March 14, 2023 Commander’s Accelerated Initiatives team maintains ‘pulse’ on change across AFMC With a mission to help improve, innovate and integrate, the Air Force Materiel Command Commander’s Accelerated Initiatives Office, or CDX, continues to make a positive impact as it keeps a ‘pulse’ on change across the enterprise, and connects Airmen to strategy.
Nov. 2, 2022 Spark Revolution to host Innovation Studio event Officials from the Spark Revolution team here will host an Innovation Studio event at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Institute’s Northstar campus in Lincoln, Massachusetts, Nov. 7.
July 11, 2022 Ask-Me-Anything sessions set to demystify Spark Tank process The Air Force Materiel Command Commanders Accelerated Initiatives team will host a series of virtual “Ask-Me-Anything” events on Microsoft Teams throughout the month of July.
June 1, 2022 2023 Spark Tank open for submissions Air Force Materiel Command uniformed and civilian Airmen are invited to submit innovative, game-changing ideas to compete in the 2023 Air Force Spark Tank competition now, with preliminary rounds open from June 1 to August 17, 2022.
May 17, 2022 Airmen innovation helps optimize cargo loading with simple technology In partnership with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, and Air Force Operational Energy, Airmen are conducting operational testing on prototypes of the Vertical Pallet Stacker for multiple mobility aircraft to enable more optimized and effective cargo-loading and transport per
May 11, 2022 Innovators: Take action now for Spark Tank 2023 Innovators need to take steps now to prepare to submit their game-changing ideas to compete in the 2023 Air Force Spark Tank competition, opening June 1.
March 25, 2022 Process improvements save time, money Although changes to the procedures for ordering and storing medical supplies might seem minor, the impact of recent improvements has been significant for the 75th Medical Group professionals.
March 8, 2022 Registration opens for I-WEPTAC 2022 Registration is now open for the Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference, the main innovation and collaboration forum for installation and mission support to the Air and Space Forces.
March 8, 2022 AFIMSC identifies information technology infrastructure needs across installations To help ensure the viability of information technology infrastructure for those systems, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Installation Support Directorate (IZ) is visiting installations as part of its management of the base operations support-information technology (BOS-IT)
Feb. 2, 2022 Summit aims to get warfighters “ready to go fast” Leaders and personnel from Air Force Materiel Command organizations collaborated virtually during the quarterly Air Force Test Center–Air Force Research Laboratory Summit January 24-28 with the goal of improving technology and capability delivery times to the warfighter.
Dec. 13, 2021 AFMC We Need initiative achieves big win for nursing mothers Effective immediately, nursing mothers who work in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) or on a special access program (SAP) are permitted to carry battery-operated, Bluetooth-capable breast pumps into these work areas.
Dec. 1, 2021 Robotics Roadshow plans for future, faster work environment Working smarter and not harder was the goal of the Robotics Process Automation Roadshow hosted by Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
Sept. 22, 2021 AFMC announces MAJCOM Spark Tank semifinalists The Air Force Materiel Command has selected five semifinalists from more than 100 submissions to the command-wide 2022 Spark Tank competition.
Aug. 16, 2021 Operation Blood Rain testing continues Testing, to determine if fresh blood could withstand airdrop and survive, moves to C-130 aircraft and the 417th Flight Test Squadron.
June 29, 2021 Digital Directorate team wins major acquisition award The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force honored a Digital Directorate team with a major acquisition award earlier this month.