June 18, 2024 Security forces deploy new sUAS technologies To further defend U.S. and allied forces in warfighting environments, the Air Force Security Forces Center is set to roll out new small unmanned aircraft systems technologies before the end of this year.
June 18, 2024 Test of Mk21A RV complete after launch aboard Minotaur rocket An unarmed Mk21A reentry vehicle was tested June 17-18 after being launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a Minotaur I rocket. The launch was an in-flight environmental test supporting the development of the Air Force's new Mk21A Reentry Vehicle.
June 17, 2024 Space Test Course integrates satellite operations into curriculum for first time In another historic first, students of the Space Test Course at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School successfully operated a satellite in space from Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 20.
June 12, 2024 Unique agreement to improve technology for Department of Defense missions The Department of the Air Force and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology signed a 50-year lease agreement and contract modification to transition more than 64 acres and 22 buildings from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., to MIT Lincoln Laboratory to enable modernization.
June 11, 2024 AFNWC welcomes new ICBM senior leader as PEO roles transition The Air Force established a new Program Executive Officer position for Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) and transitioned the duties of a second PEO role at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), effective April 8.
June 11, 2024 GT-249 and 250 Test Launch Patching Ceremony Vandenberg Space Force Base held a patching ceremony following an ICBM launch.
June 10, 2024 What is D-Day? Second Lt. Madison Marsh, crowned Miss America 2024, details the history of D-Day and explains its lasting impact, including what it means for service today, while in Normandy, France on June 6, 2024.
June 10, 2024 Department of the Air Force launches NIPRGPT Department of the Air Force chief information officer and the Air Force Research Laboratory is accelerating initiatives to provide the Air Force and Space Force with the ability to responsibly experiment with Generative AI.
June 6, 2024 DAF leaning forward with PFAS clean-up plan Armed with data from nearly 10 years of investigation and response to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance, or PFAS, releases at its installations, the Department of the Air Force is rolling new regulatory standards into its ongoing plan to address PFAS risks.
June 6, 2024 AFCEC safeguards cultural sites, strengthens tribal relations Air Force Civil Engineer Center Wildland Support Module specialists at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, are taking action to preserve sacred ceremonial rock art located on the installation to protect the indigenous cultural heritage while supporting the Department of the Air Force’s military