Recently added articles from Airman:
The Book 2009.(COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Wessler, Jim ... Folks, Congrats on another great edition of "The Book." [The Book, 2009]. It is a very useful reference document and I look forward to it each year. I do have a question for you regarding the fold out map of Air Force Facilities. What is the significance of the nine ...
"Pushing through".(COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Barto, Tom ... Airman Staff, It is good to read about my Aerial Port team members still toughing it out [July-August 2009]. "Pushing through," as we used to say. Tom Barto Reprinted from the AirmanMagazine fan page on Facebook Editor's Note: The team we sent ...
In general.(COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Blackley, Douglas ... Good Afternoon, I love Airman magazine; always have. By the way, I'm lucky enough to be living just a few doors down from retired Brig. Gen. Ed Robertson, former director of public affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, out of the Pentagon. He's a great man ... and ...
Airmen hone diverse skills.(Frontline Duty)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Airmen train constantly to develop and hone skills necessary to successfully and safely execute the wide range of operations conducted by active-duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen. Missions range from launching satellites to providing front-line, emergency medical care to allies. Some Airmen ...
Patenting the future: academy physicist develops satellite imaging technology.(Dr. Geoff Andersen of the U.S. Air Force Academy)
Sep 01, 2009; Bates, Matthew ... From childhood, most remember singing the song, "Twinkle, twinkle, little star," at one time or another. There's just one problem with this little ditty. "Stars don't twinkle," said Dr. Geoff Andersen, a physicist at the U.S. Air Force Academy. "This is just the ...
Dirty job: Air Force real property agency gets dirty, in order to clean up.(Air Force Real Property Agency)
Sep 01, 2009; McGovern, Matthew ... Digging a hole is not the complicated part. Sorting and removing potentially contaminated soil and breaking down harmful chemicals by using living microbes is where it gets interesting. At former Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, the site of a former aircraft ...
Good, clean science: top scientist directs research to save money and the environment.(Dr. Werner Dahm)(Cover story)
Sep 01, 2009; Croxon, J. Paul ... Thinking of the Air Staff conjures up the image of generals discussing the future Air Force weapons systems and their employment. That image is partially correct. The staff is made up of generals and they do plan for the future of American airpower. However, making the assumption the ...
Burning passion.(fuel testing)
Sep 01, 2009; Croxon, J. Paul ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jet fuel is strange. It needs to have seemingly contradictory properties to make it useful. It can't freeze. It can't have a low flashpoint or easily vaporize. Yet, it must have a tremendous amount of energy for its volume and lubricate and seal fuel lines ...
Fuels research biologist: 1st Lt. Daniel D. Pike.(PROFILE)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I have one of the best jobs in Air Force. I am surrounded by terrific people and work with leading-edge technologies on a daily basis. At the same time, I have the privilege of helping the Air Force shape modern science in such a ...
Million dollar idea$.(TOP 10)(Innovative Development through Employee Awareness)
Sep 01, 2009; ... During times of budget cuts and fiscal restraint, all good ideas should be examined for possible implementation into day-to-day operations throughout the Air Force. The IDEA program, or Innovative Development through Employee Awareness, is a way for the total force to recognize better ways ...
One island, one world: island base turns "green" to gold Air Force uses alternative energy.(Ascension Auxiliary Airfield in Ascension Island)
Sep 01, 2009; Bates, Matthew ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wind energy is nothing new. It's been around in one form or another for centuries, and since early recorded history, people have attempted to harness this natural form of energy. All around the world, wind is used to sail ships, and windmills ...
Partner profile.(energy conservation)
Sep 01, 2009; Croxon, J. Paul ... Energy conservation programs throughout the Air Force might be considered alchemy if you could explain them to someone living in the 14th century. The idea of supplying the energy needs of an entire island by harnessing the wind, storing the energy of the sun or exploiting the energy of ...
Powerhouse operator/mechanic associate: Damien C. Cuello Jr.(PROFILE)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Growing up and throughout my adult life I always tried to be kind to Mother Nature. In Hawaii, parents and grandparents taught children to always take care of the land and ocean. If you do, both will provide for you. Now that I am working with renewable ...
A strike for change: the F-35 Lightning II: latest addition to Air Force fleet.
Sep 01, 2009; Bates, Matthew ... There's a lot of buzz surrounding the F-35 Lightning II. One look is all people need to see why. Commonly referred to as the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35 contains such a laundry list of high-tech gadgets and never-before-seen capabilities that it sends computer ...
Evaluating the service's future: AFOTEC ensures new weapons, technologies meet warfighter's needs.(Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009; Bates, Matthew ... The men and women at the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, N. M., do just what their organization's name says. For more than 30 years, they have tested and evaluated new weapon systems or technologies that are introduced to the Air Force ....
Sonic science: Edwards flight test center tests aircraft for the warfighter.
Sep 01, 2009; McGovern, Matthew ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On Oct. 14, 1947, then Capt. Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier at more than 650 mph with his bullet shaped Bell X-1 aircraft. Before 1947, people wondered if breaking the sound barrier was possible. The pilots who attempted it ...
Shell shocked: head start program aims to bolster tortoise population.
Sep 01, 2009; McGovern, Matthew ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Biologists comb the desert floor on the lookout for rocky slopes, washes and the more obvious freshly excavated burrows to find an elusive creature. The desert tortoise has become more scarce as predators, people and a disappearing habitat put ...
Tweets leave the skies: after 50 years, T-37 tweet retires.(HERITAGE)
Sep 01, 2009; Ingle, John ... A lot has changed in the Air Force over the past 50 years. Everything from uniforms to missions have gone through transformations to make the service better as it continues into the future. Another change met with both skepticism and excitement is the retirement of the T-37 ...
Analyzing dreams.(NOTEBOOK)(an Air Force pilot recalls his dream)
Sep 01, 2009; Smith, Dave ... As a young boy growing up in Hawaii, my father, an Army major, had a subscription to National Geographic. While reading one particular issue of the magazine I was enthralled with the efforts of some crazy people in the high desert of California. They were flying higher and faster than ...
