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Headquarters U.S. Air Force

Air Force Safety Center

RPA Branch

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HQ AFSC/SEFQ

Lt Col (Maggie) Howard

Chief, RPA Branch

CNS/ATM Conference

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Air Force Safety Mission

A world class safety organization protecting and

preserving Air Force combat capabilities through

mishap prevention

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The AF Safety Organization

Chief of Safety

Deputy Chief of Safety

Field Operating Agency – Air Force Safety Center

(Kirtland AFB, NM)

Air Staff

(Pentagon)

Legal

Commander

Executive Director

Analysis

and

Integration

Weapons

Safety

Aviation

Safety

Human Factors

Safety Issues

Ground

Safety

Media, Education

and Force

Development

Support Staff

Space

Safety

Air Force Chief of Staff

Support Staff

Resources

SEFQ/RPA

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RPA Branch Mission

Develop AF RPA Safety policy

Support Safety Investigation Board (SIB)

Perform safety studies and risk management assessments in

support of National Airspace System (NAS) integration

Develop USAF Ground-based Sense-and-Avoid (GBSAA) safety

case template

Build safety case for Cannon AFB as Proof of Concept

Author RPA risk management for other USAF operating

locations

Contribute to System Safety Groups

Provide RPA education and training

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USAF RPAs are maturing

similarly to Manned USAF Fleets

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F-16

MQ-1

MQ-9

RQ-4

F-22

USAF RPA’s historical mishap rates are similar to rates posted by F-22s, F-16s and other USAF aircraft fleets at the same points in their life cycles.

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Status

Current UAS Activities

Future UAS ActivitiesGrand Forks AFB

Beale AFB

El MirageMCAS

Cherry Point

Palmdale

NAS Pax River

Creech AFB

Holloman AFB

Cannon AFB

Syracuse

Sigonella AB, Italy

Andersen AFB, Guam

Ft. Drum

NAS Pt. Mugu

Huachuca

Robert Gray

Wright

Ft Knox

Benning

Ft Polk

Wainwright

Redstone

Wheeler AAF

Ft BraggVictorville

Camp Shelby

Camp Ripley

Cochise

Ft Bliss

Laguna

Hondo

Simi

Greely

Evens

Blackstone

Woodworth

Lakehurst

Indiantown

Eustis

Pinon

Ft Worth

Longhorn

Okeechobee

Ord

Moffett

Irwin

Santa Fe

A.P,Hill

Robbins AFB

Ft CarsonFt Riley

Ft Campbell

Ft Hood

Dugway

Germany

Ft Lewis

29 Palms

B-BAMS

GH –Global Hawk

H-Hunter

P- Predator

Pu - Puma-AE

R- Raven

S-Shadow

SE – Scan Eagle

T – Tiger Moth

V3 - Viking 300

W – Wasp

War- Warrior

Kaneohe Bay

Ladd AAF

Allen AAF

Arlington, OR

War / R

S

Reaper

S

P

S

W / R

Bryant AHP

S

R

GH Spyder

GH / BRMAXS

W / R

H

R

S

P

S

S

S

Vigilante

S

SP / Reaper

H

R

RgMAV

P / Reaper

R

S / W

R

GH

S / R

A160

R

GH / B

R/War/Pu

GH / P

GHS

R

S

S

S

S

S

RMAX

RMAX

SE

W

Camp Roberts

Camp Pendleton

P / Reaper

War

H

W,R

W / R

H / SCamp Williams

W / R

PortlandW / R

McChord (W,R)

W / R

S

Limestone Hills

W / R

Mt Washington

W / R

Lake Oneida

Rascal

Camp Atterbury

T

Kenova

Patriot

Louisville

W/R

W/R

War/R/Pu/S

USAFA

V3 / SE

Stennis

W/R/Pu

Choctaw

Hurlburt Eglin

Camp Blanding

W/R

W/R/Pu/S

W/R

W/R

Homestead

Key West

W/R W/R

Camp Bullis

W/R

R

HS / R

RPA DoD Ops ActivitiesCurrent and Projected

Army

Navy

Marines

SOCOM

Air Force

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USAF RPA ActivitiesCurrent and Future

Status

Current USAF RPA activities

Future USAF RPA Activities

Palmdale

Holloman AFB

Sigonella AB, ItalyAndersen AFB, Guam

Syracuse

Reaper

Beale AFB

GH

Ellington AFB

P / GH

Creech AFB

P / Reaper

Cannon AFB

P / Reaper

GH

Grand Forks AFB

GH / P

GH

P / Reaper

USAFA

V3 / SE

Eglin

W / R / PHurlburt

W / R/ P

Air Force

GH –Global Hawk

P- Predator

R- Raven

SE – Scan Eagle

V3 - Viking 300

W – Wasp

GH

Gray Butte/El Mirage

P / Reaper

March AFB

P

SCLA Victorville

P

Edwards AFB

RPA Test

Nellis AFB

P

Davis-Monthan AFB

P

Whitman AFB

P

Fargo

P

Ellsworth AFBP

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GBSAA Current Effort

NAS Integration is a DoD/Air Force focus

HAF/A3O is the AF lead for NAS integration and Certificate of

Authorizations

HAF/A3O developed the Concept of Employment (CONEMP)

Overall proposed operations

Safety case to support CONEMP

AFSC/RPA Branch

Supports HAF/A3O

Provide safety, airspace/air traffic, data/research and human

factors analysis

Review/comment on CONEMP

Develop operational safety assessment (safety case)

Weekly technical telecons on GBSAA

Participate in RPA System Safety Group

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GBSAA Current Effort Cont.

Expand collaborative/engagement roles with:

RPA Task Force, Air Staff, Major Commands

DoD government services, NTSB, FAA, Department of

Homeland Security, Industry, etc.

Apply cross-service lessons learned

Support standardizing operational procedures.

National Airspace System

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GBSAA Safety Case Process

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Cannon GBSAA Current Effort

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Summary

SEFQ is charged with safe RPA integration in the NAS

AF MQ-1, MQ-9 and RQ-4 are currently operating at several U.S

locations

USAF RPAs are maturing similarly to manned USAF fleets

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