• Sensors Engineers Ever Vigilant in Warfighter Response

    Using Quick-Reaction Capability funds supplied by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (i.e., the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) for a new Air Combat Command missile warning system technology, Air Force Research Laboratory fabricated and tested an innovative

  • Gate 22B set for partial closure to make way for improvements

    Gate 22B (I-675) in Area B is set to partially close as new overhead canopies and guard booths are installed beginning on Jun 28.The gate project, designed to protect security personnel and motorist from the elements and enhance force protection entry control procedures, is expected to last

  • Base opens network to social media

    Base network users will gain access to social media websites beginning June 14. With the additional access to social networking sites, base officials want to stress that users will need to practice good operational security and remember "security at the source.""This is a great thing for our Airmen

  • ASC team wins environmental award

    Aeronautical Systems Center's 77th Acquisition Environmental and Occupational Health Risk Management Branch team was announced a winner of the Annual Secretary of Defense Environmental Award on June 2. The Annual Secretary of Defense Environmental Award commends those who employ conservation and

  • At a Glance: AFMC Freedom's Call Tattoo 2010

    With just two weeks remaining until Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo 2010, here's a quick snapshot of what to know and where to go before taking to the roads to enjoy this spectacular family event. This year's theme of 'Reflections on 60 Years' commemorates and honors veterans from

  • Tactical Satellite-3 completes groundbreaking experimental mission

    Tactical Satellite-3 will transition from an experimental demonstration to an operational asset when spacecraft control authority officially transfers on Saturday, June 12 from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate here to Air Force Space Command at Peterson AFB, Colo.

  • B-24 pilot to get Distinguished Flying Cross at Tattoo

    As a member of the 491st Bombardment Group, Ralph Hoehn piloted B-24 Liberators for 35 missions over Europe in World War II. For that, he will be presented the Distinguished Flying Cross at the 2010 Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo on June 25.A Delphos, Ohio resident, Mr. Hoehn

  • New scramjet has promising future

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's X-51A Waverider, a hypersonic flight test demonstrator, broke aviation records during its initial launch last week.The Waverider flew for over 200 seconds and reached a speed of approximately Mach 5 - nearly 4,000 miles per hour -- on May 26 during a flight from