April 21, 2020 Pilot study aims to save money, protect environment with fewer oil changes A simple change in Air Force oil change procedures may save the Air Force over $1 million per year, while also helping protect the environment. Current regulatory drivers require installations to analyze the oil in small engines, including generators, annually and replace the oil completely at
April 21, 2020 Standing Strong: Robins celebrates military children’s resiliency April was designated as Month of the Military Child by former Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger, in 1986, to honor military children for the sacrifices they make and the strength and resilience they display each and every day.
April 20, 2020 Air Force sports recruiting on-line gaming Airmen for EVO 2020 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force is recruiting Airmen – active-duty and Reserve on orders – now through May 17 for the 2020 Air Force Esports Team for EVO 2020, the Evolution Championship Series, in Las Vegas July 21 - Aug. 2.EVO 2020 is an annual fighting game tournament. This
April 20, 2020 Squadron redesignations bolster enterprise contracting support Six Air Force Installation Contracting Center specialized contracting squadrons were redesignated April 20, under the enterprise sourcing squadron structure “for more efficient and effective operations.” In joining other enterprise sourcing squadrons, the new ESSs are positioned as “Centers of
April 18, 2020 Tinker recalls the OKC bombing 25 years later At 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995, domestic terrorists Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols detonated a truck bomb outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, killing 168 and wounding more than 600. Included among those killed in the attack were two of Tinker’s own, Airman 1st
April 17, 2020 Keeping our Eagles flying In 2007 an F-15 split apart in the skies over Missouri. The investigation determined a cracked longeron was the cause of accident. Since that time, the 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group F-15 Sustainment Programs Office with the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia,
April 16, 2020 AFICC dashboard to help cleanup custodial costs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Air Force Installation Contracting Center is set to launch a new dashboard in the coming weeks that will help installations save money with custodial services.The Custodial Services Dashboard directly supports category management, a federal government-wide
April 16, 2020 AFRL holds Biotech Days WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory are using biotechnology solutions to address Air Force problems. Synthetic biology is being explored as a way to make novel chemical and materials, insect-inspired solutions are creating new ways to engineer
April 14, 2020 EPAWSS testing readies F-15 for future The F-15E Eagle fleet is currently undergoing critical electronic warfare testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) on Edwards Air Force Base, California. This F-15E is outfitted with the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS). The EPAWSS is an integrated digital
April 14, 2020 Meet the Air Force Sustainment Center Command Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi, the new command chief for the Air Force Sustainment Center, joined the center as the current coronavirus pandemic was ramping up.Flosi, who came to the AFSC from a tour with NATO Air Command in Afghanistan, said his role as the senior enlisted leader air advisor to the