May 29, 2018 Air Force strengthens partnerships through International Enlisted Engagements Program The Air Force educates and trains more than 11,800 international partner air force members each year. Historically, enlisted airmen have made up a relatively small subset of this total. But the U.S. Air Force believes there is an opportunity to apply the world-class skills and expertise of the
May 22, 2018 AFCEC team earns DoD environmental restoration award An aggressive commitment to innovative, green and sustainable remediation techniques at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, earned an Air Force Civil Engineer Center team top honors in the 2018 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards program recently.
May 21, 2018 Schmidt digs into network acquisition “It’s harder, in this portfolio, to visualize what we’re giving to the warfighter than some of the other three PEO’s I’ve had the privilege to lead,” said Brig. Gen. Michael Schmidt. “But make no mistake, it doesn’t matter if you have the coolest B-21 or F-35 in the air, it won’t do any good for you
May 21, 2018 Free-jet engine test at AEDC facility sets record Transonic speeds with large volumetric flow rates were recently achieved during free-jet testing of a high-bypass engine in the AEDC C-2 test cell at Arnold Air Force Base, setting a record for free-jet mode engine testing at Arnold.According to Doug Hodges, test engineer with the Propulsion
May 16, 2018 Alcohol’s insidious nature: Getting help empowers your career Alcohol abuse has a deceptively gradual onset that can slowly affect family, friends and work. Knowing the signs and getting help early are key to beating alcohol abuse.
May 14, 2018 Summits focus on partnerships, Air Force environmental restoration successes The Air Force Civil Engineer Center kicked off the first of three 2018 regional summits aimed at enhancing strong partnerships with regional, state and federal environmental regulators May 9 in Denver.
May 9, 2018 Air Force and NSF announce partnership in science, engineering research Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and National Science Foundation Director France Córdova signed a letter of intent May 9, 2018, creating a new partnership for collaboration on scientific and engineering research to bolster national security.
May 7, 2018 Additive Manufacturing capability could generate future efficiencies and cost-savings for AEDC Additive manufacturing (AM), a process commonly known as three-dimensional (3-D) printing, describes technologies that build 3-D objects by adding layers. Team members in the Technology Innovation Branch at Arnold Air Force Base are looking at AM as a way to create efficiencies and cost-savings for
May 3, 2018 Air Force photo contest begins, theme is “Freedom” JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The 2018 Air Force photo contest, managed by the Air Force Services Activity, officially began this week. This year’s theme is “Freedom” with the contest running through May 31.“Freedom is the power or right to act, speak or think and holds a different
May 3, 2018 F-16 Service Life Extension Program a ‘great deal’ for Department of Defense, taxpayers An Air Force Thunderbird jet is the first of what will be roughly 300 refurbished C and D model F-16’s that will roll off the shop floor of the 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here after receiving multiple structure-strengthening modifications.