Focus on Flight

The St. Louis Science Center buzzed with Air Force Week activities Aug. 9 as hundreds gathered to listen to an astronaut and fighter pilot share their experiences. Air Force Lt. Col. Terry Virts, a NASA astronaut, and Maj. Robert Novotny, an F-15 Eagle pilot, answered questions about their unique

Test team breaks its own record with C-17 drop

A government and industry test team broke their own record in late July by releasing a full-scale simulated 72,000-pound rocket from an unmodified C-17A aircraft at the operational launch altitude of 32,000 feet and an air speed of 200 knots. This feat marked the largest single object to be dropped

Air Mobility Command takes part in Tuskegee Airman convention

Nearly 90 members of Air Mobility Command participated in the 35th Annual Tuskegee Airmen National Convention here July 31 to Aug. 4, celebrating the history of the first African-American combat pilots. The event was particularly memorable for one participant attending his first convention. "I found

Air Force Week continues in St. Louis

The first-ever Air Force Week continued Wednesday with the opening of the Air Force interactive exhibit "Cross Into the Blue" and appearances by Air Force Lt. Col. Terry Virts, a NASA astronaut, and Maj. Rob Novotny, a fighter pilot featured in the IMAX film, "Fighter Pilot," at the St. Louis

Fairchild's KC-135 saves lives in Aeromedical evacuation mission

While the KC-135 Stratotanker was originally designed to extend the length of other aircrafts' flight times, aircrews at Fairchild are also using the airplane for a completely different mission - to extend medical care to critically injured patients. Tanker aircraft began augmenting the Air Force's

Gateway Grizzlies honor Airmen

Hundreds of servicemembers from all branches of the U.S. military and their families packed the GCS Stadium in Sauget, Ill., Tuesday evening for a special Gateway Grizzlies baseball game that paid tribute to Airmen as a part of the inaugural Air Force Week. Lasting from Aug. 6 to Aug. 13, Air Force

Team Travis welcomes its first C-17 aircraft

The much anticipated arrival of Team Travis' new C-17, the "Spirit of Solano," took place Aug. 8 at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony began with a flyover of all three major airframes home to Travis Air Force Base, the C-5, KC-10 and now the C-17. The crowd of 1,800 stood in awe and applauded as Maj. Gen.

Band notes Air Force Week fanfare

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Proclamation declares Air Force Week

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay signed a proclamation Monday declaring Aug. 6 to 13 as Air Force Week in the city. "On behalf of the people of St. Louis, I want to congratulate and thank you for your role individually and collectively for those here now and for those that served in the past for