JUNE 16, 2021 - The Air Force Research Laboratory has created a new video animation that realistically depicts a Tactical High-power Operational Responder, or THOR, destroying swarms of enemy drones in a base defense scenario. In an effort to counter the increasing threat posed by enemy drones and other airborne threats, the Air Force developed the THOR. THOR is a … [Read more...]
Flight Academy Gives Youth Opportunity to Fly
JUNE 16, 2021 - Students travelled to Peter Prince Airfield to attend the inaugural AIM HIGH Flight Academy hosted by Air Force Recruiting Service’s Detachment 1, May 29, 2021. The 24 students selected will get exposure to the fundamentals of flight and will have the opportunity to tour U.S. Air Force aircraft, while working with aviator mentors. The first of three sessions … [Read more...]
Current PCS, Household Goods Affected By Supply Shortages
JUNE 15, 2021 - Following the COVID-19 pandemic, supply shortages have been popping up in everything from lumber to computer chips to new cars. These shortfalls are likely to affect some service members and their families this summer during the typically busy permanent change of station, or PCS, season. According to a newly released communiqué from the Air Force’s Personal … [Read more...]
Air Force Adds Maintenance Duty Uniform and Tactical OCP Caps
JUNE 15, 2021 - Air Force commanders of units with aircraft maintenance, industrial and other labor intensive Air Force Specialty Codes will have the option to authorize wear of a standardized, maintenance duty uniform, also referred to as coveralls, which may be worn on a day-to-day basis upon publication of the updated AFI 36-2903 anticipated for August 2021. The career … [Read more...]
Navy Space Energy Mission: One Year and Still Going
JUNE 11, 2021 - It has been one year since U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers launched PRAM, the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module, aboard the Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on May 17, 2020. The mission is part of a comprehensive investigation into prospective terrestrial use of solar energy captured in space. “It’s been exhilarating getting to this … [Read more...]