Accident board releases Global Hawk accident report

Posted September 28, 2018 by

According to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released Sept. 26, an RQ-4B Global Hawk that crashed June 21, 2017, near Lone Pine, Calif., broke up mid-air after experiencing issues with one of its navigational data devices/ navigators. This caused the RQ-4B to enter an unusual flight altitude and experience airspeeds that exceeded…

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HH-60G Pave Hawk accident investigation released

Posted October 31, 2018 by

Air Force photograph An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter struck a galvanized steel cable and subsequently impacted an uninhabited desert area near Al Qaim, Iraq, March 15, 2018, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released Oct. 29. Four flight crew members and three pararescuemen were killed in the mishap. There were no…

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Air Force photograph by SSgt. Benjamin Sutton

Osan U-2s celebrate nearly 40 years of surveillance

Posted October 30, 2015 by SSgt. Benjamin Sutton

U-2 aircraft from the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea, have spent almost 40 years delivering vital imagery and signals intelligence to command leaders throughout the Korean Peninsula.

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New ‘Chem milling’ process garners positive reaction by producing parts quickly

Posted November 25, 2015 by

Bubbles of hydrogen gas boiled and rolled as electroplater Marissa DeMent dunked a new piece of what will become an F/A-18 Hornet’s aluminum exterior component into a chemical bath at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in Jacksonville, Fla.

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AF announces FY16 aviator bonuses: RPA pilots eligible for first time

Posted December 18, 2015 by

Eligible active-duty aviators have until Sept. 30 to apply for the fiscal year 2016 Aviator Retention Pay or Critical Skills Retention Bonus programs, Air Force officials announced Dec. 15. “The cost to train and develop our Airmen is a significant investment for the Air Force,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh…

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Test team aims at new machine gun for Pave Hawk

Posted January 13, 2016 by Rebecca Amber

Arriving in the rain, an HH-60G Pave Hawk landed Jan. 5 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to begin testing the ballistic dispersion of a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun.

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Defense secretary visits China Lake

Posted February 8, 2016 by

Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter visited Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division China Lake, Calif., on Feb. 2 for a tour and discussion about the innovative work going on at the command.

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Laser weapons development by 2023

Posted February 26, 2016 by David Vergun

Responding to lawmakers' questions about how close the Army is to developing offensive and defensive directed-energy weapons, Mary J. Miller responded: "I believe we're very close."

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Air Force photograph by Capt. Hope R. Cronin

F-35A training syllabus advances ahead of IOC

Posted March 14, 2016 by Capt. Hope Cronin

Air Force photograph by Capt. Hope R. Cronin An Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., F-35A Lightning II receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill AFB, Fla., approximately 100 miles off the Gulf Coast March 2, following the 58th Fighter Squadron’s first successful munition employment at a nearby range. Airmen from the 33rd Fighter…

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Lockheed Martin photograph by Chad Bellay

Eielson selected to receive operational F-35A aircraft

Posted April 4, 2016 by

Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, was selected as the new home for the Air Force’s first operational overseas F-35A Lightning IIs.

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Accident board releases Global Hawk accident report

HH-60G Pave Hawk accident investigation released

Osan U-2s celebrate nearly 40 years of surveillance

New ‘Chem milling’ process garners positive reaction by producing parts quickly

AF announces FY16 aviator bonuses: RPA pilots eligible for first time

Test team aims at new machine gun for Pave Hawk

Defense secretary visits China Lake

Laser weapons development by 2023

F-35A training syllabus advances ahead of IOC

Eielson selected to receive operational F-35A aircraft

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