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02/12/2025

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is building a new subscale aircraft to support increasingly complex flight research, offering a more flexible and cost-effective alternative to crewed missions.
The aircraft is being built by Justin Hall, chief pilot at NASA Armstrong’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory, and Justin Link, a small uncrewed aircraft pilot. The duo is replacing the center’s aging MicroCub subscale aircraft with a more capable platform that will save time and reduce costs. The new aircraft spans about 14 feet from wingtip to wingtip, measures nine-and-a-half feet long, and weighs about 60 pounds.

The subscale laboratory accelerates innovation by using small, remotely piloted aircraft to test and evaluate new aerodynamic concepts, technologies, and flight control systems. Named after aerospace pioneer Dale Reed, the lab enables rapid prototyping and risk reduction before transitioning to full-scale or crewed flight testing.

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is building a new subscale aircraft to support increasingly complex flight research, offering

27/11/2025

17/11/2025

Throughout center fielder Joe DiMaggio’s years with the New York Yankees, 1936 to 1942 and 1946 to 1951, the team won nine World Series championships, and DiMaggio set a record for the longest hitting streak — 56 games from May 15 to July 16, 1941, a record still unbroken by any Major League Baseball player.
While away from the Yankees for three years, DiMaggio served in the military during World War II.

On Feb. 17, 1943, DiMaggio enlisted in the Army Air Forces in San Francisco. He then went to Santa Ana Air Base, Calif., for training.
Before entering the service, he earned about $43,000 a year as a baseball player, and as an Army airman, his annual salary dropped to a meager $600. DiMaggio reportedly applied for combat duty but was rejected and instead served out his enlistment stateside as a physical education instructor.

Throughout center fielder Joe DiMaggio’s years with the New York Yankees, 1936 to 1942 and 1946 to 1951, the team won nine World Series championships, and DiM

14/11/2025

Actor Dennis Franz is best known for portraying a TV detective and starring in numerous blockbuster films in the 1970s through the 1990s.
Less known, is that Franz was a soldier who served in combat during the height of the Vietnam War. Franz was born in Maywood, Ill., on Oct. 28, 1944.
His parents were German immigrants. Franz’s mother, Eleanor, was of Jewish descent and was a postal worker. His father, Franz Ferdinand Schlachta, was a postal worker as well as a baker. Schlachta was of German and Polish descent.
During Franz’s high school years, he participated in baseball, football and swimming. He attended Wilbur Wright College and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, graduating from the latter in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in speech and theater.
In 1968, he was drafted into the Army and served 11 months with two divisions in South Vietnam: the 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division.

Actor Dennis Franz is best known for portraying a TV detective and starring in numerous blockbuster films in the 1970s through the 1990s. Less known, is that F

12/11/2025

Ah yes, the military flyover that graces the skies at sporting events warms the hearts of patriots but drives many crazy. They look at it as the militarization of many of our sporting events. Nothing could be farther from the truth; in reality, it’s just a smaller version of Veterans Day year-round.

So where did the flyover tradition really start and what were the conditions and events that inspired that first flyover?
Well, let’s look back at the end of World War I.

Veterans Day weekend has been celebrated for many years. We find that date on our calendars every November as we take the time to remember the men and women who

11/11/2025

Freedom isn’t free — it’s protected by heroes among us. On this Veterans Day, we proudly honor those who’ve served and continue to serve. Tag a veteran you’re grateful for below! 👇❤️💙

07/11/2025

Together, let’s “Honor All Who Served. This special Veterans Day edition of Aerotech News and Review celebrates the courage, dedication, and enduring legacy of those who have worn our nation’s uniform. For 40 years, we’ve been proud to serve as the trusted voice of the aerospace, military, and veteran community of the Desert Southwest. Now, with the combined strength of multiple publications in one dynamic news powerhouse, Aerotech News and Review connects Veterans across our region — from Edwards AFB and AF Plant 42 in California’s Antelope Valley, to Nellis AFB, Creech AFB, and the Nevada Test and Training Range in Las Vegas, Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, and Luke AFB in Glendale, AZ.

In this edition, we honor those who serve and the communities that stand beside them.

Inside you’ll find:

• 2025 Veterans Day poster contest – Page 2
• Veterans Day: A time honor those who have served – Page 3
• Five facts to know about Veterans Day – Page 4
• Veterans Day 2025 will be final display of AV Vietnam Memorial – Page 6

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All this and more awaits you in this special Veterans Day edition of Aerotech News and Review! Hard copies will be available at our regular delivery locations beginning November 7th — be sure to pick one up when you’re out and about and enjoy stories that honor service, celebrate community, and showcase the spirit of our nation’s defenders.

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From all of us at Aerotech News and Review — thank you for your service, your readership, and your continued support. It’s our honor and privilege to serve those who serve. Stay safe, stay inspired, and stay proud.

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22/10/2025

Kara Combs, a doctoral student at the Air Force Institute of Technology and an associate computer engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, has been selected to receive the Women of Color in STEM Conference’s Student Leadership Award - Graduate Level. This award recognizes a graduate student with creative verve, an accomplished academic record, inspiring grades, and a proven desire to help others succeed...

“Kara’s passion, intellect and leadership potential are truly exceptional, and I am confident that she will continue to inspire others and effect positive change wherever her journey may take her...”

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Kara Combs, a doctoral student at the Air Force Institute of Technology and an associate computer engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, has been select