Sept. 11, 2015 Hanscom captain chosen for prestigious doctoral program A Hanscom program manager found himself on a very short list of selectees when the Air Force announced its choices for the 2015 Chief of Staff of the Air Force Prestigious Captains Ph.D. Program.Capt. Jason Rathje -- who oversees the Advanced Tactical Command and Control program within C3I and
Sept. 9, 2015 F-35 ITF, Italian air force KC-767 'fuel' the way for milestone Italy's F-35 program achieved two recent milestones with the completion of the first aerial refueling certification between an Italian air force KC-767A tanker with an F-35A and the inaugural flight of an Italian-built F-35A."Italy is one of the partner nations on the F-35 program and since we are
Sept. 2, 2015 First operational F-35As arrive at Hill AFB The Air Force ushered in a new era of combat air power Sept. 2, 2015, as Hill Air Force Base received the service's first two operational F-35As.Hill's active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will be the first combat-coded units to fly and maintain the Air Force's newest
Sept. 2, 2015 Edwards prepares for F-16 radar upgrade testing As part of the F-16 Radar Modernization Program, a team from the 416th Flight Test Squadron is preparing to conduct flight testing of the Active Electronically Scanned Array, or AESA, radar on two 412th Test Wing aircraft from September 2015 through August 2016."Current F-16 mechanically-scan radars
Aug. 28, 2015 General Levy discusses current, future Tinker needs during annual symposium The Air Force needs private industry to help field new weapon systems faster and the nation requires more graduates in scientific and technical fields to maintain America's edge in combat air power, the head of the Air Force Sustainment Center said recently.Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II addressed more than
Aug. 27, 2015 Robins J-STARS wing takes part in exercise that melds live, virtual events With lines, dots and squares dominating the screen in the Joint STARS Mission and Maintenance Trainer Simulator, it may not seem like much in the gaming world.But, this is no video game, and the stakes could mean the difference between life and death.Joint STARS -- a one-of-a-kind weapon system --
Aug. 26, 2015 Team Robins remembers Hurricane Katrina 10 years later The stories tell the same tales. The destruction Hurricane Katrina left when it made landfall Aug. 29, 2005, was immense. Now 10 years later, Robins team members are sharing their stories of what it was like during and after the storm."The devastation was unbelievable," said Marty Cain, 78th Air
Aug. 25, 2015 AF, Ohio-based small business develop chemical-, herbicide-free weed zapper Anyone with a lawn or a beautiful flower or vegetable garden, has surely wondered about the best method of controlling or eliminating weeds. Using chemicals and herbicides can help, but chemicals may introduce a risk to wildlife, or pollinating insects like bees, in the area of treatment.Performing
Aug. 25, 2015 Air Force extends SAPR services to AF civilians The Air Force released a policy memo Aug. 24 allowing Air Force civilian employees who are victims of sexual assault to file restricted and unrestricted reports with their installation's sexual assault response coordinator.The policy is effective immediately and allows SARCs and sexual assault