1 00:00:01,740 --> 00:00:03,809 Lieutenant Colonel Bore Bachman from 2 00:00:03,819 --> 00:00:07,190 Danley Field project Hawkeye or the 3 00:00:07,199 --> 00:00:09,390 Hawk Wolverine crate initiative . 4 00:00:16,610 --> 00:00:20,239 Do any of you like to lose ? I don't I 5 00:00:20,250 --> 00:00:22,959 work really hard to win and so do our 6 00:00:22,969 --> 00:00:25,136 airmen . So why would we send them out 7 00:00:25,136 --> 00:00:27,930 the door already at a disadvantage once 8 00:00:27,940 --> 00:00:29,884 you want to equip them with modern 9 00:00:29,884 --> 00:00:32,919 technology that is a force multiplier 10 00:00:32,950 --> 00:00:35,290 versus a antiquated single source 11 00:00:35,299 --> 00:00:37,849 solution . Our adversaries are 12 00:00:37,860 --> 00:00:39,971 increasing their capabilities rapidly 13 00:00:39,971 --> 00:00:41,971 and general Brown's action order to 14 00:00:41,971 --> 00:00:44,138 accelerate change or lose is a wake up 15 00:00:44,138 --> 00:00:47,650 call . We need to get modern 16 00:00:47,659 --> 00:00:49,270 technology out to our airmen 17 00:00:49,270 --> 00:00:52,959 immediately . Project Hawkeyes offers 18 00:00:52,970 --> 00:00:56,110 up a capability to get shrink our 19 00:00:56,119 --> 00:00:58,540 logistical footprint for help our 20 00:00:58,549 --> 00:01:01,009 airmen . I would like , I'm Lieutenant 21 00:01:01,020 --> 00:01:02,798 Colonel Bachman and I'd like to 22 00:01:02,798 --> 00:01:04,798 introduce you to the Hawk Wolverine 23 00:01:04,798 --> 00:01:06,631 crate initiative , also known as 24 00:01:06,631 --> 00:01:10,319 Hawkeye . Hawkeye aims to 25 00:01:10,330 --> 00:01:12,589 reduce the logistical footprint by 26 00:01:12,599 --> 00:01:14,321 reducing the overall number of 27 00:01:14,321 --> 00:01:16,432 personnel and equipment needed in the 28 00:01:16,432 --> 00:01:19,199 field . It takes modular commercial 29 00:01:19,209 --> 00:01:21,839 solutions and speeds up the acquisition 30 00:01:21,849 --> 00:01:25,459 process . It takes inter interoperable 31 00:01:25,470 --> 00:01:28,730 equipment and it allows us to field 32 00:01:28,750 --> 00:01:31,480 multi capable equipment meant for multi 33 00:01:31,550 --> 00:01:35,059 capable airs project . Hawkeye 34 00:01:35,069 --> 00:01:37,760 is three capabilities wrapped up into a 35 00:01:37,769 --> 00:01:40,339 package deal on the left . You see , 36 00:01:40,349 --> 00:01:42,860 Hawk Hawk was designed , his heavy 37 00:01:42,870 --> 00:01:44,919 utility lifting kit was designed by 38 00:01:44,930 --> 00:01:46,790 Auburn University and mechanical 39 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,250 engineering students . It is designed 40 00:01:49,260 --> 00:01:51,660 to load and unload palletize cargo from 41 00:01:51,669 --> 00:01:53,849 aircraft . Hawk takes up one pilot 42 00:01:53,860 --> 00:01:56,660 position . Wolverine in the middle is a 43 00:01:56,669 --> 00:01:58,870 multipurpose expeditionary platform . 44 00:01:59,300 --> 00:02:01,467 It is meant to load and unload cargo , 45 00:02:01,580 --> 00:02:04,980 move aircraft move cargo load , 46 00:02:04,989 --> 00:02:07,879 weapons pump fuel , generate 47 00:02:07,889 --> 00:02:10,309 electricity , generate air along with 48 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,264 these other capabilities . You see 49 00:02:12,264 --> 00:02:14,869 listed Wolverine takes up one power 50 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,789 position crate is an operational hub of 51 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,899 integrated interoperable modular 52 00:02:20,910 --> 00:02:23,589 capabilities . The expandable shelter 53 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,929 contains a hybrid power solution , 54 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,304 redundant front hall and back haul 55 00:02:28,304 --> 00:02:30,779 communications as well as computing and 56 00:02:30,789 --> 00:02:33,690 store capabilities for our defenders . 57 00:02:33,699 --> 00:02:36,289 It offers up a multi function small 58 00:02:36,300 --> 00:02:38,970 unmanned aerial system , unintended 59 00:02:38,979 --> 00:02:41,229 ground sensors as well as an artificial 60 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,960 intelligence uh enabled surveillance 61 00:02:44,970 --> 00:02:48,509 system . It also provides a 62 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,960 self-sustaining atmospheric and reverse 63 00:02:50,970 --> 00:02:53,081 osmosis water generation capability . 64 00:02:53,179 --> 00:02:55,350 Great takes up one power position 65 00:02:58,550 --> 00:03:00,717 project . Hawk Eye is needed by airmen 66 00:03:00,820 --> 00:03:02,899 that are executing agile combat 67 00:03:02,910 --> 00:03:04,854 employment and domestic operations 68 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,607 project . Hawk is scheduled to be used 69 00:03:07,610 --> 00:03:09,610 in a green flag exercise later this 70 00:03:09,610 --> 00:03:11,666 fall . Wolverine engineering efforts 71 00:03:11,666 --> 00:03:13,888 are ongoing and we are ready to execute 72 00:03:13,888 --> 00:03:16,360 immediately when funded create hardware 73 00:03:16,369 --> 00:03:18,258 and software integrations will be 74 00:03:18,258 --> 00:03:20,490 complete in September . All of the 75 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:22,910 requirements for Hawkeye were generated 76 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,975 from those five exercises you see on 77 00:03:24,975 --> 00:03:27,086 the bottom left as well as all of the 78 00:03:27,086 --> 00:03:29,252 lesson learned and feedback from those 79 00:03:29,252 --> 00:03:31,252 units you see in the middle project 80 00:03:31,252 --> 00:03:33,252 Hawk is also gaining extra traction 81 00:03:33,252 --> 00:03:36,679 with like a FSOC initiative for all all 82 00:03:36,690 --> 00:03:39,479 network domain and the operational 83 00:03:39,490 --> 00:03:41,434 energy initiative . As well as the 84 00:03:41,434 --> 00:03:43,379 nuclear survivability initiative . 85 00:03:45,610 --> 00:03:47,666 Our team is comprised of those three 86 00:03:47,666 --> 00:03:49,277 members of top . Our primary 87 00:03:49,277 --> 00:03:51,388 stakeholders are listed in the middle 88 00:03:51,388 --> 00:03:53,554 with our primary funding stream so far 89 00:03:53,554 --> 00:03:55,388 is Air University , all of those 90 00:03:55,388 --> 00:03:57,166 entities you see below all have 91 00:03:57,166 --> 00:03:59,277 expressed interest in the operational 92 00:03:59,277 --> 00:04:02,149 capability of project Hawkeye . The 93 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,369 package deal of project Hawkeye takes 94 00:04:04,380 --> 00:04:06,547 the equipment that you see on the left 95 00:04:06,547 --> 00:04:08,324 side of the screen shrinks that 96 00:04:08,324 --> 00:04:10,158 footprint down and decreases our 97 00:04:10,158 --> 00:04:12,213 logistical footprint . We reduce the 98 00:04:12,213 --> 00:04:14,630 cost to ship the amount of weight the 99 00:04:14,639 --> 00:04:18,070 cargo takes the number of positions 100 00:04:18,079 --> 00:04:20,339 required as well as the cost for gear 101 00:04:20,350 --> 00:04:22,779 and training and we reduce that by 70% . 102 00:04:25,420 --> 00:04:28,989 We are asking for $898,000 to bolster 103 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,167 the initial operating capabilities for 104 00:04:31,167 --> 00:04:34,470 project Hawkeye that will get you a 54% 105 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,536 return on investment with a two year 106 00:04:36,536 --> 00:04:38,536 payback period . We are looking for 107 00:04:38,536 --> 00:04:40,702 senior leaders support to advocate for 108 00:04:40,702 --> 00:04:42,924 airworthiness authorities to operate as 109 00:04:42,924 --> 00:04:44,980 well as transition into a program of 110 00:04:44,980 --> 00:04:48,290 record . We are also asking for access 111 00:04:48,299 --> 00:04:51,609 to a rapid acquisition strategy so that 112 00:04:51,619 --> 00:04:53,730 we can get commercial capabilities to 113 00:04:53,739 --> 00:04:57,350 our airmen today project Hawkeye . If 114 00:04:57,359 --> 00:05:00,140 we truly want to empower our airmen to 115 00:05:00,149 --> 00:05:02,205 be multi capable , then we owe it to 116 00:05:02,205 --> 00:05:04,316 them to get multi capable equipment . 117 00:05:04,316 --> 00:05:06,720 Project Hawkeye is the acceleration 118 00:05:06,730 --> 00:05:08,880 needed to drive change so that we can 119 00:05:08,890 --> 00:05:11,112 maintain the competitive edge and win . 120 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,142 Thank you for the opportunity today and 121 00:05:14,142 --> 00:05:16,087 I look forward to your questions . 122 00:05:16,087 --> 00:05:19,649 Great job , great job , great job . And 123 00:05:19,660 --> 00:05:21,771 I think this falls right in line with 124 00:05:21,771 --> 00:05:24,104 General Brown's agile combat deployment . 125 00:05:24,104 --> 00:05:26,327 So Lieutenant Coalman , you're , you're 126 00:05:26,327 --> 00:05:26,029 a fighter pilot . So instead of 127 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,151 thinking about employing your weapons 128 00:05:28,151 --> 00:05:30,207 system , I appreciate you looking at 129 00:05:30,207 --> 00:05:32,207 the mobility side and the logistics 130 00:05:32,207 --> 00:05:34,262 side . But but why you , why are you 131 00:05:34,262 --> 00:05:36,484 bringing this forward ? So when General 132 00:05:36,484 --> 00:05:36,190 Brown sound as acceler change or loose , 133 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,422 I was in a unique position to be the uh 134 00:05:38,422 --> 00:05:40,533 chief of exercises and plans at the 1 135 00:05:40,533 --> 00:05:42,589 87 fighter wing , the wing commander 136 00:05:42,589 --> 00:05:44,644 challenged me . He said , how do you 137 00:05:44,644 --> 00:05:46,589 take an organization that has been 138 00:05:46,589 --> 00:05:48,700 doing the same thing the same way for 139 00:05:48,700 --> 00:05:50,867 years ? And how do you transition them 140 00:05:50,867 --> 00:05:52,978 into a new way to fight ? I took that 141 00:05:52,978 --> 00:05:55,033 initiative . I listened to my airmen 142 00:05:55,033 --> 00:05:57,089 and we built tiger teams and figured 143 00:05:57,089 --> 00:05:57,059 out what are some of the constraints 144 00:05:57,070 --> 00:05:59,181 that we had these lessons learned and 145 00:05:59,181 --> 00:06:01,820 these things were all came and derived 146 00:06:01,829 --> 00:06:03,959 from what I hear from my , from my 147 00:06:03,970 --> 00:06:05,970 airmen . So I was the one that was 148 00:06:05,980 --> 00:06:08,202 leading the way to try to help them out 149 00:06:08,202 --> 00:06:10,424 so that they don't have to , they don't 150 00:06:10,424 --> 00:06:12,647 have to work through that . Thank you . 151 00:06:12,647 --> 00:06:14,591 How did you get all of those , the 152 00:06:14,591 --> 00:06:17,250 facets connected together ? So it all 153 00:06:17,260 --> 00:06:19,427 started . Uh That's a great question . 154 00:06:19,427 --> 00:06:21,649 It all started with , uh Hawk and I was 155 00:06:21,649 --> 00:06:23,760 asking about how can we get something 156 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,816 out ? And I thought about the Auburn 157 00:06:25,816 --> 00:06:25,649 engineering . That was right up the 158 00:06:25,660 --> 00:06:27,859 street from Montgomery . So I said , 159 00:06:27,869 --> 00:06:30,209 hey , can you guys work on this for me ? 160 00:06:30,220 --> 00:06:32,387 And they said , absolutely , we'll try 161 00:06:32,387 --> 00:06:34,498 to solve that problem . So that's how 162 00:06:34,498 --> 00:06:36,720 it started . We also then looked at the 163 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,887 communications part which like was the 164 00:06:38,887 --> 00:06:41,109 biggest problem because they originally 165 00:06:41,109 --> 00:06:40,769 said combat comm is gonna be needed . 166 00:06:41,489 --> 00:06:43,711 Combat com might not be there . So what 167 00:06:43,711 --> 00:06:45,767 do we do is we need to bring our own 168 00:06:45,767 --> 00:06:47,822 indigenous capabilities with us ? So 169 00:06:47,822 --> 00:06:49,878 therefore , I'm not reliant on other 170 00:06:49,878 --> 00:06:52,100 other organizations that may never show 171 00:06:52,100 --> 00:06:54,322 up to the place I'm supposed to go . So 172 00:06:54,322 --> 00:06:56,100 that was the great part of it . 173 00:06:56,100 --> 00:06:58,211 Wolverine actually just stumbled upon 174 00:06:58,211 --> 00:07:00,322 us through the Innovation Network and 175 00:07:00,322 --> 00:07:00,320 said , hey , there's a guy locally that 176 00:07:00,329 --> 00:07:02,700 makes these things , maybe you can see 177 00:07:02,709 --> 00:07:04,876 if we can adapt those capabilities and 178 00:07:04,876 --> 00:07:07,042 then it just kind of went hit the road 179 00:07:07,042 --> 00:07:09,153 from there . Whose idea was it to put 180 00:07:09,153 --> 00:07:11,980 it all together ? So my team , we 181 00:07:11,989 --> 00:07:14,200 talked about it and based on some of 182 00:07:14,209 --> 00:07:16,153 the contracts and challenges we've 183 00:07:16,153 --> 00:07:18,320 already had through project C create . 184 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,850 The thought was instead of having our 185 00:07:20,859 --> 00:07:23,026 airmen go through a bunch of different 186 00:07:23,026 --> 00:07:24,970 contracts to get all this piece of 187 00:07:24,970 --> 00:07:27,081 equipment , I was going to go through 188 00:07:27,081 --> 00:07:29,081 some of the painful process to make 189 00:07:29,081 --> 00:07:31,137 this in an integrated deal . So it's 190 00:07:31,137 --> 00:07:33,192 one contract that gets them multiple 191 00:07:33,192 --> 00:07:35,248 capabilities for a multiple airman . 192 00:07:35,248 --> 00:07:38,690 Thank you . Thanks . A plus job was 193 00:07:38,700 --> 00:07:41,010 outstanding . Uh You talked about rapid 194 00:07:41,019 --> 00:07:42,963 acquisition and at the same time , 195 00:07:42,963 --> 00:07:45,186 contracting does all this stuff require 196 00:07:45,186 --> 00:07:47,079 sole sources and sole source 197 00:07:47,089 --> 00:07:49,769 justifications . So the goal , the goal 198 00:07:49,779 --> 00:07:51,890 that we're going to do is work to get 199 00:07:51,890 --> 00:07:54,440 this all put into a package deal either 200 00:07:54,450 --> 00:07:56,672 through a NASA soup or some other agile 201 00:07:56,672 --> 00:07:58,975 contracting means so that a unit , if 202 00:07:58,984 --> 00:08:01,095 you need the capability , they can go 203 00:08:01,095 --> 00:08:03,206 in . And since it's modular , you can 204 00:08:03,206 --> 00:08:05,373 put a drop down menu of , I don't want 205 00:08:05,373 --> 00:08:07,373 that radio , I want this radio or I 206 00:08:07,373 --> 00:08:09,595 don't want that capability . I'd rather 207 00:08:09,595 --> 00:08:09,385 have this capability so it should be 208 00:08:09,394 --> 00:08:11,394 selectable for them . And then once 209 00:08:11,394 --> 00:08:13,450 they get it , think of it as a agile 210 00:08:13,454 --> 00:08:15,575 container of justice with the support 211 00:08:15,584 --> 00:08:17,806 equipment required and it just shows up 212 00:08:17,806 --> 00:08:20,028 at your base and you're ready to roll . 213 00:08:20,028 --> 00:08:21,640 And what , what was the most 214 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,640 complicated part of the contracting 215 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,806 aspect you've executed so far ? Uh The 216 00:08:25,806 --> 00:08:27,862 most . That's awesome . There's been 217 00:08:27,862 --> 00:08:29,917 lots of challenges . I would say the 218 00:08:29,917 --> 00:08:32,140 most was understanding what a statement 219 00:08:32,140 --> 00:08:32,010 of work is versus the statement of 220 00:08:32,020 --> 00:08:35,010 objectives . We submitted a statement 221 00:08:35,020 --> 00:08:37,131 of objectives initially and the first 222 00:08:37,131 --> 00:08:39,187 contractor that we had the prime was 223 00:08:39,187 --> 00:08:41,409 going to solve my problem . The problem 224 00:08:41,409 --> 00:08:44,070 I had was not , how do I get all this 225 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,358 stuff together ? The problem I had was , 226 00:08:46,358 --> 00:08:48,302 how do I get this stuff bought and 227 00:08:48,302 --> 00:08:50,469 integrated quickly . So we realized we 228 00:08:50,469 --> 00:08:52,580 should have executed a or submitted a 229 00:08:52,580 --> 00:08:54,580 statement of work with the specific 230 00:08:54,580 --> 00:08:56,802 things we were looking to accomplish to 231 00:08:56,802 --> 00:08:58,858 that would have saved us a couple of 232 00:08:58,858 --> 00:08:58,580 months on this project . Yes , sir . 233 00:08:58,590 --> 00:09:01,419 Thank you . Awesome . I have a question 234 00:09:01,429 --> 00:09:03,596 specific to Wolverine . I I appreciate 235 00:09:03,596 --> 00:09:05,651 that you brought all those different 236 00:09:05,651 --> 00:09:07,707 things together . Like you said , it 237 00:09:07,707 --> 00:09:09,818 reduces palates . But what do you say 238 00:09:09,818 --> 00:09:09,309 to people that say you now created a 239 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:12,619 single point of failure ? So the cost 240 00:09:12,630 --> 00:09:15,359 of Wolverine for 1 10-K all train 241 00:09:15,369 --> 00:09:17,591 forklift , you could probably buy three 242 00:09:17,591 --> 00:09:19,702 Wolverines . So the plan would be and 243 00:09:19,702 --> 00:09:22,030 it's all , all of the , all of the 244 00:09:22,039 --> 00:09:24,690 equipment in Wolverine is stuff you can 245 00:09:24,700 --> 00:09:27,630 go get at tractor supply or pull from 246 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,251 other resources . It's not a 247 00:09:29,251 --> 00:09:30,973 specialized stovepipe military 248 00:09:30,973 --> 00:09:33,084 equipment device . So theoretically , 249 00:09:33,084 --> 00:09:35,140 if you're in the field and something 250 00:09:35,140 --> 00:09:37,196 breaks , you can go snag a hydraulic 251 00:09:37,196 --> 00:09:39,307 line from something else . The tracks 252 00:09:39,307 --> 00:09:39,190 you can bring that are roughly about 253 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,929 $425 and they're like a standard track 254 00:09:41,940 --> 00:09:44,270 for a bobcat or some other of those 255 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,613 smaller pieces of equipment . Thank you . 256 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,593 So , piling on the question from 257 00:09:48,593 --> 00:09:51,090 General French Boer um maintenance 258 00:09:51,099 --> 00:09:53,321 units or like you're just talking about 259 00:09:53,321 --> 00:09:55,210 the pieces and parts and have you 260 00:09:55,210 --> 00:09:57,432 thought about that or maybe that's down 261 00:09:57,432 --> 00:09:56,630 the road of how do you , do you have a 262 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,950 maintenance container that goes with it 263 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:00,682 or spare parts . Yes , ma'am . 264 00:10:00,682 --> 00:10:02,904 Absolutely . So , the , the interesting 265 00:10:02,904 --> 00:10:05,071 part is because these haven't all been 266 00:10:05,071 --> 00:10:07,127 put together and showed up at a base 267 00:10:07,127 --> 00:10:09,293 yet . Our initial thought is this is a 268 00:10:09,293 --> 00:10:11,627 team effort . So when we get it on base , 269 00:10:11,627 --> 00:10:13,793 it's going to have to be a combination 270 00:10:13,793 --> 00:10:16,195 of com and ce and aerospace ground 271 00:10:16,205 --> 00:10:19,025 equipment , as well as , as well as 272 00:10:19,034 --> 00:10:21,201 contracting all put together to try to 273 00:10:21,201 --> 00:10:23,256 work through some of this . And then 274 00:10:23,256 --> 00:10:25,312 once we get some of our hands on and 275 00:10:25,312 --> 00:10:27,534 get use out of it , then we'll probably 276 00:10:27,534 --> 00:10:27,205 have a better way forward with who's 277 00:10:27,215 --> 00:10:29,437 going to maintain this part , this part 278 00:10:29,437 --> 00:10:31,271 and that part . So we're looking 279 00:10:31,271 --> 00:10:33,493 forward to getting them all together so 280 00:10:33,493 --> 00:10:33,335 we can finally make that decision . 281 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,309 Awesome . Thank you . Thank you . Well 282 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,150 done . Thank you for your time .