In an ongoing analysis of alternatives to reduce aviation fuel costs, the Air Force Petroleum Agency here has launched an initiative to use commercial jet fuel in place of military standard JP-8 fuel. 

Teams from the 30th Space Wing and various agencies successfully launched a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-2 at 1:24 p.m May 5.

Representatives from the Air Force Cyber Command (Provisional), the ArkLaTex Chapter of the Air Force Electronics and Communications Association and the Cyber Innovation Center will hold the 2009 Air Force Cyberspace Symposium June 16 to 18 at the Shreveport Convention Center in Shreveport, La.

Whether it's the size of a chair or a driver's license, space debris travelling at speeds of 15,000 mph yields the same result if it crosses the orbital path of a space asset:  collision and subsequent loss. With the work of an Electronic Systems Center group to bolster space situational awareness, these types of potential disasters can be detected early and avoided.

As combat requirements evolve, so must the Air Force's unique capabilities to engage the enemy, the service's top officer said. 

A lot of questions are likely to rush through your head when you're out on the battlefield and the enemy projectiles come flying. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency officials are making big strides on a program to respond with life-saving speed and accuracy.

Marine, test pilot, astronaut and four-term U.S. Senator John H. Glenn, Jr. was honored April 22 as the recipient of the 2008 Thomas D. White National Defense Award. 

Mental health therapists and social workers at the David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., are currently using a virtual reality program to treat servicemembers who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, after returning from combat operations. 

Defense Department officials are working to reduce vulnerability to cyber-attack attempts that occur regularly and are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.

Nestled in the center of the world's technology epicenter is the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing.  Search and rescue is the wing's primary mission, which often involves low-tech but courageous life-saving actions.