Sept. 20, 2010 Air Force Marathon sets attendance record A record field of 12,000 runners registered for 2010 Air Force Marathon events Sept. 17-18 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This year's race participation shattered the previous 2009 marathon record of 9,969 runners, and by Sept. 14 had completely sold out at the pre-determined race cap of
Sept. 8, 2010 Chief of Staff to participate in Air Force Marathon 10K The Air Force Chief of Staff is putting himself on the starting line during Air Force Marathon events here, joining thousands of others ready to show their dedication to physical fitness.Gen. Norton Schwartz plans to return to the Air Force Marathon for the second year in a row, this time running
Sept. 4, 2010 C-17 conducts flight tests with biofuel The Air Force's ongoing alternative fuels certification efforts reached a new milestone Aug. 27, 2010, when a C-17 Globemaster III from here flew on all engines using jet fuel blended with a combination of traditional petroleum-based fuel, or JP-8, biofuel derived in part from animal fat, and
Sept. 3, 2010 Aircraft take shelter at Eglin to evade hurricane's effects The once familiar sight of F-15 four-ships soaring over the Eglin skies returned Sept. 1, 2010, but only lasted for a short time. The F-15E Strike Eagles were from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., which evacuated its aircraft due to the approaching Hurricane Earl.Approximately 30 F-15Es and
Sept. 1, 2010 MQ-9 Reaper crashes near El Mirage Airfield, Calif. An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft crashed approximately one mile north of El Mirage Airfield, Calif., at 2:45 p.m. EDT Aug. 31, 2010.The RPA was flying a training mission and launched from Gray Butte Airfield located about five miles east of El Mirage. Both airfields are about midway between
Aug. 27, 2010 AFMC leaders told to seek efficiencies, get back to basics Challenging times ahead and developing efficiencies to accomplish the mission were among the key topics highlighted at the semi-annual Air Force Materiel Command Senior Leaders Conference here Aug. 23-25.AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman led his center and wing commanders, along with other command
Aug. 25, 2010 Destructive F-16 test makes strides toward fighter's new role An F-16 Fighting Falcon was blown apart on the Eglin range Aug. 19 as part of a test to determine future development of next-generation fighter technology. The explosion was intentionally initiated to test an aerial-target flight termination system. The test was conducted by the 780th Test Squadron,
Aug. 24, 2010 Air Force leader asks Airmen to share ideas with Defense INVEST program Air Force Under Secretary Erin Conaton urged Airmen to share their best ideas with the Defense Department's INVEST Program in an e-mail that reached all Air Force members Aug. 20, 2010."The Air Force strongly supports the [Defense] Secretary's overall campaign for greater efficiency, and I encourage
Aug. 24, 2010 Veterans encouraged to submit claims for retroactive stop loss In working closely with the Office of the Secretary of Defense staff on a congressional action involving veterans submitting claims for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay, major command and wing-level officials are working to inform veterans who were affected by stop loss. Eligible Airmen include