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Air Force Releases Declassified Flying Saucer Plans

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:30:15 +0000

The truth is out there! Well, sort of. The ‘X-Files’ gang were partially right: the National Archives recently published declassified “flying saucer” schematics and the details of the project, dubbed “Project 1974″ that hailed from the 1950s. Back then, the US Air Force decided to team up with a long-gone Canadian company to create a [...]

Can Electricity Shock Your Brain Into Learning Faster? It Works for the Air Force

Shauna Wright — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:00:33 +0000

One of the toughest things to teach Air Force pilots who guide unmanned attack drones is how to accurately spot targets in complex radar images. Researchers, however, have found a way to cut that lengthy training time in half.

Delivering a mild electrical current to pilots’ brains through EEG electrodes placed on the scalp — a process called transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) — can accelerate learning and improve pilot accuracy. In addition, that accuracy is sustained for up to 40 minutes, whereas it otherwise typically declines after 20 minutes.

Air Force Academy Welcomes Pagans, Druids and Witches – Oh My!

Kathy Landin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:34 +0000

The Air Force has officially signaled its support of people with alternative religious beliefs. What are the alternative religions? Pagans, Druids, Wiccans, Witches and followers of Native American faiths are now welcome to practice just as mainstream believers can.