Work continues at Hill AFB to replace T-38 aileron levers

To meet the challenge of building more than 1,000 aileron actuator levers for T-38 Talon aircraft, workers in the 532nd Commodities Maintenance Squadron's New Manufacturing and Repair Division literally had to start from scratch. The levers, which control moveable flaps on the T-38's wings, are

Gen. Carlson stresses importance of information technology

Speaking Oct. 23 to a crowd of several hundred people from the information technology and management industry, the commander of Air Force Materiel Command showcased the value of technological advances in supporting the warfighter through better integration and life-cycle planning. Gen. Bruce Carlson

Tinker AFB, community celebrate aerospace complex partnership

Prominent Air Force, Tinker, state and community leaders participated in an Oct. 23 ceremony celebrating the Tinker Aerospace Complex lease signing. "Today we have a special and happy opportunity to formally inaugurate the Tinker Aerospace Complex," said Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley.

Air Force team works to lower IED threat

An Electronic Systems Center office here is working to minimize the threat of suicide bombings at the entry points of controlled access zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. The team has been working since late September to rapidly evaluate technologies designed to detect what are known as person-borne

SECAF addresses top priorities during Tinker AFB visit

During a town hall meeting here Oct. 24, Airmen got to hear about the Air Force's current and future priorities from the new man in charge, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley. Six days after he was officially sworn in, Secretary Donley visited Tinker AFB along with Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski,

Joint Strike Fighter completes testing at Edwards AFB

The prototype F-35 Joint Strike Fighter AA-1 completed an air start test here Oct. 23, validating the aircraft's ability to shut down and restart its engine in flight. This ensures the aircraft can regain power and fly safely in the event of an unanticipated engine flameout. The JSF Integrated Test

Missile defense, engine crack detection could benefit from laser research

Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded work at the University of Colorado at Boulder that explores how atoms and molecules respond to light pulses could lead to possible future technologies that use the high energy densities of lasers. The husband and wife research team of Dr. Henry Kapteyn

Dr. Butler accepts acquisition services responsibility

AF partners with Ohio hospital to ready nurses for deployment

University Hospital Cincinnati and the Air Force inaugurated a new program in October to provide newly graduated registered nurses the advanced clinical training and experience needed to become Air Force Nurse Corps officers and to prepare them for deployment. University Hospital is the first

AF officials outline challenges, needs at logistics conference

Approximately 1,200 logisticians heard first-hand at the national Logistics Officer Association conference about Air Force priorities, urgent warfighter needs and sustainment initiatives that will affect their profession. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Sue Payton and Gen. Bruce

F-35 environmental impact info available to public

Air Force officials announced Oct. 17 that the final Environmental Impact Statement addressing the bed down of the Joint Strike Fighter and 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is available for public review. The publication of the notice of availability in the Federal Register begins a 30-day public

Depot efforts continue to keep T-38s flying

Members of the 573rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron here continue to put in long hours to make sure Air Force pilot training doesn't come to a halt. Many members of the squadron have been working 10-hour days, seven days a week to make a new aileron actuator lever for the T-38 Talon used to train

Air Force invests $12 million in research program

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research announced Oct. 17 it will award approximately $12.1 million in grants to 39 scientists and engineers who submitted winning research proposals through the Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program.The program is open to scientists and engineers at

Enhanced Use Lease project under way at Hill AFB

Construction of the largest Enhanced Use Lease project in the history of the Department of the Air Force officially began Oct. 10 with a ground breaking ceremony held at the Hill Aerospace Museum. Local dignitaries Gov. Jon Huntsman, Sen. Orrin Hatch, Rep. Rob Bishop, state Sen. Sheldon Killpack,

Chief of staff emphasizes logisticians' role

You don't have to sell Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz on the value of logistics. "Acquisition, engineering and wholesale logistics form the foundation of numerous Air Force capabilities ... Logistics professionals who perform these services are critical to everything the Air Force