Organization
Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO)
The small Air Force office, set up in 2003, that builds the most sensitive aircraft and spacecraft outside normal acquisition channels, including the B-21 bomber and X-37B spaceplane. Its long-time director Randall Walden described it as run on Skunk Works rules and reliant on AFOSI for security. UAP Gerb's Air Force sources say it is how SAF/AQ's legacy involvement is packaged, and he names Walden as a gatekeeper.
Claims (5)
Fewer than 200 staff; runs the B-21 and X-37B; its board of directors is chaired by USD(A&S) with the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff, Chief of Space Operations, ASAF(A) and USD(R&E).The Hidden Wing - US Air Force UFO Reverse Engineering ProgramsfirsthandOn the recordRCO charter and fact sheets (cited by UAP Gerb)
At the Mitchell Institute in 2018 its director said it ran 30-plus programs on rules modelled on the Skunk Works and the early NRO, and relied heavily on AFOSI.firsthandSourced, unconfirmedRandall Walden
Randall Walden: flight test engineer at Edwards, Pax River and Nellis; commander of a classified flight test squadron at Nellis (1997-98); Air Force special programs roles; AF/TE director; RCO director and PEO; Aerospace Corp board (2023).The Hidden Wing - US Air Force UFO Reverse Engineering ProgramsfirsthandOn the recordpublic bio (cited by UAP Gerb)
People with firsthand Air Force legacy experience say the RCO packages SAF/AQ's involvement in legacy work.The Hidden Wing - US Air Force UFO Reverse Engineering ProgramsanonymousLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
SAF/AQ runs legacy work through the RCO, and Walden is a gatekeeper Congress should question.The Hidden Wing - US Air Force UFO Reverse Engineering ProgramsspeculationLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
Connected
The Aerospace Corporation orgAir Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) orgUnited States Air Force orgRandall Walden personUAP Gerb (Sam) person