Nov. 6, 2019 AFLCMC team’s efforts lead to the creation of a joint French/Germany C-130 squadron WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Providing American allies with the aircraft they need to support their national sovereignty and defense is one of the missions of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.In a first, AFLCMC recently delivered two C-130Js and the first of two KC-130Js to a
Nov. 5, 2019 Head of Air Combat Command tours AFRL WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – What kind of emerging, game-changing technologies are being developed at the Air Force Research Laboratory that are vital for meeting our warfighters’ needs?That’s what Gen. James M. “Mike” Holmes, head of Air Combat Command, wanted to know during a recent
Nov. 4, 2019 Craftsmen keep largest wind tunnels in the world running at peak conditions They are considered indispensable.Those at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, who observe their contributions every day agree the craftsmen employed there are not only integral to the work at NFAC but play a vital role the Arnold Engineering
Nov. 4, 2019 Replacing decades-old exhauster motors expected to increase reliability, availability for testing base wide Exhauster motors near the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base are being replaced after being in service since at least 1958.The motors, referred to as the A and B exhauster motors, have been used to exhaust up to a combined total of 1,100 pounds of
Nov. 2, 2019 Barrett publicly sworn in as secretary of the Air Force David Norquist, deputy secretary of defense, conducted the public swearing-in, which preceded Barrett’s first formal remarks since becoming the secretary. Barrett said her highest priority is protecting – and prolonging – the Air Force’s unrivaled excellence.
Nov. 1, 2019 Growing, complex institution to celebrate centennial Nov. 7 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Institute of Technology, with headquarters located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, will mark a significant milestone next week: the centennial of its functional predecessor and decades of educating Airmen for meeting Air Force missions.With
Oct. 31, 2019 Former AFRL director inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Engineering and Science Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, recently named George P. Peterson, former Air Force Research Laboratory Director of Materials and Manufacturing, as one of three inductees for 2019.Peterson was the technical and visionary leader for
Oct. 30, 2019 Goodbye Edwards, hello Nellis Edwards Air Force Base, California, said farewell to six of its F-35 Lightning II’s in October. The F-35s were transferred to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to continue initial operational testing.
Oct. 30, 2019 WG employees invited to participate in force development survey Air Force Materiel Command employees in the Federal Wage Grade System are invited to participate in a survey to assess developmental needs and opportunities across the cohort.
Oct. 30, 2019 Connectedness the key to defeating the enemy For the Tyndall AFB team, identifying the enemy has taken on a heightened sense of urgency since Hurricane Michael’s landfall on Oct. 10, 2018. The storm not only leveled the base, it wreaked havoc on the lives of Airmen, civilian employees and family members displaced and impacted. Since then, the