Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, delivers his Air Force Update speech during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 18, 2018. During his remarks, Goldfein highlighted his vision for the future of multi-domain command and control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

The Air Force Sustainment Center is setting the pace in many areas of efficiency and innovation, according to Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Roper saw AFSC processes in action when he visited AFSC headquarters Sept. 13.“This is the culture I want to see in an Air Force organization,” he said.

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson announced the results of an in-depth analysis aimed at outlining what the Air Force needs to implement the National Defense Strategy while speaking at the Air Force Association's annual Air, Space and Cyber conference Sept. 17.

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Dr. Will Roper, right, looks on with Steven Wert, Battle Management program executive officer, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., during a presentation at Project Kessel Run in the WeWork shared space in Boston July 30, 2018. Roper and Wert visited the site to hear how Airmen, contractors and civilians are writing custom software applications for use at Air Operations Centers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

Enlisted, officer and government employees may now submit their innovative ideas for the 2018 Air Force Spark Tank Competition. The competition calls for Airmen to pitch their innovative ideas to the Air Force’s senior leaders through the the IdeaScale Ideation platform at usaf.ideascalegov.com, and will culminate in a showcase of those ideas in Orlando, Florida, early next year at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium.

The Air Force will begin implementing a series of corrective measures, including redesigning the oxygen system and adjusting oxygen control levels in flight, to address persistent problems in training aircraft. In addition, Air Education and Training Command will increase maintenance on the oxygen distribution system known as OBOGS to curb problems identified in T-6 trainer aircraft. The T-6 is the service’s most common training aircraft, and a version is also used by the Navy and Marine Corps to train new pilots.

Senior Airman Sergei Ireland, right, and Airman 1st Class James Painter, 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs, perform maintenance on an F-35A Lightning II fighter jet at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, July 31, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

Air Force heraldry was displayed for attendees at a recent History Office presentation on emblems and patches at AFMC headquarters. Since early recorded history, warring tribes often carried banners or flags marked with emblems to represent factions and motivate their warriors to fight for the cause; it is to this historical tradition that we can trace the evolution of military emblems and patches. Air Force heraldry in the form of emblems and patches give Airmen a connection to the past and the motivation to live up to the proud lineage from which they come. (Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)

Airmen, civilians and contractors set up the Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. weather engineering facility Aug. 14. The WEF will give Hanscom’s weather engineers the ability to test, sustain and upgrade equipment used by military installations throughout the world to track and forecast weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)