Sept. 10, 2014 C-17 treads into new territory As important as ailerons, rudders and elevators are to the fundamental movement of any aircraft in flight, its tires are equally important while moving on the ground.Since August, the C-17 Global Reach Integrated Test Team at Edwards AFB has been putting the C-17's new Dunlop tires through the
Sept. 8, 2014 Wolfenbarger notified of Order of the Sword induction In an emotional ceremony Sep. 3, Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, learned she has been selected for induction into the AFMC Order of the Sword.The surprise notification was made in front of hundreds of Airmen from Wright-Patterson as well as senior leaders from
Sept. 3, 2014 Hill AFB begins F-22 Raptor depot maintenance consolidation The Air Force's decision to consolidate depot maintenance for the F-22 Raptor at Hill Air Force Base in order to reduce costs and improve efficiencies is coming to fruition. F-22 depot maintenance, which is currently split between Hill AFB's Ogden Air Logistics Complex and a Lockheed Martin facility
Aug. 29, 2014 Online risk assessment offers ways to evaluate, improve health How well do you know yourself? Poor health is not always obvious. Even people who appear healthy can be at risk for medical conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes. The AFMC Health Risk Assessment is a multi-faceted interactive tool offered online at www.afmcwellness.com. Below are some
Aug. 27, 2014 NASA, Edwards say goodbye to historic landmark A structure synonymous with NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center for the past 38 years -- the grey-colored space shuttle Mate-Demate Device here -- is being dismantled and demolished as a part of the final chapter in the U.S. space shuttle program.The decision comes three years after the shuttle
Aug. 26, 2014 AFRL internship program inspires innovation, service An honors student/student body president, a Ph.D. student at the University of California-Berkeley, and a recently hired mechanical engineer at Robins Air Force Base, Ga.: What do all of these people have in common? They are all former participants of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Internship
Aug. 25, 2014 Counter-IED Branch receives top AFA award A team of Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Branch members from Hanscom will take center stage and receive one of the Air Force Association's top honors during the 2014 Air and Space Conference Award Ceremony in National Harbor, Md., Sept 15, 2014.The 12-member C-IED program office, a unit within
Aug. 25, 2014 Minuteman III rocket motor aging surveillance test completed at AEDC Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) personnel completed testing of a Minuteman III Stage II motor in the Complex's J-6 Large Rocket Test Facility for aging surveillance of the 48-year-old defense program. "The Stage II motor is part of the Minuteman III Aging and Surveillance test program
Aug. 25, 2014 AEDC, AFRL collaborate to make advances in hypersonic technology A highly successful integrated aerodynamic and aerothermal test and analysis of a twin scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise vehicle was completed in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 facility in White Oak, Md.Researchers and engineers from AEDC and the U.S. Air