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1: EE&S AN/ASG-21 - An Emerson Fire Control System (FCS) tied to a M61A1 Vulcan Gatling Gun used on B - 52G/H Bomber Aircraft. This replaced the AN/ASG-15 AVCO-CROSLEY FCS which featured separate radar dishes for search and track, and carried a television camera for the B-52G series. The AN/ASG-21 was an upgrade to the aircraft where the FCS could fire, manually or automatically, Tracor AN/ADR-8 205 inch folding fin chaff rockets, as well as control the M61A1 Vulcan Gatling Gun. Further descriptions found in MIL-T-27442, with definitions in MIL-STD-196E.
B - 52 H Bomber Aircraft with a AN/ASG-21 tied to a M61A1 Vulcan Gatling Gun .
2: EE&S - Tactical Radar and Threat Generator (TRTG) for Air Force Deliverable, see #8 for full description.
3: EE&S - Tactical Radar and Threat Generator (TRTG) for Army Deliverable, see #8 for full description.
4: McDonnell Douglas Harpoon patch, see #13 for full description.
5: EE&S - The Army's M113 Light Armour Personnel Carrier is the basis for all the derivatives for the TOW Launchers and Anti-Tank Weapon Sets. I helped perform several configuration/data management functions to control and direct the design, development, and delivery for the client. The different M113 Versions:
· Fire Support Team Vehicle (FIST-V) – Conversion with Tube Launched Optically Tracked Wire (TOW) Guided (Missile)
· Improved TOW Vehicle (ITV)
· TOW Under Armor (TUA)
· HAMMER - Heavier Armor, with Upgraded TOW-2 and Optical Tracked Device (OTD)
6: EE&S - The Underwater Sound Surveillance System, named Calypso (Computerized Acoustic Analysis Processor) for the "SOSUS" monitoring stations at many Naval Facilites (NAVFAC). We had a Model Operating System (MOS) in place at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington State - (DECLASSIFIED ~ 1991).
7: EE&S - The AN/APQ-159 was built for the F-5 Tiger II Aircraft and replaced the AN/APQ-153. Also called The Eye of the Tiger. It is an Air-to-Air (ATA) radar sytem, which operates in 4 primary modes and 2 search modes with various ranges. It has increased off-boresight and doubles the range with enhanced reliability. It is equipped with the new Planar Phase-Array (PPA) Antenna.
8: EE&S - My second favorite patch is from Emerson Electronics and Space (EE&S) Division, would be the Tactical Radar, Threat Generator (TRTG) Army/Air Force Aviator Training System. The systems involved a modified F-5 Radar (AN/APQ-159) and an Optical Tracking Device (OTD). It has three main versions which are still in use today:
· Threat Emitter Simulator System (TESS), Reproduces SAM and AAA threats - Sticker #2 & #3.
· Tactical Radar Threat Generator (TRTG), A TESS on a mobile platform - Sticker #2 & #3.
· Ground Radar Emitter for Training Aviators, Army Simulator Equipment (GRETA/ASE) - This patch shown.
Tactical Radar Threat Generator (TRTG), A TESS on a mobile platform.
Ground Radar Emitter for Training Aviators, Army Simulator Equipment (GRETA/ASE).
9: McDonnell Douglas - Under the Design and Technology Engineering (DTE) Division, Department E451 System Integration, Design and Development (SIDD), performed duties to develop, maintain and apply the methods and systems that generate, control and document the US Navy Tomahawk Cruise Missile for successful delivery to the customer. The Tomahawk Versions:
· AGM-109H/L Medium Range Air to Surface (MRASM)
· BGM-109A Land Attack - Nuclear (TLAM-N)
· BGM-109C Land Attack - Conventional (TLAM-C)
· BGM-109D Land Attack - Dispenser (TLAM-D)
· BGM-109G Gryphon Ground Launched (GLCM)
· BGM-109S Gryphon Sea Launched (SLCM)
· BGM-109V Gryphon Vertical Launched (VLCM)
· RGM/UGM-109B Anti-Ship (TASM)
· RGM/UGM-109E Land Attack (TLAM Blk IV)
RGM/UGM-109B Anti-Ship (TASM)
BGM-109 Tomahawk Erector Launcher.
BGM-109 Tomahawk Launch Control Center.
10: McDonnell Douglas - Established and developed a Configuration/Data Management Program for the AV-8B and B-Plus Harrier/Night-Harrier for the Marines concurrent with the top secret A-12 Avenger II and T-45 Goshawk Trainer Simulator programs. Conducted under the Design and Technology Engineering (DTE) Division, Department K37C Aircrew Training Equipment (ATE), performing duties to develop, maintain and apply the methods and systems that generate, control and document the product for successful delivery to the customer.
11: McDonnell Douglas - The AV-8B is a vertical jump jet, and the AV-8B-Plus with upgraded systems that enable the Harrier to continue duties at night.
12: McDonnell Douglas - Under the Design and Technology Engineering (DTE) Division, Department E451 System Integration, Design and Development (SIDD), performed duties to develop, maintain and apply the methods and systems that generate, control and document the Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) for successful delivery to the customer. Many of the subcomponents and systems of the MDAC Tomahawk BGM-109 and the Boeing Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) AGM-86A/B were similar and I would travel between companies to help maintain that compatibility through my CM/DM duties. The Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) Versions are:
· CALCM - Conventional Air Launch (AGM-86A Block I)
· NALCM - Non-conventional Air Launch (AGM-86B Block I, Block II)
Boeing Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) AGM-86A/B
13: McDonnell Douglas - Under the Design and Technology Engineering (DTE) Division, Department E464 Product Definition Systems (PDS), performing duties to develop, maintain and apply the methods and systems that generate, control and document the Harpoon product definition database for successful delivery to the customer. The functions, being very similar to the Tomahawk program, was to accomplish this for the Harpoon Common Weapons Control System (HCWCS). The Harpoon is an Anti-Ship Missile with active radar homing with sea-skimming, over the horizon, all weather capabilities. Later models updated with Tomahawk warhead(s), Inertial Guidance System (IGS), and Global Positioning System (GPS).The Harpoon Versions covered under my duties:
· Air Launched from fixed wing aircraft with pop-up terminal dive (AGM-84A)
· Land Launched variants (AGM-84B)
· Missile Launched without pop-up terminal dive (AGM-84C)
· Missile Launched with selectable pop-up terminal dive (AGM-84D)
· Missile Launched with larger fuel tank and re-attack capability (AGM-84E)
· Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM AGM-84E)
· Sub Launched with solid booster (UGM-84)
· Ship Launched with solid booster (RGM-84)
· Harpoon Canister Launcher (HCL)
· Armored Box Launcher (ABL)
· Associated Launch Control Centers (LCC)
· Coastal Defense Batteries (CDB)
As a side note to show how nerdy I was, I still have the Harpoon Pocket Protector that we wore on project.
14: McDonnell Douglas - Under the Design and Technology Engineering (DTE) Division, Department E451 System Integration, Design and Development (SIDD), performed duties to develop, maintain and apply the methods and systems that generate, control and document the Common Weapons Control System (CWCS) and Cruise Missile Guidance Systems (this sticker) for successful delivery to the customer.
15: McDonnell Douglas - Electrophoresis in Outer Space Project (EOS). Charles Walker, then with McDonnell Douglas Astronautics, operated a continuous flow electrophoresis system aboard the Space Shuttle in the early 1980s. Plans were to upscale the process with a larger independant orbiting facility. Although electrophoresis in space showed great promise, it was overtaken by genetic engineering.
And here we see Charlie Walker (mustache) with the other crewmates on STS-41 Discovery, September 1984.
The sticker for that particular flight that was presented to me from Charlie Walker.
16 & 17: McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics - The most prized patch and sticker would be the A-12 Avenger II top secret stealth attack aircraft to replace the aging A-6 fleet for the Navy, F-111 for the Airforce, and considerations for other modifications for other services. A very large project in excess of 10,000 engineers. I established and developed a Configuration/Data Management Program for the A-12 Avenger II Aircrew Training Equipment (ATE) concurrent with the AV-8A Harrier, AV-8B Night-Harrier, and T-45 Goshawk Trainer Simulator programs. Under the K37C Engineering CM/DM ATE title, conducted all the activities for over ten months by myself until budget was approved for my crew of ten to be added.
And my card (raised lettering).
A-12 Mockup. I was one of the fortunate few that was able to sit in the cockpit and do a MANPRINT - Human Factores Engineering/System safety/Health Hazards Specification.
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1 - Trainee Station (TS)
2 - Instructor/Operator Station (IOS)
3 - Communication System (CS)
4 - Visual System (VS)
5 - G-Cue System - Crew Escape/Ejection (GCS) (CEE)
6 - Aural Cue System (ACS)
7 - Radar System (RS)
8 - Digital Comcat Simulator (DCS) System
9 - Data Communications Equipment (DCE) System
10 - Power System (PS)
11 - Brief/De-Brief System (BDS)
Other items involved with the ATE:
1a - Crew Stations Furnishings (CSF)
2a - Interactive Control Console (ICC)
3a - Lesson Plan Studio (LPS)
4a - Instructor Led Classes (ILC)
Also coordinated with Systems Engineering and integrated with Structures Support (Dome, Crew Station Visuals, MTE Supports).
Achievement: Design and Technology Engineering (DTE) Managers remarked that I had put together a team and managed a really difficult secret project in record time while conducting my duties with other simulators.
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