Projet Tornado aux USA
Publié : dim. oct. 08, 2006 11:58 am
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1- Holloman Air Force base is a training site for Tornado Fighters. When the Germand Airforce program is complete, 42 Tornados will be stationed at Holloman. (Photo courtesy of Albuquerque District)
2- The $2.5 million, 17,800 square-foot jet engine workshop will be used to disassemble and rebuild aircraft engines. (Graphic courtesy of Albuquerque District)
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Definition de Beddown qui est un terme “militaire"
force beddown
From Department of Defense
Definition: (DOD) The provision of expedient facilities for troop support to provide a platform for the projection of force. These facilities may include modular or kit-type facility substitutes.
USAF honors Tornado "bed-down" work
Joan Mier
Albuquerque District
For the third time in seven years, the U.S. air Force recognized Albuquerque District has been honored for its work. On Jan. 14, the Air Combat Command (ACC) named the district its Design Agent of the Years. The district won for its efforts in the second phase of the German Air Force's $90 million Tornado "beddown" program at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and for the Theatre Air Command and Control Simulation Facility (TACCSF) at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
The district will now compete at the Air Force-wide level; winners will be announced in May.
Albuquerque District was the Air Force's Design Agent of the Year in 1997, and received both Design Agent of the Year and Construction Agent of the Year honors in 1992.
Factors leading to this year's honor include meeting the German Air Force and U.S. Air Force design milestones despite a six-month delay in completing the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and the signing of the Record of Decision, according to Brad Green, the district's project manager for Holloman.
"The scope of the program changed constantly due to functional requirement changes during the design process," said Green. "The German Air Force is trying to program for something they have never done before and, as circumstances evolve, changes take place. We accommodate them and that service is appreciated by both the German and U.S. Air Force."
In spite of the program changes, Albuquerque District managed to minimize the time lost and still design all 20 projects for under the total amount programmed.
The district pulled off similar feats for other Air Force projects, awarding the design/build contract for TACCSF ahead of schedule after a five-month delay caused by the line item veto, which Congress eventually decided to override, according to Kent Heyne, the district's project manager for Kirtland.
"That delay put the entire project in jeopardy, because it was a 1998 Congressional insert project, which meant it had to be awarded in that fiscal year," Heyne said. "It looked like we wouldn't be able to meet the deadline, but we did, thanks to a real team effort and the 'can-do' attitude of everyone working on the project."
The district also met design award milestones for the Learning Center at Holloman, which had been deleted from the program and then reinserted three months later.
Innovative project packaging of the German Air Force projects ensured construction would be accomplished without interference between projects and enhanced the bidding climate, which came in at $9 million less than the government estimate. For example, similar projects that were geographically close were grouped into one contract, which saved money. Twenty projects were combined into only nine contracts.
The German Air Force selected Holloman as an additional training site for its Tornado aircraft, and the construction will facilitate the maintenance and troubleshooting of the aircraft and related weapons systems. When the second phase is completed 2000, 30 more Tornado aircraft will be stationed there, bringing the total to 42.
"When the district was named the Air Force's Design Agent in 1997, the success of the German Air Force program was singled out as a major factor in that decision," Green said.
"We do good work and people here take a lot of personal pride in what they do and work well together," said Kim Zahm, chief of Design Branch. "They look for complex assignments instead of trying to avoid them."
Finding them has not been a problem. TACCSF is a prime example. It will be one of the first Air Force facilities to act as a hub for simulating joint forces war. It's communication requirements will be the largest of any facility currently at Kirtland. Using computerized data links, the 80,000 square-foot facility will make it possible for the Air Force to connect anywhere in the world and simulate battle conditions.
"For example, through visual simulation, it will be possible for an Air Force pilot anywhere in this country to link up to a Navy pilot in another country and feel like he's flying right there next to him," Heyne said.
Construction is currently underway on another high-tech facility at Kirtland, the Advanced Laser Research Laboratory. The $8.5 million facility will be used by Phillips Laboratory to develop laser technology for the Air Force's airborne laser program.
"The high degree of technology necessary to design and build the facility is roughly equivalent to that required to build a hospital," said Heyne.
Albuquerque District also used the "One Door to the Corps" concept by partnering with Sacramento and Los Angeles districts for work a Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field in Nevada. The design work was "brokered" to Albuquerque after Sacramento completed about 35 percent of the design. Albuquerque completed the design and advertised the project; Sacramento District provided technical review and support; and Los Angeles District furnished project management, opened bids, and will award and administer the contract. It was the first time in South Pacific Division history that the talents of three districts came together on a single project.
Indian Springs encompassed $15.6 million in design work to support the "beddown" of 44 as Medium Altitude Endurance (MAE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. UAV are robot aircraft used to scout over a variety of terrain. ACC is using Indian Springs, which is serviced by Nellis Air Force Base, to locate the aircraft.
"Our people accept the premise that our future depends on what we do today," Zahm said. "Our people never want to put out anything that doesn't exemplify excellence, and the Air Force expects nothing less."
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(recherches suite au post de PD7 Section maquettes à propos de son Tornado Heller)
Lien : http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/cepa/pubs/ ... tory14.htm
Texte avec phrases en highlight ci-dessous :
Légendes des photos :
1- Holloman Air Force base is a training site for Tornado Fighters. When the Germand Airforce program is complete, 42 Tornados will be stationed at Holloman. (Photo courtesy of Albuquerque District)
2- The $2.5 million, 17,800 square-foot jet engine workshop will be used to disassemble and rebuild aircraft engines. (Graphic courtesy of Albuquerque District)
***
Definition de Beddown qui est un terme “militaire"
force beddown
From Department of Defense
Definition: (DOD) The provision of expedient facilities for troop support to provide a platform for the projection of force. These facilities may include modular or kit-type facility substitutes.
USAF honors Tornado "bed-down" work
Joan Mier
Albuquerque District
For the third time in seven years, the U.S. air Force recognized Albuquerque District has been honored for its work. On Jan. 14, the Air Combat Command (ACC) named the district its Design Agent of the Years. The district won for its efforts in the second phase of the German Air Force's $90 million Tornado "beddown" program at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and for the Theatre Air Command and Control Simulation Facility (TACCSF) at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
The district will now compete at the Air Force-wide level; winners will be announced in May.
Albuquerque District was the Air Force's Design Agent of the Year in 1997, and received both Design Agent of the Year and Construction Agent of the Year honors in 1992.
Factors leading to this year's honor include meeting the German Air Force and U.S. Air Force design milestones despite a six-month delay in completing the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and the signing of the Record of Decision, according to Brad Green, the district's project manager for Holloman.
"The scope of the program changed constantly due to functional requirement changes during the design process," said Green. "The German Air Force is trying to program for something they have never done before and, as circumstances evolve, changes take place. We accommodate them and that service is appreciated by both the German and U.S. Air Force."
In spite of the program changes, Albuquerque District managed to minimize the time lost and still design all 20 projects for under the total amount programmed.
The district pulled off similar feats for other Air Force projects, awarding the design/build contract for TACCSF ahead of schedule after a five-month delay caused by the line item veto, which Congress eventually decided to override, according to Kent Heyne, the district's project manager for Kirtland.
"That delay put the entire project in jeopardy, because it was a 1998 Congressional insert project, which meant it had to be awarded in that fiscal year," Heyne said. "It looked like we wouldn't be able to meet the deadline, but we did, thanks to a real team effort and the 'can-do' attitude of everyone working on the project."
The district also met design award milestones for the Learning Center at Holloman, which had been deleted from the program and then reinserted three months later.
Innovative project packaging of the German Air Force projects ensured construction would be accomplished without interference between projects and enhanced the bidding climate, which came in at $9 million less than the government estimate. For example, similar projects that were geographically close were grouped into one contract, which saved money. Twenty projects were combined into only nine contracts.
The German Air Force selected Holloman as an additional training site for its Tornado aircraft, and the construction will facilitate the maintenance and troubleshooting of the aircraft and related weapons systems. When the second phase is completed 2000, 30 more Tornado aircraft will be stationed there, bringing the total to 42.
"When the district was named the Air Force's Design Agent in 1997, the success of the German Air Force program was singled out as a major factor in that decision," Green said.
"We do good work and people here take a lot of personal pride in what they do and work well together," said Kim Zahm, chief of Design Branch. "They look for complex assignments instead of trying to avoid them."
Finding them has not been a problem. TACCSF is a prime example. It will be one of the first Air Force facilities to act as a hub for simulating joint forces war. It's communication requirements will be the largest of any facility currently at Kirtland. Using computerized data links, the 80,000 square-foot facility will make it possible for the Air Force to connect anywhere in the world and simulate battle conditions.
"For example, through visual simulation, it will be possible for an Air Force pilot anywhere in this country to link up to a Navy pilot in another country and feel like he's flying right there next to him," Heyne said.
Construction is currently underway on another high-tech facility at Kirtland, the Advanced Laser Research Laboratory. The $8.5 million facility will be used by Phillips Laboratory to develop laser technology for the Air Force's airborne laser program.
"The high degree of technology necessary to design and build the facility is roughly equivalent to that required to build a hospital," said Heyne.
Albuquerque District also used the "One Door to the Corps" concept by partnering with Sacramento and Los Angeles districts for work a Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field in Nevada. The design work was "brokered" to Albuquerque after Sacramento completed about 35 percent of the design. Albuquerque completed the design and advertised the project; Sacramento District provided technical review and support; and Los Angeles District furnished project management, opened bids, and will award and administer the contract. It was the first time in South Pacific Division history that the talents of three districts came together on a single project.
Indian Springs encompassed $15.6 million in design work to support the "beddown" of 44 as Medium Altitude Endurance (MAE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. UAV are robot aircraft used to scout over a variety of terrain. ACC is using Indian Springs, which is serviced by Nellis Air Force Base, to locate the aircraft.
"Our people accept the premise that our future depends on what we do today," Zahm said. "Our people never want to put out anything that doesn't exemplify excellence, and the Air Force expects nothing less."
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