Dec. 13, 2006 Raptor test team wins command-level award The F-22A Flight Sciences Test Team recently won the 2005 General Bernard P. Randolph Engineering Team Award. This award recognizes the superior performance of an engineering team that significantly contributes to enhancing the Air Force Materiel Command's mission. The team consisted of 25 members,
Dec. 13, 2006 Engineer takes flight testing to fight, wins award What the human eyes couldn't see, the "Horned Owl" could.A specially fitted C-12 aircraft launched from Balad Air Base, Iraq, the "Horned Owl" flew combat sorties in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The experimental aircraft used an advanced ground-penetrating radar system, sweeping the ground
Dec. 12, 2006 Test Parachutists 'jump' to conclusions It's been said there's no good reason to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, but a small cadre of enlisted people here have a very good reason -- saving lives.They don't wear the maroon beret of the Air Force Pararescue; they're members of the 418th Flight Test Squadron's Test Parachutist
Dec. 12, 2006 Piute Ponds opens improved walking tour The Piute Ponds walking tour is now open and ready for business.That's the message as two elementary school children helped Col. Drew Jeter, 95th Air Base Wing commander, cut a ribbon to signify the installation of an observation deck and several informational signs placed along a wide walking path
Dec. 12, 2006 TPS takes to open seas The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School took another step in building relations with other military services when Class 05B journeyed to San Diego recently and spent the day aboard the USS Stennis."Flying out to the carrier was an adventure in and of itself," said Capt. Randel Gordon, TPS student. "The
Dec. 12, 2006 Global Hawk completes wet runway testing The Global Vigilance Combined Test Force's 452nd Flight Test Squadron achieved an important milestone by completing wet runway taxi testing on the Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle -- the first-ever wet runway testing performed on an unmanned aircraft -- May 3.The purpose of this test was to
Dec. 12, 2006 FSC class provides welcome to spouses The classroom was filled with laughter and stories of past bases as five of Edwards newest spouses sat in a Family Support Center's classroom, Wednesday, awaiting the start of the Spouses Welcome class.Spouses Welcome, held the first Wednesday of each month, is a class designed to familiarize new