Police Aviation News January 2012
Police Aviation News January 2012
Police Aviation News January 2012
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<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Aviation</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>January</strong> <strong>2012</strong> 29<br />
LATE NEWS ITEM<br />
The ALEA is continuing the pursuit of a federal grant titled the Airborne Law Enforcement<br />
Support Initiative (ALESI). The biggest challenge at this point is obtaining Congressional<br />
support. This grant would provide $451.5M total, $150.5M per year for three years for the<br />
purposes of assisting state and local agencies with the financial burden of replacing operational<br />
military surplus and/or legacy civil aircraft with modern certificated aircraft. The grant<br />
would also assist with obtaining or upgrading airborne related ground based technology including<br />
but not limited to, airborne sensors, voice and visual communications equipment,<br />
mapping and navigational devices and airborne rescue/recovery equipment and systems.<br />
The funding for this grant would not come from federal general revenue but from the Federal<br />
Asset Forfeiture Fund (AFF) and Seized Asset Deposit Fund (SADF).<br />
[Chris Lieberman ALEA NE Region Director e-mail to members 29/12/12]<br />
UPCOMING EVENTS<br />
7-8 February 2013 Compliance with the international traffic in arms regulations (ITAR)<br />
is the key to successful business. Coaching in how to avoid costly fines and penalties<br />
through not understanding the requirements of ITAR. Presentations will include recent case<br />
studies of those that got it wrong, how to decide whether ITAR applies and how to apply for<br />
a licence. Cost $995.<br />
This ASD event is to be held at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, 1500 Epcot<br />
Resorts Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 USA and accommodation in the venue is recommended.<br />
Contact details are +1 407-934-4000 and 4884 http://www.swandolphin.com/<br />
Ask for the ECS room rate of $199.00.<br />
Europe contact is ASD in The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)20 486 9620 Fax: +31 (0)20 486<br />
0216.<br />
In November PAN ran a story about the delivery into service of a Hughes OH-6A N62628<br />
for Webb County Sheriff’s Office.<br />
The story resulted in David Chadwick of A-B sending in an image of the same airframe<br />
taken some six months earlier at Pensacola Gulf Coast on 29 April <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
As the aircraft entered service in September as Air Wolf-1 it might be assumed that the<br />
image is of the airframe painted but not fully equipped for service.<br />
The 1968 Hughes OH-6A was delivered to Harrison County from DoD surplus back in 1996<br />
but apparently lay unused for 18 years.
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