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June 1, 2022
Digital Acquisition and Signal Simulation Capability expands research, training opportunities at Arnold AFB

Engineers and researchers at Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, will soon have access to a 64-channel high-speed data acquisition and analog voltage signal generation capability, known as Data Acquisition and Signal Simulation Capability, or DAQSIM.The
June 1, 2022
2023 Spark Tank open for submissions

Air Force Materiel Command uniformed and civilian Airmen are invited to submit innovative, game-changing ideas to compete in the 2023 Air Force Spark Tank competition now, with preliminary rounds open from June 1 to August 17, 2022.
May 31, 2022
American Sign exhibit opens

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has opened its newest special exhibit, “A Signmaker’s Journey,” on loan from the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati.Located in the museum’s Kettering Hall, “A Signmaker’s Journey” features five signs demonstrating the three historically significant eras of
May 31, 2022
Defense secretary: DOD must increase efforts to destigmatize mental health care

The White House and the Defense Department have made taking care of military families a priority, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said May 28.
May 31, 2022
Call for 2022 Innovation Rodeo ideas nears June 6 deadline

With less than a week to go in its annual call-for-topics campaign, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is still accepting innovative ideas with the potential to change the Air Force. This year’s campaign theme is Accelerate Change through Innovation.
May 31, 2022
Air Force begins third-party inspections on privatized and government owned housing

The Department of the Air Force is preparing to launch a new third-party inspection initiative to gather information on the current state of the service’s privatized and government owned housing inventory. The inspections will touch all DAF privatized family housing, approximately 55,000 units, with
May 31, 2022
AFMC Connect June focus: Observant

The Air Force Materiel Command Airman who is observant seizes opportunities to provide additional support to the mission, the smaller work-center and to others.
May 30, 2022
Software engineers complete 100 sprints; continue racing

A team of Hill software engineers, working Personnel Recovery Command and Control, is producing computer code that helps the warfighter and they’re doing it at record speed, within a two-week window called a sprint.The code they produce supports a joint surveillance electronic tracking system that
May 27, 2022
AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 reaches 5,000 run mark

The list of milestones and achievements at Arnold Engineering Development Complex Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 recently grew a bit longer.On April 11, the team at the White Oak, Maryland facility celebrated the successful completion of 5,000 test runs by Tunnel 9 personnel.”It’s always exciting when
May 26, 2022
AFRL sponsorship recipient wins NASA space manufacturing contract

Air Force Research Laboratory research sponsorship recipient, United Semiconductors, LLC (USLLC), is one of eight companies selected to work on a three-year $21 million NASA contract to manufacture tools in space.
May 26, 2022
Museum to host 3-day commemoration of World War II

A three-day commemoration of World War II will begin on Saturday, June 4 and concludes on Monday, June 6. Visitors can tour the Traveling replica WWII Memorial, get an up-close look inside different visiting aircraft, observe a WWII era B-25 flyover and participate in the first public look-inside
May 26, 2022
Hanscom personnel honored with acquisition and leadership awards

The Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center have recognized numerous Hanscom acquisition professionals for excellence in acquisition and leadership.
May 25, 2022
‘FORCECON 2022’ spurs collaboration, innovation for Air Force, industry, academia

The inaugural FORCECON 2022: Innovation – Technology – Gaming convention kicked off here with a collider event May 24-25 to spur collaboration between the military, industry and academia, with a goal of tackling some of the military’s toughest challenges in the areas of force development, and
May 25, 2022
AFRL, New Mexico State University partner to test cooling solutions for directed energy weapons

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Directed Energy Directorate recently signed a five-year Strategic Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Las Cruces that extends the loan of a laser diode system NMSU will use in testing novel cooling solutions for
May 25, 2022
Test engineer, analyst training accelerated with innovative method

Tasked with accelerating and improving training of test engineers and test analysts, the 717th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, is delivering with a solution that could reach across the complex.

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