Air Force technicians have restored most functions to the computer system responsible for much of the service’s distance education, Air University officials at Maxwell AFB, Ala., announced Tuesday. In mid-May, the computer system known as the course development, student administration/registrar (CDSAR) crashed, taking down with it much of the ability to support distance professional military education, specialized courses for professional continuing education, career development courses, and the weighted airmen promotion system. “Right now, the only piece of CDSAR that is not partially or fully functional, or in our testing and verification phase, is CDC course development,” said Col. Anthony Zucco, AU’s director of education logistics and communications. He noted that CDC development has not stopped; rather, “it is just a little slower.” In some cases, students have been granted a two-month extension due to the outage. (Maxwell report by Phil Berube)
The Air Force conducted its first successful test of the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on May 14, snapping a streak of three consecutive failed tests and giving the beleaguered hypersonics program a much needed boost. Off the coast of Southern California, the AGM-183A ARRW separated from the wing…