March 18, 2019 Working with Air Force One: AEDC’s John Washer shares his experience Very few of us can say we’ve met even one U.S. president, but Test Operations and Sustainment contractor John Washer has met two – President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. He met them when he started working with Air Force One, the president’s airplane.“The team I was assigned to
March 18, 2019 Air Force's National Museum to commemorate 75th Anniversary of D-Day with events in May and June On June 6, 1944, D-Day - the largest amphibious assault in history - took place as more than 150,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of heavily fortified French coast. This risky invasion of France’s Normandy region caused over 4,000 Allied
March 15, 2019 FEURY keeps TACPs in new theater safe Additional FEURY sites multiply the amount of ISR available to units and give combat Airmen the edge over their adversaries, according to the TACPs who use them. The office rolled out its capability to a new theater this February after securing funding, requirements, drafting a contract and
March 15, 2019 Air Force Institute of Technology celebrates 100 years of defense-focused education WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Institute of Technology kicked off its Centennial Anniversary celebration March 5 at the Sinclair Ponitz Conference Center highlighting its rich journey since Nov. 10, 1919.Themed “A Century of Education Excellence: Inspiration to Innovation,”
March 15, 2019 Wounded Warrior to USAFSAM students: ‘You are our Angels’ WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In 2005, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Daniel Gilyeat was on his second tour of combat duty in Iraq when the day that would change his life forever arrived.He had been having feelings for several months before that he was going to be mortally wounded in combat.“I
March 15, 2019 AFRL, university partners make a push in printable composites WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory hosts a diverse group of professors and students from across the country each year.In 2018 AFRL’s Composites Branch combined forces with the University of Arkansas, the University of Miami, Louisiana Tech University and the
March 14, 2019 AFRL Information Directorate engineer recognized at Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) STEM Global Competitive Conference ROME RESEARCH LABORATORY, New York – An associate computer engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate was recognized as a Modern Day Technology Leader at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) STEM Global Competitiveness Conference held Feb. 7-9 in Washington,
March 14, 2019 Air Force Marathon goes green in 2019 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The U.S. Air Force Marathon is looking to go green beginning in 2019 with environmental initiatives designed to minimize waste, improve conservation and give back to the Wright-Patterson community.“This year our goal is to become certified as an
March 14, 2019 #AFPitchDay required team of teams “We just proved we can check contract award timelines off the list of impediments to delivering capability, so the rest of the process will now be under intense scrutiny.”
March 13, 2019 AFMC to host virtual hiring event The Air Force Materiel Command will host an online, virtual hiring fair April 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST, to fill multiple non-competitive and direct-hire authority positions across the enterprise. The event will provide an opportunity for hiring officials and qualified candidates to connect directly