Feb. 4, 2020 AFRL engineer honored with Lifetime Achievement Award EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Air Force Research Laboratory engineer Dr. Douglas Talley was recently recognized for an exceptional career in rocket engine research.Talley was honored by the Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force Liquid Propulsion subcommittee with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his
Feb. 4, 2020 Speaker recounts Blackbird legacy WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO (AFLCMC) – “I think he’s out spying,” whispered Col. Adelbert "Buz" Carpenter’s 7-year-old daughter to a frantic Director of Operations looking for her “daddy.”While she might not have grasped the full impact and certainly was not privy to his exact location, Carpenter’s
Feb. 4, 2020 On the ropes: firefighters complete advanced rescue course Hands on training in ropes, repelling and high elevations.
Feb. 3, 2020 New tool streamlines support agreement program A new tool developed by the AFIMSC Installation Support Directorate consolidates everything base-level support agreement managers need to do their jobs into one tool.
Feb. 3, 2020 Arnold AFB craftsmen and others join to aid supersonic wind tunnel return to service The reactivation of the 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base is on the horizon, and work continues behind the scenes to bring the dormant facility back to life.Craftsmen in the Arnold AFB Model and Machine Shop are being lauded for the creativity and cohesion that led to the
Feb. 3, 2020 AEDC Team member is AFMC nominee for 2019 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award A member of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex team is the Air Force Materiel Command nominee for the 2019 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award.Senior Master Sgt. Jason Harlan, a Munitions Flight Chief and Munitions Accountable Systems Officer, or MASO, at Arnold Air Force Base, stated he is
Jan. 31, 2020 Center acquires new executive aircraft TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA (AFLCMC) – On January 30, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Commercial Derivative Aircraft Division, awarded a firm-fixed price sole source delivery order for two C-37B aircraft from Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, which will deliver by the end of FY21, expanding the
Jan. 31, 2020 Air Force partners with Google to improve IT security To continue to provide IT best practices to its users, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here awarded a $2 million experimental Other Transaction Agreement to Google.
Jan. 31, 2020 Digital Directorate sets new pace for Phase II SBIR awards The Digital Directorate here recently employed an innovative approach to rapidly award seven Phase II Small Business Innovative Research Program, or SBIR, contracts, enabling startup recipients to advance technologies presented at two 2019 pitch days.
Jan. 29, 2020 AFRL Sensors Directorate hosts design challenge, sparks technology advances DAYTON, Ohio – For today’s warfighters, advances in technology are the key to remaining competitive. Design challenges generate competitiveness between teams that create cutting-edge products with real-world application. The Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate and Wright Brothers