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I'm first Lieutenant Andrew four . I'm

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a B 52 mission data engineer sent here

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to luke from Eglin Air Force base to

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provide assistance with innovation .

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Thanks to Project Dark . Project Dark

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is designed to provide a platform for

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crafting tailored solutions that will

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solve unique operational problems . We

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do this by embedding uniform scientists

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and engineers within units to

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collaborate alongside operators in the

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field . A small group of uniform

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scientists and engineers began project

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ark as a grassroots movement to move

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closer toward Air Force Chief of Staff

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General Brown Strategy of empowering

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airmen to accelerate change or lose due

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to my experience with radar systems and

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electrical engineering . I'm here to

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assist with the low cost threat emitter .

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Currently the L C T has to be assembled

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in the field each time that it is used ,

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the operator drives about two hours out

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to the barry . M Goldwater range

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assembles the lCT and completes the

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mission . They then have to disassemble

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the emitter and drive it all the way

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back to luke all in one day I've been

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tasked with making the lCT solar

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powered and remote control . Go ahead .

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Mr Buchanan Alright , got you loud and

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clear coming on with these improvements .

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The L C T E can be left out on the

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range for as long as needed . This

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innovative change will conserve an

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abundance of time , gas and manpower

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I'm senior Airman adam loop for and I'm

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a computer systems programmer , some

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maintainers had ideas that could

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simplify day to day operations through

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the use of a software application

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that's where I come in . I'm helping

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expand the Torque Apps Suite to the

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various aircraft maintenance units

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within the 56th Fighter Wing . Along

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with that , we've been facilitating

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weekly feedback sessions between the

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309th software engineering group at

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Hill Air Force base and the production

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schedule is within Luke's am us . With

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the 56th Fighter Wing being the largest

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fighter wing in the Air Force , we can

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provide a significant amount of

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feedback on the products being made for

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maintenance units . I've already seen

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some features being made for the

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application based off of what luke

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users have asked for . These changes

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will improve the user experience for

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maintainers across the entire Air Force .

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I think this has been the greatest

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learning experience the Air Force has

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ever offered me . It's a breath of

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fresh air being able to collaborate

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with operators and maintainers in

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person . Project ark has allowed me to

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flex what I've learned throughout my

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career of engineering by allowing me to

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create a solution that directly

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benefits the users . Any Air Force

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members interested in reaching out with

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ideas . Can email project ark at us dot

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af dot mil