• Wanting it, dreaming it, achieving it

    Among the thousands of runners for the sold out 2014 Air Force Marathon was an Air Force ROTC cadet from the University of Cincinnati. Jesse Tewksbury ran his first marathon with more than 30 other cadets and staff members from the AFROTC's Northeast Region.Three years ago, Tewksbury (Tewks), an

  • TACP-M ties it all together

    Embedded deep within an Army maneuver unit lies an Airman. Charged with orchestrating critical close-air support, oftentimes it's the effort of this combat maestro that means the difference between life and death on the battlefield - he is known as a tactical air control party or TACP for

  • A-29 Super Tucano arrives at Moody AFB

    The first of 20 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft arrived here Sept. 26, in preparation for the Afghanistan pilot and maintenance training mission.The A-29 is a light air support training aircraft that will be used to train 30 Afghan pilots and 90 Afghan maintainers as part of a requirement from the

  • Thompson accepts AFLCMC flag

    Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, passes the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center flag to Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson in a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force Sept. 26. Thompson will officially take command of AFLCMC Oct. 2.

  • Busy Airmen must still embrace core values

    Air Force core values ... it is a concept often used and I find taken for granted. Today's Air Force is half its size from a decade ago, with more advanced and complex technologies, demands, and there is a constant need for speedy answers. Over the years, I fear busy Airmen don't often reflect how

  • AFOSR welcomes new director, Dr. Thomas F. Christian

    The Air Force Research Laboratory announced the appointment of a new director at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in Arlington, Va.  Dr. Thomas F. Christian will join AFOSR as the 24th director of the agency, which boasts a 63-year history of continuously funding breakthrough basic

  • 3 Airmen recognized for service, leadership

    The Chief Master Sgt. James Anderson Leadership and Service Award installation ceremony Sept. 22 at the Airmen Leadership School recognized award winners and included a plaque unveiling.   This leadership and service award honors enlisted Airmen who demonstrate, through job performance and private

  • Air Force's newest supercomputer supports game-changing research

    1.28 PetaFLOPs (floating operations per second) is equal to 1.28 quadrillion calculations per second, which is also the speed of the Air Force Research Laboratory's new Cray XC30 supercomputer, nicknamed Lightning, officially unveiled Sept. 23 during a special ribbon cutting ceremony at

  • Two AFRL researchers honored with 'Oscars' for public service

    Two Air Force Research Laboratory engineers here were honored Sept. 22 with coveted Service to America medals. Sean Young and Benjamin Tran were presented the National Security and International Affairs Medal in Washington D.C. by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service.  Young and

  • Acquisition strategy to improve stakeholder relationships, transparency

    The assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition outlined the Air Force procurement priorities at the 2014 Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exhibition here Sept. 16.In his first address to AFA as assistant secretary, Dr. William A. LaPlante said his aim is to