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ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association is proud to welcome Lt. Gen. Michael R. Moeller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, as the guest speaker for the next month's AFA Air Force Breakfast Program. The breakfast will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, from 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. at the Crystal City Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. General Moeller leads the development and integration of the...
GPS III Program Transitions from Cost-Plus to Fixed-Price Contract Structure DENVER, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] two fixed-price contracts totaling $120 million to procure long lead parts for the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth next generation Global Positioning System satellites, known as GPS III. The GPS III program will affordably replace aging GPS satellites while improving capability to meet the evolving demands of...
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Featured on the exceptional agenda scheduled at the Air Force Association's 29(th) Air Warfare Symposium is a panel led by three former Secretaries of the Air Force, Secretaries Whit Peters, James Roche and Michael Wynne. The 2013 Air Warfare Symposium will be held February 20-22, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida. It promises to bring together Air Force leadership, industry experts, academia and current...
ROME, Ga., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Air Force Thunderbirds will perform at the annual Wings Over North Georgia Air Show, taking place Oct. 12-13 at Rome's Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. At the Wings Over North Georgia show in October, the Thunderbirds jet team will be flying their six signature red, white and blue F-16 Falcons, accompanied by the Silver Wings, the U.S. Army's parachute demonstration team based out of Fort Benning, Ga. "We are...
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association announces two top-notch speakers join the agenda for the 2013 Air Warfare Symposium, themed "Airmen, Mission, and Innovation." AEI Director of Japan Studies Michael Auslin and the Air Force's QDR Director Major General Steven Kwast will lead sessions at this annual symposium that addresses the aerospace community about the current capabilities and challenges effecting U.S. aerial warfare worldwide....
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Paula Roy, spouse of retiring Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy, joins the staff of the Air Force Association, as the Director of Airmen and Family Programs, a newly established initiative. This program will help AFA expand the support provided to Airmen and families. This will include exploring new opportunities, coalition building and launching new programs. These varied programs are vital but core to AFA's...
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association welcomes Lt. Gen. Ralph J. Jodice II, the current Commander of NATO's Allied Air Component Command Headquarters at Izmir, Turkey, as the guest speaker for the February installment of AFA's Air Force Breakfast Program. This session will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, from 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. at the Sheraton Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. Allied Air Command Izmir is subordinate to Allied...
Bodkin Design & Engineering, LLC has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a high spatial resolution hyperspectral sensor operating in the longwave infrared (LWIR) spectral band. A prototype system will be demonstrated as part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s ongoing efforts to improve target acquisition and threat assessment to protect both civilian and military assets. Newton, Massachusetts (PRWEB) January 22, 2013 Bodkin Design & Engineering, LLC...
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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, February 20-22, 2013. The conference will once again be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Themed "Airmen, Mission, and Innovation," this unique event brings together Air Force...
Air Force Reserve Base saves taxpayers millions annually PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Auditor General Jack Wagner today called on the U.S. Department of Defense to keep open the Air Force Reserves' 911(th) Airlift Wing located at the Pittsburgh International Airport. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Wagner said his department's review of available financial information concluded that the 911(th) should remain open because of its strategic...
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Rex Walheim is a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. He was born Rex Joseph Walheim on October 10, 1962 in Redwood City, California. He graduated from San Carlos High School in 1980 and went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984. Upon his graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. The following April, he was assigned to work as a missile warning operations crew...
Mark Lee is a former NASA astronaut and USAF Colonel. He was born Mark Charles Lee on August 14, 1952 in Viroqua, Wisconsin. He is an Eagle Scout and a graduate from the Class of 1970 at Viroqua High School. He attended the United States Air Force Academy and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1974. He then trained at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas and at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona in preparation for his assignment at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, where he...
Thomas Jones is a former United States astronaut. He was born Thomas David Jones on January 22, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland and participated in Eagle Scouts as a child. He graduated from Kenwood High School in 1973 and went on to attend the United States Air Force Academy, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in basic sciences in 1977. After completing as a Distinguished Graduate of the Academy, Jones served as an Air Force officer on active duty for 6 years. He then flew strategic...
Gregory Johnson is a NASA astronaut and a former colonel in the United States Air Force. He was born Gregory Harold "Box" Johnson on May 12, 1962 in South Ruislip, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Throughout his childhood, he became an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.. He graduated from Park Hills High School in Fairborn, Ohio in 1980 and went on to attend the United States Air Force Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering in 1984. He was...
Henry Hartsfield is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He was born Henry Warren "Hank" Hartsfield, Jr. on November 21, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama where he was raised. He graduated from West End High School and went on to attend Auburn University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 1954 and received his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Program. He joined the Air Force a year after his graduation and was assigned to the...
