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Briefs SKYHAWK, from 1 Air Force photograph by Rebecca Amber

Run with History post- lieutenant colonel after 27 years in the Ma- An A-4 Skyhawk pilot prepares for take-off Aug. 21 in support of operational test of the F-35A
poned ULQH&RUSVKDVEHHQÀ\LQJIRU\HDUVDQG for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The A-4s served as adversary aircraft and were provided
received his wings in an A-4. E\ 'UDNHQ ,QWHUQDWLRQDO ,QF ZKLFK LV D SURYLGHU RI WDFWLFDO ¿JKWHU DLUFUDIW IRU FRQWUDFW DLU
Edwards Air Force Base’s 2nd An- services that include military use.
nual Run with History half marathon, ³,ÀHZ)VEHIRUH,UHWLUHGDQGQRZ,¶P
10K and 5K run has been postponed RQWKHRWKHUVLGHÀ\LQJDJDLQVWWKHP´VDLG heads-up displays and a digital data bus. Navy and Marine Corps. The Navy’s Blue
until further notice. For more informa- Scott. They also have electronic attack pods that $QJHOVÀLJKWGHPRQVWUDWLRQVTXDGURQÀHZ
tion, call the Rosburg Fitness Center at the A-4 Skyhawk II from 1974 to 1986. Sky-
661-275-GYM1 (4961). The test event will enable an initial as- can be used to simulate special presentation hawks were also used by the armed forces of
VHVVPHQWRIWKDQGWKJHQHUDWLRQ¿JKWHU requirements for test events. Argentina, Australia, Israel, Kuwait, Singa-
Mandatory Chief’s Panel integration, including Link-16 interoper- pore, Indonesia, Malaysia and New Zealand,
ability aspects. “It’s a very reliable airplane,” said Scott, and they remained active with several air
The Chief ’s Panel (enlisted call) adding that the team at Edwards has been services into the 2000s.
originally scheduled for Aug. 28 has The lessons learned will lay the ground “excellent, everyone has been very support-
been moved to Oct. 5. The 412th Test work for future cooperation between 4th and ive.”
Wing command chief along with four WKJHQHUDWLRQ¿JKWHUVDQGZLOOKHOSVKDSH
group chiefs will be hosting the Chief’s F-35A tactics for the RNLAF. 6N\KDZNVZHUHPDLQO\ÀRZQE\WKH86
Panel at the base theater at 10 a.m. and
again at 1:30 p.m. The Chief’s Panel “There’s really nothing better than actu-
will give Airmen their perspective on DOO\JRLQJRXWWKHUHDQGÀ\LQJDQGSXWWLQJ
the new Enlisted Evaluation System. the actual aircraft against an actual threat
They will also open up the floor for and seeing how it works,” Radvanyi said.
discussion and end with a question and ³7KLVKDVEHHQYHU\YHU\EHQH¿FLDO´
answer session. This Chief’s Panel is
MANDATORY for ALL enlisted per- During the two-week test event, the JOTT
sonnel stationed at Edwards AFB. You organized one large force engagement each
do not want to miss the opportunity to GD\ZLWKDVPDQ\DVDLUFUDIWÀ\LQJDWD
provide feedback and ask questions to WLPH:KLOHRQO\IRXU6N\KDZNVÀHZDWD
the base’s top enlisted leadership. Of- time, there were up to six on the ramp at
¿FHUVFLYLOLDQVDQG'2'FRQWUDFWRUV times.
are welcome to attend. For more in-
formation, call 661-277-6897 or email “It’s been a unique opportunity to see a
s533c9@us.af.mil. type of adversary aircraft that you wouldn’t
normally see,” said Radvanyi. “The A-4
Blood Drive Skyhawk is not in service with the U.S. mili-
tary anymore so it’s something that would
The next American Red Cross Blood not normally be seen by the crews that are
Drive at Edwards AFB is 8 a.m.-2 À\LQJKHUHQRZ´
p.m., Sept. 2 in the Chapel 1 Annex.
Both walk-ins and appointments are According to Scott, Draken International
accepted. Time slots go by very fast purchased their A-4s from the Royal New
so please try to schedule your ap- =HDODQG$LU)RUFH7KHLUÀHHWGLIIHUVIURP
pointment quickly by contacting the the A-4s that were once use by the U.S.
blood drive coordinator Senior Air- Navy and Marine Corps because they have
man Dominique Lyles at dominique. been upgraded with F-16A avionics like
lyles@us.af.mil. You may also self- APG-66 radars, radar warning receivers,
book online at the American Red Cross
website http://www.redcrossblood.org/ Air Force photograph by Rebecca Amber
make-donation using sponsor code:
“Chapel1” 'UDNHQJURXQGFUHZPHPEHUVSXOOFKRFNVIRUWKH$6N\KDZNÀHHWWRWD[LRXWRQWKHUXQZD\$XJ

Breaking Barriers

The 46th Society of Flight Test Engi-
neers International Symposium is Sept.
14-18 at the John P. Eliopulos Hellenic
Center in Lancaster. The event is pre-

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