July 8, 2019 Woman’s visit to Arnold brings back memories of her family, childhood Touching an X-15 model in the A&E Lobby at Arnold Air Force Base, Annette Freres became emotional as she imagined her father doing the same decades earlier as an engineer working at Arnold.Freres recently had the opportunity to visit Arnold AFB, along with her daughter Michelle and high school
July 2, 2019 AFMC launches “AFMC We Need” initiative In an effort to make certain the Air Force Materiel Command is ideally structured and resourced to support the National Defense Strategy, AFMC leadership has launched an enterprise-wide initiative that will empower its Airmen and civilians to help shape the future of the command.
July 1, 2019 AFRL puts new technologies into space aboard world’s most powerful launch vehicle The rocket carried 24 experimental satellites into space, including the Green Propellant Infusion Mission spacecraft, which enables the first ever on-orbit demonstration of the AFRL developed Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-toxic Propellant.
June 27, 2019 Air Force Medical Service unveils new model for active duty care Under the Air Force Medical Reform model, dedicated provider care teams will align to an operational medical readiness squadron, focused on proactively treating Total Force Airmen and improving their availability to support the warfighting mission.
June 27, 2019 ‘1200 in 12’ initiative success as final new hire pledges oath Andrea Tosolini, the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex's 1,200th hire of its '1200 in 12' hiring initiative was sworn in June 24, 2019. The Florida native and 21-year Air Force veteran said getting the job was like winning the lottery. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex announced its
June 27, 2019 AFLCMC industry engagement on growth curve WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Industry engagement is on a growth curve for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, drawing more people and needing more space to build stronger alliances to improve warfighter readiness.That growth curve was evident during AFLCMC’s 4th Annual Life Cycle
June 25, 2019 Music, USAF Thunderbirds highlight concert, military appreciation WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The fourth Hometown Heroes Military Appreciation Night June 20 at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering celebrated local Airmen and veterans with music by country star Chris Janson and a first-time appearance on stage by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.Stormy skies
June 24, 2019 DoD’s SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch to host AFIT’s Space Object Self-Tracker WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Institute of Technology’s Space Object Self-Tracker flight experiment is set to launch on the Department of Defense’s first SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on June 24 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.The SOS is a self-sufficient, low-cost,
June 21, 2019 (VIDEO) B-52 continues “mothership” role during hypersonic test In a scene reminiscent of the old days of a B-52 mothership carrying an X-15 underneath a wing, the 419th Flight Test Squadron successfully conducted the first flight test of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 12.
June 21, 2019 Air Force Research Laboratory prepares DSX spacecraft for launch KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Air Force Research Laboratory engineers have completed the final assembly and integration of the Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft in preparation for its placement on the first-ever Department of Defense SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle.The DOD