MacDill Reserve Wing hosts bosslift
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Civic leaders from throughout South Carolina visited the 927th Air Refueling Wing here April 30- May 1, as part of a community outreach program…
Broad Shoulders
When the President of the United States needs to wield a “big stick” and deliver harsh punishment, he has available the Boeing B–52H Stratofortress, an intercontinental nuclear bomber that also…
South Bay tech companies merge virtual reality with skydiving
Two South Bay tech companies have built a virtual reality skydiving simulator to help smokejumpers and military special forces hone their free-falling skills while safely dangling a few feet off…
Wright Flight more than about flying; student organization visits 162nd Wing
On Dec. 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers made world history by putting together a wooden frame with some metal fittings and heavy cotton fabric, and giving it power to gain…
We Test-Drive the Country’s Only Skydiving Simulator
The sidewalk outside Systems Technology, Inc. in Hawthorne, California, feels solid. Or so my senses tell me. Only moments ago, they told me I was plummeting earthward from about 5,000…
