Dec. 9, 2020 Coping with Social Isolation While the most immediate threat from COVID-19 is the physical health of those infected, the pandemic will also have wide-ranging effects on the social and mental health of others living through the crisis.
Dec. 8, 2020 AMXG innovates training of aircraft mechanics Hiring skilled aircraft mechanics is becoming more and more challenging, so one Hill Air Force Base unit has innovated its efforts to improve training processes for new hires.
Dec. 8, 2020 I-WEPTAC chairs to tackle combat support challenges AFIMSC officials announce the names of the four I-WEPTAC chairs whose teams will help shape the future of Air Force combat support.
Dec. 8, 2020 EW team, AFMC teammates find way to restore pod WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – When a front-line fighter squadron needed assistance, several Air Force Materiel Command teams banded together to resurrect a long-dormant pod vital to protecting pilots flying in harm’s way. The pod in question – an ALQ-184 – is an electronic countermeasure
Dec. 8, 2020 Renowned test pilot Chuck Yeager dies Famed test pilot, retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager died Dec. 7. He was 97.
Dec. 8, 2020 AFMC unit tests wearables to detect COVID-19 Airmen from the 649th Munitions Squadron at Hill Air Force Base are sporting a new smart watch and soon will add a smart ring that will alert them when they may be coming down with illnesses such as COVID-19 or other viral infections.
Dec. 8, 2020 AEDC’s Space and Missile Test Branch operates a diverse set of test and evaluation capabilities The Space and Missile Test Branch within the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s Test Division conducts developmental test and evaluation of space and missile systems.“Our mission is to deliver timely, disciplined, defensible and relevant developmental test and evaluation, or T&E, of space and
Dec. 8, 2020 78th Security Forces Squadron receives new K-9 SUV’s ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A new 78th Air Base Wing Security Forces Squadron K-9 modified SUV stands ready for duty at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 3, 2020. The new modified K-9 SUV has four-wheel drive, more space for the K-9 team to operate and an enhanced cooling system to prevent the
Dec. 7, 2020 AFLCMC awards contract for Skyborg prototypes WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded to three companies to produce missionized prototypes with the ability to fly in experimentation events while teaming with manned aircraft. The contracts were awarded with a 24-month period of performance
Dec. 7, 2020 Signed lease signals Kirtland research park underway JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force and Thunderbird Kirtland Development, LLC, recently reached agreement and signed a long-term lease to begin developing a planned commercial research park at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.The agreement, part of the Air Force’s Enhanced Use