MARCH 27, 2023 - A ready fighting force depends on its units working together. Radar Approach Control and the Air Traffic Control tower work together as closely as any two other units at Whiteman Air Force Base. The ATC tower monitors everything from aircraft landing and departing, to vehicles on the flight line, while RAPCON monitors aircraft in the air outside of visual … [Read more...]
Under Secretary of the Air Force Testifies on Recruiting
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Kristyn Jones, performing the duties of the undersecretary of the Air Force, Undersecretary of the Navy Erik Raven and Undersecretary of the Army Gabriel Camarillo testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on military recruiting challenges, Washington, D.C., March 22, 2023. (U.S. Air Force … [Read more...]
USSF Announces University Consortium Research Opportunity
MARCH 23, 2023 - In partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and Universities Space Research Association, the United States Space Force announced the establishment of a new University Consortium Research Opportunity addressing space science and technology challenges today. The research focus areas for this UCRO will include Beyond Geostationary Earth Orbit (xGEO) … [Read more...]
Yokota AB AFWERX Team Seeks to Invest, Innovate
MARCH 23, 2023 - Twenty members from Yokota Air Base attended the Defense and Security Equipment International, or DSEI, Japan exhibition March 16, in Tokyo, to seek out new, cutting-edge technology in a trip organized by YokoWERX, an AFWERX spark cell at Yokota AB that helps innovative Airmen bring their ideas to life. With 66 countries represented, DSEI Japan is the … [Read more...]
Power Rocket Sleds Speed Into the Future
A hypersonic sled travels 6,400-feet per second on a monorail and is recovered as part of the Hypersonic Sled Recovery effort at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex High Speed Test Track at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. This test marked the fastest recovery of a monorail sled in over 30 years. (U.S. Air Force photos) MARCH 22, 2023 – Rocket sled testing is … [Read more...]