Sept. 24, 2020 B-1B Integrated Battle Station modification completed An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule. Sixty aircraft went through the modification process that began in late 2012 and was completed in September 2020.
Sept. 23, 2020 Operationalizing History: Lessons from the past guide the Air Force future The AFMC History and Heritage Program is comprised of historians, archivists and curators. These individuals gather critical documents to preserve in the command’s archive and write the command’s annual history, along with classified and unclassified special studies, books, and briefings.
Sept. 23, 2020 Roper joins first Digital Campaign virtual industry day The Air Force Digital Campaign kicked off the first Virtual Industry Exchange September 21, hosting industry and academia to share the Digital Campaign strategy, invite input from the commercial and private sector, and to prepare participants for how the Department of the Air Force will conduct
Sept. 22, 2020 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey helps civilians voice their opinions The FEVS is a government-wide, Office of Personnel Management administered annual survey that Air Force civilian employees have been participating in since 2006. The approximately 100-question survey takes 20-to-30 minutes to complete and is anonymous. The survey includes questions about employees’
Sept. 21, 2020 CFC fund drive starts Oct. 7 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Excitement is building for the 2020-21 Ohio Combined Federal Campaign, Dayton District’s campaign for all federal employees and federal retirees within a nine-county area, including Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This year’s theme is “Show Some Love: Be the
Sept. 16, 2020 Jolly Green II begins live-fire testing Three primary weapons: GAU-2, GAU-18 and GAU-21.
Sept. 14, 2020 DAF Spouse Leaders discuss the New Ops Normal for Families During the Air Force Association’s 2020 Virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force senior leadership spouses came together via video conference to provide advice on resources available to assist families during the pandemic and information on how to gain the most out
Sept. 14, 2020 Brown readies the Air Force, wants to ‘go fast’ Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., outlined in remarks Sept. 14 to the Air Force Association (AFA) an ambitious campaign to “reshape” the service’s culture, hardware and practices.
Sept. 14, 2020 Division leading efforts to field maternity flight suits WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Comfort and safety are two priorities for an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center team, racing to develop maternity flight suits for female aircrew. In September 2019 the Air Force updated its policy to reduce restrictions on pregnant aviators who perform
Sept. 14, 2020 SECAF unveils new “eSeries” classification in nod to Department’s digital future A true paradigm shift, systems being considered for acquisition will be designed, developed and manufactured on a digital foundation, just like the Boeing eT-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer. The new process is part of the Department’s digital eSeries approach.