April 1, 2016 Out of the grave: OC-ALC team restoring Ghost Rider to fly again The "Ghost Rider," B-52 Stratofortress tail number 61-007, is at Tinker Air Force Base for its first Programmed Depot Maintenance since 2004.Ghost Rider was pulled from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, also known as the Air Force's "Boneyard," at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona,
March 31, 2016 Hill unit sustains key combat training device, finds savings War isn't a video game, but the digital battle space often resembles one and a Hill Air Force Base unit is helping to sustain and improve a key training component for Air Force and Navy pilots maneuvering in that space.The P5 Tactical Combat Training System is a missile-shaped training pod that
March 31, 2016 AFMC promotes 'Be Active' physical activity challenge During April and May, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its 'Be Active' Team Challenge. Be Active is a command-wide initiative designed to help the AFMC workforce increase physical activity levels and heighten awareness of proper back care. Participants will receive a FREE copy of the Mayo
March 30, 2016 Division ensuring vital systems sustained Battle Management's Strategic Warning and Surveillance Division here is working to ensure the abilities of the system that warn the president and national command authorities of attacks will be sustainable for the foreseeable future.Officials from the division awarded a $28 million sustainment task
March 29, 2016 C-17 Drag Reduction testing aims at saving fuel From testing synthetic biofuels to "vortex surfing," Edwards AFB is on the forefront of finding new ways to cut fuel costs for the Air Force.The latest venture is currently underway at the 418th Flight Test Squadron where a test team of Air Force and Boeing personnel has just completed the first
March 29, 2016 AEDC arc heater undergoing significant upgrades in support of advanced hypersonic systems In light of current and future Department of Defense testing needs for long-range strike and hypersonic vehicle materials development, a facility upgrade for the H2 arc heater here has been funded.As part of the upgrade, a state-of-the-art segmented heater is being placed in the H2 arc tunnel to
March 28, 2016 Air Force Secretary kicks off AFRL Forward Operating Base of the Future Project Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James toured Joint Base San Antonio's Basic Expeditionary Airmen Skills Training facility March 22, 2016, to gain insight about the various operations and capabilities, and to kick off the Air Force Research Laboratory's Forward Operating Base of the Future
March 25, 2016 Crosstalks aimed at improving KC-135 service Experts from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the Air Force Reserve, National Guard Bureau and the Legacy Tanker Division conducted a customer support visit to Tinker Air Force Base and at two other bases, March 14-18, to listen to unit concerns regarding KC-135 "Stratotanker" support and
March 25, 2016 Utah vets are ready for the solar industry Chase Warner is from a small Wyoming town with rustic charm, a small grocery store that closed at 6 p.m. and an industry based in agriculture.For Warner, this wasn't enough. He joined the National Guard, enrolled in college and pursued a marketing degree, but when he graduated the only industry near
March 25, 2016 Commentary: Spring Wingman Day to focus on spiritual resiliency and fitness "Resilient, Agile Workforce" ... this is the goal, the end-state of what we in the Office of the Command Chaplain desire for all of Air Force Materiel Command. We believe Comprehensive Airmen Fitness (CAF), which is founded on the Air Force's four domains of fitness (physical, mental, social and