Aug. 6, 2012 AEDC has role in Mars Rover success As news broke of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) "Curiosity" rover's successful landing on the "Red Planet" Aug. 6, Arnold Engineering Development Complex's (AEDC) Hypervelocity Tunnel 9 Director Dan Marren was watching the live TV broadcast of the event."Last night, after eight months of
Aug. 3, 2012 My educational journey: Turning stumbling blocks into stepping stones My educational journey began in Oklahoma, one very hot day in 1965. I was picking cotton in order to purchase school supplies and clothing for my children, and I looked up to the sky and said, "God, there must be something better than this!" And there was!At the start of the 1966 school year, I
Aug. 2, 2012 Program to improve IT core services achieves key milestone An Air Force program that will save money, save energy and improve core information technology services, such as e-mail, has recently met a significant milestone.Hardware to consolidate four regional data processing centers into one area processing center has been delivered, installed and tested at
Aug. 1, 2012 Air Force awards massive energy-saving project at Tinker An Energy Savings Performance Contract was awarded Aug. 1, 2012, at Tinker, Oklahoma's largest single-site employer and the largest Air Force facility energy consumer. "Upon completion, the project will reduce Tinker's energy intensity by 30 percent and save an estimated $6.4 million a year," said
July 27, 2012 AFMC vice commander pins on third star Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, passes the three-star flag to Lt. Gen. Andrew Busch, AFMC vice commander, during Busch's promotion ceremony July 26, 2012, at the Wright-Patterson Club and Banquet Center.
July 25, 2012 AFRL scientist recognized by White House The White House announced July 23, 2012, an Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate scientist has received a Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. Each year, the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President presents
July 24, 2012 Feature: One step at a time led Edwards chaplain to AFMC marathon team Sept. 15, Team Edwards will send four Airmen to run the Air Force Marathon in Dayton, Ohio. The four Airmen make up half of Air Force Materiel Command's team and will give it their all to make sure the trophy stays with the command after last year's success.One of those runners is Capt. Joshua
July 23, 2012 Commentary: My job is prosecuting sexual assault Here's a simple truth...sexual offenders reject our core values of integrity, service and excellence, in favor of following their own base, undisciplined, criminal desires. Most sexual assaults committed by Airmen are "blue on blue," or Airmen victimizing other Airmen. So in addition to rejecting
July 20, 2012 AFRL experiment will create artificial ionosphere On successive days in September, a pair of two-stage sounding rockets will lift off from the U.S. Army's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands, with each launch vehicle carrying a canister of samarium powder to its appointed trajectory
July 20, 2012 Teamwork leads to record-breaking achievement A B-1B Lancer just made history. The aircraft swept through programmed depot maintenance in record-breaking time -- just 129 flow days. It was produced one day sooner than the unit's goal and 24 days sooner than the fiscal 2012 goal.Officials credit the achievement to teamwork, years of continuous