Aug. 15, 2022 461st Flight Test Squadron receives brand new F-35A The newest F-35A, straight out of the factory, found its new home here at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 1.
Aug. 15, 2022 AFRL team works to boost number of advanced STEM degrees Between 2019-2021, AFRL led the implementation of the Air Forces Science and Technology Strategy, or S&T, 2030. A recent report on a Line of Effort, or LoE, 3.6 of this implementation was recently released: Build a Pipeline of Technology Proficient Military Airmen and Guardians. The data showed the
Aug. 15, 2022 Allen becomes AFIMSC’s fourth commander Maj. Gen. John Allen, who previously commanded the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, a subordinate unit of AFIMSC, replaced Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, who is retiring after 31 years of service.
Aug. 15, 2022 New medical profile system to enhance communication, readiness A new medical profile system aimed at improving communication and overall readiness has been developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory in collaboration with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency and the Defense Health Agency and is scheduled to roll out to military treatment facilities later
Aug. 12, 2022 AFRL Inspire event with TEDx-style talks to be livestreamed AFRL Inspire, a three-hour special event presented by the Air Force Research Laboratory with eight TEDx-style talks, will be livestreamed from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall, Aug. 23, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT.
Aug. 11, 2022 AFRL-developed cross-domain access system expands across federal government SecureView, an Air Force Research Laboratory-developed cross-domain solution that provides access to multiple classified networks from the same device, now has more than 16,000 users throughout the federal government. First deployed in 2011, the user base of this operating system has doubled since
Aug. 11, 2022 New combat pod system wakes up with software updates during test The operational assessment of the Angry Kitten Combat Pod electronic attack system in April demonstrated rapid reprogramming between flights. This combat pod, an updated version of the Georgia Tech Research Institute Angry Kitten pod, simulates enemy electronic attack signals during Air Force test
Aug. 10, 2022 COMACC praises Hill's depot workforce for sustaining America's fighter fleet Gen. Mark D. Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, met with units at Hill Air Force Base on Aug 9. During his visit, he received several briefings on fighter aircraft maintenance, sustainment and operations from the military and civilians working in the Ogden Air Logistics Complex and 388th
Aug. 9, 2022 Edwards AFB officially completes educational complex with ribbon cutting ceremony The Department of Defense celebrates today the ribbon cutting for the Desert Junior Senior High School on Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in Kern County, California. The event completes a $180 million, 220,000 square foot, replacement educational complex in response to the Secretary of Defense
Aug. 8, 2022 AFRL commander headlines digital summit in Dayton The Department of the Air Force Digital Transformation office, in partnership with the University of Dayton Research Institute, Sinclair Community College and several Dayton area businesses, co-hosted the Dayton Digital Transformation Summit at Sinclair’s downtown Dayton, Ohio, campus Aug. 2-4,