Aug. 20, 2015 Edwards squadron does prerequisite testing for KC-46 program The 418th Flight Test Squadron is setting the stage for the arrival of the new KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueler with legacy tanker fuel surge testing conducted July 26 through Aug. 9. Both the KC-135 and the KC-10 were tested successively on the ground to baseline surge pressure environments.The same
Aug. 19, 2015 JSF ITF reaches historic sortie milestone at 'lightning' speed The Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force, which oversees all three test variants of the F-35 Lightning II, has proved its resolve to test and equip the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps with their latest fifth-generation fighter. This is evidenced by achieving a historical milestone
Aug. 10, 2015 AFMC commander praises Team Hill Airmen, 'AFSC Way' During a visit here Aug. 5-6, Air Force Materiel Command's top leader met with Team Hill Airmen and experienced firsthand how Air Force Sustainment Center units are implementing the "AFSC Way," a program focused on delivering high-quality combat power quickly and at less cost.Gen. Ellen M.
Aug. 10, 2015 AFMC commander highlights new AFMC mission, vision, family Without a culture of respect and resilience, Airmen can't carry forward the Air Force's core missions of air and space superiority; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; rapid global mobility; global strike; and, command and control.It is that culture that Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Air
Aug. 10, 2015 AFMC commander cites AFSC focus on generating combat power The new commander of Air Force Materiel Command may have had to cross three time zones to complete her immersion of the Air Force Sustainment Center last week, but, geographical variance aside, what she saw was a highly connected enterprise focused on generating combat power for America."Getting to
Aug. 7, 2015 Ogden ALC saves time, money with MHU-83 lift work For many years, the 526th Electronics Maintenance Squadron, part of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, overhauled Munitions Handling Unit-83 lift trucks in support of supply-chain customers at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.The MHU-83 is an aerial lift truck that lifts and secures munitions, weapons,
Aug. 7, 2015 Not just business as usual: New process to benefit CMXG flight control production Without ailerons, elevators and rudders on a C-17 Globemaster III -- the powerful cargo jet that carries troops and supplies to the battlefield and in support of humanitarian efforts -- the aircraft can't safely be controlled during flight. And without regular inspections and maintenance of those
Aug. 5, 2015 Maintainers extend life of T-38 Talon The Air Force's trusted trainer, the T-38 Talon, has a new lease on life thanks to a robust structural-modification program.Technicians in the Ogden Air Logistics Complex's 575th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, recently completed the first aircraft in the program and
Aug. 3, 2015 Air Force moves to replace AWACS radio system The AWACS Communication and Network Upgrade program office here is conducting market research in an effort to replace the existing tactical radio system on E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.Recently, the Hanscom-based team issued a request for information to assess potential
July 29, 2015 Tinker B-52 shop reduces production time, boosts savings The numbers alone speak for themselves.Using the Art of the Possible and a modular flow process, the 551st Commodities Maintenance Squadron's B-52 Wrap Cowls shop has reduced its production time from 155 days to around 22 days. That's a difference of 133 days and a savings of more than $1