• Tactical Satellite-3 completes groundbreaking experimental mission

    Tactical Satellite-3 will transition from an experimental demonstration to an operational asset when spacecraft control authority officially transfers on Saturday, June 12 from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate here to Air Force Space Command at Peterson AFB, Colo.

  • B-24 pilot to get Distinguished Flying Cross at Tattoo

    As a member of the 491st Bombardment Group, Ralph Hoehn piloted B-24 Liberators for 35 missions over Europe in World War II. For that, he will be presented the Distinguished Flying Cross at the 2010 Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo on June 25.A Delphos, Ohio resident, Mr. Hoehn

  • New scramjet has promising future

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's X-51A Waverider, a hypersonic flight test demonstrator, broke aviation records during its initial launch last week.The Waverider flew for over 200 seconds and reached a speed of approximately Mach 5 - nearly 4,000 miles per hour -- on May 26 during a flight from

  • 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

  • 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