Atlas V launch delay extended to no earlier than Aug. 14

The launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload has been further delayed to no earlier than Aug. 14 here to provide additional time for resolution of a range instrumentation issue that developed during the initial launch attempt Aug 2. "The instrumentation currently

Atlas V launch delayed

The launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-36 payload originally scheduled for Aug. 2 has been delayed due to an uprange instrumentation issue and is now scheduled for Aug. 3 at 12:27 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-3. There are no issues with the Atlas V vehicle

Miniature satellites to launch from Vandenberg

Vandenberg kids enjoy summer reading with Lt. Gen. Helms

USAF Initiates voluntary limited loadmaster recall

Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard loadmasters may be eligible to apply for a limited period recall to extended active duty, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced here.The loadmaster career field is chronically undermanned, said Senior Master Sgt. Marvin Daugherty, the AFPC accessions

New civilian pay system on the way

All Air Force civilian employees are slated to be using a new, standardized Air Force pay system by June 2013. The Automated Time Attendance and Production System will standardize the pay method across the service and will be implemented first at Air Force Global Strike Command and Air National

30th Medical Group poised for whooping cough

This year, health professionals nationwide are seeing many more cases of pertussis or "whooping cough" than in previous years--in fact more than they have seen since the 1950's. Whooping cough is a serious and highly contagious respiratory disease that can cause long, violent coughing fits and a

Hot Shots return from fighting local blaze.

Creech Airman saves Canadian lives, awarded medal at Vandenberg

A former Air Force staff sergeant was ceremoniously awarded a Canadian medal by the deputy commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command in the Pacific Coast Club here July 18.Lt. Gen. Tom Lawson, North American Aerospace Defense Command deputy commander, awarded Scott Knight, a former

AFSEC clarifies use of electronic devices for pedestrians on roadways

The Air Force Safety Center released a letter of interpretation this year prohibiting the use of listening and entertainment devices, including single ear pieces and external speakers, when on a roadway. The use of portable headphones, earphones, cellular phones, digital music players or other