Oct. 6, 2017 Commentary: Undaunted WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Often times our destiny is unknown to us as we embark upon the journey of life. The key to discovering our destiny is living life “undaunted.” An undaunted life is one that represents tenacity, drive, optimism, hope, and determination, to name a few. We
Sept. 25, 2017 AFMC promotes avoiding job burnout awareness WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- During the fall months, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its Avoiding Job Burnout Awareness Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to inform the AFMC workforce about how to avoid job burnout, and what you can do when your job begins to affect your
Sept. 8, 2017 Labor meeting marks beginning of new contract cycle Leaders gathered to reaffirm their partnership and mutual goals by signing a new Master Labor Agreement during the annual Joint National Labor Management meeting Aug. 23, 2017, at Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command.
Sept. 5, 2017 Joint partnership leads to successful swirl distortion testing An AEDC test team and members of the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) initiated a project in 2011 at the Academy’s F109 turbofan test facility applying swirl distortion to the determination of engine response in terms of aeromechanics, operability and performance.In June of this year, the AEDC test
Aug. 31, 2017 Hill AFB welcomes new Ogden ALC commander Brig. Gen. Stacey Hawkins became the new Ogden Air Logistics Complex commander at Hill Air Force Base during a change of command ceremony here Aug. 31.
Aug. 29, 2017 Living on-base or off, Air Force highly recommends renters insurance JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airmen and their families leasing or renting housing on or off the installation need to be aware of the importance of renters insurance.Unforeseen fires, floods, theft or accidents can occur in anyone’s residence and Airmen need to understand
Aug. 25, 2017 Airman accepts Marine Corps challenge Airman 1st Class Colby Morin, a member of the 66th Security Forces Squadron, volunteered to attend the U.S. Marine Corps’ Lance Corporal Seminar during a deployment to Southeast Asia.
Aug. 23, 2017 Measurement lab passes evaluation with precision EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Edwards Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory passed a recent evaluation that ensures the lab performs measurements that are safe, accurate, reliable and traceable. Maj. Gen. David Harris, Air Force Test Center commander, and Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer,
Aug. 20, 2017 AFIT prepares nuclear enterprise to deal with any scenario With talk of nuclear weapons returning to Americans’ everyday conversations, it might be excusable for the average person to think that the technology somehow had left the mainstream; this couldn’t be further from the truth.
Aug. 9, 2017 Airman recognized for peaceful end to potentially deadly situation After 16 years as a U.S. Air Force Security Forces member, Master Sgt. Maurice Lucas II had never needed to pull his duty weapon out of his holster while serving at his home base. That commendable streak ended Oct. 8, 2016. Then-Tech. Sgt. Lucas was working as flight chief in charge of the 412th