April 25, 2012 Hanscom recognized as best in command for YoCCAF Throughout the course of the Year of the Community College of the Air Force initiative in 2011, Hanscom saw a 12 percent increase in the number of participants who received their CCAF degree and a 22 percent increase in the number of enrollees in CCAF, making it the No. 1 base in Air Force Materiel
April 24, 2012 Edwards bids farewell to Air Force's first C-17 The U.S. Air Force's first C-17 Globemaster III, known as T-1, takes off April 23, 2012, for the final time as it departs Edwards Air Force Base to arrive at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. T-1, tail number 87-0025, had its first flight on Sept. 15, 1991, when it was delivered from the
April 18, 2012 Doolittle Raider visits museum for 70th anniversary event Maj. Thomas C. Griffin (right), one of five surviving members of the famous Doolittle Raiders, chats with crew members of the Miss Hap B-25 bomber at the National Museum of the United States Air Force April 17, 2012. Griffin and other Raiders are at the museum this week for the 70th anniversary of
April 17, 2012 Edwards parachute testers jump at chance to test In an environment where flight test is synonymous with the words Edwards Air Force Base, aircraft aren't the only components being tested on a continued basis.Thanks to a team under the 418th Flight Test Squadron, the Parachute Test Team at Edwards continues to provide peace of mind for fliers and
April 13, 2012 Air Force names new AFMC command chief Air Force officials announced April 12, 2012, that Chief Master Sgt. Michael J. Warner will become Air Force Materiel Command's new command chief.Chief Warner comes to AFMC from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, where he has served as 11th Air Force command chief master sergeant and senior
April 13, 2012 New jet engine test cells under construction at Tinker Two more jet-engine test cells are under construction here.According to Mason Hopkins, Engine Test Program Manager with the 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group, one of the structures will provide depot testing capability for the F135 engine, the power plant in the F-35 Lightning II jet fighter that
April 9, 2012 Hold the line: Truth is hard to hear, but can set you free As a master sergeant and the newly appointed squadron superintendent, I felt it was important to provide our unit's Airmen with an honest assessment of their performance. Seizing an opportunity, I asked a staff sergeant to come by my office for a chat. The staff sergeant was one of our hardest
April 6, 2012 B-1 mission planning software early release improves capabilities The Electronic Systems Center recently completed an early fielding of B-1 Mission Planning Release 6.0 software.This release provides new features and capabilities and minimizes the time currently needed to do mission planning."Currently, the user has to conduct mission planning by using a previous
April 4, 2012 SecAF: Air Force trading size for quality In the current economic environment, the best course of action for the U.S. Air Force is to "trade size for quality," said Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley March 30, 2012, in a keynote address to attendees of the 39th Tinker and Community Dining Out at the Tinker Club.The secretary said