April 18, 2019 77 Years of Courage Today marks the 77th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid. Eighty Airmen, at least ten of whom trained at McChord Field, put service before self and volunteered to deliver America’s response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.In order to boost the American
April 18, 2019 Federal agencies kickoff working dog collaboration effort for stronger, sustainable future JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Ten federal agencies — including the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, Justice and State — began an important dialogue here this week for government-wide collaboration in working dog operations.The government-wide working dog team kickoff meeting,
April 18, 2019 Speakers share personal accounts at Holocaust Days of Remembrance event WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO — In observance of the Holocaust Days of Remembrance and to honor the victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution, an educational event will be held at the National Museum of the United States Air Force on May 2 from noon to 1p.m. Starting in the NMUSAF
April 18, 2019 BLUE: Blueprint to Battlefield Getting new technology from the lab bench to the warfighter has taken on new urgency as the Air Force explores innovative ways to move ideas quickly from blueprint to battlefield. Those efforts are already paying off with advancements that are having a direct effect on missions around the world.
April 17, 2019 New Air Force Science & Technology Strategy puts focus on speed Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson unveiled a new and ambitious Science and Technology Strategy designed to better identify, develop and deploy breakthrough technologies, April 17.
April 17, 2019 New software development system saves time, money and benefits warfighter Software engineers in the 517th Software Engineering Squadron have developed a new workflow system and software development methodology to significantly reduce the time it takes to deliver software to customers.
April 17, 2019 Volunteers Honored for Service at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force celebrated its 37th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet on April 5 during which over 600 volunteers were honored.David Hills of Miamisburg, Ohio, was selected as the Museum Volunteer of the Year for 2018 for his dedication and excellence in serving the
April 16, 2019 Air Force Civilian Service seeks talent through virtual hiring events Air Force Materiel Command, in conjunction with the Air Force Civilian Service’s Talent Acquisition Division at the Air Force’s Personnel Center, held an online virtual hiring event April 10 to fill vacancies across the command footprint.
April 16, 2019 Airmen share stories of overcoming hardships WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Airmen from across the base gathered at the USO to hear four Airmen share their stories about overcoming hardships and adversity during the Rising 6’s annual Storytellers event.The audience members listened intently as the speakers shared their stories, and