July 31, 2009 Air Force Marathon registration fees to increase Aug. 2 The registration price for the Air Force Marathon, half-marathon and 5K races will increase Aug. 2. Through Aug. 1, registration for the full marathon, which includes wheeled and visually impaired divisions, costs $75, the half-marathon is $60, the 10K is $35 per person and the 5K (also including a
July 31, 2009 Shop ensures F-15 pilots can fly with unobstructed vision Perhaps no other unit at Robins has a more appropriate motto than the F-15 Canopy Shop's: "Our Mission is Clear." There are actually two canopy shops on base. The first disassembles the canopies and deals with any issues other than transparency of the acrylic canopy itself. The other is the 561st
July 30, 2009 Flight test shows small antenna can do big things During a flight test conducted earlier this summer, Electronic Systems Center and MIT Lincoln Laboratory personnel demonstrated the powerful capabilities of a small antenna. The seven-inch-high, 14-inch-wide antenna performed so well, in fact, that only one flight test was needed to determine its
July 23, 2009 New process to drastically change programmed maintenance On July 31, a C-130 Hercules will arrive at Robins and mark the beginning of what is expected to be a dramatic change in the way aircraft maintenance is done. The Air Mobility Command plane will be the first validation aircraft for High Velocity Maintenance, which means it will be used to test the
July 21, 2009 Heritage activities offer chance to volunteer Have some spare time on your hands? Want to give back to the Air Force community? The heritage activities in Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) are looking for volunteers to help support museum operations. In addition to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB,
July 15, 2009 Airmen collect 400 lbs of clothes for orphans Members of the 96th Air Base Wing donated more than 400 pounds of clothing in an effort to provide clothes to orphaned children in Grenada. More than 400 male and female shirts, 220 pants or shorts and 38 pairs of shoes left for Miami, Fla., July 10 on their way to Father Mallighan's Boys Home in
July 10, 2009 Disassembly project to provide data to F-15 maintainers In a small building in Byron, five people are working on a painstaking project that could significantly impact the future of the F-15 Eagle. The crew from S&K Technologies is completely disassembling an F-15D fighter jet. The purpose of the project is to give the Air Force a detailed look at how the
July 9, 2009 'Conductive ink' solar panels capture sun power for soldiers Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX), in a concerted effort with Plextronics, Inc., and the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center, both located in Pittsburgh, Pa., have developed a ready-to-use, cost-reducing technology that