Jan. 11, 2016 Solar Ready Vets program readies first class at Hill AFB The Solar Ready Vets program announced by President Barack Obama during a visit to Hill Air Force Base in April 2015 will begin training the first class of 24 veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce.The training, which begins Feb. 1, is being provided by Salt Lake Community College in
Jan. 8, 2016 AFMC command chief speaks to ALS graduates The Airman with the most time in grade of any chief master sergeant in the Air Force offered leadership advice to Tinker Airmen last month.Chief Master Sgt. Michael Warner, command chief for Air Force Materiel Command, was the guest speaker for the Airman Leadership School graduation Dec. 17,
Jan. 4, 2016 Wingman Toolkit supports Comprehensive Airman Fitness Comprehensive Airman Fitness is built on the four domains of fitness -- physical, mental, social and spiritual. CAF is a top-level priority in the Air Force, and it is essential for individuals to be fit across all four domains.Gen. Mark Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, has said,
Jan. 4, 2016 R&D strategy leverages innovation, partnerships The stakes are high for Department of Defense leaders seeking to equip the U.S. military force of the future. In addition to the ever-present and evolving dangers presented by global terrorism, defense planners face proliferating and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats by nation-states,
Jan. 4, 2016 Recapitalizing JSTARS: the BMC2 suite Hanscom program officials call it the "brain of the plane," and as the epicenter for JSTARS command and control, it's an integral part of the overall Joint Surveillance Target and Attack Radar System recapitalization effort.The battle management command and control suite, also known as BMC2, allows
Dec. 23, 2015 AFRL develops integrated weapons analysis capability to meet warfighter needs The Air Force Research Laboratory commander, Maj. Gen. Thomas Masiello, wants an integrated analysis capability and common framework that allows understanding the effectiveness of directed energy and kinetic weapons, whether used separately, cooperatively or synergistically.To meet this need, AFRL
Dec. 23, 2015 AFMC Executive Director and AFRL senior civilians among 2015 Presidential Rank Award winners The Office of Personnel Management recognized recipients of the prestigious Presidential Rank Awards for 2015 on Dec. 15, and the list includes six Air Force Materiel Command civilians. One of the AFMC recipients is the command headquarters' own Executive Director, Michael A. Gill."Each year, the
Dec. 23, 2015 Hanscom employee captures DOD-level award The Department of Defense has recognized a Hanscom employee with a prestigious product support award.Perry Hill, product support manager and chief of logistics for the C3I and Networks Directorate's Space, Aerial and Nuclear Networks Division, recently won the 2015 Secretary of Defense Product
Dec. 21, 2015 DOD CIOs visit area to discuss innovation and collaboration The Chief Information Officer for the Department of Defense and the Chief Information Officers for the Joint Staff, Air Force, Army, Navy and Coast Guard, along with more than 20 senior representatives from DOD, Cyber Command and the intelligence community, visited the local area Dec. 10 and 11 to
Dec. 19, 2015 NATO AGS arrives at Edwards NATO's first Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft arrived here Dec. 19, completing its first flight. The test flight marks the start of six months of ground and airborne testing at Edwards before the aircraft is sent to its new home in Sigonella, Italy.NATO AGS is a derivative of the wide-area