Florida Wing 2003 Check Observer

Standardization Course (COSC)

U.S. AIR FORCEAUXILIARY

a look at CAP a look at CAP advanced advanced

technology technology initiativesinitiatives

missiomission 21:n 21:

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY WHAT DO WE MEAN BY

“ADVANCED “ADVANCED THECHNOLOGY?”THECHNOLOGY?”

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

Military Military Technological Technological AdvancesAdvances

Telecommunications Telecommunications

Digital Imaging Digital Imaging TechnologyTechnology

NIGHT VISION NIGHT VISION TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

AN/AVS-9 NVGAN/AVS-9 NVG

APPROVED BY APPROVED BY

CAP-NTCCAP-NTC REAL-TIME STREAMING VIDEO REAL-TIME STREAMING VIDEO ATTACHMENT AVAILABLEATTACHMENT AVAILABLE

THERMAL IMAGINGTHERMAL IMAGING

SATELLITE IMAGE SATELLITE IMAGE TRANSFERTRANSFER

ARNAV RCOM-100 ARNAV RCOM-100 AERONAUTICAL AERONAUTICAL SATPHONESATPHONE

NIKON COOLPIX 5700 NIKON COOLPIX 5700 DIGITAL CAMERADIGITAL CAMERA

LAPTOP FOR IN-LAPTOP FOR IN-FLIGHT USE (REAR-FLIGHT USE (REAR-SEAT ONLY)SEAT ONLY)

OTHER OTHER DEVELOPMENTSDEVELOPMENTS

FORWARD-FORWARD-LOOKING INFA-LOOKING INFA-RED (FLIR)RED (FLIR)

SYNTHETIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE APERTURE RADARRADAR

NEW NEW PLATFORMSPLATFORMS

WHO WILL OPERATE?WHO WILL OPERATE?

PROPOSALS:PROPOSALS:

OBSERVERS TRAINED IN ADVANCED OBSERVERS TRAINED IN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYMENTTECHNOLOGY EMPLOYMENT

NEW “TECHNO-AIRCREW” SPECIALTYNEW “TECHNO-AIRCREW” SPECIALTY FLWG WORKING TITLE: “RADIO-ELECTRONICS FLWG WORKING TITLE: “RADIO-ELECTRONICS

OFFICER” OR “REO”OFFICER” OR “REO”

REGARDLESS OF WHAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT TECHNOLOGY CAP TECHNOLOGY CAP EMPLOYS IN COMING EMPLOYS IN COMING YEARS, YEARS, NOTHINGNOTHING WILL WILL SUBSTITUTE FOR SUBSTITUTE FOR AIRCREW PROFICIENY IN AIRCREW PROFICIENY IN THE FUNDAMENTAL THE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS SKILLS