country."
Next is a three-day block of cultural concentration, which Hamblet said launches the student into 16 weeks of language training and further cultural study.
The language instructors are Afghans and Pakistanis, he said, adding, "What we've found is there's a large degree of cultural transference in these very small classrooms."
The typical classroom has no more than five students to one instructor, Hamblet said, which offers "a lot of opportunity for discussions."
After language training and a combat skills refresher, the new Hands deploy. Once in-country they get another five days of concentrated cultural training, then complete roughly two weeks of additional language training.
"Ideally, they're speaking Dari, Pashto or Urdu 50 percent of the time [during immersion], or at least until their head hurts," Hamblet said. "What we've found is this is a tremendous way to really refine their language skills."
Only then do Hands report to their assignments, which Hamblet said are spread among all the regional commands.
Participants may find themselves working as advisors to Afghan government of military officials, in key provincial reconstruction teams, or in development programs, he said.
The first group of AfPak Hands will return from their initial deployment in April, Hamblet said, but there are detailed plans for their remaining years in the program.
After the first yearlong deployment, he said, the Hands will return to an out-of-theater billet at the stateside hub where they'd trained.
"That's where they'll work between deployments, leveraging their Afghan or Pakistan experience," Hamblet said. "If you're in the D.C. hub, you could be on the Joint Staff, Army staff, Air Force staff –- the Marines are putting a lot of their personnel in Quantico [Marine Corps Base], because they have a wide variety of commands."
Some of the Hands will go to school instead of a hub assignment -- for instance to a master's degree program with a regional or security studies concentration, Hamblet said.
"They're exceptional opportunities," he said. "It's a great way to make sure we're attracting the right people to the program, and it's a great way to prepare them for their second deployment."
After 12 to 14 months at a hub or in school, most Hands will once more be relieved by another program participant, and all will attend another 12 weeks of language sustainment training before their second overseas deployment.
Army Brig. Gen. Austin S. "Scott" Miller commands Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan, and has seen the AfPak Hands program in action.
"This is a military at war," Miller said during a telephone interview from Afghanistan. "How does a military at war imbue a sense of understanding across its force?"
The AfPak Hands program offers a route to that goal, he said.
"What you get by focusing people on the culture and ... language, you start bringing in officers and noncommissioned officers that bring a greater level of understanding of the human dimension in Afghanistan," he said.
Miller said the languages are "very tough" and working effectively in Afghanistan requires a skill set that takes time to build.
"Any environment that's foreign is going to be complex for someone entering that environment and Afghanistan is particularly complex," he said. "With AfPak Hands, you get a cadre of officers and NCOs that give you an ability to understand the environment."
The Hands participants working in his command provide a key link to the Afghan people, Miller said.
"Our goal is to, one, push them out to the population," he said. "They are involved across all the lines of operation that concern security, governance and development. Our goal is to get them out there, leverage their expertise, and connect them with our operations that are going on in the field."
Miller said he's "nothing but happy" with the AfPak Hands program and the capabilities of the people it turns out.
"If I could get more of them, I would take them," he said.

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Awarded Government Contracts for 3/3/2011

CONTRACTS

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

The Missile Defense Agency is announcing the award of a sole-source cost-plus-award-fee contract to Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz. The total award value is $75,000,000. Under this contract, Raytheon Missile Systems will serve as the all up round design agent providing the engineering development, testing, support and necessary material to complete the design and delivery of the SM-3 Block IB missile for flight test mission (FTM) 16 and support FTM-15. This undefinitized contract action will award contract lines items for in service engineering support and travel. The work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz. The performance period is from February 2011 through May 2011. Fiscal 2011 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds will be used to incrementally fund this effort in the amount of $20,000,000. The Missile Defense Agency is the contracting activity (HQ0276-11-C-002).

NAVY

            BAE Systems Land and Armaments, Inc., Louisville, Ky., is being awarded a $33,920,480 undefinitized firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for MK38 Mod 2 machine gun systems. The MK 38 Mod 2 machine gun system ordnance alteration (ORDALT) kit consists of two-axis stabilization with remote control capability and an on-mount day/night electro-optical suite along with an eye-safe laser range finder. This procurement is to acquire a quantity of up to 150 ORDALT kits spanning fiscal 2010 through 2013, with deliveries starting in February 2012. Additionally, there will be line items established for the procurement of installation and checkout spares; on-board repair parts; ORDALT kits; engineering and field services; training; and provisioning item orders. Work will be performed in Hafia, Israel (67 percent), and Louisville, Ky. (33 percent), and is expected to be completed by March 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, Md., is the contracting activity (N00174-11-C-0015).
            Centurum Information Technology, Inc., Marlton, N.J., is being awarded a $15,593,018 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance-based contract to provide tactical cryptologic systems support for the Navy and the United Kingdom Navy shipboard and shore cryptologic systems worldwide in the areas of test and evaluation. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $82,000,000. Work will be performed in Charleston, S.C., and is expected to be completed by March 2012. If all options are exercised, work could continue until March 2016. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Commerce Business Daily's Federal Business Opportunities website, and the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website, with two offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N65236-11-D-6857).
            The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $8,763,991 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price delivery order contract (N00383-06-D-001J) for integrated logistics support; in-service engineering; information systems; technical data; support equipment engineering; automated maintenance environment; training/software integration support; provisioning; and A-D sustaining engineering services in support of the F/A-18 A-D, F/A-18 E/F, and EA-18 G aircraft. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. (70 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (15 percent); Oklahoma City, Okla. (6 percent); Bethpage, N.Y. (5 percent); and San Diego, Calif. (4 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.
            ITT Corp., Thousand Oaks, Calif., is being awarded an $8,548,575 cost-plus-fixed-fee basic ordering agreement for engineering service support for Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (CREW) Vehicle Receiver Jammer (CVRJ) systems, fielded in theater. The CREW CVRJ systems are electronic jammers that are mounted in vehicles and at fixed-site compounds that prevent the detonation of radio-controlled improvised explosive devices. Work will be performed in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (87 percent), Yuma, Ariz. (8 percent), and Crane, Ind. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2014. Contract funds in the amount of $400,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-10-G-WQ22).

ARMY

            Honeywell International, Inc., Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on March 1 a $25,260,496 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for support service and supplies to support all Corpus Christi Army Depot overhaul and repair activities for the entire T-55 family of engines and components. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2015. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-11-C-0039).
            GM GDLS Defense Group, LLC, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on March 1 an $18,730,230 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for support for 19 Stryker flat-bottom vehicles and 15 Stryker double-V hull vehicles. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 29, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-D-M112).
            The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on March 1 a $13,582,919 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for infrared suppressor systems modification B-kits in support of the CH-47F program. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Penn., with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2013. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-04-G-0023).
            Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded on March 1 a $9,262,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for reset support to include inspection, refurbishment, and removal of sand, dust and foreign material intrusion to the Apache modernized designation sight and pilot night vision sensor. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received.   The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-10-C-0023).
            Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded on March 1 a $7,000,000 incremental-funding, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the elimination of obsolete material in the PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 and missile segment enhancement solid rocket motor in support of the United States and Taiwan. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2014. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, AMCOM Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-07-G-0001).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

            Tactical & Survival Specialities, Inc.*, Harrisonburg, Va., is being awarded a maximum $5,700,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for support of special operational equipment tailored logistics support program. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 14 responses. This contract is exercising the first option year period. The date of performance completion is March 9, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM8EJ-09-D-0001).
            W.S. Darley & Co.*, Itasca, Ill., is being awarded a maximum $5,700,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for support of special operational equipment tailored logistics support program. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 14 responses. This contract is exercising the first option year period. The date of performance completion is March 9, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM8EJ-09-D-0002).
            Atlantic Diving Supply*, Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded a maximum $5,700,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for support of special operational equipment tailored logistics support program. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 14 responses. This contract is exercising the first option year period. The date of performance completion is March 9, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM8EJ-09-D-0003).
            Source One Distributors, Inc.*, Wellington, Fla., is being awarded a maximum $5,700,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for support of special operational equipment tailored logistics support program. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 14 responses. This contract is exercising the first option year period. The date of performance completion is March 9, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM8EJ-09-D-0004).
*Small business

Deadline for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Applications Extended

            The deadline for eligible service members, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP) has been extended to March 18, 2011, allowing personnel more time to apply for the benefits they've earned under the program guidelines.
            The deadline extension is included in the continuing resolution signed by President Obama yesterday, providing funding for federal government operations through March 18, 2011.
            The RSLSP was established to compensate for the hardships military members encountered when their service was involuntarily extended under Stop Loss Authority between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009. Eligible members or their beneficiaries may submit a claim to their respective military service in order to receive the benefit of $500 for each full or partial month served in a Stop Loss status.
            When RSLSP began on Oct. 21, 2009, the services estimated 145,000 service members, veterans and beneficiaries were eligible for this benefit. Because the majority of those eligible had separated from the military, the services have engaged in extensive and persistent outreach efforts over the past 14 months. Outreach efforts including direct mail, engaging military and veteran service organizations, social networks and media outlets, will continue through March 18, 2011.
            To apply for more information, or to gather more information on RSLSP, including submission requirements and service-specific links, go to http://www.defense.gov/stoploss