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December 03, 2009

F-35 Gets First Production EOTS

Lockheed Martin Delivers Electro-Optical Targeting System

Lockheed Martin has marked successful entry into low rate initial production on the F-35 Lightning II Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS). The first production units have been delivered to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas, for integration onto the aircraft.

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All-Female Medevac Crew Makes History

Chance Crew Rotation Brought Them Together

Four National Guard soldiers serving at Contingency Operating Base Adder in Iraq earned a special distinction last week when they became their company's first all-female medical evacuation crew.

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West Virginia CAP Aircrew Locates Wreckage Of Missing Plane

Find Culminates A Two-Day Search

An aircrew from the Clarksburg Composite Squadron located the wreckage of a twin-engine Piper PA-30 Monday that had been reported missing after it left a Texas airport November 23 for Virginia. The aircrew spotted the Piper about 0940 five miles north of the Rainelle VOR ground station.

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Global Strike Command Assumes Ballistic Missile Mission

Phased Transfer Began In August

Air Force Global Strike Command assumes the U.S. Air Force's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile mission Tuesday. The transfer of the mission is part of a phased approach which began in August  to unify all Air Force nuclear-capable assets under one command, officials said.

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