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  • AFOSR helping to solve 30-year-old dilemma

    A team of researchers supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research has made a breakthrough in electric oxygen iodine laser, or EOIL, research. The results were presented at the AFOSR Molecular Dynamics Program Review here in June. "We have been looking at a problem that has been bugging the scientific community for about 30 years and

  • CMSAF says farewell to Airmen

    In his latest "Chief's View," Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray discusses his four-year tenure as the 14th top enlisted person and thanks Airmen for their contribution to the war on terrorism. "As I look toward retiring on June 30, I want to thank each of you for volunteering to serve our nation, for fighting the global war on
  • A Delta IV rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office lifts off from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Tuesday, June 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Brian Gavin)

    Delta IV launch successful

    The first West Coast launch of Boeing's Delta IV evolved expendable launch vehicle was conducted here June 27. The rocket took off from Space Launch Complex-6 carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The spacelift commander for this mission was Col. Jack Weinstein, 30th Space Wing commander. Lt. Col. David Goldstein, 4th Space
  • Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, commander of Air Force Space Command, shares a celebratory moment with his mother, Shirley Chilton, during his assumption of command ceremony on Monday, June 26, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)

    Former astronaut takes command of Air Force Space Command

    Gen. Kevin P. Chilton assumed command of Air Force Space Command in a ceremony here June 26, presided over by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley. Current and former national defense leaders, active and retired senior officers, community leaders and active-duty servicemembers gathered at the parade field here to welcome AFSPC's newest

  • Testers set sights on joint strike fighter

    Allowing a pilot to turn in any direction but still have access to information on the heads-up display at the front of the cockpit is the aim of testing here. Members of the 412th Test Wing completed a project June 20 to help evaluate a helmet-mounted display system for the F-35 joint strike fighter. "The F-35 helmet is essentially replacing the

  • Last Block 10 Global Hawk arrives for check flights

    An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, the last Block 10 production aircraft, arrived here for a thorough checkup before delivery to an operational squadron. The aircraft will undergo a series of acceptance and operational check flights by the 452nd Flight Test Squadron before flying to Beale Air Force Base, Calif., to take its place as a
  • A joint government/industry team launched this Delta II rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Wednesday, June 21. The payload was a Micro-satellite Technology Experiment designed to support and enhance future U.S. space operations. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Delta II with satellite payload launched

    A joint government-industry team successfully launched the Micro-satellite Technology Experiment from here on Wednesday, June 21. The experiment is designed to support and enhance future U.S. space missions. MiTEx is a joint technology demonstration mission for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. The

  • AFRL awards $10.2 million contract to Lockheed Martin

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $10,251,024 contract in support of its "Integrated Sensor IS Structure," or ISIS program, to Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors, of Akron, Ohio. The two-year contract is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of Arlington, Va. ISIS envisions a stratospheric airship
  • Tech. Sgt. Albern Warren checks on the progress of an abrasive water-jet cutter while cutting metal for an aircraft part on Friday, June 16. Sergeant Warren is assigned to the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron metals technology shop at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alan Port)

    Technicians cut metal waste

    Airmen in the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron's metals technology shop are maximizing value while minimizing waste by making what customers need from scratch. On a daily basis, they can produce two-dimensional "parts" for just about any aircraft here."With our computer design software, we can design, manufacture and test metal components in a
  • A modernized version of the C-5 Galaxy, known as the C-5M, made its maiden flight at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., on Monday, June 19. Upgrades to the venerable airlifter include new, more powerful engines; a modern cockpit with a digital, all weather flight control system, a new communications suite and enhanced navigation and safety equipment. (Lockheed Martin photo/David Key)

    C-5 still going strong after 38 years

    Thirty-eight years after the C-5 Galaxy made its maiden flight on June 30, 1968, it marks another significant milestone. At Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., on Monday, June 19, the upgraded C-5M made its first flight right on schedule. A rollout ceremony for the first of 111 C-5Ms was held at the Marietta plant on May 16. The modernization promised a

  • Central Command's mission more than Iraq, Afghanistan

    U.S. Central Command is responsible for more than fighting the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, and CENTCOM officials emphasize they are not ignoring the challenges in the rest of their area of operations. A senior CENTCOM official, speaking on background June 12, said the major enemy in the region is al Qaeda and its associated movements,

  • Community at large benefits from space innovation

    In the midst of budget cuts and space program cost overruns, the Air Force has found a way to save taxpayers money and, at the same time, increase small satellite launch capability to its maximum potential. It’s called the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter, or ESPA, ring. Roughly five feet in diameter and two feet tall,

  • Warfighting integration reduces inaccuracy, inefficiency

    Over the next decade, the Air Force will continue to use information technology to leverage the capability of its people and weapons systems. During a conference here June 13, Lt. Gen. Michael W. Peterson, Air Force chief of warfighting integration and chief information officer, told members of the civilian information technology industry about the
  • Staff Sgt. Kyle Brock makes adjustments in an operations module at the 73rd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Saturday, June 3. Sergeant Brock is a computer maintenance technician deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

    Squadron monitors sky over Afghanistan

    If it’s flying over Afghanistan, Airman 1st Class Kyle Neill will be the first one to notice it. That is, as long as he is on shift as a surveillance technician with the 73rd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron here. Airman Neill's job is to manage data as part of a two-person team in an operations module. There, screens and computers translating

  • AFMC introduces 'Community of Practice' Web site

    The Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General is making business easier with a new Community of Practice, or CoP, Web site. The CoP allows IG team members to collaborate with each other at the home station and on the road, said Col. Henry Andrews Jr., inspector general.“It’s a better way to (provide) policy to the field and to allow us to share
  • A French E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft takes off from Avord, France, for a final flight test leading up to the flight certification and delivery of the last aircraft to undergo the Radar System Improvement Program. The upgrade improves the E-3F's surveillance capability and electronic counter-countermeasures capability. The upgrade was managed by the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. (Courtesy photo)

    ESC delivers French AWACS capability

    Radars on the French Airborne Warning and Control System fleet are now more capable thanks to a recently completed improvement effort managed by the Electronic Systems Center. The French AWACS Radar System Improvement Program concluded this month with the delivery of the fourth and final French E-3F AWACS with an RSIP kit. “This is the most

  • AFRL awards $8 million contract to Raytheon

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $7,996,471 contract to Raytheon Systems, Co., of El Segundo, Calif., for a surveillance sensor program.The two-year contract is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of Arlington, Va., in support of its Integrated Sensor IS Structure, or ISIS, program. ISIS envisions a stratospheric

  • Exercise tests intelligence platform

    U.S. Strategic Command and the Air Force are among the government agencies testing the Dynamic Time Critical Warfighting Capability, or DTCWC, platform against realistic threat systems here during Northern Edge 2006. Designed to analyze intelligence and verify its potential accuracy, the DTCWC works faster than human analysis. The platform’s

  • Scientific researchers review molecular dynamics

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here completed a periodic review of its molecular dynamics research program during an annual conference last week.More than 90 researchers and scientists attended the 2006 Contractors Meeting in Molecular Dynamics. Organizations represented included the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air
  • An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Wednesday, June 14. (U.S. Air Force photo/Brian Gavin)

    Minuteman III launch successful

    An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from Launch Facility-04 on North Vandenberg at 1:22 a.m. today. The primary purpose of the launch was to assess and demonstrate the operational effectiveness of the Minuteman III weapon system. The missile’s three unarmed re-entry vehicles traveled approximately 4,800 miles in
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