March 16, 2016 Rocket Site employee selected as AFMC civilian nominee for the 2015 National Defense Industrial Association Tester of the Year Wayne Nelson, Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, was selected as the Air Force Materiel Command nominee for the 2015 National Defense Industrial Association Civilian Tester of the Year award.Nelson is a rocket test engineer assigned to the Experimental Demonstration Branch
March 7, 2016 Solar energy project completed at Plant 42 The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has spearheaded an effort to generate alternative energy for the southern California market and generate revenue for Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, through a unique Enhanced Use Lease agreement with NRG Solar Oasis LLC. The project was jointly
March 1, 2016 Australian KC-30A successfully refuels C-17 for first time The first air-to-air refuelling from an Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport to a C-17A Globemaster III occurred Feb. 10.The five-hour sortie was conducted by members of the RAAF's Air Warfare Centre Aircraft Research and Development Unit, 86 Wing and the 418th Flight Test
Feb. 26, 2016 Air Force reveals B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James revealed the first rendering of the Long Range Strike Bomber, designated the B-21, at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium Feb. 26 in Orlando, Fla., and announced the Air Force will be taking suggestions from Airmen to help decide the name of the
Feb. 22, 2016 412th TW 2015 Annual Awards showcases top performers The 412th Test Wing hosted its annual awards banquet at Club Muroc Feb. 18 where accolades and hardware were handed out to the wing's top performing individuals and one team. Congratulations to all awardees for setting the standard in their respective categories! Airman of the Year - Senior Airman
Feb. 22, 2016 F-35As from Edwards test readiness at Mountain Home AFB Six F-35As arrived at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, Feb. 8, 2016, from Edwards AFB, Calif., to begin an operational deployment test at a nearby range complex. The test will help develop the concept of operations as well as validate the aircraft's capability to deploy.In order for the U.S. Air Force to
Feb. 17, 2016 Navy team modifies Edwards KC-135 instrumentation A U.S. Navy Aircraft Vehicle Modification and Instrumentation team is hard at work augmenting instrumentation to an Edwardsassigned KC-135 tanker.The unusual arrangement started when the Navy PMA-290 program office approached the 412th Test Management Group about using the Edwards AFB-instrumented
Feb. 11, 2016 412th TW fourth quarter award winners unveiled The 412th Test Wing recognized outstanding individual performances of the last three months of 2015 with its quarterly award ceremony held in the base theater Feb. 11. Congratulations to all the fourth quarter award winners.Airman of the QuarterSenior Airman Omega Nelson, 412th Operations GroupNon
Feb. 2, 2016 AFRL welcomes two new leaders The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory saw a change in leadership in recent months. Michael Huggins took on the role of chief engineer and technical engineering authority for the Aerospace Directorate for AFRL at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Dr. Shawn Phillips became the chief of the Rocket
Jan. 26, 2016 Latest HCC tour all about electronic warfare The Edwards AFB Honorary Commanders tour Jan. 22 was all about the 412th Electronic Warfare Group. In the last tour of the 412th Mission Support Group, the HCCs were taken through a mock deployment to "Deployedistan." This tour continued in the theme simulating that they had arrived in Deployedistan