Forecasting satellite movements

Orbital Drag Environment Program developed to avoid collisions in the cosmosOn Feb. 10, 2009, the first major traffic accident in space occurred when the Iridium 33 and Kosmos-2251 satellites crashed into each other at approximately 26,170 miles per hour 490 miles above the Earth.Eleven months

Wounded Warrior returns home

Performers coming to Duke City

Popular in recent years, television shows such as "American Idol" have entertained millions, highlighting the quest of talented, but previously undiscovered individuals who are given a venue to showcase their abilities. To those who wear the blue, this concept isn't new. It has been alive and well

Summer camps offered to teens

Air Force Services Agency has issued its "camp call" for 2011. Teenage dependents of the following categories of Airmen are eligible to apply: active-duty military assigned to or living on an Air Force base or joint installation; retired Air Force; civilian Air Force employees; and activated Air

AFRL award winners announced

The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy directorate and Space Vehicle directorate announced their annual award winners Feb. 10 at a ceremony in Bldg 201. The awards were for Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2010.2010 Directed Energy Directorate Award WinnersNCO of the Year: Staff Sgt. Nathan A.

AFRL team wins award

The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate's Atmospheric Simulation and Adaptive-optics Laboratory Testbed research team was recently chosen as an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Star Team for 2011-13. This is a coveted and highly competitive selection from among many

CACs for home use

As a result of an agreement between Air Force Materiel Command and the American Federation of Government Employees Council 214, common access card readers will now be available to bargaining unit employees on a check out basis.Since many Air Force Personnel Center websites, the Air Force Portal, and

Awards announced at annual event

At a ceremony Feb. 18 at the Mountain View Club the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center announced its annual award winners.All awards are for the time period Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2010.Leighanna Martinez received the Civilian of the Year Category I award for accomplishments as a budget technician with the

The path of success

One of my co-workers encourages us daily to be better people -- she gets few thanks, yet, she strives to instill good character in all of us.Why am I mentioning this? Unless you have been on the moon for the last 10 years, you know we are faced with many challenges in our lives and more often than

Taking flight

From seeing pictures in her grandfather's home of aircraft, to starting her private pilot's license as a high school senior, through her Air Force training, 1st Lt. Candice Killian, 71st Special Operations Squadron student, has always wanted to fly. After nearly three years of flight training with