March 21, 2019 Trailblazer arrives at Air National Guard GUNTER ANNEX, Ala., -- For those who know Chief Master Sgt. Bernadette Hollinger best, the adjectives that would best describe her would be passionate and selfless. These traits have guided Hollinger throughout her career as a program manager in the Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, and
March 20, 2019 New VISTA paint scheme gets artist's approval Renowned aviation artist Mike Machat officially endorsed his latest work for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School March 7 when he applied his signature to the school’s NF-16D VISTA in-flight simulator.The VISTA is sporting a new paint scheme designed by Machat. The one-of-a-kind aircraft is a staple
March 18, 2019 ‘The Bone’ returns to Arnold Air Force Base for store separation testing It had been nearly 20 years since a test involving the B-1B Lancer aircraft was conducted by Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base.This long absence recently came to an end, as a 10 percent model of the bomber, known in the flight world as “The Bone,” is now being used to
March 18, 2019 AFMC announces award nominees The Air Force Materiel Command has selected the major command-level award winners across multiple categories for 2018. Command individual and unit award winners will move forward to compete against their peers at the Headquarters Air Force level.
March 18, 2019 Working with Air Force One: AEDC’s John Washer shares his experience Very few of us can say we’ve met even one U.S. president, but Test Operations and Sustainment contractor John Washer has met two – President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. He met them when he started working with Air Force One, the president’s airplane.“The team I was assigned to
March 18, 2019 Air Force's National Museum to commemorate 75th Anniversary of D-Day with events in May and June On June 6, 1944, D-Day - the largest amphibious assault in history - took place as more than 150,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of heavily fortified French coast. This risky invasion of France’s Normandy region caused over 4,000 Allied
March 15, 2019 FEURY keeps TACPs in new theater safe Additional FEURY sites multiply the amount of ISR available to units and give combat Airmen the edge over their adversaries, according to the TACPs who use them. The office rolled out its capability to a new theater this February after securing funding, requirements, drafting a contract and
March 15, 2019 Air Force Institute of Technology celebrates 100 years of defense-focused education WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Institute of Technology kicked off its Centennial Anniversary celebration March 5 at the Sinclair Ponitz Conference Center highlighting its rich journey since Nov. 10, 1919.Themed “A Century of Education Excellence: Inspiration to Innovation,”
March 15, 2019 Wounded Warrior to USAFSAM students: ‘You are our Angels’ WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In 2005, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Daniel Gilyeat was on his second tour of combat duty in Iraq when the day that would change his life forever arrived.He had been having feelings for several months before that he was going to be mortally wounded in combat.“I
March 15, 2019 AFRL, university partners make a push in printable composites WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory hosts a diverse group of professors and students from across the country each year.In 2018 AFRL’s Composites Branch combined forces with the University of Arkansas, the University of Miami, Louisiana Tech University and the