Oct. 19, 2009 Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft gets X-plane designation Air Force officials have approved X-55A as the new designation for the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft. The X-55A is a technology demonstrator for the design and manufacture of future aircraft using advanced composite materials. The X-55A is a modified Dornier 328J aircraft with the fuselage aft
Oct. 16, 2009 First Lady visits Eglin, speaks on AF family First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Air Force's largest U.S. base Oct. 15 to meet with local leadership and talk to Eglin's Airmen about the importance of family. Her focus was to acknowledge the new initiative of 'Year of the Air Force Family,' a year-long project to celebrate all Airmen and the
Oct. 13, 2009 ESC team efforts bring new CAOC to life When the new, state-of-the-art combined air and space operations center, or CAOC, in Southwest Asia came on line Sept. 1, it marked a milestone for joint and coalition combat forces and for the Electronic Systems Center team working to make it happen. "We're constantly striving to bring enhanced AOC
Oct. 9, 2009 Fleece wear policy released The 98th Air Force Virtual Uniform Board has just released a policy message for wearing the new Air Force sage green fleece as an outer garment for the Airmen Battle Uniform. According to the message, the sage green fleece may only be worn over the ABU top, and is not authorized to be worn solely
Oct. 2, 2009 Chief of staff calls for harmony between technology, doctrine The Air Force chief of staff discussed the complementary roles of technology and doctrine during a major conference here Sept. 30. "Our success today relies on both the technology that enables advanced systems and - believe it or not - the doctrine that articulates our institutionally held beliefs
Oct. 1, 2009 Wright Flyer replica crashes; 104th Practical Flight Ceremony cancelled An authentic replica of the 1905 Wright Flyer III crashed at the Huffman Prairie Flying Field here at approximately 9:30 a.m. Oct. 1. Vintage aircraft builder and pilot Mark Dusenberry, was flown by CareFlight helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton where his injuries were initially identified
Sept. 29, 2009 Space Command boss talks of space, cyber connection Addressing the Air Force Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Symposium here today, the leader of the Air Force Space community said space and cyberspace are integrally connected. "Think of space and cyber as circles on a Venn diagram," said Gen. C. Robert Kehler,
Sept. 29, 2009 C2ISR Symposium kicks off with former CSAF Jumper The Air Force Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Symposium here kicked off Monday afternoon with a presentation by former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper. He told the mixed industry and government gathering that, in an era of flat or declining defense