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The introduction of the SR 71
New platforms mean new computers to support the mission. New missions need new computers. -
Rapid changes mean a need for technical training
Lowery AFB was one of the foremost technical schools for Imagery Interpreters or in my day Photo Interpreters (PIs). -
Tech School in Denver Colorado
Light tables and paper were all you needed to brief the targeteers. -
First Assignment 480th Reconnaissance Technical Group
The badge had no unit descriptor. It was classified. -
The Imagery Exploitation Support System (IESS)
Smaller in size but more data storage processed the film faster. -
The details are in the interpretation
An example of imagery we reviewed. -
The SR 71 was my first imagery platform
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I was on the team that designed and prototyped a Tactical Digital Facsimile
The TDF was a ruggedized fax that could be dropped from a C130 and immediately start to receive or send imagery to the field. -
Bigger, Better, Faster, Smaller
The Air Force had the need for more data than most computers in the 60-70s could produce. The invention of and upgrades to the IBM computer came at the perfect time. -
The introduction of the new IDEX
Our first real desktop computer. -
Classified details
Need to Know still in place. Events from 1990 to the present are still being reviewed. -
New platforms need new technology
The advances in smaller, better faster technology allow the imagery interpreters to supply information to the field on handheld devices. -
The Global Hawk was the last platform I worked with.
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Technology is rapidly becoming over come by newer technology
General Dynamics "Open cloud computing architecture for rapid insertion of new technologies and capabilities allows customers to build a cloud framework for their immediate mission requirements and easily evolve it to meet future needs" -
Who knows where the future will lead us
