April 8, 2016 309th AMARG: America's "National-level Airpower Reservoir" celebrates 70th anniversary Through every key military scene on the stage of American history following World War II up to present day, American airpower has played a leading role. During its 70 year history, the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group has directly enabled the nation to respond to crisis.Although
April 6, 2016 Visit provides acquisition flexibility information, processes Members from the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and the Air Force Research Lab visited here March 31, 2016, to address flexibility in acquisition with the workforce.The presentations specifically focused on "Other Transaction Authority," explaining what OTA is,
April 4, 2016 JSTARS Recapitalization moving forward with radar risk reduction The Air Force's JSTARS Recap program took another step forward March 24, 2016, with the awarding of two contract actions for radar risk reduction efforts.The Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or JSTARS, is a key warfighting asset that provides airborne battle management command and
April 1, 2016 Detecting danger: NDI shop evaluating new technology to find cracks in parts A 548th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron unit is evaluating new technologies with the potential to detect dangerous cracks in metal jet engine parts that current methods may be missing, squadron officials said. Finding those fractures is the job of the 548th PMXS's 53-member Non-Destructive
April 1, 2016 Out of the grave: OC-ALC team restoring Ghost Rider to fly again The "Ghost Rider," B-52 Stratofortress tail number 61-007, is at Tinker Air Force Base for its first Programmed Depot Maintenance since 2004.Ghost Rider was pulled from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, also known as the Air Force's "Boneyard," at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona,
March 31, 2016 Hill unit sustains key combat training device, finds savings War isn't a video game, but the digital battle space often resembles one and a Hill Air Force Base unit is helping to sustain and improve a key training component for Air Force and Navy pilots maneuvering in that space.The P5 Tactical Combat Training System is a missile-shaped training pod that
March 31, 2016 AFMC promotes 'Be Active' physical activity challenge During April and May, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its 'Be Active' Team Challenge. Be Active is a command-wide initiative designed to help the AFMC workforce increase physical activity levels and heighten awareness of proper back care. Participants will receive a FREE copy of the Mayo
March 30, 2016 Division ensuring vital systems sustained Battle Management's Strategic Warning and Surveillance Division here is working to ensure the abilities of the system that warn the president and national command authorities of attacks will be sustainable for the foreseeable future.Officials from the division awarded a $28 million sustainment task
March 29, 2016 C-17 Drag Reduction testing aims at saving fuel From testing synthetic biofuels to "vortex surfing," Edwards AFB is on the forefront of finding new ways to cut fuel costs for the Air Force.The latest venture is currently underway at the 418th Flight Test Squadron where a test team of Air Force and Boeing personnel has just completed the first
March 29, 2016 AEDC arc heater undergoing significant upgrades in support of advanced hypersonic systems In light of current and future Department of Defense testing needs for long-range strike and hypersonic vehicle materials development, a facility upgrade for the H2 arc heater here has been funded.As part of the upgrade, a state-of-the-art segmented heater is being placed in the H2 arc tunnel to