• AFRL Speed Agile team recognized as best in the industry

    Air Force Research Laboratory's Speed Agile Powered Lift System Concept Demonstration team was honored with the Aviation Week Laureate Award for Aeronautics/Propulsion at a ceremony at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., on March 7.The Speed Agile team is led by Barth Shenk and Cale

  • Joint STARS paves the way with MIDS JTRS fielding

    Joint STARS recently became the first Air Force airborne system to fully retrofit new terminals that will improve warfighter communication.The Joint STARS Communications and Network Upgrade program successfully installed, tested and fielded the first of its Multifunctional Information Distribution

  • F-35 production on track

    The F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program is a different program than it was four years ago, the F-35 program executive officer said here March 12.In a speech at the McAleese/Credit Suisse Defense Programs Conference at the Newseum, Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan told attendees that he and

  • Fly-By-Wire F-15SA makes first flight

    The U.S. Air Force and its prime contractor, Boeing have completed a successful first flight of the new F-15SA advanced fighter aircraft for the Royal Saudi Air Force. The F-15SA's maiden voyage took place on Feb. 20 at the Boeing facilities in St. Louis, Mo. The flight went as planned, meeting all

  • Air Force Marathon to sponsor local training clinics

    The Air Force Marathon is sponsoring a series of free training clinics, featuring two-time AFM winner Dr. Mark Cucuzzella.Dr. Mark Cucuzzella national expert on running healthy for life and has run competitively for nearly 30 years, competing in over 60 marathons and ultramarathons. He is also a

  • E-8 promotion list includes 13 names from Wright-Patterson AFB

    Thirteen master sergeants on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant, according to a selection list released by Air Force officials Feb. 28.Among those selected are:Justin Deisch, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Nuclear DirectorateMary Eiteuner,

  • Sequestration briefing highlights Wright-Patt's communications channels

    As soon as updated information concerning sequestration and possible Department of Defense furloughs becomes available, the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base workforce will have multiple ways to access it, said Col. Cassie B. Barlow, commander, 88th Air Base Wing, during a briefing to the media on

  • All Access Contest offers chance to win VIP parking

    Anyone registering for the 2013 Air Force Marathon before February 28 will be automatically entered for a chance to win one of our All Access Prize Packages. "This is the fourth year we've had this contest," said Robert Aguiar, Air Force Marathon Race Director, "We are filling up faster this year

  • ‘Life Cycle Thrust' directorate making a name throughout command

    In six months, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Propulsion Directorate has come into its own. Emphasizing the motto, "Life Cycle Thrust," the directorate prides itself on a new way of doing business.Introduced by Air Force Materiel Command in the summer of 2012, the propulsion