When Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein asked leaders to “unleash the brilliance in our Airmen,” Air Force Materiel Command answered the call, executing more than $4.6 million in Squadron Innovation Funds in fiscal year 2018.

The Logistics Career Broadening Program offers company grade logistics officers the opportunity gain leadership skills and experience in depot, supply, sustainment and development missions through a two-year rotation at an air or defense logistics center.

On Nov. 11, we honor those brave men and women who serve our nation and maintain our freedoms. Thank you for your service.

Maj. Barret Darnell (right), 315th Cyber Operations Squadron, 24th Air Force, assists high school students with some “Hacking 101” challenges. HackerOne coordinated with the non-profit organization Code.org, to invite a group of students to the Hack the Air Force 2.0 event to learn more about computer sciences. This year's Hack the Air Force 3.0 event ends Nov. 22 and focuses on DoD applications that were recently migrated to an Air Force-owned cloud environment. (Photo by Trevor Tiernan)

Tech. Sgt. Ben Brown (far left), and Staff Sgt. Aaron Pearson (far right), both subject matter experts from the Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, receive servers from Tyndall Air Force Base, that were delivered by members of the Civil Air Patrol (courtesy photo).

Airmen from 823rd RED HORSE Squadron, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, perform structural repairs at the gas station Oct. 22, 2018, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, after Hurricane Michael swept the area. Multiple major commands have mobilized relief assets in an effort to restore operations after the hurricane caused catastrophic damage to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sean Carnes)

Weather scientists generate certain types of weather data by comparing how radio waves from the Global Navigation Satellite System react to the atmosphere, weather and climate. An Air Force Other Transaction Agreement will ask a third-party analyst to study the utility of data generated by GPS signal shifts in the atmosphere, called a radio occulation measurement. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

“The Contracting Experience” is a new Air Force Materiel Command podcast for the contracting workforce that provides insight into evolving issues, high-performance leadership and lessons from the field through conversations with acquisition influencers and Contracting leaders.

Attendees at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Newcomers Expo learn about the work and mission of various directorates Oct. 3, 2018. A two-year pilot program to test strategies to improve the Air Force civilian hiring process will begin Oct. 28. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Loreen Deer)

The Secure Live Virtual Constructive Advanced Training Environment (SLATE) LVC pod is attached to an F-16 with the 64th Aggressor Squadron during an Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility test at Nellis AFB, Nevada, during Phase I of the demonstration in June. (U.S. Air Force photo/William Graver)

The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is a 57-year federal workplace giving tradition that has raised more than $8.3 billion for charitable organizations. The funds raised each fall through this campaign help neighbors in need around the corner, across the nation, and throughout the world. During the campaign, federal employees can choose from a list of thousands of vetted charities to support. It is one of the largest workplace giving campaigns in the world.