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June 27, 2019
Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson: “From one Airman to another, ask for help and never give up”

The old saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words. Since 2004, Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson has been telling the Air Force story through pictures as a public affairs photojournalist.“Serving as a photographer has been a great job; I would not trade it for any other job in the Air Force,”
June 27, 2019
AFRL and partners reclaim obsolete aircraft parts using advanced manufacturing technology

The Maturation of Advanced Manufacturing for Low Cost Sustainment program was created to utilize advanced technologies to address the current challenges of keeping aging aircraft flying safely. MAMLS is a public-private partnership led by the Air Force Research Laboratory to accelerate advanced
June 27, 2019
Air Force awards contract for Silver Bullet Replacement

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate recently awarded an $8.5 million contract to SelectTech Services Corp, of Centerville, Ohio for the design, development, integration, test and delivery of two Roll-On
June 26, 2019
Investment in 3D printing helps Team Edwards’ fleet aloft

The 412th Maintenance Squadron is leveraging 3D printing technology to help keep Edwards’ aircraft flying, no matter their age.
June 26, 2019
Leadership, teamwork, community service in abundance at MYOY Summit

SAN ANTONIO – Twenty eight of the Air Force’s best and brightest youth came to south Texas June 17-21 as part of the 2019 Air Force Installation Military Youth of the Year Summit.Some came with installation MYoY wins, others with both installation and state titles, but all possessed strong qualities
June 25, 2019
AFIMSC redesignates contracting, services units

AFIMSC Commander Maj. Gen. Brad Spacy redesignated the organization’s contracting and services operations as the Air Force Installation Contracting Center and the Air Force Services Center. Those units were previsously designated as activity and agency respectively.
June 25, 2019
Aerospace Sustainment Directorate receives the L-A-M-P trophy

The Logistics Airmen Mastering Possibilities, or L-A-M-P, Award is on the move this month. The most recent recipient is the Ogden Air Logistics Complex’s Aerospace Sustainment Directorate
June 25, 2019
2019 Warrior Games begin

Jon Stewart, a comedian, was once again the master of ceremonies to officially open the games. He mixed humor with a compassion and seriousness about wounded warriors that seems to resonate with service members and families.
June 25, 2019
F-22 Program Office hosts inaugural Rapid Acquisition Forum

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In an effort to collaborate, share best practices, and tackle cross platform issues, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s F-22 Program Office hosted its inaugural Rapid Acquisition Forum June 11-12 at the National Museum of the United States Air
June 25, 2019
AF Academy teams up with Test Pilot School in new candidacy program

New partnership unveiled between Air Force Academy and Test Pilot School
June 25, 2019
Music, USAF Thunderbirds highlight concert, military appreciation

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The fourth Hometown Heroes Military Appreciation Night June 20 at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering celebrated local Airmen and veterans with music by country star Chris Janson and a first-time appearance on stage by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.Stormy skies
June 24, 2019
DoD’s SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch to host AFIT’s Space Object Self-Tracker

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Institute of Technology’s Space Object Self-Tracker flight experiment is set to launch on the Department of Defense’s first SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on June 24 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.The SOS is a self-sufficient, low-cost,
June 24, 2019
Hanscom takes next step on Enterprise IT

Air Force Life Cycle Management officials here awarded a $66 million “Compute and Store” other transaction agreement to Accenture on June 21 for IT as-a-Service risk reduction experiments.
June 21, 2019
(VIDEO) B-52 continues “mothership” role during hypersonic test

In a scene reminiscent of the old days of a B-52 mothership carrying an X-15 underneath a wing, the 419th Flight Test Squadron successfully conducted the first flight test of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 12.
June 21, 2019
What it means to me to be back in the Air Force – The grass is not always greener

At 38 years old I know I am one of oldest, or as I like to refer to it, “most senior” active duty lieutenants around. Considering the journey I’ve taken just to get right where I am now, I would say I feel the deepest privilege just to do what I do each day here in the Air Force.

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