• Human Performance Wing complex ahead of schedule

    Construction of the new 711th Human Performance Wing complex is progressing so well it now appears likely to be complete months earlier than initially projected.The joint venture team of Archer Western Contractors of Chicago and Butt Construction of Dayton expect to complete construction of the

  • How the Air Force Uniform Board Works

    Throughout the years, Air Force uniforms have evolved to meet modern day operational requirements, but few Airmen know the process involved or who is responsible for these changes.The biggest misconceptions seem to center around the uniform board. Contrary to what some believe, the board is not the

  • X-51 Waverider makes historic hypersonic flight

    An X-51A Waverider flight test vehicle successfully made the longest ever supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight Wednesday, May 26 off the southern California Pacific coast.The over 200 second burn by the X-51's Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne-built air breathing scramjet engine

  • Shipping traffic delays X-51A launch

    Today's scheduled launch of the X-51A Waverider hypersonic flight test vehicle has been postponed 24 hours. The delay was due to the presence of a freighter transiting in a section of the Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center Sea Range several hundred miles off the California coast.A U.S. Navy P-3

  • Air Force Updates Industry on Equipment Needs

    Members of the Air Force Uniform Office (AFUO) attended the Advanced Planning Brief for Industry (APBI) in Springfield, Va., May 19-20, to present and challenge members of industry with current and future design needs for uniforms and equipment. "The overarching goal for us is to make sure the needs

  • AFOSR Encourages Youth to Soar at Rocketry Challenge

    For the fifth year, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research encouraged hundreds of young, aspiring scientists at the Eighth Annual Team America Rocketry Challenge, the world's largest model rocket competition, held in The Plains, Va.TARC is a model rocket competition for high school and middle

  • Air Force Marathon Registration Price to Increase June 1

    The Air Force Marathon registration fees will increase June 1, 2010.The full and half marathon will increase by $10, with the 10K increasing by $5. "We are encouraging runners to register early online not only to save money but to ensure that they get into their desired race," Molly Louden, Air

  • X-51A flight planned May 25

    Weather permitting, Air Force officials said the X-51A Waverider will make its first hypersonic flight test attempt Tuesday, May 25, after it's released by a B-52 bomber off the southern California coast.The unmanned X-51A is expected to fly autonomously for five minutes, powered by a supersonic

  • Air Force chief of staff visits School of Aerospace Medicine

    The Air Force's top uniformed officer toured the 711th Human Performance Wing's U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks City-Base, Texas, May 13.During his visit, the general reflected on the 92-year history of the school and the unique training and education accomplished by the staff