Sept. 17, 2016 20th Air Force Marathon a huge success After a 30-minute weather delay, over 15,000 runners, walkers and spectators from all 50 states and many foreign countries gathered Sept. 17 to take part in the 20th annual U.S. Air Force Marathon at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohioj.
Sept. 14, 2016 Raptors converge on F-22 CTF as it prepares to move Just after the turn of the century, it wasn’t unusual to see seven F-22A Raptors parked around the 411th Flight Test Squadron compound during the fighter’s early developmental test and evaluation days. Today, the 411th and F-22 Combined Test Force has just four of the fifth-generation fighters left
Sept. 12, 2016 AFMC commander receives NDIA top honor Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Air Force Materiel Command commander, receives the Gen. James V. Hartinger Award from Mrs. Mickie Hartinger at the National Defense Industrial Association, Rocky Mountain Ball here Sept. 9, 2016.
Sept. 2, 2016 Utah DOD agencies host annual meeting with American Indian tribes Utah Department of Defense agencies hosted their annual face-to-face meeting Aug. 25-26 with American Indian tribes who claim ancestral and ongoing ties to lands managed by the DOD agencies.
Sept. 1, 2016 416th FLTS testers meet with Auto GCAS survivor Test pilots and engineers from the 416th Flight Test Squadron had the chance to meet face-to-face with one of the squadron’s success stories Aug. 25. The group met with an allied nation pilot trainee who returned home alive after he experienced a g-force-induced loss of consciousness. His F-16’s
Sept. 1, 2016 AF reaches first milestone in acquisition of new ICBM The Air Force received approval Aug. 23 for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program to start the next phase of its acquisition effort.
Sept. 1, 2016 AFNWC delivers updated reentry vehicle training simulators for maintainers Air Force technicians maintaining nuclear reentry vehicle systems will soon have upgraded training simulators to help them succeed in their mission of strategic deterrence.Thanks to a joint effort between the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center and Air Force Global Strike Command, technicians
Aug. 31, 2016 A-10 team garners 2015 Roche Sustainment Excellence Award The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s A-10 Division at Hill AFB, Utah has been honored with the 2015 Dr. James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence Award.
Aug. 19, 2016 F-35 prepared to undergo chemical, biological decontamination testing After years of preparation, the 461st Flight Test Squadron and Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force are ready to test the F-35 Lightning II’s ability to be decontaminated from chemical and biological weapons exposure. Contractors, Airmen and Air Force civilians have been tirelessly working in
Aug. 18, 2016 Fat Albert makes a stop at Tinker Fat Albert, the Blue Angels’ C-130 cargo plane used for transporting crew and equipment to air shows around the country, is currently undergoing a chemical de-paint process here at Tinker after severe corrosion was found on it. It will take crews working three continuous shifts to thoroughly clean