HQ Air Force Security Forces Center

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HQ Air Force Security Forces Center
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FORCE HEALTH PROTECTIONBRANCH
Maj Marybeth E. Luna Chief, Force Health
Protection Mr. David Legendre Action Officer
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DIVISION MISSION
Identify and deliver emergent and future force
protection and force application solutions for
the Air Force and the warfighter by rapidly
measuring their potential through research,
operational demonstrations, and modeling and
simulation.
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DIVISON VISION / PHILOSOPHY

• Innovate for the warfighter
• Focus on current near-term warfighters force
  protection needs
• Actively work with the warfighter to address
  their relevant capability gaps
• Identify validate solutions using innovative
  concepts that can be readily transitioned to the
  warfighter

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CAPABILITIES

• What We Do
• Evaluate Innovative FP Concepts and Ideas
• Rapidly Prove Their Worth
• Keep Costs Down
• Leverage Existing Technology
• Expedite Transition to the End User
• Influence Changes to AF Doctrine, Organization,
  Training, Equipment, Tactics, and Acquisition
  Process

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CAPABILITIES

• What We Do Not Do
• Certify Equipment or Systems for Operational Use
• Manage Systems or Programs
• Produce a Consumers Report
• Endorse Specific Products

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The Team Approach
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HOW HAVE WE DONE?

• 172 efforts for 32M since 1998
• Modest Air Force investment of 210K per
  initiative
• On average 20 new efforts undertaken each year
• 78 of the 172 efforts have directly benefited the
  warfighter
• 28 initiatives, 22 other efforts
• Represents 45 success rate
• Even Initiative failures have value to the USAF
  
• Cost avoidance savings Minimal investment
  protects MAJCOM expenditure on unworthy concepts
  BACS, BART, CBAWS
• Other organizations have entrusted 54M to
  efforts
• Leveraged 1.70 for every AF dollar budgeted for
  the FP Innovation

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PAST SUCCESSES

• Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen Identification
  Device (RAPID) Fielded to the BAT
• Cellular Analysis and Notification of Antigen
  Risks and Yields (CANARY) next generation for
  the BATs
• Laboratory Biodefense Guide ACC/SG AFIERA
• Field IV Fluid Reconstitution (FIVR) ACC / 311
  HSW
• Create sterile IV fluids in the field using local
  potable water
• Significant decrease in transport loads during
  deployment
• Gel-based Area Radiation Decontamination of
  Surfaces (GARDS)
• Decontaminates large equipment (i.e. aircraft and
  vehicles)
• Simplified Automated Ventilator (SAVe)
• Portable, lightweight, battery operated
• Hemostatic Agent for Life Savings (HEAL) HQ
  ACC/SG
• EMEDS Virtual Mission Trainer 59th MDW, 433 AW,
  USAFSAM

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CURRENT INITIATIVES
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MILITARY WORKING DOG HIGH-END ANALYSIS OF
TEMPERATURE (MWD-HEAT)

• Description
• COTS technology can be used to detect and
  report MWD core body temperatures.
• Data can be used to build a baseline for
  working dog body temperatures.
• MWD handlers will be able to build work rest
  cycles from objective data, rather than
  subjective measurements that can endanger or
  underutilize the MWD.
• Current Status
• MWD body temperatures were collected during
  summer, 2007.
• Data is being analyzed by biostatistician.
• Collaborators DoD MWD Program Office, DoD MWD
  Training School and AFRL/HEDV

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BREATH

• Description
• Analyze exhaled breath for non-invasive
  monitoring of inflammation and oxidative stress
  in the respiratory tract in inflammatory lung
  diseases (flu).
• Current Stats
• Human breath samples collected in Nov-Dec, 2007
• Samples are being analyzed via GC-MS .
• Collaborator Mensanna Research

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SMALLPOX ORAL VACCINE

• Description
• Oral smallpox vaccine that can be mass produced,
  provided to personnel regardless of health
  issues, cost effective, simple to employ
• Safe to administer - no secondary transfer (oral
  delivery /safe vaccine train). Critical need as
  described by NBC Joint Priority List to further
  develop smallpox vaccines
• Current Status
• Collaborator INCELL Corporation

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DENGUE VIRUS

• Description
• This initiative provides rapid identification
  of the Dengue Virus using DoD validated
  techniques on the Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen
  Identification Device (RAPID).
• Results of this initiative will enhance disease
  protection through guided personal protection
  protocols.
• Current Status
• Field testing completed in August, 2007
• Test results was submitted to the Armed Forces
  Pest Management Board for approval as the DoD
  methodology for dengue virus vector surveillance
  
• to the Joint Projects Office for approval as a
  candidate assay for FDA clearance on DoD the
  Joint Biological Agent Identification and
  Diagnostic System (JBAIDS)
• Collaborators AFIOH, SGR, 59 CRTD

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CONFORMAL BODY ARMOR

• Description
• The objective of this initiative is to apply
  anthropometrical design concepts and 3-D scanning
  technologies to improve the shape of plates used
  in body armor systems
• Goal accommodate gender variation while
  providing better fit, comfort and mobility.
• Collaborators AFRL/HEPA
• Transition Customer AFSFC

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Ballistic Helmet Project(Advance Combat Helmet
vs. Marine Corps Lightweight Helmet)

• Description
• Evaluate the Armys ACH and Marines
• Corps MCLH and determine which
• ballistic helmet is best suited for the AFs
• dynamic mission
• Collaborators Army Soldier Equipment Operations
  and Marine Corps Combat Equipment Support
• Transition Customer AFSFC

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EAGLE EYES

• Description
• Biometric system with the potential to capture
  and identify facial geometry and iris patterns at
  distances up to 50 meters
• The system will capture multiple people in
  motion and provide real time iris matching
• Collaborators
• Army Soldier Equipment Operations
• Marine Corps Combat Equipment Support
• Transition Customer AFSFC

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WIDEBAND HEARING, INTELLIGIBILITY AND SOUND
PROTECTION (WHISPr)

• Description
• Will provide improved communication for SF,
  TACPs, PJs, CSAR, SF, AFSOC forward deployed and
  Hazardous Material /CBRNE responders
• Results of this initiative have the potential
  to enhance communication and decrease the
  incidence of temporary hearing loss
• Collaborators AFRL
• Transition Customers ACC/SGR Special Ops, USMC

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FIDO/Portable Explosive Chemical Detector

• Description
• COTS technology that provides chemical
  detection capability for bare base/deployed
  location ECPs and/or rolling TCPs
• FIDOs primary use is to fill the MWD
  requirement where MWD support is not readily
  available
• Also supplements MWD operations as a secondary
  detector or fill-in during canine rest cycles
• Collaborators AFRL, US Army
• Transition Customer CENTAF

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FUTURE INITIATIVES
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MICROCANTILEVER PHASE II

• Description
• Evaluate a prototype, ruggedized version of the
  existing cantilever platform to establish fast,
  highly sensitive biosensors.
• Notes
• Proof-of-concept performed in 2007 in
  collaboration with AFIOH, UTSA, and Oak Ridge
  National Labs.

Proposed Handheld Label-free Pathogen
Identification Platform
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COMBAT RESCUE SLING

• Description
• The Combat Rescue Sling (CRS) is a low-cost,
  light weight, solution that facilitates the rapid
  extraction of casualties by reducing battlefield
  weight during a drag, lift or carrier, though
  creating a mechanical advantage, in turn
  increasing the survivability on the battlefield.
• The goal is to provide the Combat Rescue Sling
  to organizations with real-world and combat
  extrications. This product will be lightweight,
  low-cost, commercial off-the-shelf solution to
  increase survivability on the battlefield

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TACP/BATTLEFIELD AIRMEN

• Background
• Battlefield Airman (BA) career fields are
  undermanned the warfighting capability is
  adversely impacted.
• Missions have been dropped, deployments
  adversely affected because of manning shortfalls.
• BA career fields slotted to double but training
  pipelines cant produce enough to keep them fully
  manned now.
• Initiative Goals
• To increase operational capability and enhance
  force protection by screening for highly
  qualified BMTs to enter Battlefield Airman
  career fields.
• Improved screening of BMTs for capabilities
  required for success as Battlefield Airmen will
  increase manning and improve operational
  capability.
• Collaborators Hyperion Biotechnology, Inc,
  AFSOC, and SGR

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PREDICTING HEALTH DISEASE

• Goals
• Identify prodromal biomarkers in flu
• Determine the optimum diagnostic methodology, or
  combination of methodologies, for use by deployed
  U.S. warfighters
• Collaborators
• DARPA
• Duke University
• SRI International

Influenza virus
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Active Denial Technology Bridge Program

• Description
• The program will take the Active Denial System
  ACTD to the next level which is to transfer a
  system into a Program Of Record. The Bridge
  Program will continue the work and prepare the
  documentation for any service to take the system
  of choice into field for employment.
• The goal is to provide the warfighter with a
  system that will produce the Repel effect at
  range greater the small arms range (gt500M).
  Several platforms are being consider for fielding
  by the three interested services USAF. USA, and
  USMC. Currently the is considering procuring 6
  systems for deployment.

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Long Range Human Electro Muscular Incapacitation
(HEMI)

• Description
• The program will look at the art of the
  possible with respect to long range HEMI effects.
  Program will look at producing Taser like effects
  at ranges out to 100M. Current systems can only
  effect targets out to 7m with a tethered round.
  COTS and GOTS will be evaluated.
• The goal is to provide the warfighter with a
  system that will produce an HEMI effect pass rock
  throwing ranges. The effect should also last
  several second (20-30s) in duration. Current
  Taser effect last 5s per trigger pull.

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Optical Warning Distract and Suppression Program

• Description
• Develop an Optical Warning, Distraction and
  Suppressing system for the warfighter to hail,
  warning, or determine a targets intent.
  Determine the best system for the warfighter
  using their input and work with industry to find
  it.
• The goal is to effect a target early in the
  warning cycle to allow the warfighter the time to
  react and protect resources and reduce the number
  of escalation of force (lethal) incidents with
  non-lethal results.

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MK19 Short Range Non-Lethal Munition

• Description
• Develop an NL Short Range (100M) MK19 munition
  to fire from the current lethal MK19 platform.
  The round will be capable of firing from the
  existing platform with no modifications.
• The goal is to provide the warfighter a NL MK19
  round that can be used in crowd control missions
  with the current cycle rate of the MK19 (300
  RPM) but produce NL effects. Primary goal is to
  reduce the number of escalation of force (lethal)
  incidents with non-lethal results.

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CONCLUSION

• Were still here!
• Force Protection Battlelab Force Protection
  Innovation
• Actively pursuing new initiatives
• Seeking collaborative relationships
• and technologies