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  • A T-38 Talon assigned to the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School taxis at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dawn Waldman)

    Fix these broken wings – part fabrication saves Air Force time, money

    Team Edwards members worked together to save the Air Force more than $1 million in repair costs recently at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Airmen from the 412th Maintenance Squadron discovered damages on a T-38 Talon during a 225-hour inspection.
  • Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing Commanding General, poses for a photo with Senior Airman Oscar Cantu, an Air Traffic Controller with 412th Operations Support Squadron. Cantu was given the Grit Award for overcoming challenges in pushing his innovative idea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Carlie Mensen)

    Air Traffic Controller receives Grit Award

    A Team Edwards member was recently given the Grit Award in recognition of the challenges he faced to make his innovative idea into a reality. Senior Airman Oscar Cantu, an Air Traffic Controller with the 412th Operations Support Squadron, innovation idea was a head-mounted display for air traffic controllers. The technology helps air traffic controllers a tool through the use of augmented reality.
  • Staff Sgt. Cameron Canupp and Steven Conway, both of 412th Maintenance Squadron, visually inspects a part manufactured in a 3D printer at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Williams)

    Investment in 3D printing helps Team Edwards’ fleet aloft

    The 412th Maintenance Squadron is leveraging 3D printing technology to help keep Edwards’ aircraft flying, no matter their age.
  • Team Edwards members can now check real-time weather conditions from anywhere around the base. Visit https://rainwise.net/weather/EAFBmainbase to check the current conditions now. A smart phone app is currently in development. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Giancarlo Casem)

    Weather stations save Airmen’s time, units money

    The 412th Force Support Squadron, Sustainment Services Flight, came up with an innovative idea that could save Airmen’s time in regards to making decisions based on the rapidly-changing weather conditions.
  • Innovators from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., pose for a photo with Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing Commander, May. 15. The group of innovators all submitted their ideas, although their ideas have been designated as inactive and was asked to further review or refine their ideas for a future innovation challenge. The group was given the opportunity to have snacks with commander and to discuss their innovative ideas. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Carlie Mensen)

    Dunkin' with Dragon

    Innovators from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., pose for a photo with Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing Commander, May. 15. The group of innovators all submitted their ideas, although their ideas have been designated as inactive and was asked to further review or refine their ideas for a future innovation challenge. The group was given
  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- James Briggs, Air Force Test Center, strategic initiatives, shared his one-page strategy for continuous transformation during the Innovation Share and Connect Workshop May 1 in Niceville, Fla. Innovation activities tie closely into the Air Force Materiel Command drive towards maintaining a culture of Continual Process Improvement throughout the command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

    CPI office augments mission effectiveness, efficiency

    The Air Force Materiel Command Continued Process Improvement program leverages Airmen innovation and new technologies to create a continuous cycle of process improvement and change in the service culture. The goal of the program is to improve mission execution while reducing costs, which ultimately maximizes customer, i.e. taxpayer, value of the force.
  • A Humvee rolls down a dirt road at the Precision Impact Range Area at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., April 17. Technicians from Autonomous Solutions Inc. took measurements of roads and vehicle characteristics to tailor fit their Vehicle Automation Kits to the PIRA mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    Autonomous vehicles coming to PIRA

    Self-driving vehicles may not be commonplace on city streets yet, but they are headed to the Precision Impact Range Area on Edwards Air Force Base, California. Autonomous Solutions Inc. conducted a site survey to gather information needed to provide their autonomous services to the PIRA, April 16-17.
  • A Skyborg conceptual design for a low cost attritable Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). (Artwork courtesy of AFRL)

    Skyborg program seeks industry input for artificial intelligence initiative

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force office of Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation at the Air Force Research Laboratory is working on fielding a prototype Autonomous, Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle as an Early Operational Capability as early as 2023.The program is known as Skyborg, and the SDPE office issued what is
  • The 412th Civil Engineer Group completed repairs to Edwards Air Force Base’s North Base runway in February. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)

    Innovative solution reduces cost of runway repair

    After years of heating up in the summer and freezing in the winter, the North Base runway developed severe cracking and was closed in October 2016. Traditional repair methods such as sealing the cracks would only last a few months and full replacement would have cost $20 million. The 412th Civil Engineer Group, 412th Operations Support Squadron,
  • From left: David Behrendt, 412th Force Support Squadron; Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Roosevelt Jones, former 412th TW command chief; discuss the new reusable food containers at the Joshua Tree Dining Facility last year. (Courtesy photo)

    Innovation success: Reusable containers save thousands

    At the Joshua Tree Dining Facility, Styrofoam containers have been the container of choice for grabbing a meal on the go.Recently, the cost for these containers was set to increase from $8,000 per month to $24,000 per month as a result of an increase in price and usage. In the long run, these costs would be unsustainable and usage of these
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