EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California, April 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded ABL Space Systems, and Invocon, Inc. separate agreements under the Aerospike Rocket Integration and Sub-orbital Experiment (ARISE) program. The awards were made using the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), executed at Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Development Corp., located at Los  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, April 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: Ground testing for critical Department of Defense projects will continue at Arnold Engineering Development Complex while mitigating the risks during the Coronavirus pandemic. That means some employees will stay on-the-job and the Complex will remain open. Tunnel 9 in Maryland temporarily halted operations for three days last week due to the governor's directive to stay at home. The  more

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force's (412th Test Wing) issued the following news on April 15: The F-15E Eagle fleet is currently undergoing critical electronic warfare testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) on Edwards Air Force Base, California. This F-15E is outfitted with the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS). The EPAWSS is an integrated digital avionics system designed to protect the F-15E Eagle against enemy air defense  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: Col. (Dr.) Michael Xydakis, an ear, nose and throat surgeon in the Air Force Research Laboratory, assembled a multi-national team of nine other medical professionals, who consolidated their front-line observations and recommendations regarding early symptoms of patients infected with COVID-19 in an article that was published online April 15 in The Lancet Infectious Di  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, April 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: With a focus on high priority, critical operational needs and ensuring the health and safety of Airmen, the Air Force Materiel Command continues to maintain support to the Air Force across all mission areas in the face of COVID-19. "Our number one priority is taking care of Airmen and their families. They are the foundation of AFMC," said Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., A  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 15 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 14: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined a conference call with members of the Dayton Development Coalition and local employers from the Miami Valley to discuss the federal response to the coronavirus health crisis and its economic impact. This is the latest in a series of conference calls Portman has had with outside stakeholders, such as employers, hospitals and health care providers, small bu  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, April 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: With the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 pandemic posing a serious public health risk, new terms have become common in everyday conversations. New phrases such as "social distancing," "flatten the curve," "telework," and others dominate discussions at work, on the news and at home. Educating oneself about how to prevent spreading the disease has become critical  more