New AOC Website Now OnlineThe AOC is pleased to announce that our new website is now available at
www.crows.org.
The AOC is dedicated to being a relevant and credible resource in helping our warfighters identify solutions to challenges on today's electronic battlefields. The new website is designed to enhance our ability to do so by improving access to AOC programs, information and events. This site provides better functionality and interaction with members and others for whom Electronic Warfare and Information Operations are important.
We invite you to explore and share the Crows.org's new capabilities including on-line publications, interactive blogs, bulletin boards and membership information to keep you up to date on what's happening in the Electronic Warfare and Information Operations communities.
Join us for this event unique symposium, featuring keynote speaker
BGen Jon M. Davis, USMC and including one day of unclassified sessions at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and two unclassified days at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, CA.
February's Cyber Conference, Posturing 21st Century EW: Evolving Roles in Spectrum and Cyber Warfare, is a high-powered event bringing spectrum and cyber capabilities and issues to senior DOD military and civilian leaders. LtGen Robert Elder, USAF (Ret) is the conference chair. And as an added benefit, attend the February 22 Cyber Warfare Tutorial in Washington, DC.
Join us in Las Vegas for the Joint Electronic Attack Conference: AEA Operations Supporting Land, Sea and Air. Key topics will include data fusion, Net-centric operations, JSEAD transformation, AEA applications and threats to future air operations. Current operations and trends from warfighters highlight the conference.
The January 2010 edition of
JED is now available in an interactive digital format. Access it today using your crows.org username and password. Or use this courtesy login:
Username: JanJED
Password: crows0110
The United States has recently signed major arms deals with several Arab states. Israeli officials have expressed concern at the scope and content of the agreements. Haaretz
The Ministry of Defence is "institutionally incapable" of running a successful campaign in Afghanistan, a top Army commander has claimed in a critical assessment of the operation in Helmand province. The Times of London
Cruising through the darkness in rough seas, the USS Ross encountered a rogue wave that smashed into the destroyer's bow, sending a shudder along the entire ship that knocked sleeping crew out of their bunks and damaged the sonar housing. (ABC News)
To bolster its presence in the Western Pacific region, the US will deploy 15 F-22 Raptor fighters at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in January for three months. (Brahmand)
The US Air Force has started its effort to replace 62 Vietnam War-vintage UH-1N Huey helicopters with a commercially available helicopter by 2015, according to a December 17 service document. (Defense News)
If the nation ever faces a large-scale attack by a biological weapon like anthrax, the US Postal Service will be in charge of delivering whatever drugs and other medical aid Americans would need to survive. (The New York Times)