Bandtastic! concert coming April 2

The public is invited to the fifth annual Bandtastic! concert Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.The concert by the Air Force Band of Flight will showcase classic concert band literature and premiering fresh and new band works in the museum's Modern Flight

Modified X-51A Waverider ready for next hypersonic test

The Air Force currently plans to fly its second X-51A Waverider hypersonic flight test demonstrator as early as March 22, program officials said March 15."We are proud of the first flight results, and at the same time we understand the inherent risk in a high-technology demonstrator like the X-51A.

Air Force Marathon seeks Volunteer Coordinators

The Air Force Marathon office is seeking applicants for the Volunteer Coordinators who will be instrumental in executing the historical 15th annual running event. "These positions serve as ambassadors of the 2011 Air Force Marathon," said Jeanette Monaghan, Staff Volunteer Coordinator. "They are

School of Aerospace Medicine personnel begin moving into new complex at Wright-Patterson AFB

The Air Force Research Laboratory took another major step toward the completion of the Base Realignment and Closure when it took possession of the Major General Harry G. Armstrong complex at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on March 1, 2011.The complex is composed of four buildings that will

AFOSR MURI Research in Microscale Heat Transfer Promises to Benefit Military Systems

A two-year-old Air Force Office of Scientific Research Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative effort involving the University of Michigan, Stanford University, Brown University, and the University of California at Santa Cruz is making great strides in achieving a fundamental understanding

C-130 training simulator makes its move to base

Now that the nearly 700,000-square-foot complex in Area B that will house the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing and their USAF School of Aerospace Medicine has been completed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, equipment is being moved in -- including the fi rst of two

Wright-Patterson R&D programs honored with Laureate Awards

Two Air Force Research Laboratory advanced research and development programs were honored in Washington March 8 with Aviation Week Laureate Awards.The Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System and X-51A Waverider hypersonic flight test vehicle teams were recognized "for their exploration,

AFRL team nominated for prestigious Collier Trophy

The Air Force Research Laboratory's Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) Fighter Risk Reduction Program (FRRP) team has been recently honored with a nomination for the National Aeronautic Association's Robert J. Collier Trophy to recognize its successful development and flight test of an

C-130 Training Simulator arrives at Wright-Patt

Air Force accepts delivery of last Predator

The U.S. Air Force accepted MQ-1 Predator tail number 268, the last manufactured for the service, in a ceremony Mar. 3 at General Atomics' Gray Butte Aeronautical Systems' Flight Ops Facility.Col. James Beissner, Air Combat Command's Chief Irregular Warfare Division, accepted the aircraft on behalf