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Principal Engineer- Naval Architect in Barrow-in-Furness
Location: Barrow-in-Furness, UK
Salary: £55.00 – £55.00 Per hour
Job type: Contract
Category: Defence Engineering
Job Reference: EMP422905
Posted on: 18 Sep 2018
About the Role:
Job Description:
To work within the Naval Architecture Department, providing design and analysis tasks in support of the defence projects. Opportunity to see the full project life cycle from concept to operational handover and in service support.
The naval architecture team encompasses four key functional areas of hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, infrastructure support and concept design, experience of contractor can be tailored towards working in one of these areas
Typical tasking’s include:
* Concept design, detailed design, support to build, delivery and in service support
* Support to the definition and development of user, system and sub system requirements through to demonstration of acceptance.
* General arrangement – Deck and superstructure layout development and assessment.
* Hull form design, optimisation and development. Incorporating hydrodynamic performance, appendage design and integration.
* Assessment of buoyancy and stability characteristics for concept and detailed design phases. Management of stability for boats / ships in water during commissioning phase.
* Resistance and propulsion assessment for surfaced and submerged conditions under primary, secondary or tertiary propulsion systems.
* Prediction of Manoeuvring and control performance through mathematical, computational and physical modelling methods. Manoeuvring assessments include open ocean surfaced, periscope depth and deeply submerged, coastal waters, shallow water and restricted channels.
* Technical support to Shiplift and transfer system operations. Loading predictions and onsite overseeing of module / whole ship movements.
* Launch and undocking analysis, technical support and supervision.
Qualifications/Experience:
* Ideally Professional/Chartered status
* Degree or equivalent in Naval Architecture or Marine Engineering.
* Knowledge of submarine or surface ship design standards and processes.
* Stability analysis using packages such as Paramarine, Aveva or FORAN.
* CAD packages such as Rhino or AutoCAD.
* Hydrodynamic analysis, including CFD tools such as FLUENT or STARCCM.
* Experience of model testing and trials.
LOCATIONS
LAND
11 Oct 18. Thales UK opened its Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials and Evaluation Centre at Turnchapel Wharf, Plymouth. Continuing the long history Turnchapel Wharf has with the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and industry, the centre will change the way autonomous capability is developed over the next decade by enabling rapid exploration and exploitation of emergent and disruptive technologies. The waterfront facility will specifically provide access to trials areas for the development of cutting-edge maritime autonomous systems. The centre is also an integral part of a joint programme between the UK and French government to develop the next generation of autonomous mine hunting systems (maritime mine counter measures, or MMCM). The opening of this facility has created 20 new high-skilled jobs. Local SMEs, partners and suppliers will also take part in initiatives at the facility, while local schools will run STEM activities onsite. The centre will be available to academia, enabling institutions – such as the University of Plymouth, University of Southampton and the National Oceanography Centre – to take advantage of Turnchapel Wharf’s facilities.
09 Oct 18. BAE Systems announces plan to relocate headquarters facility. BAE Systems, Inc. has executed a lease agreement to secure office space beginning in mid-2020 for its headquarters in Northern Virginia After a comprehensive assessment of our area facilities, the needs of our workforce, and the regional options, we have selected a new location at 2941 Fairview Park Drive in Falls Church, Va. This new facility has been chosen to consolidate some of our existing facilities to achieve greater efficiencies and offer enhanced opportunities for collaboration among our employees. The company expects to transition approximately 350 employees to the new facility during the summer of 2020. (Source: News Now/www.automotiveworld.com)
07 Oct 18. British Royal Navy to base eight new Type 26 frigates in Devonport. UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed that the Royal Navy’s fleet of eight new Type 26 frigates will be based in Devonport. Built over an area of more than 650 acres with four miles of waterfront, the Devonport site has been supporting the British Royal Navy since 1691. In addition to frigates, the facility serves as the base for the navy’s survey and amphibious vessels. Devonport currently has 2,500 personnel, supporting nearly 400 local firms and generating approximately 10% of Plymouth’s income.
Williamson said: “The largest naval base in Western Europe, Devonport is the lifeblood of Plymouth and is as synonymous with this city as it is with our famous Royal Navy. Ships have set sail from Devonport’s dock to defend our great nation for hundreds of years, and I can reveal that the truly world-class Type 26 frigates will follow in their wake.”
The Royal Navy will receive the next-generation frigates from the mid-2020s. Once in-service with the navy, the vessels will serve as anti-submarine warships designed to provide enhanced protection to the UK’s nuclear deterrent and the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. Designed to replace the current anti-submarine warfare Type 23 frigates, the 6,900t frigates will perform a wide range of other operations anywhere across the world.
In addition, the vessels will feature an embarked helicopter and will be equipped with sonar detection systems, ship and helicopter-launched torpedoes, and a design that would make the warship difficult for enemy submarines to detect. The first Type 26 frigates have already been ordered by the UK from BAE Systems for a total cost of £3.7bn. (Source: naval-technology.com)
MARITIME
10 Oct 18. US Navy Secretary names future littoral combat ship USS Cleveland. US Navy Secretary Richard V Spencer has revealed that one of the latest littoral combat ships (LCS) will be named the future USS Cleveland. The LCS will be named in honour of Cleveland in Ohio and citizens of the city for their service and longstanding support of the US Navy and US Marine Corps (USMC). The US Navy LCS’s are named after regionally important cities and communities of the country. The future USS Cleveland is the fourth navy ship to carry the name of the US city.
Spencer said: “The city of Cleveland has been steadfast partner to the navy and Marine Corps team and it is fitting to name a future LCS after the city and citizens of Cleveland.”
The US Navy has so far accepted delivery of 16 LCSs. Under the recent contract modifications, a total of 32 LCSs have been procured by the navy, while ten vessels LCS 15, LCS 17 and LCSs 19 to 26 are currently under construction. LCS is a modular, reconfigurable vessel designed to meet validated fleet requirements to carry out surface warfare (SUW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and mine countermeasures (MCM) missions in the littoral region. In addition, an interchangeable mission package is embarked on each navy ship and provides the primary mission systems in one of the warfare areas. LCS is a fast, highly manoeuvrable, networked surface combat vessel, which serves as a specialised variant of the family of US future surface combat ships known as DD(X). (Source: naval-technology.com)
10 Oct 18. British Royal Navy rededicates HMS Kent after 18-month revamp. The British Royal Navy’s Type 23 Duke-class frigate HMS Kent has been rededicated after completing its keel-to-mast refit carried out in Plymouth over 18 months. During the revamp carried out by Babcock International, the vessel underwent major overhaul works to help the ship sustain its active duties into the early 2030s. With completion of the upgrade works, HMS Kent has now become the Royal Navy’s most advanced submarine hunter. As part of the upgrade, the frigate has been fitted with a new command system and the Sea Ceptor missile system that will replace the legacy Seawolf system across the fleet. The Sea Ceptor missile will be capable of protecting both the frigate and its task group from air/missile attacks. Babcock has also modernised the vessel’s command and control system, which processes the masses of data collected by sensors installed on the ship for interpretation. In addition, general machinery and living quarters have been cleaned, refurbished or overhauled.
Marine engineer chief petty officer Philip Shields said: “Being involved in the refit and subsequent regeneration of HMS Kent has represented one of the most challenging, and rewarding, periods of my career. Seeing the journey from tired metal hull to a rejuvenated, repurposed capable fighting unit ready to re-join the fleet has been a privilege.”
Following completion of the refit, more than 180 crew members have been conducting trials in home waters before the vessel arrived in Portsmouth for rededication. (Source: naval-technology.com)
09 Oct 18. Pakistan receives decommissioned MCMV from Belgium. Shipping company Peters & May Ltd has transported a decommissioned mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) from Belgium to Pakistan. The UK-based company announced on its website that the 540-tonne ship, along with three 40 ft containers containing additional parts, had been delivered to the South Asian country by mid-2018.No further details about the identity of the ship were provided. However, Jane’sunderstands the vessel in question is the ex- Aste r (ex-M 915) MCMV, a decommissioned Belgian navy Flower-class (Tripartite) MCMV.
It is unclear whether the ship will be operated by the Pakistan Navy (PN) or used for spares. Pakistan currently operates three similar Tripartite-class ships acquired from France, known as the Munsif (Éridan) class in PN service.
08 Oct 18. Japan launches first Soryu-class submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries. Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to be equipped with lithium-ion batteries. The 84m-long boat, which has been named Oryu (with pennant number SS 511), entered the water on 4 October in a ceremony held at MHI’s facilities in Kobe. The submarine is the 11th of the class and the sixth to be built by MHI, with the other five having been built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Oryu was laid down in March 2015 and is expected to enter service with the JMSDF in 2020. The launch comes after GS Yuasa, a Kyoto-based developer and manufacturer of battery systems, announced in February 2017 that Japan would become the first country in the world to equip SSKs with lithium-ion batteries in place of lead-acid batteries. At the time the company said the batteries, which store considerably more energy than the lead-acid batteries, would be mounted on the final two Soryu-class boats for the JMSDF: SS 511 and SS 512. According to Jane’s Fighting Ships, the Soryu class has a beam of 9.1m, a hull draught of 8.4m, and a displacement of 2,947 tonnes when surfaced and of 4,100 tonnes when submerged. The previous boats of the class have been fitted with two Kawasaki 12V 25/25 diesel generators and four Kawasaki Kockums V4-275R Stirling air-independent propulsion (AIP) engines, and use lead-acid batteries for energy storage. Each of the platforms has a top speed of 20kt when submerged and of 12kt when surfaced. The Soryu class is equipped with six 533mm bow tubes that can fire the Japanese-developed Type 89 heavyweight torpedo. The boats are also capable of deploying the UGM-84C Harpoon medium-range anti-ship missile against surface targets. Each boat has also been equipped with two underwater countermeasure launchers. (Source: IHS Jane’s)
AIR
09 Oct 18. Embraer Successfully Performs First Flight of the Series Production KC-390 Multi-mission Airlift. Embraer achieved another important milestone today with the completion of the maiden flight of the first series production multi-mission medium airlift KC-390. As agreed with the Brazilian Air Force, the aircraft will now join the flight test campaign, in which more than 1,900 flight hours have already been logged. Civil certification of the basic aircraft will be granted by Brazilian aviation authority ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) and is expected to be achieved very soon.
“Today we celebrate another important milestone into the production of the KC-390”, said Jackson Schneider, President and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security. “This aircraft combines outstanding flexibility with superior performance and productivity”.
Embraer’s KC-390 is a tactical transport aircraft designed to set new standards in its category while presenting the lowest life-cycle cost of the market. It can perform a variety of missions such as cargo and troop transport, troop and cargo air delivery, aerial refueling, search and rescue and forest fire fighting. (Source: defense-aerospace.com/Embraer)
PLANT CLOSURES, JOB LOSSES AND STRIKES
09 Oct 18. Nikki Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN. Departure is latest high-profile exit from Trump national security team. Nikki Haley has resigned as US ambassador to the UN and will leave her post at the end of the year, in the latest high-profile departure to hit the Trump administration. “I’m a believer in term limits,” she told reporters while sitting alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday morning, saying she wanted to spend just two years in the job after an “intense” eight years in public office as governor of the state of South Carolina. Mr Trump said Ms Haley had informed him months ago that she wanted to “take a break” and was welcome to come back in any role. “You can have your pick,” Mr Trump told her, adding that she had done “an incredible job”. Ms Haley’s departure is one of the most carefully managed exits yet from the Trump administration, where departures are more often marked by abrupt sackings and chaotic leaks. The pair has nourished an effusive relationship in public, with Ms Haley regularly touting her direct line to Mr Trump — she once described her relationship with him as “perfect”. But Ms Haley has also emerged as an outspoken conservative Republican voice in the administration who, in her own words, refused to be a “wallflower” and regularly diverged from official policy. Ms Haley has also regularly been named as a potential contender for high political office, including the presidency. While the timing of her resignation was unexpected by many, she insisted she had no plans to mount a challenge in the next presidential election. “No I am not running for 2020, I can promise you I will be campaigning for this one,” she said, referring to Mr Trump. Ms Haley was obliquely critical of Mr Trump during the Republican primary, throwing her support behind a rival to Mr Trump, Marco Rubio, and suggesting that Mr Trump represented “the siren call of the angriest voices”. In the general election, she eventually supported Mr Trump, if reluctantly. Ms Haley has avoided public clashes with Mr Trump since taking the job in January 2017, and has forged a particularly close relationship with his daughter, presidential adviser Ivanka Trump. (Source: FT.com)
06 Oct 18. US Navy cyber unit commander fired. The commanding officer of a Navy cyber unit in Italy was fired last month, officials confirmed this week. Cmdr. Jesus “Manny” Cordero was relieved as head of the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station in Sicily on Sept. 27, officials said. The relief came after a U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/10th Fleet investigation that started after an Inspector General complaint, according to command spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Ben Tisdale. The results of that investigation “brought into question Cmdr. Cordero’s integrity and leadership,” Tisdale said. Cordero declined comment through a Navy spokesman. Tisdale said the probe is ongoing and declined to comment on the nature of the misconduct or other disciplinary actions against Cordero. (Source: Fifth Domain)
MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
10 Oct 18. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) announced that Rachel Ellehuus, former principal director for European and NATO policy in the office of the Secretary of Defense, will join the Europe Program as deputy director and senior fellow. Ms. Ellehuus will further develop CSIS’s research agenda on NATO in light of recent changes to NATO’s command structure and focus on military mobilization as well as deepen analysis on current and future threats to European and transatlantic security. Ms. Ellehuus will play an instrumental role in furthering the work of the Lillan and Robert D. Stuart Jr. Center in Euro-Atlantic and Northern European Studies, a center of excellence for the study of Northern Europe and the Arctic.
07 Oct 18. MG David W. Allvin, director of policy, strategy, partnering and capabilities, J-5/8, Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, to vice director, strategic plans and policy, J-5, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. MG Nina M. Armango, director, plans and policy, J-5, Headquarters United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, to director, space programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition), Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. MG Sam C. Barrett, director, operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to commander, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
07 Oct 18. MG Andrew A. Croft, special assistant to the commander, Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Air Combat Command, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to commander, Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Air Combat Command, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
07 Oct 18. MG James C. Dawkins Jr., deputy director for nuclear, homeland defense, and current operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to commander, Eighth Air Force and Commander, Joint-Global Strike Operations Center, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
07 Oct 18. MG Dawn M. Dunlop, commander, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Airborne Early Warning and Control Force Command, Supreme Allied Command Europe, Geilenkirchen, Germany, to director, special programs, and director, Department of Defense Special Access Program Central Office, Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. MG Timothy G. Fay, deputy commander, Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to special assistant to the vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. MG Cedric D. George, deputy director, resource integration, deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, logistics, deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. MG James B. Hecker, commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force – Afghanistan; commander, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Air Command – Afghanistan; director, Air Forces Central Command’s Air Component Coordination Element for United States Forces – Afghanistan, Air Combat Command and support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Operation RESOLUTE SUPPORT; deputy commander – Air, United States Forces-Afghanistan, United States Central Command, Kabul, Afghanistan, to vice director for operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District Columbia.
07 Oct 18. MG Patrick C. Higby, director, cyberspace strategy and policy, Office of Information Dominance, and chief information officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, information technology acquisition process development, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. MG Thomas E. Murphy, deputy director for command, control, communications and computers/cyber systems, J-6, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to deputy director, resource integration, deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. MG Thomas J. Sharpy, deputy commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to special assistant to the commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
07 Oct 18. MG Robert J. Skinner, deputy commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, to commander, 24th Air Force, Air Force Space Command and Commander, Air Forces Cyber, United States Cyber Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
07 Oct 18. MG Dirk D. Smith, deputy commander, operations and intelligence, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, United States Central Command; and commander, 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force-Levant, Air Combat Command, Southwest Asia, to vice director, Joint Force Development, J-7, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. MG Andrew J. Toth, director of operations, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to commander, Air Force Personnel Center, deputy chief of staff, manpower, personnel and services, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.
07 Oct 18. MG Glen D. Vanherck, vice director, strategic plans and policy, J-5, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to vice director, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. MG Christopher P. Weggemen, commander, 24th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, and commander, Air Forces Cyber, United States Cyber Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to special assistant to the commander, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
07 Oct 18. BG Christopher P. Azzano, director, air, apace and cyberspace operations, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to commander, Air Force Test Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Edwards Air Force Base, California.
07 Oct 18. BG Mark A. Baird, director, space programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition), Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to deputy director, National Reconnaissance Office, and commander, Air Force Element, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Virginia.
07 Oct 18. BG Craig R. Baker, commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Air Combat Command, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to vice commander, Twelfth Air Force, Air Combat Command, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
07 Oct 18. BG Vincent K. Becklund, who has been selected for the grade of major general, special assistant to the commander, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida, to deputy commander, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
07 Oct 18. BG Lance R. Bunch, director, CJ35, future Ooerations, Headquarters RESOLUTE SUPPORT, United States Central Command, Kabul, Afghanistan, to director, Transregional Threat Coordination Cell, J-5, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Deanna M. Burt, vice commander, United States Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to director of integrated air, space and cyberspace operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
07 Oct 18. BG Todd D. Canterbury, director, F-35 Integration Office, Office of the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to commander, 56th Fighter Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
07 Oct 18. BG Martin A. Chapin, commander, Defense Logistics Agency-Energy, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to deputy to the deputy chief of staff support, RESOLUTE SUPPORT, and director, CJ4, United States Forces-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan.
07 Oct 18. BG James R. Cluff, vice commander, 25th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to director, Warfighting Operations Support, deputy chief of staff, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Charles S. Corcoran, who has been selected for the grade of major general, deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters Allied Air Command, Allied Command Operations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to director, operations, strategic deterrence, and nuclear integration, Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
07 Oct 18. BG Barry R. Cornish, who has been selected for the grade of major general, deputy director for operations, Operations Team Two, National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to vice deputy director for nuclear, homeland defense and current operations, J-33, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Andrew A. Croft, who has been selected to the grade of major general, deputy commanding general – Air, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Iraq; director, Joint Air Component Coordination Element – Iraq to Combined Joint Task Force-Operation INHERENT RESOLVE and vice commander, 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force – Levant, Southwest Asia, to special assistant to commander, Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Air Combat Command, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
07 Oct 18. BG John J. Degoes, who has been selected for the grade of major general, vice commander, 59th Medical Wing (Wilford Hall), Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to commander, 59th Medical Wing (Wilford Hall), Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
07 Oct 18. BG James H. Dienst, director, J7 – Education and Training, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia, to commander, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Office of the Surgeon General of the Air Force, Headquarters United States Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
07 Oct 18. BG Michael L. Downs, director, future warfare, deputy chief of staff, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director of intelligence, United States Forces Korea/deputy director of intelligence, Combined Forces Command, United States Pacific Command, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
07 Oct 18. BG Derek C. France, commander, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Air Combat Command, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, to deputy director, operations, J-3, Headquarters United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
07 Oct 18. BG Paul A. Friedrichs, command surgeon, United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to command surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
07 Oct 18. BG Andrew J. Gebara, deputy director for operations, Operations Team Three, National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, strategic capabilities policy, National Security Council, Executive Office of the President, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG John R. Gordy II, who has been selected to the grade of major general, senior defense official and defense attaché, Turkey (United States European Command), Defense Intelligence Agency, Ankara, Turkey, to commander, United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, Air Mobility Command, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
07 Oct 18. BG Ronald M. Harvell, command chaplain, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to deputy chief of chaplains, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Timothy D. Haugh, director of intelligence, J-2, United States Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, to commander, Cyber National Mission Force, United States Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
07 Oct 18. BG Kevin A. Huyck, who has been selected for the grade of major general, North American Aerospace Defense Command deputy director of operations, Headquarters United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, to director of operations, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
07 Oct 18. BG Joel D. Jackson, chief, Joint Operations Center, Headquarters United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to vice commander, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
07 Oct 18. BG Darren V. James, vice commander, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to director, operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
07 Oct 18. BG David J. Julazadeh, who has been selected for the grade of major general, deputy director, operations, J-3, Headquarters United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to director of policy, strategy, partnering and capabilities, United States European Command, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.
07 Oct 18. BG Kevin B. Kennedy, who has been selected for the grade of major general, principal director to the deputy chief information officer for command, control, communications and computers and information infrastructure capabilities, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Chief Information Officer, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, cyberspace strategy and policy, Office of Information Dominance, and chief information officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Michael G. Koscheski, director, Air Crew Task Force, deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, plans, programs and analyses, Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe and United States Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
07 Oct 18. BG Kyle Kramer, who has been selected to the grade of major general, director, manpower and personnel, J-1, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, global reach programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition), Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG David J. Kumashiro, director, Air Force general officer management, deputy chief of staff, manpower, personnel and services, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, Air Force executive talent management, Office of the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Lance K. Landrum, commander, 31st Fighter Wing, United States Air Forces in Europe, Aviano Air Base, Italy, to deputy director for requirements and capability development, J-8, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Leah G. Lauderback, director, CJ2, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, Southwest Asia, to director, future warfare, deputy chief of staff, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Brook J. Leonard, commander, 56th Fighter Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to deputy commanding general-air, Combined Joint Force Land Component; commander, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing; and deputy commander, 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force-Levant, Baghdad, Iraq.
07 Oct 18. BG Michael J. Lutton, principal assistant deputy administrator for military applications, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, Washington, District of Columbia, to deputy director, nuclear, homeland defense and current operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Carl E. Schaefer, who has been selected for the grade of major general, commander, 412th Test Wing, Air Force Test Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Edwards Air Force Base, California, to commander, Air Force Test Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Edwards Air Force Base, California.
07 Oct 18. BG Charles B. McDaniel, vice commander, 618th Air Operations Center, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to component commander, E3A, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Airborne Early Warning and Control Force, Allied Command Operations, Geilenkirchen, Germany.
07 Oct 18. BG Joseph D. McFall, special assistant to the vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to deputy commander, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Mission Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq.
07 Oct 18. BG Albert G. Miller, director, United States Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, United States Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, to commander, Defense Logistics Agency-Energy, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
07 Oct 18. BG Paul D. Nelson, who has been selected to the grade of major general, director, intelligence division, North American Treaty Organization Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium, to special assistant, Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Aaron M. Prupas, director, warfighting operations support, deputy chief of staff, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director of intelligence, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
07 Oct 18. BG Kyle W. Robinson, commander, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, Air Combat Command, Southwest Asia, to commandant, The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Bradley C. Saltzman, director of current operations, deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to special assistant to the chief of staff for multi-domain command and control, Office of the Chief of Staff, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG Carl E. Schaefer, who has been selected for the grade of major general, commander, 412th Test Wing, Air Force Test Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Edwards Air Force Base, California, to deputy commander, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
07 Oct 18. BG James R. Sears Jr., director, operations and communications, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, to director, plans, programs, and requirements, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.
07 Oct 18. BG Christopher M. Short, senior defense official and defense attaché-United Kingdom, Defense Intelligence Agency, United States Embassy, London, United Kingdom, to director, Air Crew Task Force, deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. BG William A. Spangenthal, director, plans, programs, and requirements, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, to director, operations and communications, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.
07 Oct 18. BG David H. Tabor, special assistant to the commander, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to assistant commander-support, Joint Special Operations Command, United States Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
07 Oct 18. Col. Ronald G. Allen Jr., who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, commander, 341st Missile Wing, Air Force Global Strike Command, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, to principal assistant deputy administrator for military applications, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. Col. Mark R. August, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, assistant director, operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to commander, 86th Airlift Wing, United States Air Forces in Europe and United States Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
07 Oct 18. Col. Sharon Bannister, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, deputy program officer, Military Health System Program Management Office, Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia, to director, education and training, Defense Health Agency, and assistant surgeon general for dental services, Office of the Surgeon General of the Air Force, Headquarters United States Air Force, Falls Church, Virginia.
07 Oct 18. Col. Charles E. Brown Jr., who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, special assistant, vice chief of staff, United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to United States senior defense official/defense attaché, United States Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel.
07 Oct 18. Col. Brenda P. Cartier, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, commander, 58th Special Operations Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, to director of operations, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
07 Oct 18. Col. Darren R. Cole, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, commander, 305th Air Mobility Wing, Air Mobility Command, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to director, United States Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, United States Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
07 Oct 18. Col. Douglas S. Coppinger, who has been selected to the grade of brigadier general, commander, National Security Agency/Central Security Service-Texas, National Security Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to director of intelligence, J-2, United States Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
07 Oct 18. Col. Michele C. Edmondson, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, senior executive officer to the vice chief of staff of the Air Force, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, space policy, National Security Council, Executive Office of the President, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. Col. Peter M. Fessler, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, vice director of operations, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, to North American Aerospace Defense Command deputy director of operations, Headquarters United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
07 Oct 18. Col. Eric H. Froehlich, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, vice commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to director of installations, logistics and mission support, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
07 Oct 18. Col. Stephen F. Jost, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, chief, Operations Division, F-35 Integration, Office of the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, F-35 Integration Office, Office of the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. Col. Daniel T. Lasica, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, commander, 20th Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, to commander, 31st Fighter Wing, United States Air Forces in Europe, Aviano Air Base, Italy.
07 Oct 18. Col. Laura L. Lenderman, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, deputy director, strategy, capabilities, policy and logistics, TCJ5/4, Headquarters United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to commander, 502d Air Base Wing and commander, Joint Base San Antonio, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
07 Oct 18. Col. Joseph D. McFall, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, vice commander, Third Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to special assistant to the vice chief of staff, Office of the Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
07 Oct 18. Col. Christopher J. Niemi, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, commander, 3d Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to commander, Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
07 Oct 18. Col. Susan J. Pietrykowski, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, deputy command surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to director, manpower, personnel and resources, and chief, Medical Service Corps, Office of the Surgeon General, Headquarters United States Air Force, Falls Church, Virginia.
07 Oct 18. Col. Clark J. Quinn, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, chief, Strategic Planning Integration Division, deputy chief of staff, plans, programs and requirements, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, CJ35, future operations, Headquarters Resolute Support, United States Central Command, Kabul, Afghanistan.
07 Oct 18. Col. George M. Reynolds, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, military fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, Air Force Research Institute, New York, New York, to vice commander, 25th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
07 Oct 18. Col. Douglas A. Schiess, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, senior military assistant to the under secretary of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to commander, 45th Space Wing and director, Eastern Range, Air Force Space Command, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.
07 Oct 18. Col. Sharon A. Shaffer, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, staff judge advocate, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to commander, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Headquarters United States Air Force, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
07 Oct 18. Col. David W. Snoddy, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, executive assistant to the director, National Security Agency; chief, Central Security Service; and commander, United States Cyber Command, Fort George Meade, Maryland, to vice commander, 24th Air Force, Air Force Space Command ,and deputy commander, Air Forces Cyber, United States Cyber Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
07 Oct 18. Col. Adrian L. Spain, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, executive assistant to the commander, United States Northern Command/commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, to commander, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Air Combat Command, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
07 Oct 18. Col. Ernest J. Teichert III, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, commander, 11th Wing, Air Force District of Washington, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, to commander, 412th Test Wing, Air Force Test Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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EUROPE APPOINTMENTS
08 Oct 18. Airbus picks planes boss Faury as next CEO to end uncertainty. Planemaking boss Guillaume Faury was named as the next chief executive of Airbus (AIR.PA) on Monday, ending months of uncertainty over the leadership of Europe’s largest aerospace group and underlining the dominance of its commercial jet arm. The 50-year-old Frenchman will replace German-born Tom Enders when he retires at the next shareholder meeting in April 2019, the Franco-German-Spanish company said in a statement. Chairman Denis Ranque, a Frenchman, will step down when his own term expires in 2020, it added. (Source: Reuters)
09 Oct 18. Andy Clarke, former Chief Executive and President of Asda, has joined rapidly expanding operational improvement specialist Newton as Non-Executive Chairman to help the continued growth of the business. Newton works with clients to crack the toughest and most complex challenges in the public and private sectors. This involves finding and implementing hundreds of millions of pounds in operational improvements, while enhancing service levels for end users and customers. The business specialises in retail and food manufacturing, health and social care, and defence and infrastructure. Newton’s turnover, profit and headcount growth has averaged over 30% per annum since its formation in 2001.
05 Oct 18. Saab appoints new head of Swiss Gripen programme. Swedish defence and aerospace company Saab has announced the appointment of a new country lead for its Gripen programme. Martin P Büsser took up the position of Gripen Director for Switzerland on 1 October, which will see him responsible for delivery of the aircraft to the Swiss Air Force, as well as the associated industrial co-operation. Büsser joins Saab from Swiss defence group RUAG, where he was senior vice-president of sales and marketing in the aviation division. (Source: Google/IHS Jane’s)
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