Nov. 22, 2017 Deployable landing system gives pilots global reach Airmen with the 46th Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, worked for several months to learn the setup process and basic maintenance of the D-ILS system. Their efforts will help standardize the setup checklists all air traffic control systems Airmen will use assembling D-ILS units around
Nov. 17, 2017 Air Force travelers reminded of flat rate per diem policy Some Air Force travelers may not be aware of a flat rate per diem policy established a few years ago that focused on extended temporary duty travel.Congress instituted the flat rate in November 2014. The new policy reduced per diem from 100 percent to 75 percent for TDYs from 31 to 180 days and to
Nov. 16, 2017 AFRL-Carroll High School iGEM team earns Gold in Boston WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A Carroll High School academic team, mentored by CHS teachers and Air Force Research Laboratory scientists, earned a gold medal at the 2017 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in Boston, Nov. 9-13. This team, whose clever Twitter
Nov. 8, 2017 BAF team readying for stealth bomber testing Last November, a B-2 Spirit entered the Benefield Anechoic Facility for the first time. Photos released by the Air Force this week show the stealth bomber being backed into the BAF to undergo environmental control systems checks. According to staff members, the BAF team spent a year preparing for
Nov. 3, 2017 USTAR facility aims to inspire innovation Officials from the state of Utah and the Air Force gathered Nov. 3 to open the doors of a newly constructed facility focused on inspiring innovation in industry.The USTAR (Utah, Science, Technology and Research) Innovation Center is a state-of-the-art facility that will be an “incubator and
Nov. 3, 2017 Cheyenne Mountain sees better satellite picture UEWR primary missions include missile warning and missile defense, where radars spot missile launches, track them and send data to the Ballistic Missile Defense System. These primary missions enable ground-based interceptors to launch and eliminate incoming threats. The secondary mission is space
Nov. 1, 2017 Recruiting efforts pay off in form of young, bright engineers Brain power is key to testing the most advanced aircraft and aircraft systems in the world. Where better to find that brain power than within the halls of the finest universities in the world. Each year, the 412th Test Engineering Group sends recruitment teams as far away as Georgia in search of
Oct. 26, 2017 Energy savings a priority for Ogden ALC The Ogden Air Logistics Complex has made energy management a formal and permanent part of their operations as they strive to reduce energy consumption and reduce costs for the base, to their customers and, ultimately, for taxpayers.
Oct. 24, 2017 Hypervelocity Tunnel 9 celebrates a historic milestone this month In the same year the U.S. Air Force is celebrating its 70th anniversary, Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 is celebrating a historic milestone of its own.October marks the 20th anniversary of the Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 as an Air Force facility.Tunnel 9, an AEDC site located at White Oak, Maryland
Oct. 24, 2017 Acoustic emissions testing of air storage vessels at APTU is cost-savings effort In an effort to save money and have less facility down-time, a new technique was used at the AEDC Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit (APTU) at Arnold Air Force Base to inspect the high pressure air storage vessels.Adam Fanning, Air Force Asset manager for the von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility,