Aug. 26, 2024 AFMC Civilians secure Academic Year 2025 Civilian Development opportunities Air Force Materiel Command civilians continue to dominate Department of the Air Force Civilian Development, securing 699 Academic Year 2025 slots in programs across the developmental spectrum.
Aug. 26, 2024 B-2 Returns to Edwards on 35th Anniversary of First Flight Edwards Air Force Base revisited a significant chapter of aviation history with the return of the B-2 Spirit on July 17, 35 years since its first flight from Air Force Plant 42, in Palmdale, California to Edwards.
Aug. 26, 2024 Tinker and the Primes returns to forge readiness, accelerate innovation The Tinker and the Primes Symposium returned to the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City August 6-8, marking its 18th year of connecting government with industry and academia.
Aug. 26, 2024 Combat support instructor course to increase Air Task Force readiness The new Combat Support Instructor Course, or CSIC, was introduced at the first of two 2024 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conferences, which focused on advancing agile combat support operations in an era of Great Power Competition.
Aug. 23, 2024 LaunchPad software transforms digital workforce A new cloud-based software tool environment is driving transformative change across the Digital Materiel Management workspace at the Air Force Materiel Command.
Aug. 23, 2024 New system improves speed, accuracy of regularly-sought Model Shop task A new boring system speeds up the mission.
Aug. 23, 2024 Autonomous aviation transforms logistics during AGILE FLAG 24-3 exercise AFWERX Autonomy Prime partners Joby and Reliable Robotics demonstrated how autonomous aviation can contribute to the Agile Combat Employment concept by flying daily autonomous logistics missions during the Air Force exercise AGILE FLAG 24-3 at Mojave Air and Space Port, California, Aug. 5-9, 2024.
Aug. 21, 2024 Revered Hanscom AFB employee celebrates 80-year milestone In 1944, during World War II, a 17-year-old Cambridge, Massachusetts native began her federal career as a clerk-typist to support the war effort.
Aug. 19, 2024 NSIN Bootcamp encourages culture of innovation Hanscom Air Force Base officials partnered with the Department of Defense’s National Security Innovation Network to hold a technology forecasting-focused Bootcamp session at the NEXUS Center in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Aug. 19, 2024 AFMC unleashes power of integration during CDX Training Summit AFMC unleashes the power of integration during the 2024 AFMC Continuous Improvement and Innovation Training Summit.
Aug. 16, 2024 Sentinel: The History of the DAF Modernizing the Backbone of America’s National Security The U.S. Air Force is replacing the 54-year-old LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system with the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM. Upgrading to Sentinel ICBMs ensures the land-based leg of America's Nuclear Triad remains safe, secure and effective.
Aug. 16, 2024 Air Force Chief of Staff visits Team Robins Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin visited Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 13, 2024, to speak with Airmen and receive mission updates on both legacy platforms and new missions being established at the installation.
Aug. 16, 2024 Around the Air Force: Risk and Readiness, Bamboo Eagle, and Wargame Indo-Pacific In this week’s look around the Air Force, CSAF Gen. David Allvin’s campaign focuses on risk management, exercise Bamboo Eagle showcases reoptimization, and a new table-top game teaches Airmen the basics of warfare.
Aug. 16, 2024 Command Chief explains Center’s impact downrange; explains how to encourage leadership growth across enlisted ranks (PODCAST) AFLCMC Command Chief Master Sergeant Timothy Wieser explains how Center staff are crucial to operational Air Force.
Aug. 15, 2024 AFIT Alumnus Awarded Patent for Nanocrystal-Based Strain-Sensing Technology Air Force Institute of Technology alumnus Dr. Michael Sherburne was awarded a U.S. patent on July 9 for his innovative work titled “Article Comprising Bonded Substrate Comprising Nanocrystals and Method of Making and Using Same” (Patent No. US 12,031,074 B1).