July 26, 2016 Repair Network Integration: Building a better repair network At the core of every maintenance action is a maintainer’s determination to keep the Air Force’s fleet of aircraft mission-ready.
July 19, 2016 B-52 testing conducted at AEDC continues to pay off Testing performed at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex has proven critical to validate safe separation of new munitions from the B-52 Stratofortress, which has recently flight-demonstrated a joint direct attack munitions drop from the internal bay for the first time.
July 19, 2016 F-15’s new advanced high-speed mission computer makes first flight Boeing F-15 mission systems recorded its first flight with the Advanced Display Core Processor II July 8, 2016, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
July 18, 2016 KC-46 completes required flight tests The successful A-10 mission was the last of six in-flight refueling demonstrations required before the tanker program can request approval from Frank Kendall, the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, to award production Lots 1 and 2, totaling 19 KC-46A aircraft.
July 15, 2016 Nature’s hazards: Poisonous plants State parks and woodlands are favorite places for many people who enjoy outdoor activities. Unfortunately, contact with poisonous plants can make these outings a miserable experience.Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac all contain the plant oil urushiol, which can cause severe skin rash when any
July 13, 2016 AFMC commander, command chief visit Davis-Monthan Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason France, AFMC command chief, arrive at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., July 12, 2016.
July 13, 2016 Ogden ALC delivers 12th F-35A The Ogden Air Logistics Complex recently completed modifications on the 12th F-35A Lightning II for the Air Force's active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing.
July 13, 2016 Pegasus refuels Globemaster The KC-46A Pegasus connected in flight with an F-16 Fighting Falcon on July 8 and a C-17 Globemaster III on July 12.
July 11, 2016 Airman links deployed operators to human performance experts Many scientists and engineers go directly from school to laboratories and do not get the opportunity to work side-by-side with customers who use the products they create. But for a behavioral scientist in the 711th Human Performance Wing here, that is not the case.
July 7, 2016 Helping battlefield Airmen beat the heat Of all the threats facing Battlefield Airmen and other special operations forces, heat doesn't typically come to mind. However, heat-related illness is a critical factor for personnel operating in extreme temperatures.Dr. Reginald O'Hara and his Exercise Physiology Research Team at the United States