Pace Team in place to help marathoners reach their goals

The United States Air Force Marathon Pace Team will be on-hand during the 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon to help both first time and experienced marathoners looking to reach their running goals. The Pace Team is a group of experienced marathoners that lead runners through the entire 26.2 miles of the

Major force protection contract awarded

A team of professionals led by Hanscom's 642nd Electronic Systems Squadron recently ensured Air Force security forces around the world will have access to cutting edge integrated base defense systems for the next five years. On July 24, the Air Force awarded a Force Protection Security System

Air Force volunteers pitch in for co-worker's extreme home makeover

A team of Air Force military members and civilians volunteered their Saturday morning, Aug. 1, to help a fellow civilian Airman who is getting a new home as part of ABC-TV's popular series, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." The commander of Air Force Materiel Command, Gen. Donald Hoffman, and

WaveRider test vehicle meets B-52

Airmen successfully mated the X-51A WaveRider flight test vehicle to a B-52 Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base July 17. The fit check followed integration earlier in the month of the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne scramjet propulsion system into the X-51 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.

Sheppard, AF retires workhorse of pilot training

More than 50 years of dependable service is a lot to ask, especially from a tool used to train thousands of people in a critical and sometimes dangerous business. But as the U.S. Air Force said farewell to the T-37 Tweet July 31, it did so knowing it got all it asked for and more from the venerable

Air Force Marathon registration fees to increase Aug. 2

The registration price for the Air Force Marathon, half-marathon and 5K races will increase Aug. 2. Through Aug. 1, registration for the full marathon, which includes wheeled and visually impaired divisions, costs $75, the half-marathon is $60, the 10K is $35 per person and the 5K (also including a

Infrared camera saves base money, time

The camera that Wayne Merritt holds in his hands looks about like any standard home-video camera, but the price tag for it is about that of a new BMW. And it has more than paid for itself, Mr. Merritt said. The camera, which costs about $55,000, shoots infrared images and is used to identify a

Shop ensures F-15 pilots can fly with unobstructed vision

Perhaps no other unit at Robins has a more appropriate motto than the F-15 Canopy Shop's: "Our Mission is Clear." There are actually two canopy shops on base. The first disassembles the canopies and deals with any issues other than transparency of the acrylic canopy itself. The other is the 561st

Air Force Releases Results of F-22 Accident Investigation

An accident investigation board has determined that human factors associated with high gravitational forces caused the crash of an F-22 test aircraft 35 miles outside of Edwards AFB, Calif., on March 25, 2009. The test pilot, David Cooley, a Lockheed Martin employee, was killed in the mishap. Cooley

Space Fence program awards contracts for concept development

Last month's award of three $30-million concept development contracts for the Space Fence program will yield an outcropping of risk reduction activities -- alternative radar designs, architecture/trade studies and prototyping - all designed to improve the overall space surveillance network. "This is

Flight test shows small antenna can do big things

During a flight test conducted earlier this summer, Electronic Systems Center and MIT Lincoln Laboratory personnel demonstrated the powerful capabilities of a small antenna. The seven-inch-high, 14-inch-wide antenna performed so well, in fact, that only one flight test was needed to determine its

Stimulus relief available for homeowners

Help for homeowners is here. On February 17, 2009 the President signed the stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, enacted by Congress. ARRA includes significant provisions for military members who are facing financial pressures from home mortgages and the housing market

Wright-Patt employee to be highlighted on "Extreme Home Makeover"

An Air Force civil servant living in Beavercreek, Ohio, will receive a complete home redo and be featured on ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" television program. James Terpenning is a civilian information technology specialist for the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. He's

Drone recovery saves Air Force money

New process to drastically change programmed maintenance

On July 31, a C-130 Hercules will arrive at Robins and mark the beginning of what is expected to be a dramatic change in the way aircraft maintenance is done. The Air Mobility Command plane will be the first validation aircraft for High Velocity Maintenance, which means it will be used to test the