Nov. 5, 2018 Partnership improving parts supplies for mechanics A parts supply concept is improving support for maintainers at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, and members of the partnership executing the initiative credit the success to their relationship with each other – with an added boost from automation.
Nov. 5, 2018 Capability extension expected to have major impact in hypersonic testing With the surging demand for hypersonic development, many of the tools used in the transonic and supersonic regimes to provide analysis and measurements must be extended to meet the new capability.One such tool under development is Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization
Nov. 4, 2018 Political Do's and Don'ts As elections approach, it is important to remember that as a military member you are encouraged and expected to be responsible and politically conscious citizens. However, your active participation in political activities is not without limitations. Federal law and Air Force Instruction 51-902
Nov. 2, 2018 B-1B Lancer arrives for overhaul and upgrade A B-1B Lancer arrived here following a three-engine ferry flight from Midland International Air & Space Port Oct. 26, 2018, where it had been located since May 1 following an emergency landing. After undergoing a Safety Investigation Board and maintenance to get the aircraft into a safely operable
Nov. 2, 2018 Fall back: Goodbye daylight saving Daylight saving time ends Nov. 4. Time will be set back one hour at 2 a.m. to standard time.Beginning in 2007, Congress established that daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. Before then, daylight saving time dates have varied as Congress
Nov. 1, 2018 Edwards hosts AFMC energy assurance summit Representatives from Air Force Materiel Command’s five centers and the Air Force Research Laboratory gathered at Edwards for AFMC’s Energy Assurance Working Group Summit Oct. 23-25. The command holds these summits every six months rotating between its different bases, and the “Center of the
Oct. 31, 2018 412th Test Wing releases FY19 Strategic Action Plan The leadership at the 412th Test Wing, Air Force Test Center, a center nested under Air Force Materiel Command, released their Fiscal Year 2019 Strategic Action Plan which outlines the path the organization will take to meet goals of the Air Force and the National Defense Strategy for the new fiscal
Oct. 30, 2018 Air Force leadership talks retention and readiness at the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium The 50th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium brought top Air Force leadership to Grapevine, Texas, Oct. 25 to 27, to address issues of interest to the mobility force and the Air Force as a whole.
Oct. 26, 2018 ‘Tent City’ brings relief to Airmen One thousand service members from around the U.S. are set to call Tyndall Air Force Base’s “Tent City” their temporary home while supporting base recovery efforts.