Oct. 10, 2019 XQ-58A expands performance envelope during third test flight; aircraft damaged after landing YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona — The XQ-58A Valkyrie completed the third flight of the Low Cost Attritable Strike Demonstration program Oct. 9 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. Unfortunately, high surface winds and a malfunction of the vehicle’s provisional flight test recovery system resulted in a
Oct. 10, 2019 Stamps go to the Dogs The U.S. Postal Service dedicated a stamp set to military working dogs and presented them to the 96th Security Forces Squadron.
Oct. 10, 2019 One year after Hurricane Michael, Tyndall personnel recall experiences Personal perspectives on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., personnel who support the mission at base—both before and after the category 5 hurricane made landfall on October 10, 2018.
Oct. 9, 2019 Hurricane Michael: One year later By wind and water it came. Before leaving, Hurricane Michael nearly took with it what had taken more than 70 years of history to build. In its wake, the category 5 storm left behind a historic tragedy – although 12 months have passed, remains evident. The day of the storm began with a Tyndall Air
Oct. 9, 2019 Award-winning loadmaster adds skills to C-130 testing New 417th Flight Test Squadron loadmaster wins AF awards.
Oct. 8, 2019 NFAC tests next-generation military helicopter The U.S. Army is looking to improve its aviation technology and recently called upon the Arnold Engineering Development Complex - National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, to advance this effort.Engineers from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and The Boeing
Oct. 8, 2019 October marks 35th anniversary of Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base The Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base was completed just over 35 years ago, marking the end of construction on a project decades in the making and the beginning of what then-Arnold Engineering Development Center Commander Col. Philip Conran called “a new era of turbine
Oct. 8, 2019 AFRL reimagines tech development with virtual reality WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In a move the Wright Brothers likely never anticipated, but surely would approve, the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate is using a bicycle to demonstrate how virtual and augmented reality could revolutionize aircraft maintenance and
Oct. 8, 2019 New SECDEF makes Wright-Patterson AFB his first Air Force stop WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Mark T. Esper chose Wright-Patterson AFB as his first Air Force base to visit as Secretary of Defense, Oct. 3-4.The new Secretary of Defense engaged Airmen and commanders during a whirlwind visit, including discussions with Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr.,