With the liftoff of NASA’s James Webb, Space Telescope from French Guiana on Dec. 25, 2021, humankind is one step closer to seeing the universe in a whole new light, with help from a camera built by Lockheed Martin.

The instrument will be key in giving the telescope its first glimpse of celestial ...

Actor, comedian, composer, and filmmaker Mel Brooks was born Melvin James Kaminsky in 1926. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y.

In 1944, he was drafted into the Army. Due to his high scores on his military entrance exam, Brooks was placed in the Army Specialized Training Program at Virginia Military Institute ...

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s and Northrop Grumman’s Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR) Project have successfully conducted the first end-to-end demonstration of key hardware for the Arachne flight experiment.

A ground demonstration of novel components for the “sandwich tile” were used to successfully ...

Medical leaders from Weed Army Community Hospital at Fort Irwin, Calif., toured several high desert hospitals in November and December to strengthen rapport for an enhanced network for Fort Irwin beneficiaries.

Col. Nancy Parson, the Weed Army Community Hospital commander and director of medical ...

Northrop Grumman successfully completed the second flight test of its new anti-access/area denial missile, demonstrating capabilities that will meet key objectives for the upcoming Stand-in Attack Weapon program.

The test was completed utilizing a company-owned CRJ-700 aircraft ...

Due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases, the Health Protection Condition for Nellis Air Force Base Nev., has returned to Bravo+.

Non-mission areas like the Club, Exchange, and golf course will operate at 50 percent ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built in partnership with Northrop Grumman, successfully launched Dec. 25, 2021, from the European Space Agency’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.

Approximately 30 minutes after launch, Webb detached from the Ariane 5 rocket ...

The Air National Guard-Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC), traditionally known for their innovation and cost-saving tactics, took on a much broader mission this week as the coordinator of a multi-faceted, joint agile combat employment exercise — Exercise KANI WILDCAT — that allowed for several testing events and integration with Air Force Special Warfare operators ...

BAE Systems and Embraer Defense & Security have announced plans to embark on a joint study to explore the development of Eve’s electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicle for the defense and security market.

The joint study builds on Eve’s development for the urban air mobility market ...

The U.S. Air Force has many entities that contribute to the ‘Total Force’ concept, this concept emphasizes the importance of non-active duty entities, such as the National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserves.

The Civil Air Patrol is another organization that plays an important role in the total force concept.

As a nonprofit organization, CAP, which recently celebrated its 80th anniversary ...