JANUARY 16, 2020 - The Air Force Research Laboratory’s X-60A program recently achieved a key developmental milestone with the completion of integrated vehicle propulsion system verification ground testing. The X-60A is an air-launched rocket designed for hypersonic flight research. It is being developed by Generation Orbit Launch Services under an AFRL Small Business … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2020
Army Reserve Looking for Top Inspector General Candidates
JANUARY 16, 2020 - The inspector general, or IG, is in serious need of top-quality candidates to fill its ranks across the Army Reserve. "We are looking for the top 20 percent, which is a challenge because commanders are looking for that top 20 percent as well to be their staffs," said Sgt. Maj. Trevor Sellers, the top noncommissioned officer of the Army Reserve inspector … [Read more...]
Pence Swears In First Chief of Space Operations at White House Event
JANUARY 15, 2020 - Vice President Mike Pence swore in Air Force Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond as the highest-ranking military leader of the newly created U.S. Space Force in a ceremony that recognized the arrival of the nation's newest military branch. Raymond was formally designated the first chief of space operations in a formal ceremony sponsored by the White House and held … [Read more...]
Vehicle Mechanics Keep Army Rolling Throughout European Theater
JANUARY 15, 2020 - Warm air carrying the smell of used motor oil and grease circulated through the open bay of the mechanic shop. While one mechanic combed through the colored tangle of wires exposed under the vehicle's dashboard, another mechanic scanned the various hoses and tubes under the hood of their assigned vehicle. U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ryan Thiers, battalion … [Read more...]
Air Force Beta-Tests Adaptive Learning Platform in Basic Military Training
JANUARY 15, 2020 - Air Education and Training Command’s emphasis on the use of technology to aggressively and cost-effectively modernize education and training took another step forward at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland with the issuance of personal tablets to two in-processing flights at basic military training. On Dec. 11, 2019, about 110 trainees with the 321st Training … [Read more...]