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Air Force officials from more than 15 nations to gather at International Close Air Support

Posted June 25, 2012 by

Senior Air Force and Army officials will be gathering at the 10th Annual International Close Air Support event Sept. 25-27 in London. Confirmed attendees include the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, the U.S. Department of Defense, Turkish Air Force, Indian Air Force, Royal Jordanian Air Force, Czech Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Spanish Air…

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Plane Crazy Saturday set for Sept. 22

Posted September 6, 2012 by by Raphael Jaffe

The September Plane Crazy Saturday will feature display and flying on remote control model aircraft by the Murac Model Masters. These can be very serious “models” with wingspans up to about six feet. They normally fly from their airfield located at the north end of Rosamond Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Some…

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AFA’s 2013 Air Warfare Symposium explores challenges of the Air Force in today’s fiscal environment

Posted January 23, 2013 by

The Air Force Association is pleased to confirm that the Secretary of the Air Force and Under Secretary of the Air Force have approved Air Force participation in AFA’s 29th Annual Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition, Feb. 20-22, 2013. The conference will once again be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando,…

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NASA’s Orion spacecraft to appear alongside Discovery

Posted April 17, 2012 by

A full-scale test version of the Orion spacecraft is one of several NASA-sponsored exhibits that will appear alongside space shuttle Discovery at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Va. Discovery flew over the Washington area April 17, and landed at Dulles. A transfer ceremony…

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Reunions May 23, 2012

Posted May 23, 2012 by

May 25: 3rd Cbt Comm Group Midwest City, Okla. For more information email Alvin Alldredge at usaf3rdherd@gmail.com.   May 30-June 1: 69th Ord Co. Washington, D.C. For more information, call Peter Prine at (585) 226-9243 or email pprine@rochester.rr.com.   May 30-June 2: The Army Chaplains and Assistants Tampa, Fla. For more information, call Lamar Hunt…

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Air Force’s national museum to receive NASA’s Crew Compartment Trainer

Posted July 18, 2012 by by Rob Bardua

After many months of intensive planning, the first steps have been put in motion to move NASA’s first Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer from...

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Engineering, Science Hall of Fame accepting nominations

Posted October 9, 2012 by

The Engineering and Science Hall of Fame, an international non-profit organization honoring persons who have made outstanding contributions to engineering and science which have improved the quality of life for humankind, is currently accepting nominations for an exceptional individual or individuals whose career accomplishments satisfy the mission of the ESHoF. For full consideration by the…

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AFIT to host Department of Defense contractor open house

Posted April 5, 2013 by

Department of Defense contractors are invited to attend an open house and tour of the Air Force Institute of Technology April 16 and 17. Representatives from the Graduate School of Engineering & Management, School of Systems & Logistics and the Civil Engineer School will showcase teaching facilities, world-class labs and describe programs and opportunities to…

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Lockheed Martin-built Blackbirds still draw the crowds

Posted April 26, 2012 by Story and photos by Diane Betzler

Neither the near 100-degree heat nor the ongoing Poppy Festival was enough to keep aircraft buffs away from the opportunity to view America’s two most famous spy planes on display at the Blackbird Airpark in Palmdale, Calif. For the first time, the SR-71 and U-2D...

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Ohio workshop seeks ideas for manufacturing innovation network

Posted June 12, 2012 by

NASA and the National Institutes of Standards and Technology are sponsoring the second in a series of regional public workshops to gather ideas and suggestions on the design of the proposed National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. The workshop will be held July 9 at the Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio. “Designing for Impact II:…

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