News

May 7, 2024
Air Force to begin accepting warrant officer applications

The Air Force is now accepting applications, from April 25 to May 31, for Airmen aspiring to become the inaugural cohort of warrant officers in the information technology and cyber career fields.
May 6, 2024
Laughlin hosts first Remote and Isolated CONUS Installation (RICI) Conference

The 47th Flying training Wing hosted the first Remote and Isolated CONUS Installation Summit 30 April - 1 May 2024, gathering over 30 leaders from across remote and isolated bases in the United States.
May 3, 2024
AF Secretary Kendall experiences VISTA of future flight test at Edwards

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Edwards Air Force Base on May 2 to visit with the Air Force Test Pilot School and to fly in the X-62A VISTA. The flight allowed Secretary Kendall to experience firsthand the unique aircraft, which incorporates machine learning and highly specialized
April 26, 2024
Lookout for Desert Tortoises

The Desert Tortoise is one of the many animals found on Edwards AFB. Listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, Desert Tortoises are protected from unwarranted harassment or injury. The 412th Civil Engineer Group’s Environmental Management Division would like to remind
April 24, 2024
Edwards AFB children participate in Operation KUDOS

Children of Airmen and employees of Edwards Air Force Base, California, participate in Operation Kids Understand Deployment Operations or KUDOS. Operation KUDOS lets children get a better understanding of the deployment experience Airmen may undergo. (Air Force video by Giancarlo Casem)
April 20, 2024
AFRL researchers pave the way to lighter, faster additively manufactured rocket engines

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Rocket Propulsion Division, recently designed, printed, built and hot fired a first-ever, single-block rocket-engine thrust chamber additively manufactured using a process called laser powder directed energy deposition, or DED. DVIDS link:
April 19, 2024
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week honors fire dispatchers' vital role

Fire dispatchers play a critical role in emergency response, and this week, communities across the nation are celebrating their dedication and service during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
April 17, 2024
USAF Test Pilot School and DARPA announce breakthrough in aerospace machine learning

The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency were finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, a formal acknowledgement of recent breakthroughs that have launched the machine-learning era within the aerospace industry.
April 15, 2024
Edwards Airmen officially become ceremonial guardsmen

Fourteen Airmen solidified their dedication to the memory of their brothers and sisters in arms as they received the Honor Guard badge during an Honor Guard Graduation Ceremony on March 29.
April 15, 2024
Taking care of America’s military in need

The Air Force Assistance Fund is an Air and Space Forces fundraising campaign to support Airmen, Guardians, and their families — active duty and retired, officers and enlisted. It runs April 22 - May 24.