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While most were fast asleep early Sunday, a team of four astronauts and dozens of support staff conducted a rehearsal of NASA and SpaceX's Crew-2 launch to the International Space Station slated for next week. Astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Aki Hoshide, and Thomas Pesquet suited up and arrived at Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, where they conducted a countdown practice run. Their Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon capsule is set to launch at 6:11 a.m. Thursday. Crew-2's rehearsal ended about 45 minutes before the scheduled launch time, NASA confirme...

LLNL On April 14, 1948, President Harry Truman established the United States Air Force Reserve, a force comprised of people who would stand ready to serve during wartime. Today the Reserve performs 20 percent of the work in the Air Force including specialized missions such as weather reconnaissance, firefighting and personnel rescue. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is proud to have several Air Force reservists as part of the workforce. Jela Paras Paras, center, on a mission during her time as an Air Force Reservist. Jela Paras, who works in LLNL’s Cybersecurity Program as a bu...

Chief of Staff of the Air Force Aircrew of Distinction Award Crew of ABIDE 03, 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom (USAFE-AFAFRICA) Air Force Chief of Safety Special Achievement Award 62d Airlift Wing Flight Safety Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (AMC) DAF Safety Civilian Professional of the Year Award Percy Adams, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (AFGSC) DAF Safety Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award Master Sgt. Micah Sampson, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom (USAFE-AFAFRICA) DAF Saf...

Air Force Chief of Safety Maj. Gen. John T. Rauch Jr. recently announced the recipients for the fiscal year 2020 Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Safety Awards, as well as the Department of the Air Force Chief of Safety Awards., News, features and commentaries about Air Force Reserve people, equipment and missions

Air Force Chief of Safety Maj. Gen. John T. Rauch Jr. recently announced the recipients for the fiscal year 2020 Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Safety Awards, as well as the Department of the Air Force Chief of Safety Awards.,