Feb. 13, 2025 CATM milestone builds DAF weapons proficiency The Air Force Combat Arms Training and Maintenance career field achieved a significant milestone Feb. 4 with the graduation of the first CATM instructor course.
Feb. 12, 2025 ERDC helps breathe new life into Boeing B-52 aircraft A team of engineers and technical experts from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center teamed with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to accomplish tasks related to the B-52H Commercial Engine Replacement Program.
Feb. 11, 2025 AFMC sets three-year high for enlisted-to-officer commissioning in 2024 AFMC and Airmen in support of the Space Force set a three-year high for enlisted commissioning candidate selections, marking a significant milestone for Airmen transitioning from enlisted to officer roles.
Feb. 11, 2025 A New Era in Testing: USAF Test Pilot School partners with Stanford, Silicon Valley for AI and Emerging Technologies course This historic collaboration marks the school’s first major engagement with academia in recent memory and is part of a broader effort to prepare future military test leaders for the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, data-driven systems, and autonomous technologies.
Feb. 7, 2025 AFMC Headquarters recognizes top Airmen, civilians AFMC's annual award ceremony highlighted individuals whose outstanding contributions significantly impacted the command’s mission in 2024. Their achievements reflect the strength, precision, and readiness essential to maintain airpower dominance.
Feb. 7, 2025 Ready Airmen Training program gets major overhaul Following a brief pause for a restructure to better meet the 75th Air Base Wing’s priorities, Hill Air Force Base’s Ready Airmen Training program has returned to the base.
Feb. 7, 2025 Tinker kicks off ‘Year of Readiness’ with base-wide exercise The exercise, titled War Wagon 25-01, was designed to test the wing's ability to respond to various scenarios, including wartime operations.
Feb. 7, 2025 DAF announces Spark Tank 2025 finalists DAF leaders announced the finalists of the 2025 Spark Tank competition made up of premier innovation ideas by Airmen and Guardians seeking sponsorship to bring their concepts to life.
Feb. 6, 2025 OC-ALC Talent Acquisition and Outreach Team drives innovation, recruiting The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Talent Acquisition and Outreach Team recruits 40 to 150 hires monthly while engaging over 40,000 individuals annually in their mission to build the future workforce.
Feb. 5, 2025 DAF launches 2025 Art and Photo Contest The Department of the Air Force is set to launch its 2025 Art and Photo Contest March 1, merging two prior competitions. Previously, there were separate art and photo contests with one held in the spring and the other in the fall.
Feb. 5, 2025 Hanscom AFB, UMass Lowell establish new partnership tool This unique contracting mechanism enables a long-term partnership between a federal government organization and a state or local government, or affiliated non-profit entity to facilitate technology transfer to non-federal entities and the transition of essential technologies back to the federal
Feb. 3, 2025 New Combat Readiness Directorate focused on increasing readiness, reducing costs The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center officially stood up the Combat Readiness Directorate, as part of a larger Department of the Air Force effort to better position the Air Force and Space Force to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition.
Jan. 31, 2025 Fatal Pool Mishap Accident Investigation Report Released Air Force Materiel Command officials released findings of the Ground Accident Investigation Board (GAIB), which examined the collapse of a partition wall inside a pool bathhouse at Robins AFB, Georgia on July 22, 2024.
Jan. 31, 2025 Exploring Aircraft Battle Damage Repair Engineering (ABDRE) opportunities within AFLCMC (PODCAST) AFLCMC engineering officers discuss the benefits and knowledge gained from earning ABDRE certification.
Jan. 31, 2025 Restoration project returns damaged F-35A to Air Force’s operational fleet This is the first time maintainers have successfully pieced together two F-35A structures to generate an operational aircraft.