Jan. 12, 2015 Joshua Tree National Park will offer "Fee Free" day to honor Dr. Martin Luther King On Monday, Jan. 19, Joshua Tree National Park will join the other 400 -plus units of the National Park Service in commemorating Dr. Martin L. King and his contribution to civil rights in the U.S., by waiving entrance fees to the park. Visitors to Joshua Tree National Park are reminded that the
Nov. 5, 2014 Joshua Tree to honor Veterans Day with Fee Free Day Enjoy Joshua Tree National Park and many other public lands at no charge on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11. To honor all Americans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, there will be free entrance to the park for all visitors for that day.Many National Park Service employees served in the
Sept. 16, 2014 JROTC honor guard remembers 9/11 Desert High School Junior ROTC Honor Guard cadets gathered at the school's flag pole early Sept. 11, to remember the individuals who lost their lives in the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks in 2001. As the bugalist played "Taps," the flag was raised and lowered to half-staff. Cadets saluted
Oct. 22, 2012 JSF completes first in-flight release of AIM-120 An F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft completed the first in-flight weapons release of an instrumented AIM-120 from a 5th Generation fighter, Oct. 19. The flight was conducted by U.S. Air Force Maj. Matt Phillips, 461st Flight Test Squadron. The aircraft, known as AF-1,
Dec. 5, 2006 JSF decontamination testing draws to close The Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force will pull an F-16 out of a special hangar Saturday, marking the culmination of a series of unique tests here.The F-16 was used as a surrogate for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to test Department of Defense chemical and biological decontamination methods
June 14, 2012 JSF executive officer drops by 461st FLTS Lt. Col. George Schwartz, 461st Flight Test Squadron commander (left), presents Vice Admiral David J. Venlet with a commemorative flag and photo on behalf of the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force. Venlet is the program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II Program. He stopped by the
Feb. 21, 2012 JSF ITF overcomes hurdles to jump into night flying Flying off into the sunset has new meaning for the 461st Flight Test Squadron. Reaching another milestone in the test program, the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force completed the first F-35A Lightning II night flight, Jan. 18.Taking off just before sunset, the aircraft flew test points in
Aug. 19, 2015 JSF ITF reaches historic sortie milestone at ‘lightning’ speed The Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force, which oversees all three test variants of the F-35 Lightning II, has proved its resolve to test and equip the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps with their latest fifth-generation fighter. This is evidenced by achieving a historical milestone
Jan. 6, 2020 JSF ITF: Year in Review the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Integrated Test Force (ITF) is responsible for developmental test of the world’s most advanced 5th generation fighter, the F-35 Lightning II. In 2019, as part of the Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System team, the ITF won the coveted Collier Trophy for “for the
Feb. 2, 2017 JSF pilot ensemble designed to keep out CB agents After several tests over the past six months to contaminate and decontaminate an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with simulated chemical and biological agents, the 461st Flight Test Squadron has now moved forward to testing a suit ensemble designed to protect the pilot from those threats. “Over a decade