Aug. 16, 2019 A hidden white hat, hero The Air Force has a history of revealing a hero within people. Some are remembered while others are soon forgotten. It is not the memory of those heroes that matter most; it is the actions those heroes take and the people they influence that matters. The term “white hat” describes a person who goes
Aug. 15, 2019 Military working dogs honored with new forever stamp JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Members of the Security Forcescommunity and the U.S. Postal Service gathered at the Military Working Dog Monument here Aug. 15 for a local ceremony to unveil the new U.S. Postal Service MWD forever stamp.
Aug. 15, 2019 Logistics Complex efforts critical to Air Force readiness The 14th Annual Tinker and the Primes Conference wrapped up Thursday with a keynote address from Brig. Gen. Chis Hill, commander of Tinker Air Force Base’s Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, on the transformative role that the ALC has in maintaining readiness within the U.S. Air Force.
Aug. 15, 2019 Air Force Research Laboratory successfully conducts first flight of ROBOpilot Unmanned Air Platform WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory and DZYNE Technologies Incorporated successfully completed a two-hour initial flight of a revolutionary Robotic Pilot Unmanned Conversion Program called ROBOpilot Aug. 9 at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.“This flight test is a
Aug. 15, 2019 Air Force forecasts with petaflops of power Program Executive Office Digital is working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee to build Air Force Weather’s most powerful weather computer, at an estimated 7.2 petaflops.
Aug. 14, 2019 Bunch addresses questions, concerns at inaugural online town hall Resiliency, facilities and workforce retention were among the topics addressed by Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. during his inaugural command-wide virtual town hall, Aug. 8. The town hall, streamed live on the Air Force Materiel Command Facebook page, provided an opportunity for the commander to reach
Aug. 12, 2019 Simulator teaches large vehicle, manual transmission driving The SimuRide, the $7,800 driving simulator puts Airmen into the “seat” of a semi-tractor trailer or 44-passenger bus without leaving the office.
Aug. 9, 2019 Students showcase innovation research for Air Force at AFRL summer poster session WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – About 70 student researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate displayed their research objectives, efforts and learning experiences at the directorate’s summer student researcher poster session Aug. 1 in the
Aug. 9, 2019 New DOD Program Leaves Sexual Predators Nowhere to Hide A new Defense Department program called Catch a Serial Offender, or "CATCH," aims to make it more difficult for perpetrators of sexual assault to evade identification and capture by law enforcement.While the new tool isn't good news for offenders, it's expected to allow victims making a restricted
Aug. 8, 2019 Autism at Work brings civilian opportunities to individuals on the spectrum The Autism at Work program, a collaboration between the Air Force Materiel Command and Wright State University, offers students and recent graduates with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum the opportunity to participate in paid, one-year internships as Air Force civilians. The program provides the