NOVEMBER 8, 2017, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX - Air Force officials have raised the course limit for civilian tuition assistance from one course per semester or quarter to two courses for fiscal year 2018. The Air Force chose to increase the course limit, following the annual end-of-year TA program review, based on interest across the civilian career fields and … [Read more...]
Air Force Drones Help California Firefighters Combat Wildfires
OCTOBER 20, 2017 - March Air Reserve Base, CA — Remotely piloted aircraft are again in the air to help combat this year’s California wildfires. From August-November 2013, California Air National Guardsmen assigned to what was then designated as the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing operated the MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft over the Rim Fire, which was ravaging … [Read more...]
Small Antennas Could Bring Big Benefits To The Air Force
OCTOBER 5, 2017, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - Researchers at the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, in partnership with Northeastern University, recently developed an ultra-compact antenna that uses a whole different approach in transmitting and receiving signals. This breakthrough could be a big step in the miniaturization of many military and commercial communication … [Read more...]
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Navy, AF Break Ground with Gulf Power on Florida’s Largest Solar Projects
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- December 17, 2015 -- The Navy and the Air Force broke ground with Southern Company, a subsidiary of Gulf Power, today at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, marking the start of construction for three large-scale solar electric generating facilities. Combined, these facilities will have approximately 1.5 million solar panels that could generate up to … [Read more...]