Wright-Patt welcomes new cadre of acquisition workers

The first crop of three groups of new civilian contracting specialists raised their hand here Monday, June 8 to become federal employees in the Air Force's acquisition workforce. The 33 college graduates, nearly all with either masters or law degrees, are part of a group of 138 new hires that will

AFMC Commander participates during AF Week

Hanscom to lead Air Force efforts on interoperability demo

Officials here are busy setting up a mock air operations center for the annual Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration, which will run June 15 through 25. Hanscom is once again serving as a major host site for CWID and the lead Air Force site. Operators from the Air Force, other services,

Look up, look around, there's lots to see at the Tattoo

Patrons can anticipate seeing a lot of activity in the air and on the ground when they attend the fifth annual Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo on June 26.  Free and open to the public, Freedom's Call Tattoo takes place on the grounds adjacent the National Museum of the U.S. Air

Energy harvesting for future UAVs

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are expected to power Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the future because they are an optimum energy harvesting source that may lead to longer flight times without refueling. The University of Washington's Multidisciplinary University Research

AFMC and union leadership reaffirm partnership

A strong partnership was reaffirmed as leaders of the Air Force' largest civilian employer and the military's largest employee union sat down to discuss workforce issues here May 28. Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, and John Gage, national president of the American

USAF Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft makes first flight

The Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin's famed 'Skunk Works' launched a new era of aircraft manufacturing technology and performance June 2 with the successful initial demonstration flight of the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. The ACCA

Wright-Patt recognized for energy efficient building

The Air Force Institute of Technology's new academic building here recently achieved the base's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design "Silver" certification rating, a nationally accepted benchmark for facility design, construction and operation. "It is the first facility to receive a

Global Hawk makes emergency landing

An Edwards RQ-4A UAS made an emergency landing just after midnight here May 28 on Rogers Dry Lake bed, adjacent to the airfield. The block 20 Global Hawk, AF-9, experienced flight control problems while on a local flight test sortie. Pilots performed a unique series of flight control maneuvers and

AFMC Band of Flight small groups tour four states

Though many people are well acquainted with the talents of the United States Air Force Band of Flight as a whole, some may not be aware that the concert band also breaks down into many smaller ensembles that demonstrate the vast flexibility of these highly trained musicians. In May, these smaller

Aaron Tippin: Country music star at home with Air Force

A friendship that's been in the making for nearly 20 years will continue on June 26 when country music superstar Aaron Tippin and his band, the Stemwinders, play an hour-long concert at the fifth annual Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo. The event is free and open to the public, and

ESC completes key flight milestone for advanced radar system

Equipping warfighters with the technology to detect moving targets in combat gained momentum when the Electronic Systems Center, in concert with prime contractors and other organizations, recently completed a key flight milestone for the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program. "At this

AFMC system key to Air Force cyber superiority goal

The Combat Information Transport System, known as CITS, is a high-priority item for the U.S. Air Force, which seeks to create, manage and defend a truly enterprise-wide internet. CITS, which will enable all of that and more, is so important that the Electronic Systems Center listed it number two out

Hanscom shines during VPP inspection

After four days of thorough inspection, an audit team from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found that Hanscom's Voluntary Protection Program has met and in many cases exceeded the requirements to earn its certification as a VPP Star certified site. "The overall evaluation of

AFMC base first to use new gate guards uniforms

Civilian guards at Eglin Air Force base are the first to meet new uniform standards set by the Department of the Air Force Security Forces Center."Eglin is unique in this Air Force-wide initiative because we are the benchmark base," said Lt. Roger Main, DAF Security Forces. In the past, Department