Air Force Features

Sept. 3, 2019
NOAA offers hurricane safety tips, resources

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offers tips to help prepare for hurricanes.
Aug. 29, 2019
Air Force Research Laboratory develops product to provide F-16 pilots with better visibility during rainstorms

While pilots receive weather reports from operational support squadrons, unexpected conditions, like fast moving, pop-up storms, pose risks to planes in the air. In these cases, HydroSkip intends to prevent rain from pooling or remaining stagnant on the F-16 canopy, the transparent enclosure over
Aug. 26, 2019
US hosts experts from 16 countries at Indo-Pacific Safety Air Forces Exchange

The Indo-Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces exchange involved the participation of 16 countries, in addition to the United States, throughout the Indo-Pacific region. The purpose of the ISAFE, which started in 2013, is to facilitate high-level exchange of aviation safety concepts, processes and
Aug. 22, 2019
86th VRS rolls onto virtual highway

Members of the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, are doing exactly that by acquiring a new driving simulator to train Airmen that aren’t familiar with German roads and weather conditions.
Aug. 21, 2019
AMC C-130 rainbow fitting inspections complete

Thanks to early detection by Air Force Materiel Command aircraft maintenance and engineering professionals and quick implementation of a fleet-wide time compliance technical order, C-130 maintainers have inspected and verified the viability of 113 of the 123 affected aircrafts’ lower center wing
July 30, 2019
Yokota AB hosts 2019 Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Conference

The conference provided 64 Japanese pilots with the unique opportunity to hear briefings from military personnel, discussing airspace boundaries, flight routes and daily operations with a singular goal in mind, to increase awareness and promote safety in the skies over Yokota AB and the surrounding
July 3, 2019
Independence Day message from Air Force leaders

That same bold and courageous spirit put man on the moon 50 years ago. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and two Air Force Airmen, Michael Collins and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, crewed the famous Apollo 11 moon landing mission that produced those famous words we all know “…one giant leap for mankind.”
July 2, 2019
Airman owns mistake, recovers from Article 15, becomes shining example

Airman 1st Class Mary Kapuscinski, 7th Operations Support Squadron meteorologist, was recently recognized for an act that could have saved thousands of lives. She has won awards for her weather forecasting expertise. But it hasn’t always been positive times for her at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
June 4, 2019
Mountain Home AFB: First to use Portable Doppler Radar for CONUS Ops

Keeping constant surveillance on weather patterns and their potential hazards is an important step in enhancing readiness and safety of Airmen. Until recently, this often proved to be a challenge when local radars needed to undergo routine maintenance or upgrades.
May 28, 2019
AFMC team receives prestigious award for life-saving aircraft technology

The Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System, or Auto-GCAS, team won the 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy, an award bestowed annually by the National Aeronautic Association that recognizes “the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance,
May 13, 2019
Army GLOs enable joint combat power, battlefield safety

The Department of Defense receives a significant amount of its intelligence from the Air Force distributed common ground system, which is an enterprise of globally networked analysts and cyber professionals linked together by a global communications architecture.
May 10, 2019
103rd AW leads innovation with first virtual reality loadmaster training system

Loadmasters at the 103rd Airlift Wing helped develop the first Virtual Loadmaster Training System, that recently became fully operational at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Connecticut.
May 7, 2019
Air Force Global Housing Symposium aims to correct housing issues

“Families First” is the mantra behind the Air Force’s Housing Privatization program improvement plan which is taking front and center attention at the Air Force’s Global Housing Symposium, which kicked off May 7, in downtown San Antonio.
May 1, 2019
Air Force establishes 24/7 helpline to address housing concerns

Beginning April 30, representatives are available seven days a week, 24 hours a day, toll-free at 1-800-482-6431.
April 23, 2019
571st MSAS training engagement with Costa Rican Air Vigilance Service

The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron completed a training event with the Air Vigilance Service, or SVA, of Costa Rica from March 23 through April 12 across two locations near the capital city of San José.This fundamental training was the 571st MSAS’ second full training engagement in Costa

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