Air Force has role in Mars Rover success

As news broke of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) "Curiosity" rover's successful landing on the "Red Planet" Aug. 6, Arnold Engineering Development Complex's (AEDC) Hypervelocity Tunnel 9 Director Dan Marren was watching the live TV broadcast of the event."Last night, after eight months of

Retirement, appointment ceremonies to honor new, outgoing AF chiefs of staff

A retirement ceremony honoring Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and an appointment ceremony for Gen. Mark A. Welsh III will take place Friday, Aug. 10, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Joint Base Andrews, Md.Welsh, a 36-year Air Force veteran, will become the service's twentieth Air Force

AF seeks civilian award nominees

Air Force officials are soliciting nominations for the 2013 Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employees of the Year Award.Each year, the AFA recognizes Air Force civilian employees for outstanding achievement in four categories:- Civilian Wage Employee (all Federal Wage System

Vandenberg cops to conduct DUI checkpoint Friday

The Vandenberg Air Force Base Police Crime Prevention office will be conducting a DUI and drivers license checkpoint on Friday Aug. 10, at an undisclosed location within Vandenberg jurisdiction between the hours of 8:00 pm and 2:00 am. DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in

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