Officials at Robins AFB, Ga., have opened a new facility for testing software for the C-5 transport. The C-5 Integrated Aircraft Test Environment is a 2,200-square foot, two-story building that houses the cockpit salvaged from a C-5B that crashed at Dover AFB, Del., in April 2006. Engineers will test software in the facility without having to tie up actual C-5s in flight tests. “I expect we will get a lot of taxpayer value out of this building and the software we will produce,” said Brig. Gen. Lee Levy, commander of Robins’ 402nd Maintenance Wing, during the Sept. 10 ribbon-cutting ceremony. While the cockpit was wired in time for the ceremony to have some basic functionality, it will take another year before the cockpit is fully functional, said Levy. (Robins report by Wayne Crenshaw)
The Air Force Historical Foundation (AFHF) announced the 2023-2024 winners of its prestigious annual awards honoring individuals and units “dedicated to the making and documentation of Air Force and Space Force history.” In addition to the standard collection of awards, this...