AUGUST 16, 2016, CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. - The 45th Space Wing supported the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Commo satellite JCSAT-16 launch from Space Launch Complex 40 here Aug. 14. The Falcon 9 rocket is carrying the JCSAT-16 communications satellite built by Space Systems Loral for Tokyo-based SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. JCSAT-16 will be a backup satellite for … [Read more...]
Cyber Security Internship Pilot Program Promotes Innovation
AUGUST 16, 2016, PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - Just by looking at where we are today, we can already see how powerful technology is shaping our world. Through the years, scientists have developed cutting-edge technologies intended to make life a lot more convenient with rapid innovation and advancement. Especially in the 21st century, our current way of life always seems out of date … [Read more...]
More Than Navy Recruiters: Forging A Team, Impacting A Community
AUGUST 15, 2016, NASHVILLE (NNS) - A firefighter, a bomb builder, and a man who studies dots on a screen walk into an office just outside of Nashville. They sit down each day and work a very different job - putting people in the U.S. Navy. The paperwork and community interactions are a far cry from the high stakes skill craft that they each display on the seas. Still, they … [Read more...]
KC-46A Approved for Production
AUGUST 15, 2016, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The KC-46A Pegasus program received Milestone C approval from Frank Kendall, the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, signaling the aircraft is ready to enter into production. Work is now underway to award the first two low rate initial production lots within the next 30 days. "I commend the team for … [Read more...]
California Air National Guard Completes Life-Saving Mission on Pacific Ocean
AUGUST 15, 2016, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. - California Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing completed an overwater rescue mission on the Pacific Ocean, saving the life of a seriously ill 37-year-old crewman on board the HMCS Calgary, a Canadian naval frigate. "The 129th Rescue Wing's federal mission is to conduct combat rescue. But as California … [Read more...]