Oct. 21, 2010 AEDC reduces customer power costs by almost $5 million Arnold Engineering Development Center averted a $4.86-million energy bill for its customers in the fall of 2010 with a program called night operations or "night ops." As part of night ops, tests that require the most energy consumption are done during the evening and into the morning of the next day
Oct. 21, 2010 Joint STARS demonstrates key network-enabled weapons capability An Electronic Systems Center team here is wrapping up work on a demonstration that looks to greatly improve network enabled weapons capabilities for joint forces. The Battle Management Directorate's E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Modernization Branch has been participating in the
Oct. 21, 2010 Hanscom prepares for Energy Awareness Month Summer has come to a close and more tolerable temperatures are here. The good news about cooler temperatures is utility bills are likely to go down. But for those that think they pay a lot for energy, imagine paying Hanscom Air Force Base's bill of nearly one million dollars each month. Every
Oct. 21, 2010 Contract extension will put CLIP aboard bombers A Sept. 29, 2010, Electronic Systems Center contract award will enable continued integration of an airborne communication system aboard two key Air Force platforms.The $14 million award to Northrop Grumman Corp. extends a previous contract to develop and test the Common Link Integration Processing,
Oct. 19, 2010 Six AFMC civilians among 2010 Presidential Rank Award winners Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced Oct. 19, 2010, Air Force recipients of the prestigious Presidential Rank Awards for 2010, and the list includes six civilians currently assigned to Air Force Materiel Command. "Winners of this prestigious award are strong leaders, professionals and
Oct. 18, 2010 Air Force museum director selected as recipient of National Aeronautic Association award Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles D. Metcalf, director of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, was selected as a recipient of the National Aeronautic Association Wesley L. McDonald Elder Statesman of Aviation Award.General Metcalf is one of four recipients of the award this year. Other
Oct. 18, 2010 Airmen support reinstatement of face-to-face boards For the first time in several years, active-duty quarterly award nominees assigned to headquarters Air Force Materiel Command were required to 'meet the board.' Award winners were honored at a breakfast Oct. 8, 2010.The reinstatement of face-to-face boards is part of AFMC's 'Hold the Line'
Oct. 15, 2010 SecAF addresses challenges ahead with Kirtland community leaders, Airmen Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley visited Kirtland Air Force Base Oct. 13-14, 2010, to meet with base leadership, speak with Airmen serving here and address members of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce.During his visit, Secretary Donley visited multiple base organizations,
Oct. 15, 2010 Show of support: DLA director visits Tinker air logistics center His trip was two-fold and an overall success. On Oct. 6, 2010, Tinker welcomed Navy Vice Adm. Alan Thompson, Defense Logistics Agency director.Admiral Thompson visited with significant customers and stakeholders including the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center to see how DLA supported the center and
Oct. 15, 2010 Program Managers speak out on AFIT course Installations rich with active duty and civilian program managers, such as Wright-Patterson, Hanscom AFB, Mass., Eglin AFB, Fla., and Los Angeles AFB, Calif., will find a valuable training resource in the AFIT School of Systems and Logistics. Many acquisition professionals are challenged when it