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High Desert Hangar Stories: Keeping a promise at the Pete Knight...
Sometimes great, passion-filled ideas can find themselves bogged down in the realities of logistics and bureaucracy. The passage of time can become an adversary...
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High Desert Hangar Stories: Keeping a promise at the Pete Knight...
Sometimes great, passion-filled ideas can find themselves bogged down in the realities of logistics and bureaucracy. The passage of time can become an adversary...
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Headlines – April 3, 2020
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Over 120,000 sign online petition to reinstate U.S. Navy carrier commander-
More than 120,000 people have signed a petition calling on the U.S. Navy to...
DEFENSE
Air Force, Boeing agree on final KC-46 RVS 2.0 design
The Air Force and Boeing reached two agreements April 2, 2020, to implement a final KC-46A Pegasus Remote Vision System design, known as RVS...
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VA updates cemetery guidance amidst coronavirus crisis
All Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries are open and will continue to provide interments for veterans and eligible individuals.
However, the National Cemetery Administration...
Remembering the Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, which began 75 years ago, was the last major battle of World War II — and the bloodiest of the Pacific...
Last major allied operations in Europe launched 75 years ago
In the waning days of World War II in Europe, U.S., Canadian and British forces faced a formidable obstacle on their march toward Berlin:...
HOLIDAY RECIPES
Northrop Grumman demonstrates landmark unmanned mine-hunting capabilities
Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated unmanned mine-hunting capabilities using the high-speed AQS-24B sensor during the Belgian Defense Technology & Industry Day trials at the...
BUSINESS
Lockheed Martin delivers the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s first HC-130J Combat King II
Lockheed Martin delivered the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s first HC-130J Combat King II April 2, 2020, to a crew from the 920th Rescue Wing...
Air Force, Boeing agree on final KC-46 RVS 2.0 design
The Air Force and Boeing reached two agreements April 2, 2020, to implement a final KC-46A Pegasus Remote Vision System design, known as RVS...
Boeing delivers first CH-47F Chinook to Royal Netherlands Air Force
Boeing recently delivered the first CH-47F Chinook with an upgraded cockpit to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, continuing a track record of on-time deliveries to...
SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY
NASA releases concept images of X-57 in final configuration
These concept art images depict NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, in several phases of operation at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, located...
X-59 QueSST more than sum of its parts
A time-honored tradition employed by the aerospace community for decades is continuing with the assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft at the...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope full mirror deployment a success
In a recent test, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed its primary mirror into the same configuration it will have when in space.
As...
HEALTH AND SAFETY
VA updates cemetery guidance amidst coronavirus crisis
All Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries are open and will continue to provide interments for veterans and eligible individuals.
However, the National Cemetery Administration...
146th Airlift Wing assists in federal medical station setup for COVID-19 response in Los...
LOS ANGELES--Airmen with the 146th Airlift Wing assisted in the setup of durable medical equipment and temporary hospital beds for a federal medical station...
Navy fires Capt. Brett Crozier, who sought help for virus-stricken ship
The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus on his ship was fired April 2 by Navy...
