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.
May 10, 2022 Redesigned birdchaser sleds at Holloman test track saves time, money The birdchaser sleds, used to mitigate bird and animal strikes during HHSTT test missions, are one of the two main methods of mitigating animal strikes. Orchard cannons and small birdchaser sleds are fired in the range of 10 to 40 seconds before the mission sleds.
May 6, 2022 AFMC’s first lady shares military spouse perspective As a 38-year military spouse, Caroline Bunch, the spouse of Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., AFMC Commander, understands the sacrifice spouses make and how they play an integral role in the success of the military.
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.
May 1, 2022 AFMC Connect May focus: Considerate Consideration is being respectful of the people you interact with daily. Words or deeds can show intentional and deliberate thoughts of consideration and the desire to be considerate.
April 26, 2022 AFMC utilizes MOATEL as verification resource The Munition Open Architecture Test and Evaluation Laboratory (MOATEL) provides the independent verification missing from Open Architecture by validating models against real-world processes.
April 26, 2022 Air Force general sentenced A military judge sentenced Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, to a reprimand and forfeiture of $10,910 per month for five months Tuesday, for forcibly kissing a civilian woman.
April 25, 2022 New Air Force priority topics unveiled for industry partners Five new Department of the Air Force, or DAF, capability priorities are in the 2022 Topical Call for Solutions and Concepts announced to industry partners at the DAF Future Force Capability Development Strategy Interchange Meeting, or SIM, Phase I from March 14-16.
April 22, 2022 Countering small unmanned aircraft takes a team As lead command for the Air Force Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems effort, this team’s role is to detect any friendly or enemy actions around Air Force installations worldwide and to employ mitigation.
April 14, 2022 Estep selected as Executive Director The Air Force has selected Lorna B. Estep for the position of Executive Director, Air Force Materiel Command.