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May 14, 2019
Air Force to review potential fixed wing helmet replacements at AFWERX event

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A team of experts from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Human Systems Division and the Advanced Tactical Acquisition Corps, will travel to Las Vegas, Nev., for a May 22 event showcasing helmets that could replace the legacy helmets currently worn
May 14, 2019
PEO Digital Airmen decode F-35 maintenance

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Software teams from Hanscom are fielding applications that help aircraft maintainers at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, plan for successful operational testing of the Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-35 Lightning II.Hanscom’s software teams travel to Nellis to work
May 14, 2019
Air Force completes test of combat support innovation

The Air Force completed the final test of an innovative warfighting concept May 12 that could be a game-changer for future adaptive-basing constructs.
May 13, 2019
Air Force takes part in Transcontinental Railroad’s 150th anniversary

Air Force recruiters and volunteers were among the thousands who gathered May 10-11 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad at Golden Spike National Historic Park.
May 13, 2019
Global housing symposium focuses on relationship building and enterprise-wide support

Improving the Air Force privatized housing program to meet the needs of Airmen and their families was the central focus of a three-day Global Housing Symposium in San Antonio, May 7-9.
May 13, 2019
Changes to Post-9/11 GI Bill transfers effective July 2019

The transferability option under the Post-9/11 GI Bill allows service members to transfer all or some unused benefits to their spouse or dependent children.
May 13, 2019
AFRL matching tech to needs with international partners

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Research Laboratory is reaching out to technical innovators and entrepreneurs within Israel to tap into potential new partnership opportunities. A group of AFRL scientists and engineers, hosted by Dr. Ehud Galun of the Israel Ministry of
May 10, 2019
Cybersecurity Town Hall emphasizes information protection for supply chain, acquisition

The importance of protecting the Defense Department’s controlled unclassified information during acquisition and contracting processes was stressed during a series of Cybersecurity Town Hall events hosted by the Air Force Materiel Command May 7. The event served as an opportunity to educate the
May 9, 2019
Echoes of 1999 rescue ring loud and clear for Goldfein, providing lessons and vision for today

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein has a direct answer when asked what echoes to this day, what continues to influence his thinking and actions even now, 20 years after he found himself on the ground in hostile surroundings, his F-16 in the distance smoldering and destroyed.
May 9, 2019
Detachment 12 stands up to provide combat software

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Commander Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry stood up Detachment 12 and gave command of it to Col. Enrique Oti May 8.The first personnel assigned to Detachment 12 are Airmen, civilians and contractors in a software development unit
May 9, 2019
Hostile Airspace: Serbian IADS during Allied Force

This edition of the AFMC History in Two series talks about Serbian IADS during Operation ALLIED FORCE, focused on the 78-day air operation known as Operation NOBLE ANVIL.
May 9, 2019
Gift registrations for Wright-Patt Airmen now available for the 2019 Air Force Marathon

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – New for this year’s Air Force Marathon, gift registrations for the half and full marathon can be purchased for junior enlisted members stationed at Wright-Patt AFB. "People are always wanting to express their appreciation for our military members so what
May 8, 2019
AERONet prototype could provide combat insight to allies

“Bold Quest is the first time we will be able to show our target partner nation audience what AERONet can do for them,” said Maj. Scott Frye, the AERONet program manager with the C3I&N Quick Reaction Capability Branch. He is helping to transition AERONet from an Air Force Research Lab concept to
May 8, 2019
C3I&N level-ups network defense

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – A cyber operations system called Unified Platform fielded its first capabilities in late April, allowing services to spot suspicious data events that can indicate potential attacks on Department of Defense networks.The LevelUP program office within the Command,
May 8, 2019
CPI office augments mission effectiveness, efficiency

The Air Force Materiel Command Continued Process Improvement program leverages Airmen innovation and new technologies to create a continuous cycle of process improvement and change in the service culture. The goal of the program is to improve mission execution while reducing costs, which ultimately

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