May 7, 2013 Team improving precision of high altitude airdrops A team here is working to improve safety for warfighters by increasing accuracy of high altitude airdrops with mission planning tools.The Joint Precision Airdrop System, or JPADS, is a family of equipment that consists of parachutes, mission planning systems, global positioning systems and computer
May 6, 2013 Defense Acquisition University registration to open in May Defense Acquisition University registration will open online May 16, 2013, and students should apply as soon as possible since classes fill quickly. Members' applications will be processed by priority, supervisor approval date and class start date, with Priority 1 students taking
May 3, 2013 New parachute test to provide AC-130 aircrew with the best There's a lot to be said by AC-130 gunship aircrew members who are proud of their heavily armed aircraft. The aircraft has the latest in sophisticated weapons, high tech sensors, navigation and fire control systems; however, it lacked one thing -- a lightweight parachute that was agile enough for
May 3, 2013 X-51A Waverider achieves history in final flight The final flight of the X-51A Waverider test program has accomplished a breakthrough in the development of flight reaching Mach 5.1 over the Pacific Ocean on May 1, 2013. "It was a full mission success," said Charlie Brink, X-51A program manager for the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace
May 2, 2013 AFMC announces senior leader changes Air Force Materiel Command officials announced May 2, 2013, that its executive director, Dr. Steve Butler, will retire effective June 30 after 35 years of service. He will be replaced by Michael Gill, currently executive director of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.Patsy Reeves, currently
May 2, 2013 AF awards KC-46A Aircrew Training System contract The Air Force today awarded a contract to FlightSafety Services Corporation, taking a major step forward in achieving the service's top acquisition priority - delivering a new aerial refueling capability to the warfighter. The contract, a Fixed Price Incentive Firm (FPIF) and Firm Fixed Price (FFP)
May 2, 2013 Hagel to make furlough decision soon, press secretary says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will make a decision soon on the scope of civilian furloughs in response to sequestration spending cuts, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today.Hagel is reviewing analysis on the budget "and he'll reach a decision in the near future," Little told
May 2, 2013 AFMC recognizes first quarter “Graduates” Congratulations to the following members of the Air Force Materiel Command team on completing a degree or certificate program during the first quarter of 2013, AFMC's "Year of the Graduate."The goal of YoGrad is to inspire those considering or currently working on an education plan to start,
April 29, 2013 SecAF: Hanscom enabling linked AF future Systems that help collect, process and push data to where it's needed quickly and securely are vital to Air Force operations, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said during a visit here April 25."Working independently and also with world-class high tech talent in the Boston area, you help
April 26, 2013 Realistic training simulates host of scenarios for battle damage unit Handpicked from throughout the Air Force, members of the Expeditionary Depot Maintenance team from Robins train all year to remain ready to deploy at a moment's notice.The highly-specialized aircraft battle damage repair unit trains five times a year to remain proficient in its skills. Its mission