The Air Force 2007 The Air Force Handbook 2007

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This handbook is a tool just like the equipment listed within its e

pages. Use it as the resource for which it was intended and to-
gether we will continue to focus on winning the Global War on
Terror and ensuring the safety and security of our great nation
and its citizens.
T. Michael Moseley
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Chief of Staff
2006 SYSTEMS HANDBOOK 

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Meeting the Global Security Challenge ______________7 n
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Key Air Force Personnel________________________25
Systems __________________________________26
A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II __________________________26
AC-130H Spectre ________________________________28
AC-130U Spooky ________________________________30
Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) System ___________32
AGM-65 Maverick _______________________________34
AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) _______________36
AGM-86C/D Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) ____38
AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) ___________40
AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile (ACM) _________________42
AGM-130 Standoff Attack Weapon _____________________44
AIM-7M Sparrow ________________________________46
AIM-9M Sidewinder ______________________________48
AIM-9X Sidewinder ______________________________50
AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) ___52
Air Force Combat Identification (AFCID) __________________54
Air Force Satellite Control Network _____________________56
Air Force Weather Weapon System (AFWWS) _______________58
Airborne Laser (ABL) ______________________________60
AN/GSQ-272 Air Force Distributed Common Ground System
(AF DCGS) ____________________________________62
AN/USQ-163 Falconer Air and Space Operations CenterWeapon System
(AOC-WS) ____________________________________64
B-1B Lancer ___________________________________66
B-2 Spirit ____________________________________68
B-52H Stratofortress ______________________________70
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C-5 Galaxy ____________________________________72
C-9C _______________________________________74
C-12C/D/F/J ___________________________________76
C-17 Globemaster III ______________________________78
C-20B/H _____________________________________80
C-21A ______________________________________82
C-32A ______________________________________84
C-37A ______________________________________86
C-40B/C _____________________________________88
C-130 Hercules _________________________________90
C-130 Senior Scout _______________________________92
C-130H Scathe View ______________________________94
C-130J ______________________________________96
CBU-87/103 Combined Effects Munition (CEM) ______________98
CBU-89/104 Gator ______________________________100
CBU-97/105 Sensor Fused Weapon (SFW) ________________102
Combatant Commanders Integrated Command and Control System
(CCIC2S) ____________________________________104
Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) __________________106
Control and Reporting Center (CRC) ____________________108
Counterspace Systems ____________________________110
CV-22B _____________________________________112
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) ___________114
Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III __________116
Defense Support Program (DSP) _____________________118
Deliberate Crisis and Action Planningand Execution Segments
(DCAPES) ___________________________________120
Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) __________________122
E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) ______124
E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) ___________126
E-8C Joint STARS _______________________________128
EC-130H Compass Call ___________________________130
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) _______________132
Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) _____________134
F-15A–D Eagle ________________________________136
F-15E Strike Eagle ______________________________138
F-16 Fighting Falcon ____________________________140
F-16 HARM Targeting System (HTS) R6 and R7 _____________142
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Global Positioning System (GPS)______________________158 s
Halvorsen (formerly Next Generation Small Loader [NGSL]) _____160
HC-130P/N King _______________________________162
HH-60G Pave Hawk _____________________________164
Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV) ___________________166
Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) _____________168
Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) _____________170
KC-10 Extender _______________________________172
KC-135 Stratotanker ____________________________174
Launch & Test Range System (LTRS) ___________________176
LGM-30G Minuteman III __________________________178
MC-130E Combat Talon ___________________________180
MC-130H Combat Talon II _________________________182
MC-130P Combat Shadow _________________________184
Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) ______________________186
MH-53J/M Pave Low III/IV _________________________188
Military Satellite Communication (MILSATCOM) Terminals ______190
Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (Milstar) ______________192
Mission Planning Systems (MPS) _____________________194
MQ-1 Predator ________________________________196
MQ-9 Reaper _________________________________198
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
(NPOESS) ___________________________________200
Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) __________________202
Polar Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) ________204
RC-26B _____________________________________206
RC-135S Cobra Ball _____________________________208
RC-135U Combat Sent ___________________________210
RC-135V/W Rivet Joint ___________________________212
Regional Sector Air Operations Center (RSAOC) _____________214
Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) _________________216
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RQ-4A/B Global Hawk ___________________________218
Space Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) ____________220
Space Radar (SR) _______________________________222
Space Situation Awareness (SSA) Systems ________________224
Space Test Program (STP) _________________________226
T-1A Jayhawk ________________________________228
T-6A Texan II _________________________________230
T-37B Tweet _________________________________232
T-38A/AT-38B/T-38C Talon _________________________234
T-43A _____________________________________236
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)
and Air Support Operations Center (ASOC) ________________238
Theater Battle Management Control Systems (TBMCS) ________240
Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) ______242
Tunner 60K Loader ______________________________244
U-2S Dragon Lady ______________________________246
UH-1N Helicopter (Variants: 1H/Vm, UV-18B) _____________248
VC-25A ____________________________________250
WC-135 Constant Phoenix _________________________252
Wideband global satcom (WGS) system _________________254
Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD
and WCMD-Extended Range (WCMD-ER) ________________256
Appendices _______________________________259
Air force Demographics _______________________261
Air Force Units of Operation ____________________265
Combat wings _____________________________267
Air force installation locations __________________269
Glossary of Terms/Acronyms ___________________279
Systems by Contractor _______________________287
Systems by State Of Manufacture ________________307
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ACQUISITION STATUS: The status of
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SPECIFICATIONS: A listing of technical locations assigned, the current
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OPERATIONAL ROLES (ExPLANATION Of IcONS)
The Air Force is leveraging its core strategic capabilities—Global Power, Global Reach, Global
Vigilance, and Agile Combat Support—to ensure joint air, space, and cyberspace dominance;
strengthen joint warfighting capabilities; and implement Total Force Integration.
Global Power
Global Power is the Air Force’s ability to control air and space—exploiting the medium to deliver
a precise, tailored effect anywhere on the planet. Stealthy platforms and the precision-guided
munitions they deliver provide a capability that is persistent, precise, survivable, and able to
produce tactical, operational, and strategic effects.
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Global Reach
Global challenges demand global responses. Whether they are humanitarian, military, or a mix
of both, the Air Force meets these demands with an airlift and tanker fleet that has global reach.
Global Reach provides the capability to move people and equipment across the world quickly,
ensuring the right force—anywhere, anytime.
Global Vigilance
An accurate picture of the battlespace is critical to understanding and confronting challenges to
our national security. Roughly 33 percent of the Air Force budget is dedicated to the sensors that
collect imagery, de-conflict air and space assets, listen to adversary communications, enable
precise navigation, and develop actionable intelligence. Global Vigilance provides the “network”
that binds together joint and interagency players, ensuring our Nation’s ability to see first, think
first, and act first.
Agile Combat Support
Agile Combat Support refers to systems that enable the Air Force to provide the key strategic
capabilities (Global Power, Global Reach, Global Vigilance) to the Joint Team.
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