Jan. 14, 2020 X-60A program conducts integrated vehicle propulsion system verification test WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s X-60A program achieved a key developmental milestone with the completion of integrated vehicle propulsion system verification ground testing.The X-60A is an air-launched rocket designed for hypersonic flight research. It is
Jan. 14, 2020 I-WEPTAC 2020 registration opens Registration for the fourth annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference opened Tuesday. Hosted by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the annual event is the Air Force’s only innovation forum for members of the installation and mission support community.
Jan. 13, 2020 Innovative training drives new hire success The next generation of Team Robins employees is coming on-board at the Middle Georgia base. They are fresh out of college or technical schools ready to apply their knowledge in sustaining the Air Force’s most sophisticated weapons systems. As these new workers are hired, they must get further
Jan. 13, 2020 January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Base leaders recognized January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month during a proclamation signing here, Jan. 6. The intent is to draw attention to the forms of slavery that exist in the modern era and raise awareness on how community members can take action in preventing and
Jan. 12, 2020 AFRL engineer leaves high-power legacy The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed a unique directed energy weapon demonstrator called the High-power Adaptive Directed Energy System, or HADES, that completed field testing in 2019. “HADES technology was designed with the warfighter in mind,” said the AFRL program manager Dan Marker.
Jan. 9, 2020 DRAGON simulator to augment AWACS training TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., – A new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) simulator will train pilots and flight engineers operating the E-3 Sentry (AWACS) aircraft updated with cockpit modifications known as DRAGON, which stands for Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of
Jan. 9, 2020 SkillBridge Program offers transition into civilian life Transitioning back into civilian life can be tough for military members, but the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program is trying to make finding a career after separation a little easier.SkillBridge is a DoD program connecting military members who are 180 days away from service separation with
Jan. 9, 2020 AFRL, ABL Space Systems, collaborate on development of next-generation rapid launch space systems EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory and ABL Space Systems are collaborating to develop and test rocket propulsion elements for use in launch vehicles thanks to a 3-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) both organizations have agreed to.The CRADA,
Jan. 7, 2020 Ogden ALC earns energy management certification, works to heighten energy awareness As the largest energy user on Hill Air Force Base, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex has been working hard to lower that demand and recently became only the second U .S. government organization to receive ISO 50001 energy management certification, and the first to include energy resiliency as part of
Jan. 7, 2020 Hang in there: HH-60W enters chamber for defense systems testing The 413th Flight Test Squadron’s HH-60W went into the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems facility in mid-November for approximately seven weeks of defensive systems testing.