Major savings result from AEDC wind tunnel improvement program

Replacing the Test Article Control System and Data Acquisition System feedthrough assemblies used at the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel here is saving the Arnold Engineering Development Complex more than $1 million this year.This effort is part of the Improved Transonic Test Capability, or IMTTC,

Rolls-Royce continues testing latest Trent engine at AEDC

The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-TEN, or Thrust, Efficiency and New Technology, engine was recently tested for performance, operability and icing certification at the Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility C-2 engine test cell at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.Prior to the end of the test

New Tunnel 4T Captive Trajectory Support System expands test envelope

'This is depot work - this is what this base was meant to do'

Heavy structural repairs occur every single day at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, yet one in particular has received some extra attention during the last few months.As an F-15C was moving early on through programmed depot maintenance in the 561st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, a vertical

British woman to run AF half-marathon in girl's honor

The daughter of two Airmen stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base may cross the finish line of the U.S. Air Force Half Marathon Sept. 19 -- in the arms of either her father or a British woman who is coming to run in her honor.Grace Golembiewski, 2, the daughter of Tech. Sgt. Paul Golembiewski

Edwards squadron does prerequisite testing for KC-46 program

The 418th Flight Test Squadron is setting the stage for the arrival of the new KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueler with legacy tanker fuel surge testing conducted July 26 through Aug. 9. Both the KC-135 and the KC-10 were tested successively on the ground to baseline surge pressure environments.The same

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

AFMC commander praises Team Hill Airmen, 'AFSC Way'

During a visit here Aug. 5-6, Air Force Materiel Command's top leader met with Team Hill Airmen and experienced firsthand how Air Force Sustainment Center units are implementing the "AFSC Way," a program focused on delivering high-quality combat power quickly and at less cost.Gen. Ellen M.

AFMC commander highlights new AFMC mission, vision, family

Without a culture of respect and resilience, Airmen can't carry forward the Air Force's core missions of air and space superiority; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; rapid global mobility; global strike; and, command and control.It is that culture that Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Air

AFMC commander cites AFSC focus on generating combat power

The new commander of Air Force Materiel Command may have had to cross three time zones to complete her immersion of the Air Force Sustainment Center last week, but, geographical variance aside, what she saw was a highly connected enterprise focused on generating combat power for America."Getting to

Ogden ALC saves time, money with MHU-83 lift work

For many years, the 526th Electronics Maintenance Squadron, part of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, overhauled Munitions Handling Unit-83 lift trucks in support of supply-chain customers at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.The MHU-83 is an aerial lift truck that lifts and secures munitions, weapons,

Not just business as usual: New process to benefit CMXG flight control production

Without ailerons, elevators and rudders on a C-17 Globemaster III -- the powerful cargo jet that carries troops and supplies to the battlefield and in support of humanitarian efforts -- the aircraft can't safely be controlled during flight. And without regular inspections and maintenance of those

Maintainers extend life of T-38 Talon

The Air Force's trusted trainer, the T-38 Talon, has a new lease on life thanks to a robust structural-modification program.Technicians in the Ogden Air Logistics Complex's 575th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, recently completed the first aircraft in the program and

Air Force moves to replace AWACS radio system

The AWACS Communication and Network Upgrade program office here is conducting market research in an effort to replace the existing tactical radio system on E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.Recently, the Hanscom-based team issued a request for information to assess potential

Tinker B-52 shop reduces production time, boosts savings

The numbers alone speak for themselves.Using the Art of the Possible and a modular flow process, the 551st Commodities Maintenance Squadron's B-52 Wrap Cowls shop has reduced its production time from 155 days to around 22 days. That's a difference of 133 days and a savings of more than $1