Air Force TENCAP (U)(U) The purpose of the AF TENCAP program is to exploit the current and future potential of existing national, commercial, and civil space systems and national air- breathing systems, and to provide these capabilities to the warfighter as rapidly as possible. TENCAP provides situational awareness and decision- making assistance to the commander, while also providing intelligence preparation of the battlefield, targeting assistance, and threat location/avoidance tools to the tactical warfighter. TENCAP uses a rapid- prototyping capability to conduct operational concept demonstrations with prototypes in the field within two years. U) AF TENCAP resulted from Congressional direction to Do. D in 1. 97. 7. The original charter contained three major thrust areas. Exploit existing National systems for the benefit of the tactical warfighter. Educate the warfighter about National system capabilities through training, exercise participation and wargames.
Influence the development of future National systems to better meet the needs of the warfighter by advocating warfighter requirements to designers early in the design process for new systems. U) An AF TENCAP success story, the education mission grew beyond the resources of the AF TENCAP cadre and was passed to the Space Warfare Center (SWC), along with $5. M of AF TENCAP funding throughout the POM outyears. Today, the education mission is executed by the Operations Division (HQ SWC/DOT), bringing training courses from beginner to intensive advanced space system courses to the warfighter.(U) Moved from the Pentagon to HQ AFSPC in 1. AF TENCAP was moved again to Falcon AFB CO in 1.
SWC. Today the SWC is Executive Agent for AF TENCAP, although the Program Element Monitor function remains at SAF/AQS. U) An example of the AF TENCAP philosophy is the 1. Space Warning Squadron (1. SWS). The squadron had its beginning with an AF TENCAP project called Talon Shield. The Shield program was so successful that USCINCSPACE directed AFSPC to generate an operational capability.
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The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) is the Air Force's advanced flight training school that trains experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, and. Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) (U) (U) The purpose of the AF TENCAP program is to exploit the current and future potential of.
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Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are. my list of what programs the Air Force should include in a Big Five campaign of aircraft development. The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat. Pilots of other NATO nations fly the T-38 in joint training programs with USAF. the Air Force indicated it would launch. The United States Air Force (USAF) is the largest user. In addition to USAF pilots, the T-38 is used in the United States to train NASA astronauts, with the aircraft bailed to. U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet T-38 TALON Mission The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles because of its design. TALON is the acronym for Threat and Local Observation. The Air Force inspector general newsletter in 2003 said program informants include 'Air Force family.
The 1. 1 SWS was soon activated, providing worldwide theater missile warning information in a rapid manner. Today, the Shield program supports the 1. SWS and continues as an R& D facility separate from AF TENCAP with other funding.
U) Similarly, the 7. Space Operations Squadron (7. SOPS) had its beginnings as an AF TENCAP project.
Due to high classification levels associated with National systems, warfighters in the field could not access the information in these systems. AF TENCAP developed the Forward Space Support Team (FSST) as a way to deploy individuals to the theaters with the knowledge and clearances required to exploit National systems information for the CINC staffs.
This concept proved to be highly successful, leading to the establishment of the 7. SOPS. Now separate from AF TENCAP, the squadron continues to maintain a ready cadre of space experts, now referred to as Air Force Space Support Teams (AFSSTs), trained to deploy to the theater Joint Air Operations Center to support the Joint Forces Air Component Commander through the exploitation of space systems. Related Initiatives (U): Related Categories (U): Name. Title. TENCAPTactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP)This Table Is Unclassified.
Road Map Placements (U): Name. Title. ISRSPACE FORCE ENHANCEMENT: INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCEThis Table Is Unclassified. Requirements, Funding and Additional Hotlinks (U): (U) None. Date Of Information (U): (U) 2. July 1. 99. 8(U) Road Map Production Date: 1.