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A ir Fo rce Safety Miss ion

A w or ld c lass s afety o rganiza tion p ro tec t ing and preserv ing Air Force com bat capabi l it i es th ro ug h

m ishap prevent ion

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The A F Safety Org anizat io n

Chief of SafetyDeputy Chief of Safety

Field Operating Agency Air Force Safety Center (Kirt land AFB, NM)

Air Staff (Pentagon)

Legal

Commander Executive Director

Analysisand

Integration

WeaponsSafety

AviationSafety

Human Factors

Safety Issues

GroundSafety

Media, Educationand Force

Development

Support Staff

SpaceSafety

Air Force Chief of Staff

Support Staff

Resources

SEFQ/RPA

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RPA B ranc h Miss ion

Develop AF RPA Safety policy

Support Safety Investigation Board (SIB)

Perform safety studies and risk management assessments insupport of National Airspace System (NAS) integration

Develop USAF Ground-based Sense-and-Avoid (GBSAA) safetycase template

Build safety case for Cannon AFB as Proof of Concept

Author RPA risk management for other USAF operatinglocations

Contribute to System Safety Groups

Provide RPA education and training

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USA F RPA A ct iv i t ies Current and Future

Status

Current USAF RPA activitiesFuture USAF RPA Activities

Palmdale

Holloman AFB

Sigonella AB, Italy Andersen AFB, Gua m

SyracuseReaper

Beale AFBGH

Ellington AFBP / GH

Creech AFBP / Reaper

Cannon AFBP / Reaper

GH

Grand Forks AFBGH / P

GH

P / Reaper

USAFAV3 / SE

EglinW / R / PHurlburt

W / R/ P

Air Force

GH Global HawkP- Predator R- Raven

SE Scan EagleV3 - Viking 300

W Wasp

GH

Gray Butte/El MirageP / Reaper

March AFBP

SCLA VictorvilleP

Edwards AFBRPA Test

Nellis AFBP

Davis-Monthan AFBP

Whitman AFBP

FargoP

Ellsworth AFBP

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GBSA A Cu rren t Effor t

NAS Integration is a DoD/Air Force focusHAF/A3O is the AF lead for NAS integration and Certificate of AuthorizationsHAF/A3O developed the Concept of Employment (CONEMP)

Overall proposed operationsSafety case to support CONEMP

AFSC/RPA BranchSupports HAF/A3O

Provide safety, airspace/air traffic, data/research and humanfactors analysis

Review/comment on CONEMPDevelop operational safety assessment (safety case)Weekly technical telecons on GBSAAParticipate in RPA System Safety Group

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GBSA A Curren t Effor t Con t .

Expand collaborative/engagement roles with:RPA Task Force, Air Staff, Major CommandsDoD government services, NTSB, FAA, Department of Homeland Security, Industry, etc.

Apply cross-service lessons learnedSupport standardizing operational procedures.

National Airspace System

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GB SAA Safety Case Pro cess

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Cann on GBSAA Curren t Effor t

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Summary

SEFQ is charged with safe RPA integration in the NASAF MQ-1, MQ-9 and RQ-4 are currently operating at several U.SlocationsUSAF RPAs are maturing similarly to manned USAF fleets

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