SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 – The Air Force Rapid Dragon Program, a fast-paced experimentation campaign led by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office, has completed two more successful demonstrations during its first system-level flight tests of this potential new capability at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico in July 2021. The tests assessed the … [Read more...]

One of the directors of the National Geographic Documentary Film, "The Rescue", Jimmy Chin, poses for a picture with members of the multinational team which participated in the Tham Luang Cave rescue, British cave diver Rick Stantion, Air Force Special Tactics Officer Capt. Mitch Torrel and groundwater expert Thanet Natisri during a premiere screening of the film at the … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 - The Department of the Air Force has awarded a $2,604,329,361 contract to Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, for B-52H Stratofortress military derivative commercial engines. The competitive single award contract provides for 608 military derivative commercial engines, plus spare engines, associated support equipment and commercial engineering … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 - Gold Star families are recognized for having experienced the loss of a loved one during a time of conflict. For these families, nothing will ever be the same, but they are not alone, and they are certainly not forgotten. “You know, one of your biggest fears when you lose someone is that they’ll be forgotten,” said Jiffy Helton, mother of U.S. Air … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 - The 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, headquartered at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, evaluated the Air Route Surveillance Radar system version four, or ARSR-4, on a mountain top in Paso Robles, California, Aug. 23 through Sept. 4. This one-of-a-kind unit evaluates and optimizes the joint surveillance system, or JSS, long-range radars, or LRR, all over the … [Read more...]