May 15, 2018 3 AFMC Airmen honored at DOD Media Awards Nine Airmen competed at the highest level during the DOD Annual Media Award and three were given the nod in their respective categories.
May 14, 2018 Air Force transitions to a single combat uniform Air Force leaders announced the service will move to a single combat utility uniform, adopting the Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, already in use by the Army and Airmen in combat zones and in certain jobs across the Air Force.
May 11, 2018 AFMC releases accident board findings on McKinley Climatic Laboratory fire Contractor workers were performing structural repairs when a fire broke out on July 5, 2017, resulting in an estimated $30 million in damage to an air-mixing facility at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory, located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, according to a recently released Air Force Materiel
May 10, 2018 Kessel Run Experimentation Lab hits hyperdrive Thirty U.S. Air Force active duty, civilians and contractors gathered in a shared workspace downtown May 7 for the opening of the Kessel Run Experimentation Lab, where they will build the next generation of combat software.
May 9, 2018 Air Force awards first energy savings performance contract of 2018 at Hill AFB The Defense Logistics Agency recently awarded a $42 million energy savings performance contract, to be executed and maintained by Energy Systems Group, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This represents the Air Force’s first such awarded contract of 2018.
May 8, 2018 Air Force directs one-day operational safety review Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein directed all Air Force wings with flying and maintenance functions to execute a one-day operational safety review by May 21, 2018.
May 4, 2018 Medical Airmen recognized as 2018 Heroes of Military Medicine On May 3, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine recognized four distinguished medical Airmen for their dedication to our nation’s service members at the 2018 Heroes of Military Medicine Awards held in Washington, D.C.
April 26, 2018 Air Force courts tech startups BOSTON-- An idea that sprang from the minds of four captains at Squadron Officer School led to 10 startup companies pitching their ideas to Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, April 20 here. The Techstars Autonomous Technology Accelerator for the Air Force Demo Day was packed with
April 20, 2018 Always there: Air Force Reserve strengthens a ready medical force Balancing military and civilian roles, Air Force Reserve medics enhance Air Force Medical Service capabilities.