March 30, 2009 Shuttle made historic '82 landing near Holloman Edwards Air Force Base in California, the primary landing site, was flooded. Construction at Kennedy Space Center had not yet been completed for a landing, according to a White Sands Missile Range press release. The only option was the then-secondary site, Northrup Strip on White Sands, where winds
March 30, 2009 Saving the Brave Doctors’ Day honors sacrifice of doctors Navy clinical psychologist Heidi Kraft, Ph.D., learned her toughest lesson in Iraq. She wrote a moving memoir, "Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital," about her time serving and titled it after a line from the television show M*A*S*H: "There are two rules of war. Rule number one
March 26, 2009 Hush House isn’t a quiet place Some call it a "hush house," others a "test cell." By whatever name people call it, the Jet Engine Test Facility is anything but quiet. Inside the sound absorbing walls of the "hush houses," the F119-PW-100 engine, that powers the F-22A Raptor, is unleashed. Every engine that is produced by the Jet
March 26, 2009 12AF (AFSOUTH) hosts 2009 Total Force Commanders Conference, recognizes Airmen Capt. Daniel Werner, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight commander at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., was honored for his outstanding performance in 2008 during the Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Outstanding Performer of the Year banquet here March 11. Capt.
March 23, 2009 Perpetuate the Legacy of Our Nation's Greatest Heroes Two years ago, Congress established National Medal of Honor Day on March 25 to recognize a small group of ordinary Americans who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances and responded with resounding courage. They are veterans who, while in the thick of the fight, acted with selflessness and