Sept. 29, 2011 Reminder: Drive-Time waivers required for all non-active duty TRICARE Prime As a reminder, all non-active duty TRICARE Prime beneficiaries must complete DOD-required drive-time waivers to avoid automatic enrollment with a civilian Primary Care Manager at an off-base medical facility.The requirement includes all non-active duty TRICARE Prime beneficiaries living in the
Feb. 19, 2014 Renowned artist to paint 'TPS Generations' Aviation artist and author, Mike Machat, was recently commissioned to create a 70th anniversary painting for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School titled "TPS Generations." The 24-inch by 48-inch original artwork will feature the NF-16D VISTA, the one-of-a-kind Variable stability In-flight Simulator
March 10, 2022 Renowned test pilot Bob Cardenas dies Famed test pilot, retired Brig. Gen. Robert “Bob” Cardenas has died in San Diego, California. He was 102.
Dec. 8, 2020 Renowned test pilot Chuck Yeager dies Famed test pilot, retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager has died, Dec. 7. He was 97.
Aug. 12, 2009 Report urges timeline for tobacco-free military The military has come a long way from the time when it packaged cigarettes in with rations, but more must be done, according to an Institute of Medicine report. The report, titled "Combating Tobacco in Military and Veteran Populations," calls for Defense Department officials to set a timeline to
April 12, 2023 Republic of Korea Air Force visit to AFTC HQ U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, Air Force Test Center commander, briefs members of the Republic of Korea Air Force on test at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Apr. 21, 2023. The ROKAF visited AFTC HQ to learn new weapon system test and evaluation methods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt.
Dec. 14, 2016 Requirements outlined for registration, storage and transport of weapons on base Nearly all military members are required at some point to qualify with firearms. Many opt to own personal firearms also. But members who reside on base and own firearms are subject to certain regulations that do not apply to civilians living off base. Tech. Sgt. Michael Campbell, 412th Security
March 17, 2022 Reserve Airman makes history with first USAF-piloted eVTOL vehicle flight Just south of his home in Brooklyn, New York, a young Terrence McKenna spent much of his childhood in Prospect Park tossing around wooden gliders and flying remote-controlled airplanes, each aircraft more complex and capable than the last.By the early 2000s, McKenna came across an ad for flying
March 17, 2022 Reserve Airman makes history with first USAF-piloted eVTOL vehicle flight Capt. Terrance McKenna, the test and experimentation lead for Agility Prime and a C-5 and T-38 pilot with the 370th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS), an Air Force Reserve Command unit out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, made history with first USAF-piloted eVTOL vehicle flight.
April 16, 2021 Reserve Airman makes history with innovative Project FoX/F-35 development For the first time ever, Air Force personnel livestreamed F-35 data directly from the aircraft’s mission systems computers to a connected computer tablet during a ground test March 31, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The event was a milestone for the Fighter Optimization eXperiment (FoX), a