Jan. 18, 2013 AFMC to promote American Heart Month in February February is American Heart Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease and the importance of heart health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States; approximately one in every three
Jan. 18, 2013 Air Force implements civilian hiring freeze Air Force senior leaders directed a force-wide hiring freeze among other workforce actions in a memorandum sent to senior commanders Jan. 16.The actions are part of the Air Force's efforts to pursue reversible or recoverable steps to avoid impacts to core readiness caused by the looming possibility
Jan. 17, 2013 AFMC continues education focus with “Year of the Graduate” Building on the success of its "Year of the Community College of the Air Force" campaign in 2011 and "Year of Continuing Education" campaign in 2012, Air Force Materiel Command rolled out a plan for the "Year of the Graduate" Jan. 1, 2013.The Year of the Graduate, or YoGrad, will still emphasize
Jan. 15, 2013 AEDC director settles into new job, takes aim at advancing mission Dr. Douglas Blake took the reins as Arnold Engineering Development Complex 's executive director only last month, but is ready to tackle the challenges and explore the possibilities of his new position.One current focus is advancing hypersonic flight with programs like the X-51 WaveRider and
Jan. 9, 2013 Committed to safety, mishap prevention Before returning to flight operations, Team Edwards welcomed the new year with the annual Back in the Saddle briefing Jan. 7, focusing on safety, teamwork and mishap prevention.For nearly 20 years, Back in the Saddle has helped the Edwards community shift their focus back to safely and effectively
Jan. 3, 2013 Air Force Marathon has record opening day registration The Air Force Marathon filled a third of its 15,000 runner slots on the first day of registration, breaking last year's registration opening record. More than 5,100 runners registered for the 2013 event on January 1, taking advantage of special New Year's Resolution discounts that were available
Jan. 2, 2013 Community Support Coordinators focus on resiliency Amid a challenging fiscal and personnel climate, the Air Force recently created a Community Support Coordinator position at 71 Air Force installations to help Airmen and their families withstand, recover from and grow in the face of stressors and changing demands.The position was developed to
Dec. 20, 2012 Space Fence program moving forward The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here recently put out a request for proposal to move the Space Fence program forward.Space Fence will be a system of up to two land-based radars, the first site located at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, to track objects entering Earth's orbit.
Dec. 19, 2012 F-35 'pushes the envelope' The F-35 Integrated Test Force made significant progress expanding the flight envelope of the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant over the past few months with numerous successes in High Angle of Attack flight test, with the completion of the first intentional departure of controlled