Feb. 7, 2025 DAF announces Spark Tank 2025 finalists DAF leaders announced the finalists of the 2025 Spark Tank competition made up of premier innovation ideas by Airmen and Guardians seeking sponsorship to bring their concepts to life.
Feb. 5, 2025 DAF launches 2025 Art and Photo Contest The Department of the Air Force is set to launch its 2025 Art and Photo Contest March 1, merging two prior competitions. Previously, there were separate art and photo contests with one held in the spring and the other in the fall.
Feb. 5, 2025 Hanscom AFB, UMass Lowell establish new partnership tool This unique contracting mechanism enables a long-term partnership between a federal government organization and a state or local government, or affiliated non-profit entity to facilitate technology transfer to non-federal entities and the transition of essential technologies back to the federal
Feb. 3, 2025 New Combat Readiness Directorate focused on increasing readiness, reducing costs The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center officially stood up the Combat Readiness Directorate, as part of a larger Department of the Air Force effort to better position the Air Force and Space Force to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition.
Jan. 31, 2025 Fatal Pool Mishap Accident Investigation Report Released Air Force Materiel Command officials released findings of the Ground Accident Investigation Board (GAIB), which examined the collapse of a partition wall inside a pool bathhouse at Robins AFB, Georgia on July 22, 2024.
Jan. 31, 2025 Restoration project returns damaged F-35A to Air Force’s operational fleet This is the first time maintainers have successfully pieced together two F-35A structures to generate an operational aircraft.
Jan. 30, 2025 Deputy chief information officer reviews cyber and networks technology roadmaps The Department of the Air Force deputy chief information officer, met with senior leaders at Hanscom AFB, Jan. 22 to review program executive office Cyber and Networks technology roadmaps.
Jan. 29, 2025 T-38 TRIM program achieves critical milestone The T-38 Talon Repair, Inspection, and Maintenance (TRIM) program, part of the Legacy Training Aircraft Division within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Training Directorate, reached a critical milestone in October with approval of the Depot Source of Repair (DSOR).
Jan. 28, 2025 School Liaison, STARBASE work together to better serve installation and community A good education is one of the top five quality-of-life challenges for military families. Accessibility to quality education directly impacts the readiness, retention and future of our Air Force, especially for remote and isolated installations.
Jan. 28, 2025 DAF Safety announces next generation safety reporting SAFEREP is the Department of the Air Force’s only completely digital safety reporting tool supporting all disciplines and areas around base, with dedicated reporting features for workplace, traffic, industrial, flight, weapons, and space safety.