March 3, 2016 AFRL engineer lauded for advancing domestic manufacturing capabilities Air Force Research Laboratory materials engineer Dr. Benjamin Leever received the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Award of Excellence at a February 22, 2016, ceremony at the Pentagon.The Honorable Frank Kendall presented the award for Leever's
Feb. 11, 2016 LCMC, C-5M Super Galaxy -- in good company The National Aeronautic Association announced earlier this month that the C-5M Super Galaxy has been nominated as one of nine finalists for the 2015 Robert J. Collier Trophy.Known as the benchmark of aerospace achievement, past winners have included the crews of Apollo 11 and Apollo 8, the Mercury
Feb. 10, 2016 AIAA singles out AFRL researchers for 2016 Fellows honor Three researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory have been named American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellows for 2016.The three new Fellows are:· Dr. Russell M. Cummings, of AFRL's European Office of Aerospace Research and Development and the U.S. Air Force Academy, is being
Jan. 15, 2016 Two WPAFB units earn AFOUA The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award has been awarded to the 88th Air Base Wing and to the 21st Intelligence Squadron here for exceptionally meritorious service for the period Aug. 1, 2013 to July 31, 2015. The award is presented to numbered units for exceptionally meritorious service or
Jan. 14, 2016 AFOSR awards grants to 56 scientists and engineers through Young Investigator Research Program The Air Force Office of Scientific Research today Jan. 14, 2016, that it will award approximately $20.6 million in grants to 56 scientists and engineers from 41 research institutions and small businesses who submitted winning research proposals through the Air Force's Young Investigator Research
Dec. 23, 2015 AFMC Executive Director and AFRL senior civilians among 2015 Presidential Rank Award winners The Office of Personnel Management recognized recipients of the prestigious Presidential Rank Awards for 2015 on Dec. 15, and the list includes six Air Force Materiel Command civilians. One of the AFMC recipients is the command headquarters' own Executive Director, Michael A. Gill."Each year, the
Dec. 23, 2015 Hanscom employee captures DOD-level award The Department of Defense has recognized a Hanscom employee with a prestigious product support award.Perry Hill, product support manager and chief of logistics for the C3I and Networks Directorate's Space, Aerial and Nuclear Networks Division, recently won the 2015 Secretary of Defense Product
Oct. 14, 2015 Former loadmaster, tester to be inducted into hall of fame Retired Master Sgt. Theodore Venturini will be inducted into the Airlift Tanker Association Hall of Fame Oct. 31, 2015. He is one of six C-17A Pathfinder Loadmasters that will be honored at an Air Mobility Command and ATA Symposium in Orland, Florida.According to the ATA nomination, the Pathfinder
June 24, 2015 Hanscom Airman lauded for small business efforts For the first time since 2006, the Air Force exceeded its small business goals, ushering in the highest performance rating in the Service's history. Directly tied to this accomplishment are a handful of outstanding performers and teams who have made a significant contribution to the Air Force's
April 7, 2015 Hanscom Vulnerability Management team receives cyber award The Air Force Vulnerability Management team, a program office within Hanscom AFB's Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence Infrastructure Division, received an Elite 6 Award during a C4ISR and Networks Conference April 7, 2015, in Crystal City, Va.The 25-member team was recognized for its