June 13, 2022 Tyndall rebuild is gearing up for simultaneous dynamic improvements TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Tyndall rebuild effort is gaining momentum with a series of new military construction (MILCON) awards.Since April, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded seven new contracts, nudging the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Division
June 13, 2022 NFAC team assesses flow quality in 40-foot by 80-foot test section Engineers at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex don’t always go with the flow.They realize that flow must be examined from time to time, as good flow quality is essential to collecting accurate data from wind tunnel testing.Work recently concluded in the 40-foot by 80-foot Wind Tunnel
June 9, 2022 AFRL leads effort to develop, test hybrid Halvorsen aircraft loader prototype at two AMC aerial ports The Air Force Research Laboratory is leading a Department of the Air Force effort to develop and test a diesel-electric mobility aircraft cargo loader, the hybrid Halvorsen prototype.
June 9, 2022 JOCAS II v7.0 Oracle Upgrade and Hardware Refresh The Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate’s Job Order Cost Accounting System (JOCAS II) team successfully deployed two major initiatives in April 2022.
June 9, 2022 McKinley Climatic Laboratory celebrates 75th anniversary As folks across the nation gear up to celebrate the 75th birthday of the branch later this summer, those at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, recently marked the diamond anniversary of their facility.
June 9, 2022 New AFRL virtual range to bring directed energy capabilities to warfighters The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate has awarded a contract, the largest award of its kind, to BlueHalo to build a directed energy modeling and simulation virtual range.
June 8, 2022 PCS season and gifts to Air Force employees As permanent change of station season approaches, thoughts turn to showing appreciation and gratitude to departing members by giving farewell gifts.
June 8, 2022 Air Force consolidates legacy IT systems The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate recently led a successful delivery of one of eight Minimum Viable Products to start the consolidation effort of two legacy IT systems used by members of the Air Force sustainment community.
June 7, 2022 No Line Between Us: Military, Civilians work shoulder-to-shoulder for the mission About 75% of Edwards Air Force Base's direct workforce is civilian with roughly 25% being military: a statistic you probably haven't known. But, if you pass any gate on base you may notice the barrier between military and civilian is not as big as you may think.
June 6, 2022 Air Force announces winners of this year’s DAF art contest The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of this year’s Air Force Art Contest. More than 2,240 pieces of art submitted from over 1,600 participants of all ages who used a variety of media. Air Force Materiel Command installations had multiple winners in the youth categories.