Oct. 5, 2020 AF completes first officer promo board using new categories The 2020 Line of the Air Force (LAF) lieutenant colonel board, which convened May 4-20, is also the first board to transition away from below-the-promotion-zone promotion opportunity while assigning line numbers based on order of merit versus time in grade.
Oct. 5, 2020 JSTARS VR contract becomes available to the Air Force A contract awarded at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, last year has grown into another agreement worth millions.
Oct. 5, 2020 AEDC exploring high-speed video for engine vibration testing analysis Arnold Engineering Development Complex test cells and test articles can be outfitted with hundreds to thousands of instrumentation sensors that can capture data at a rate of one to more-than-150,000 samples per second.
Oct. 5, 2020 Team creating digital copy of B-1 Bomber In an effort to keep the aircraft flying and operational, the B-1 Program Office is sponsoring an initiative with Wichita State University’s National Institute of Aviation Research (NIAR), to create a virtual or digital twin of the bomber, which will help identify maintenance and structural issues
Oct. 5, 2020 SkyVision team wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Award WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The SkyVision team, a joint effort between the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the state of Ohio, and industry partners, has been selected as the first-place winner in the Technology & Innovation (Hardware – Platform)
Oct. 5, 2020 Airman’s spirit of service leads to AF award “Selfless service is something that makes me feel good in my heart..."
Oct. 3, 2020 Eglin AFB Weapons Group awards COVID-19 contract in record time EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida (AFLCMC) - The Air Force is all in when it comes to helping America battle the COVID-19 pandemic. The novel coronavirus has claimed more than one million lives worldwide, including more than 200,000 Americans.Moving fast during crisis is nothing new for the U.S.
Oct. 2, 2020 Treatment for military working dogs, companion animals remains priority WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has gained a new veterinary branch chief, and she is well acquainted with her primary mission – overseeing the complete veterinary care of the base’s seven military working dogs.After all, Capt. (Dr.) Casey Barwell owns a
Oct. 2, 2020 Robins NCO earns Airman’s Medal for heroic efforts at 2017 Las Vegas shooting Tech. Sgt. Jordan Benson, an aircraft battle damage repair technician in the 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, was awarded the Airman’s Medal Oct. 2, at the Museum of Aviation.
Oct. 2, 2020 AFMC begins phased COVID-19 surveillance testing Air Force Materiel Command began a phased roll-out of COVID-19 surveillance testing Oct. 1, 2020.