Continuum of Service
Lt. Gen. Bud Wyatt, Air National Guard director, said he’d like to see it become easier for active duty airmen to shift to the Air Guard or Air Force Reserve—and perhaps even revert to the active duty ranks at some...
Excited About Space Surveillance Satellite
The Air Force’s Space Based Space Surveillance satellite is “exceeding performance expectations” on orbit, Maj. Gen. John Hyten, USAF’s director of space acquisition policy, told Senate overseers during a space hearing. He said the satellite is “demonstrating excellent focus, high...
Another F-35A Production Aircraft at Edwards
AF-6, the second F-35A production aircraft accepted into the Air Force’s inventory, has arrived at Edwards AFB, Calif., to take part in F-35 flight test activities, announced prime contractor Lockheed Martin. It joins AF-7, the first production F-35A to enter...
F135 Lot 4 Contract Awarded
Pratt & Whitney has received a $1.13 billion contract from the Defense Department to supply 37 F135 engines for the F-35 strike fighter during Lot 4 low-rate initial production. “This contract provides our customer with a 15-percent savings on the...
Misawa Airmen Certified as F-16 Demonstration Team in Pacific
Lt. Gen. Burton Field, 5th Air Force commander, has certified a team from the 14th Fighter Squadron at Misawa AB, Japan, to be the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team. “PACAF’s F-16 Demonstration Team provides an example of what the...
Cockpit 2035
Fifteen senior Air Force Academy cadets won the first-ever Boeing-sponsored “Crew System 2035” competition, beating out their colleagues from the Naval Academy and West Point for the best futuristic cockpit design. Thirteen of the 15 cadets are getting ready to...
Running on Air
The 374th Medical Group at Yokota AB, Japan, received the Air Force’s first zero-gravity treadmill, designed by AlterG of Fremont, Calif., incorporating NASA-developed technology. The high-tech machine can help speed an airman’s recovery process following an injury or surgery to...
Lockheed Positive on Pending F-16 Sales
Lockheed Martin officials expect to ink deals with Iraq and Oman for the sale of up to 18 F-16 fighters to each nation by early 2012, reported Reuters. The Iraqis delayed their purchase earlier this year. The US aerospace giant...