• Improved physical fitness uniform coming to a store near you

    After much planning, anticipation and constructive feedback, the Army Air Force Exchange Service and the Air Force Uniform Office have partnered to bring a new and improved physical training uniform to select military clothing sales stores in July.The IPTU, which consists of a running jacket, pants,

  • ASC inactivates aeronautical systems wings

    Aeronautical Systems Center formally inactivated the 77th, 303rd, 312th and 516th Aeronautical Systems Wings in a ceremony June 30 in AFIT's Kenney Hall. Recalling that President Reagan once cited the willingness to change as a source of American strength, Lt. Gen. Tom Owen, ASC commander, explained

  • AFMC, union leadership reaffirm partnership

    Leaders of the Air Force's largest civilian employer and the military's largest employee union reaffirmed a strong partnership at their annual meeting as they sat down to discuss workforce issues here June 22. Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, and John Gage, national

  • Final C-130-J delivered to Norway early

    The Royal Norwegian Air Force will take delivery today of their fourth C-130-J Super Hercules, a full 60 days earlier than the projected delivery date. This case was the first sale of a C-130-J via the foreign military sales process. It included four aircraft, spare parts, technical publications and

  • Fighter engine bio-fuel testing underway at Arnold

    An F110 engine that powers the F-16 Fighting Falcon recently began performance testing here at Arnold Engineering Development Center using a 50/50 blend of JP-8 conventional aviation fuel and a bio-fuel derived from the oil contained in the seed of the camelina plant, commonly known as false or wild

  • 50th International Aerospace Medicine Class Graduates from Brooks City-Base

    The 711th Human Performance Wing's United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine reached a milestone with its Advanced Aerospace Medicine for International Medical Officers course by graduating its 50th class of ten students from eight countries on June 9.It is the last AAMIMO class to