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Chapter NewsletterPublished Monthly by the AOC Crane ChapterJuly2009Editor: Ted B. Markley - ted.markley.ctr@navy.milRoost NewsFollowing ITT Technical Exchange, on 10 June,new Roost officers were installed for the comingyear. Dave Jenkins is the new president. DaveNeumann and Eric Gabbhart are the new boardmembers. The entire list of the Crane RoostOfficers are listed below.Board of DirectorsDave Jenkins – President – 812.854.4136dave.g.jenkins@navy.milCarl Lohkamp - Vice President - 812.384.3510clohkamp@dramail.comLarry White – Treasurer – 812.854.1270lawrence.white@navy.milTed Markley – Newsletter/Secretary – 812.854.5821ted.markley.stimulusengineering.comJim Hearn – Past-president - 812.863.5041,jhearn@egginc.comTom McCann – Membership 812.854.6201,thomas.mccann@navy.milDave Neumann – Member at Large – 812.381.3894david.m.neumann@saic.comEric Gabbhart – Member at Large - 812.481.2161eric.b.gabhart@saic.comScholarship Fund RaiserFunds are being raised for Crane RoostScholarships for school year 2009-2010. For a$20 contribution, you will receive a token of theroost’s appreciation in the form of a t-shirt.Membership DriveIf you know of anyone who would like to join theCrane Roost of the Association of Old Crows,please contact Tom McCann. (812) 854.6201,thomas.mccann@navy.milUpcoming EventsJuly -NSTRDate to be determined –AOC Annual Golf ScrambleCrane Roost Newsletters on theWebAll of the Crane Roost Newsletters are nowbeing placed on the Old Crows Website. Youcan find them at:https://www.myaoc.org/EWEB/dynamicpage.aspx?webcode=crane_homeEW in the News:Ground –ITT to provide additional JCREW 2.1 electronicwarfare systems to jam IEDs(30JUN09, Military and Aerospace Electronics)http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/365355/32/ARTCL/none/EXECW/1/ITT-to-provide-additional-JCREW-21-electronic-warfare-systems-to-jam-IEDs/Warfare Center Leads Innovative Counter IEDProgram(10JUN09, def.pro.news)http://www.defpro.com/news/details/7978/Electronic Warfare Approach to IED Threat to bebuilt by Sierra Nevada Corp.(07JUN09, Military & Aerospace Electronics OnlineArticle)http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/364093/32/NEWS/none/none/1/Electronic-warfare-approachto-IED-threat-to-be-built-by-Sierra-Nevada-Corp/Air –Israeli Airliners to Get Missile Defense(26UN09, Aviation Week, Graham Warwick)http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=aviationdaily&id=news/ISRAEL062609.xml&headline=Israeli%20Airliners%20To%20Get%20Missile%20DefenseChina Develops an EA-6(23JUN09, Strategy Page)http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20090623.aspxTerma at Paris Airshow(09JUN09, def.pro.news)http://www.defpro.com/news/details/7942/Cyber –Google mistakes Michael Jackson searches forcyber attack(29JUN09, Warwick Ashford,ComputerWeekly.com)1

Chapter NewsletterPublished Monthly by the AOC Crane ChapterJuly2009Editor: Ted B. Markley - ted.markley.ctr@navy.milhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236681/google-mistakes-michael-jacksonsearches-for-cyber-attack.htmInside the Ring – Cybercom(25JUN09, Washington Times, Bill Getz)http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/25/inside-the-ring-77437201/UK 'has cyber attack capability'(25JUN09, BBC News)http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8118729.stmIsrael and Foes in Internet War(15JUN09, BBC Arabic, Jerusalem, AhmadBudeiri)http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8079774.stmIs Cryptology Dead?(05JUN09, US Naval Institute Blog)http://blog.usni.org/?p=3205General -Reps. Pitts and Larsen Applaud ElectronicWarfare Amendment to DefenseAuthorization(21JUN09, American Chronicle)http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/106984EW is More than EA(JUN, Journal of Electronic Defense, KermitQuick)https://www.myaoc.org/EWEB/dynamicpage.aspx?webcode=presidents_messageBusinessSpade Investor Newsletter, JUL09The impact of the Department of Defense’sprogram restructuring and cancellations thatwere contained in the FY-10 budget has provedto be more minimal than many originally feared.http://www.spadeindex.com/spade-investorjuly09.pdfDefense electronics employees to be laid off atBAE Systems in effort to sharpen market focus(25JUN09, Defense Electronics, John Keller)http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/365184/32/ARTCL/none/EXECW/1/Defense-electronicsemployees-to-be-laid-off-at-BAE-Systems-in-effortto-sharpen-market-focus/Teal Group Forecasts Raytheon to Lead $381Billion Defense Electronics Market(18JUN09, PRNewswire-USNewswire)http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-18-2009/0005046125&EDATE=Teal Analysts Report UAVs Represent PrimeArea of Acquisition Interest for Major AerospaceContractors(16JUN09, PRNewswire-USNewswire)http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-16-2009/0005044508&EDATE=Homeland Defense Stocks Spade Defense IndexCommentary for June 2009; Ten Keys forInvesting in Defense over the Next Six Months(08JUN09, Scott Sacknoff, SPADE Indexes)http://www.investorideas.com/news/060809e.aspApplied Signal Technology ShowcasingProducts at SOFIC(01JUN09, Trading Market.com)http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2354848/The Professional ReaderFear and Loathing in the Post-Naval Era(June 2009, U.S. Naval Institute, Proceedings,Barrett Tillman)Anticipating impending DoD budgets cuts, Mr.Tillman ask the provocative question, “Why do westill have such a big navy when we hardly ever useit?” Tillman buttresses his arguments with thefollowing challenging facts.1. 1945 was the last year of fleet sizedcombat operations.2. American pilots have shot down only 55hostile aircraft in 36 years, the last one in1999.2

Chapter NewsletterPublished Monthly by the AOC Crane ChapterJuly2009Editor: Ted B. Markley - ted.markley.ctr@navy.mil3. The only surface-to-surface missileengagement was in 1967 between theEgyptian and Israeli navies.4. The last sinking of a surface ship by asubmarine was during the Falklands warin 1982.5. The last significant cross-beachamphibious operation was in Falklandswar (1982).6. In today’s world the most urgent navalthreat consists not of ships, subs, oraircraft, but of mines --- and pirates.This is a though provoking and provocativearticle that is well worth reading!Future Strategic Issues/FutureWarfare [Circa 2025]Dennis M. Bushnell, Chief ScientistNASA Langley Research Center, PowerPointPresentationhttp://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2001testing/bushnell.pdfThis presentation outlines several implicationsfor Electronic Warfare and the future of warfare.3