Aug. 7, 2024 Construction begins as Tinker AFB prepares for EV fleet transition The days of purchasing gasoline-powered government owned vehicles (GOV) may be a thing of the past. Tinker Air Force Base is participating in a program that will transition its current fleet of GOVs from gasoline to all electric.
Aug. 6, 2024 Safe+Sound Week – Speak Up for Safety! The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s annual Safe + Sound Week campaign, which originally began in 2017, will take place this year from Aug. 12-18. The campaign is a joint effort between safety organizations to encourage workplace safety and to assist companies in developing and
Aug. 6, 2024 DAF to test carbon-free, flex-fuel generators as energy resiliency option The Department of the Air Force plans to reduce its carbon footprint and enhance energy resiliency at installations by taking advantage of new power-generation technology.
Aug. 5, 2024 Can one size fit all? Edwards demonstrates new modular pylon The 412th Test Wing recently tested a new weapons pylon that could remove traditional weapon constraints. Known as the Load Adaptable Modular Pylon, the equipment recently flew attached to a B-1B test aircraft with the 419th Flight Test Squadron.
Aug. 2, 2024 Empowering Military Spouses and Veterans: Wright-Patt roundtable offers entrepreneurial insights A roundtable discussion with military spouse and veteran entrepreneurs highlighted challenges and opportunities in entrepreneurship at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base July 22.
Aug. 2, 2024 AFRL Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems Laboratory officially opens The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate celebrated the opening of the Manufacturing, Industrial Technologies and Energy Division’s Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems, or CAMS, Laboratory during a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 23, 2024.
Aug. 2, 2024 Chaplain Candidate Program turns Lieutenants into Chaplains Air Force chaplains fill a critical, demanding role providing guidance and support to Airmen all over the world. The Chaplain Candidate Program is an initiative designed to cultivate well-trained and dedicated chaplains to ensure the spiritual strength of the force.
Aug. 1, 2024 AFCEC commander visits Tyndall six years after leading Hurricane Michael recovery The vision of complete destruction and boats from Tyndall AFB’s marina scattered in the woods is ingrained in Brig. Gen. Patrick Miller’s mind six years after commanding the task force that jump-started the installation’s recovery and rebuild after Hurricane Michael.
Aug. 1, 2024 CSAF’s Integrating Risk and Readiness campaign kicks off The U.S. Air Force kicks off the Risk and Readiness Campaign on August 1, stemming from the need to drive understanding that to win in our future fight, we must better prepare all Airmen to make risk-informed decisions, and to subsequently drive improved decision making at all levels. Active duty