AFMC News

Aug. 12, 2022
Fast, but in the right direction

Speed is not everything. The Air Force needs to be fast, but also innovative and revolutionary. There are many efforts to “transform” our military, and digital transformation means different things to different people. The Department of the Air Force Digital Transformation Office was established to
Aug. 12, 2022
AFRL Inspire event with TEDx-style talks to be livestreamed

AFRL Inspire, a three-hour special event presented by the Air Force Research Laboratory with eight TEDx-style talks, will be livestreamed from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall, Aug. 23, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT.
July 26, 2022
AFIMSC announces 2022 Innovation Rodeo finalists

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center announced its finalists today for the 2022 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo.
July 22, 2022
AFMC organizations team to increase safety, efficiency of debris collection at Holloman High Speed Test Track

Project Zero is an effort by the 846 TS and the Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office, or SDPE, of the Air Force Research Laboratory, which aims to automate the task of identifying and tracking both planned and unplanned debris from tests at the Holloman High Speed Test Track, or
July 5, 2022
New technologies drive Tyndall’s Installation of the Future rebuild

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Division has been at the forefront of implementing new technologies to reshape the installation into a model of adaptability, efficiency and sustainability for the Department of the Air Force and Department of Defense.
June 25, 2022
Air Force selects future aircrew helmet

The helmet prototype was chosen after Air Combat Command initiated the search for a next-generation helmet to address issues with long-term neck and back injuries, optimize aircraft technology, improve pilot longevity, and provide better fitment to diverse aircrews.
June 21, 2022
AFMC releases $8 million towards accelerating change, innovation

The funded projects support ongoing AFMC We Need efforts with an emphasis on technology, innovation, talent management and infrastructure across the mission.
May 31, 2022
Call for 2022 Innovation Rodeo ideas nears June 6 deadline

With less than a week to go in its annual call-for-topics campaign, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is still accepting innovative ideas with the potential to change the Air Force. This year’s campaign theme is Accelerate Change through Innovation.
May 25, 2022
‘FORCECON 2022’ spurs collaboration, innovation for Air Force, industry, academia

The inaugural FORCECON 2022: Innovation – Technology – Gaming convention kicked off here with a collider event May 24-25 to spur collaboration between the military, industry and academia, with a goal of tackling some of the military’s toughest challenges in the areas of force development, and
May 25, 2022
Test engineer, analyst training accelerated with innovative method

Tasked with accelerating and improving training of test engineers and test analysts, the 717th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, is delivering with a solution that could reach across the complex.
May 25, 2022
Test engineer, analyst training accelerated with innovative method

Tasked with accelerating and improving training of test engineers and test analysts, the 717th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, is delivering with a solution that could reach across the complex.
May 20, 2022
Security leaders learn AI fundamentals through MIT course

The Department of the Air Force-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator has again partnered with defense and educational institutions to host the AI for National Security Leaders course at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 16-18.
May 18, 2022
Future of nursing: Telehealth, more innovation, maybe some robots

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked many changes to the Military Health System and forced all providers - especially nurses - to innovate at near-quantum speed with agility and flexibility.
May 15, 2022
FORCECON 2022 AFIMSC industry day set for May 25

Industry, academia and government agencies have a chance to connect and collaborate about installation and mission support May 25 during FORCECON 2022: Innovation – Technology – Gaming at the Tech Port Center and Arena in San Antonio.
May 6, 2022
Designing the future, step-by-step

The Continuous Improvement and Innovation team, also known as CI2 held their training symposium at the Wright Brothers Institute in downtown, Dayton, Ohio, April 23-26. Their theme, “Creating the Next Generation of CI2 Leaders: Let’s Design the Future” was key to what they hoped to accomplish.

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