Feb. 4, 2015 Global ASNT moves past preliminary design review Recently, the Global ASNT program office -- which is responsible for acquiring and sustaining nuclear command, control and communications terminals -- completed their preliminary design review, gaining ground within the first of three incremental phases. "The program is progressing right on
Jan. 30, 2015 AFRL announces winners of student satellite competition Students representing 10 universities competed in Albuquerque, New Mexico this week for the chance to send a satellite they designed and built into space. The competition was held through the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate University Nanosat Program.The winners:1st place
Jan. 30, 2015 Life Support: Award-winning SNCO backbone of depot flight safety On Jan. 15, Senior Master Sgt. Dana Capaldi was notified she'd been selected as the Air Force's top senior noncommissioned officer of the year in the Air Reserve Component Aircrew Flight Equipment annual awards. Capaldi, shying away from the fact that this is her second time earning this
Jan. 30, 2015 F-35 nears completion of all-weather testing For the past four months, an F-35 Lightning II has endured extreme weather temperatures to certify the fleet to deploy to any corner of the world. An F-35B from the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force in Maryland has undergone rigorous climatic testing at the U.S. Air Force 96th Test Wing's
Jan. 27, 2015 USAF Marathon to increase price in February If you're planning on running in the Air Force Marathon this September, time is running out to take advantage of current pricing. The Marathon staff notes that prices will increase on Feb. 2, 2015."We traditionally experience a huge surge in registrations prior to a price increase," said Robert
Jan. 26, 2015 Hill AFB maintainers break record using "Art of the Possible" The 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group's C-130 team recently shattered their aircraft delivery performance record by delivering an aircraft in 107 flow days.The 572nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completed the aircraft Dec. 18, 2014, and bested their previous record by 10 days.Officials said it was a
Jan. 26, 2015 Hanscom 'pockets' the U.S. to improve homeland defense A program office here recently completed fielding a system that assists with homeland defense.The Pocket J system, as it is known, connects the nation's continental air defense sectors to aircraft flying the homeland defense mission. It provides the primary tactical data link messaging capability
Jan. 23, 2015 F135 test demonstrates success of AEDC workshare initiative "The workshare initiative is an example of how Arnold Engineering Development Complex consistently improves the test experience," said Dan Blaettler, program manager of U.S. Air Force Engine Component Improvement.Blaettler's comment is in reference to the Accelerated Mission Testing of the
Jan. 23, 2015 AFLCMC commander highlights accomplishments during State of the Center address Emphasizing the overarching criticality of the work the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center performs, its commander, Lt. Gen. John Thompson, delivered his initial State of the Center address here Jan. 15.Thompson emphasized the progress made over the course of the year, highlighted AFLCMC and