May 17, 2016 AFLCMC keeps 'em flying America's oldest, most lethal and most versatile bomber, the B-52 Stratofortress, recently began combat operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, marking another engagement in a long line of conflicts for an aircraft that has been flying since before the Vietnam War.The challenge
May 17, 2016 Flying with DRAGON improves capabilities A recent successful test flight of an upgraded Flight Management System Suite for the Air Force's Airborne Warning and Control System provides the warfighter with enhanced battle management capabilities. AWACS aircraft provides an integrated command and control battle management, surveillance,
May 17, 2016 Uniform Office at Wright-Patt executes designs for entire Air Force When an Air Force service member gets dressed for his or her job, he or she dons apparel and equipment that were developed, produced, deployed, sustained and modified by a small group of fewer than 20 people working here.The Air Force Uniform Office, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, has been
May 16, 2016 CNS/ATM Conference returns, slated for June 20-23 in Ohio After a five-year hiatus, the Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management Center of Excellence here is looking toward the future with its upcoming 2016 CNS/ATM Conference.This year's event will be held June 20-23 at the Hope Hotel & Richard C. Holbrooke Conference Center just
May 13, 2016 Students showcase STEM projects, RC cars at Eldora Speedway More than 200 local high school students attended the fourth annual Full Throttle STEM® at Eldora Day in Rossburg, Ohio, May 10 hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing.Students showcased their projects including assistive technologies, a wind tunnel, a virtual sand
May 13, 2016 Global Hawk icing tests open doors to ease flight restrictions Whenever the Global Hawk begins a mission, it has to travel through a certain area of the atmosphere that, under certain conditions, can create ice on the aircraft, adding weight and aerodynamic drag.A cloud deck from about 8,000 feet to 22,000 feet is the main concern for the Global Hawk, according
May 12, 2016 Dutch F-35 OT contingent prepping to head overseas Several media members and Royal Netherlands Air Force representatives stopped by May 10 to cover a big story.In about a week, most of the Dutch component of the F-35 Joint Operational Test Team will head to their homeland where they will conduct test sorties and introduce their fifth-generation
May 9, 2016 Wind tunnel test cart enclosures upgraded to accommodate new systems The test carts for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Propulsion Wind Tunnel have received new enclosures to house the updated data acquisition and control systems."With new systems on the carts, we had to come up with a new enclosure to house that equipment," said Marc Smotherman, ATA
May 5, 2016 Air Force demonstrates key rocket engine technologies for next generation launch systems The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne (subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings) achieved a major milestone under the Hydrocarbon Boost program, which is advancing domestic rocket engine technologies in support of next generation launch. The Hydrocarbon
April 29, 2016 Marine Osprey flies in to fuel up F-35B A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey descended on Edwards to link up with a Marine F-35B Joint Strike Fighter April 28.Both aircraft are assigned to Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22) out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona.VMX-22 has a detachment here where Marines are