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Registration now live for AFA’s annual Air, Space Conference

Posted May 2, 2012 by

Registration for the Air Force Association’s 2012 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition is now live! This unique three-day symposium runs Sept. 17 to19 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on the Potomac, in National Harbor, just across the river from Alexandria and minutes from downtown Washington, D.C. AFA’s Air & Space…

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Smithsonian celebrates annual ‘Become A Pilot Day’

Posted June 18, 2012 by by A1C Alexander W. Riedel

Officials at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum held the annual "Become a Pilot" family day June 16, in Chantilly, Va. More than 45 aircraft were on display as the museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy...

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Supporting war fighters from space

Posted August 20, 2012 by by Capt. Chris Sukach

Air Force Space Command Vice Commander Lt. Gen. John Hyten spoke at the 15th Annual Space and Missile Defense Conference in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 14 and discussed how the American way of war has fundamentally changed thanks to space. He used historical examples to illustrate his point and contrasted those with support provided in more…

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Conferences and Symposia, December 2012

Posted November 19, 2012 by

Dec. 2 – MAVEN Science Community Workshop, San Francisco, Calif. http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/2012/04/05/maven-science-community-workshop/ Dec. 3-4 – Annual International Conference on Geological and Earth Sciences, Singapore www.geoearth.org/ Dec. 3-5 – Gluehwine Aarseth N-body Meeting in Bonn, Bonn, Germany www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~sambaran/christmas_nbody2012.html Dec. 3-7 – American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Calif. http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/ Dec. 3-8 – Symposium: New Trends of…

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Foundation hosing Excellence in Aviation awards

Posted March 30, 2012 by

The Flight Test Historical Foundation’s Excellence in Aviation awards are slated for 6 p.m., May 19. The dinner and silent auction fund raiser honorees are Dr.Buzz Aldrin and Maj.Gen. Joe Engle for Excellence in Space. Delford M. Smith for Excellence in Aviation Business. Col. Joe Kittinger for Excellence in Aviation; and Dr. James O. Young…

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Torrance, Calif., to host 53rd Annual Armed Forces Day celebrations, parade

Posted May 15, 2012 by

The City of Torrance, Calif., will honor the men and women of the U.S. military, by hosting its 53rd consecutive Armed Forces Day Celebration and Parade May 18 to 20. This is the longest running military parade sponsored by a city in the United States. The parade runs 1:30-3:30 p.m., May 19 and begins at…

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Northrop Grumman sponsors Dodgers military appreciation night, July 4th fireworks

Posted July 5, 2012 by

Northrop Grumman helped honor U.S. troops and celebrate the nation's birthday as the presenting sponsor of Military Appreciation Night...

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AFRI hosts cyber conference, next step in new school

Posted September 17, 2012 by Rebecca Burylo

“Cyber Power: The Quest Toward a Common Ground” is the theme of the second annual Air Force Research Institute conference Oct. 9-11 in the Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The conference will act as another step toward the completion of the new Cyber Air Corps Tactical School, or C-ACTS. Focusing on…

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Original part from B-17F Memphis Belle returns home

Posted March 1, 2013 by Rob Bardua

Air Force photograph The B-17F “Memphis Belleís” engine primer knob from the co-pilotís side panel. Young Airman Ralph Barrett had no idea what that strange looking part he had found in Memphis was, but it looked interesting so he picked it up and decided to hang onto it. The part eventually made it to his…

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NASA marks Earth Day with public events, online activities

Posted April 19, 2012 by

NASA will celebrate the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day this week with several live and online activities to engage the public about the agency’s mission to use space to explore and better understand our planet. NASA will host three days of displays and presentations open to the public on the National Mall in Washington from…

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