Aug. 28, 2012 Feature: Edwards 'angel' donates time, aircraft, fuel to help others If you ask Bruce Wilder about his job as a flight test engineer on the Air Force's premier fighter aircraft, the F-22 Raptor, he will tell you it is one of the coolest jobs in the world. When the aviation enthusiast is not working on the most advanced fighter in the Air Force inventory, Wilder rents
Aug. 20, 2012 Heroic acts of two AFMC Airmen featured in Portraits in Courage Two Air Force Materiel Command Airmen were among the 20 Airmen featured in the latest volume of the Air Force's Portraits in Courage series. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced the names of selected Airmen during the Aug. 19, 2012, opening ceremony of Air Force Week New York City.
Aug. 17, 2012 New CSEL capabilities provide additional communication options Recent improvements to the capabilities of the Combat Survivor Evader Locator radio are enhancing communications between an isolated person and rescue assets.CSEL is a hand-held survival radio used with base stations located across the globe that provides critical search and rescue infrastructure
Aug. 16, 2012 My educational journey: How could I say no? I joined the military when the Iron Curtain was still up. My plan was to serve my country abroad and get an education. My first duty station was Templehof Central Airport, Berlin, Germany. I initially focused on getting through my first standardization evaluation and completing my Career Development
Aug. 15, 2012 X-51A flight ends prematurely The X-51A Waverider successfully launched from an Air Force B-52 bomber over Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center Sea Range Aug. 14, 2012, at approximately 11:36 a.m. PST.The X-51 safely separated from the B-52 and the rocket booster fired as planned. However after 16 seconds, a fault was identified
Aug. 15, 2012 Tinker's Green Infrastructure Plan harvesting big returns Most people would associate hay baling operations with agriculture and not grounds-keeping at one of the busiest aerospace maintenance, overhaul and repair complexes in the Air Force. At Tinker Air Force Base, baling hay is yielding a harvest designed to "green" the base while cutting
Aug. 14, 2012 AFMC Airman among AF 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Air Force officials selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2012, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 35 nominees who represented major commands; direct
Aug. 13, 2012 Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10, 2012.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the
Aug. 10, 2012 Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II outlines the way ahead for AFLCMC In the first of several town hall meetings, Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, the inaugural commander of the new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center shared thoughts, themes, goals and challenges Aug. 1, 2012, at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall. The center, which has 26,000 employees,
Aug. 10, 2012 Daughter of Edwards contractor takes bronze in Olympic long jump Air Force family member Janay DeLoach leaped 6.89 meters at Olympic stadium on the night of Aug. 8, 2012, to take the bronze medal in women's long jump.Her father is retired Chief Master Sgt. William DeLoach, whose last assignment was at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and he now works as a