Aug. 25, 2022 AFTC summer internship creates next-gen leaders Created by former Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Heather Wilson as part of a force renewal initiative, every summer since 2018, the Air Force Test Center has hosted a variety of internship programs for students 18 years old and up. This opportunity has capitalized not only at Edwards Air Force
Aug. 25, 2022 AFRL partners with NASA, academia, industry on spacecraft flight experiment The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Research Institute, or GTRI, NASA and DuPont de Nemours, Inc., has a brand-new spacecraft materials experiment flying on the International Space Station.
Aug. 25, 2022 OC-ALC unveils DOD-first in additive manufacturing The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate, along with industry partner General Electric, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Complex’s second Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling lab which hosts 3D metal printers
Aug. 25, 2022 OC-ALC Unveils DOD-first in Additive Manufacturing The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate, along with industry partner General Electric, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Complex’s second Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling lab which hosts 3D metal printers
Aug. 24, 2022 Innovation ‘Match Game’ returns at I/ITSEC 2022 For the second year in a row, Air Force training units looking for new, innovative solutions to meet their training needs may find their answer in a game designed by the Simulators Division Innovation team for the Industry/Interservice Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC).
Aug. 24, 2022 Tinker and the Primes conference brings key players together to talk combined innovation Air Force and government leaders spoke heavily on the themes of partnership and innovation in the face of emerging threats during the annual Tinker and the Primes conference, held at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City August 8-11. The conference, hosted by the Midwest City Chamber of
Aug. 24, 2022 Unleashed: Grey Wolf flies with all-Air Force crew for first time Milestone allows Air Force-only aircrew to conduct testing on military capabilities of the MH-139A as the program moves forward.
Aug. 24, 2022 AFRL's Oscillating Heat Pipes are even cooler in space The Air Force Research Laboratory has released results from its Advanced Structurally Embedded Thermal Spreader Two, or ASETS-II.
Aug. 23, 2022 AEDC Model Shop reduces risk with new chemical cleaners Mission first, safety always. Efforts to put that common saying into action in a meaningful and measurable way came to fruition this summer at Arnold Air Force Base. After more than a year of research and preparation, two new citrus-based chemical cleaners were delivered and put to use in place of
Aug. 23, 2022 MH-139A Grey Wolf to enter developmental testing, receives FAA Certification and Military Flight Release In mid-August 2022, the U.S. Air Force accepted ownership of four MH-139A Grey Wolf test aircraft – mere weeks after Boeing completed the final FAA Supplemental Type Certification required for the MH-139A to achieve its Military Flight Release.