April 23, 2024 Eglin earns DOD award for environmental successes DAF took top honors for its commitment to environmental stewardship in five of nine categories during the 62nd Annual Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Competition April 22. Eglin AFB, Florida was the recipient of the 2024 Environmental Quality, Non-Industrial Installation award.
April 22, 2024 RAF, RAAF reactivate squadron for F-35 reprogramming mission No. 80 Squadron, which also includes Royal Navy Sailors, was formerly known as the Australia Canada United Kingdom Reprogramming Laboratory.
April 20, 2024 AFRL researchers pave the way to lighter, faster additively manufactured rocket engines The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Rocket Propulsion Division, recently designed, printed, built and hot fired a first-ever, single-block rocket-engine thrust chamber additively manufactured using a process called laser powder directed energy deposition, or DED.
April 19, 2024 Youngest OKC bombing survivor becomes avionics technician at Tinker as ‘my way of helping out’ PJ Allen was just a baby when his grandmother dropped him off at daycare on the fateful day of the Oklahoma City bombing 29 years ago. Since the bombing, he’s developed a passion for aviation and his personal goal to work at Tinker AFB has been fulfilled when he became an Aviation Technician.
April 19, 2024 AFMC Annual Excellence Award winners light up the night The Air Force Materiel Command held their Annual Excellence Awards April 17 to spotlight individuals whose outstanding contributions significantly impacted the command's mission in 2023.
April 18, 2024 AFSFC explores updated non-lethal weapon options for Defender force The Air Force Security Forces Center is continuing its efforts to arm Defenders with the technology and equipment they need to better protect people and resources across the Department of the Air Force.
April 17, 2024 USAF Test Pilot School and DARPA announce breakthrough in aerospace machine learning The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency were finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, a formal acknowledgement of recent breakthroughs that have launched the machine-learning era within the aerospace industry.
April 17, 2024 AFCEC streamlines CE work tasks with mobile IT initiative The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently introduced a new custom-designed mobile tab for the NexGen IT system to help installations collect, manage and use civil engineering data more efficiently.
April 16, 2024 Big bombs, no problem in latest loadcrew competition (photos) 1st Quarter 96th Maintenance Group battle.
April 16, 2024 Award-winning history team turns pages into power The Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command History and Heritage Directorate won the 2024 Department of the Air Force Excellence in Major Command History Program Management Award.
April 15, 2024 AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests An Air Force Research Laboratory-developed physiological monitoring system for pilots completed a series of F-16 flight tests March 4-17, 2024, at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, or TPS, at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
April 12, 2024 Air Force stands up digital acquisition light reconnaissance foreign military sales team Known as the Digital PAQuisitions team, the team’s goal is to create a digital version of an aircraft and make it available for when a U.S. foreign military partner expresses interest in a light reconnaissance capability.
April 10, 2024 Ogden ALC uses virtual reality to enhance aircraft maintenance training Over the past few years, the Ogden Air Logistics Center has introduced virtual reality training into its aircraft maintenance in order serve both new trainees and veteran workers seeking refresher training.
April 5, 2024 AFMC to host relocation, sponsorship-focused Spouse and Family Forum The Air Force Materiel Command will host a virtual Spouse and Family Forum, May 1, at 3 p.m. ET on ZoomGov.
April 5, 2024 MQ-9A Accident Report Released An Air Force Materiel Command Accident Investigation Board has identified the cause of an MQ-9A mishap which fatally injured a civilian contract employee during a ground developmental test event at Gray Butte Airfield, California, on Sept. 7, 2023.