Nov. 1, 2018 New BAF innovative technology goes LIVE Recently, innovators working in the Benefield Anechoic Facility teamed with Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Electronic Warfare and Avionics Division of the Agile Combat Support Directorate to execute the Closed Loop Operational Test Vertical Testability Demonstration using the Laboratory
Oct. 23, 2018 New podcast targets Air Force contracting, acquisition fields “The Contracting Experience” is a new Air Force Materiel Command podcast for the contracting workforce that provides insight into evolving issues, high-performance leadership and lessons from the field through conversations with acquisition influencers and Contracting leaders.
Oct. 12, 2018 Innovative solution increases BAF support to warfighters Did you know the large, lone building at the south end of the main runway is home to the largest anechoic test facility in the world? What is an anechoic facility? An anechoic facility is a jumbo version of an RFID-blocking wallet and it is critical for testing the aircraft that keep us safe. Just
Oct. 10, 2018 412th LRS turns 5 Whether it’s coming to the aid of mudslide victims in Tehachapi, sending Airmen to their temporary duty stations, or providing millions of gallons of fuel to all the different test aircraft, the 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron has accomplished a lot in its young life. Today, Oct. 10, the 412th
Sept. 11, 2018 Edwards tech force ‘connects, learns, grows’ at third technical symposium Engineers and scientists who help put the world’s most advanced aircraft into the sky came together for another meeting of the minds at the 3rd Edwards AFB Technical Symposium Sept. 10. The symposium was an all-day event occupying all meeting rooms of the Airman and Family Readiness Center. The
Sept. 5, 2018 History office plays key role in OCP emblem-to-patch conversion Since early recorded history, warring tribes often carried banners or flags marked with emblems to represent factions and motivate their warriors to fight for the cause. It is to this historical tradition that we can trace the evolution of military emblems and patches. As the Air Force begins
Aug. 24, 2018 TW announces 2018 second quarter awardees The 412th Test Wing held its 2018 second quarter awards ceremony in the base theater in conjunction with a commander’s call Aug. 23. Top performers were announced and brought up on stage in front of a cheering audience to be handed their award by Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing
Aug. 13, 2018 Air Force awards hypersonic weapon contract Today the Air Force has awarded a contract not to exceed $480,000,000 to Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control to begin designing a second hypersonic weapon prototype.
June 14, 2018 Edwards test squadron completes Joint Strike Missile test program A team of U.S. Air Force engineers, test pilots and Norwegian government and industry personnel recently completed a large phase of testing for the Joint Strike Missile. The JSM is Norway’s advanced anti-surface warfare missile designed to be carried in the new F-35A’s internal weapons bay. The
June 11, 2018 OSI captures most wanted AF fugitive On June 6, 2018, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 303 Special Agents at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., apprehended Air Force fugitive Capt. William Howard Hughes, Jr. at his California residence without incident. On June 5, during a passport fraud investigation, the U.S.