April 7, 2011 Hanscom recognized for base's excellent commuter options Hanscom received the highest honor during the first annual Massachusetts Excellence in Commuter Options award ceremony at the statehouse on April 1, 2011. Three levels of awards were presented to recognize the contributions in the field of commuter options that Massachusetts employers have made
April 1, 2011 CE targets water usage for Tinker energy savings efforts Often when the topic of energy is mentioned, people automatically think "electricity." But water, another natural resource, needs just as much attention, officials said.At Tinker AFB, thousands of gallons of water are wasted, costing the Air Force big bucks. But it doesn't have to be that way;
March 31, 2011 Energy competition moving forward at Hanscom It's been three months since Hanscom's Energy Reduction Competition kicked off, and officials are already encouraged. The campaign, which began in January 2011, aims to promote an energy culture change and reduce consumption across the base. "The real purpose of the competition is to promote energy
March 24, 2011 New baler reduces cost, time to improve AEDC's recycling capability The Mission Support Division here acquired a new major asset last summer -- a state-of-the-art baler that will process approximately 2,000 pounds of recyclable materials, including paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and aluminum cans, every 20 minutes.Robbie Evans, the base services lead at Arnold's
March 23, 2011 F-22 completes synthetic biofuel flight test An F-22 Raptor completed a test flight March 18, 2011, on a 50/50 fuel blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and a hydrotreated renewable jet fuel, HRJ. This flight test marked the first time this type of biofuel has been used in a fifth-generation fighter like the F-22.The flight was the
Feb. 4, 2011 Tinker wing's transformation to save money, energy The 76th Maintenance Wing is accelerating energy-conservation transformational efforts. Officials said the results could save the wing 5 to 20 percent in energy usage.The wing recently authorized the installation of 135 advanced electric, steam and water meters around its facilities. Installation is
Jan. 18, 2011 Restoration officials recycle bombs, save money Environmental restoration officials here are shredding their way through 50,000 practice bombs.So far, they have recycled more than 1 million pounds of metal from the BDU 33 and Mark 106 bombs.The effort is part of the Air Force's military munitions response program.The mission of the MMRP is to
Jan. 7, 2011 Commentary: Wright-Patt leading many alternative-energy efforts The Air Force is at the forefront of many Department of Defense energy initiatives.Most are either happening, or are managed, right here at Wright-Patterson AFB. The Air Force Materiel Command oversees the development and testing of alternative fuels for Air Force aircraft.We are seeking more
Dec. 10, 2010 Robins officials examine green waste disposal technology Base officials and engineers here are currently conducting a feasibility study of plasma arc technology to analyze the offerings of environmentally safe measures for waste disposal. "The process can take nearly any material and convert it to energy," said Judith Middlebrooks, an engineer in the base
Dec. 10, 2010 Kirtland solar thermal system goes operational Col. Robert Maness, 377th Air Base Wing commander, and other officials here cut the ribbon Dec. 3, 2010, on a new solar thermal system at the aquatic training facility.Made up of 72-solar collectors, the array is Kirtland's first active solar thermal system, which uses sunlight to capture and