July 20, 2022 Air Force prepares for newly approved COVID-19 vaccine: Novavax provides new option for unvaccinated Airmen, Guardians The Air Force will soon have the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine available after the U.S Food and Drug Administration authorized it for emergency use and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed it as another primary series option for adults ages 18 years and older.
July 19, 2022 Richardson gains deeper insight on Test Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, visited the Air Force Test Center here, for a site immersion July 12-13.
July 18, 2022 B-1 training device to get Virtual update Leveraging research and development work done under a Phase II SBIR contract, the Simulators Division B-1 Training Systems team executed a contract modification to update the Cockpit Procedures Trainers with a new device that meets expanded capacities for B-1 aircrew training.
July 15, 2022 Eagle to celebrate golden anniversary The F-15 Eagle is celebrating its 50th birthday this month with events planned across the country.
July 14, 2022 Air Force announces top athletes of the year JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Air Force recently announced a winter Olympian and a nationally ranked Jiu-Jitsu champion as the 2021 Female and Male Athletes of the Year – Airman 1st Class Kelly Curtis and Staff Sgt. Justin Southichack, respectively.Female Athlete of the Year
July 14, 2022 AFRL Regional Research Hub makes headway, plans to announce initial projects in near future The Air Force Research Laboratory’s pilot initiative to establish regional research networks in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic (AFRL Regional Research Hubs) is progressing as operational processes are established by the lead institutions, Purdue and Cornell universities.
July 14, 2022 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline goes live July 16 A new 988 telephone number has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. While some areas may be currently able to connect to the Lifeline by dialing 988, this dialing code will be available to everyone across the United
July 14, 2022 746th Test Squadron develops high power jammer system for continuous tracking With the goal of improving the ability to test increasingly robust GPS systems for aerial assets, the 746th Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, developed a high power jammer tracking system, or HPJ-T, to provide constant GPS jamming on a system for an extended period of time.The
July 14, 2022 Robins Air Force Base opens new MQ-9 Reaper facility The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new MQ-9 Reaper aircraft electronics repair facility at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, July 12, 2022.
July 14, 2022 No place like home: Program improvements help Air Force cultivate better base housing In three years since launching a sweeping effort to improve housing for Airman, Guardians and their families, the Department of the Air Force has completed more than 90 percent of its initial improvement goals.