A structural test vehicle from the Defense Support Program, which helped provide the Air Force with early warning of ballistic missile launches or above ground nuclear detonations, was recently donated to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force by Northrop Grumman.
This 35-foot-long structural test vehicle, which is now on display in the museum's missile & space gallery, includes the infrared sensor Trailblazer component without the associated electronics. Structural test vehicles are full-sized units used to verify that all the components fit together correctly.
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The 688th Information Operations Wing celebrated its one year anniversary Aug. 18 during the wing's commanders conference.
In looking back over the last year, the 688th IOW has operated on afterburners improving and integrating cyber effects across all domains, said Col. Robert Skinner, 688th IOW commander. The 688th had the complex task of bringing together the different cultures of three major commands into a new wing, and work to lay the foundation upon which the Air Force will build future full spectrum operational cyber excellence.
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Fraudsters continue to hijack accounts on social networking sites and spread malicious software, FBI officials said. One technique entices users to download an application or view a video that appears to be sent from users' "friends", giving the perception of being legitimate. Once the user responds to the phishing site, downloads the application, or clicks on the video link, their computer becomes infected.
With the influx of social media, Web 2.0 platforms and subsequent ease in sharing of sensitive and personally identifying information, Airmen should consider the risks and vulnerabilities in both personal and official activities, Air Force officials said.
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Almost thirty hikers from Air Force Space Command ventured out early on Aug. 25 to climb Pikes Peak and enjoy a day of Wingman team building sponsored by the AFSPC Top 3. The trail to reach the summit is 13.7 miles long and arrives at an elevation of 1…
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The colored interlocking bricks, called pavers, on Thule and Payne streets are pretty and they serve a purpose: handling storm water runoff.
Dealing with storm water runoff is important because of Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Defense mandates. Engineers are charged with developing ways to reduce storm water runoff, which would otherwise flow into streams, rivers, or lakes carrying possible contaminants and erode stream beds.
In 2009, the Energy Independence and Security Act established into law new storm water design requirements for federal development and redevelopment projects. The new requirement is to reduce storm water runoff associated with new construction.
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Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command receives the Air Force Association’s General Jerome F. O’Malley Distinguished Space Leadership Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership as the commander of Air Force Space Comman…
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