Aug. 26, 2024 Combat support instructor course to increase Air Task Force readiness The new Combat Support Instructor Course, or CSIC, was introduced at the first of two 2024 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conferences, which focused on advancing agile combat support operations in an era of Great Power Competition.
Aug. 23, 2024 New system improves speed, accuracy of regularly-sought Model Shop task A new boring system speeds up the mission.
Aug. 23, 2024 Autonomous aviation transforms logistics during AGILE FLAG 24-3 exercise AFWERX Autonomy Prime partners Joby and Reliable Robotics demonstrated how autonomous aviation can contribute to the Agile Combat Employment concept by flying daily autonomous logistics missions during the Air Force exercise AGILE FLAG 24-3 at Mojave Air and Space Port, California, Aug. 5-9, 2024.
Aug. 19, 2024 NSIN Bootcamp encourages culture of innovation Hanscom Air Force Base officials partnered with the Department of Defense’s National Security Innovation Network to hold a technology forecasting-focused Bootcamp session at the NEXUS Center in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Aug. 16, 2024 Sentinel: The History of the DAF Modernizing the Backbone of America’s National Security The U.S. Air Force is replacing the 54-year-old LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system with the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM. Upgrading to Sentinel ICBMs ensures the land-based leg of America's Nuclear Triad remains safe, secure and effective.
Aug. 16, 2024 Air Force Chief of Staff visits Team Robins Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin visited Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 13, 2024, to speak with Airmen and receive mission updates on both legacy platforms and new missions being established at the installation.
Aug. 16, 2024 Around the Air Force: Risk and Readiness, Bamboo Eagle, and Wargame Indo-Pacific In this week’s look around the Air Force, CSAF Gen. David Allvin’s campaign focuses on risk management, exercise Bamboo Eagle showcases reoptimization, and a new table-top game teaches Airmen the basics of warfare.
Aug. 15, 2024 AFIT Alumnus Awarded Patent for Nanocrystal-Based Strain-Sensing Technology Air Force Institute of Technology alumnus Dr. Michael Sherburne was awarded a U.S. patent on July 9 for his innovative work titled “Article Comprising Bonded Substrate Comprising Nanocrystals and Method of Making and Using Same” (Patent No. US 12,031,074 B1).
Aug. 14, 2024 Cutting-edge software empowers warfighters The Air Force Sustainment Center’s 580th Software Engineering Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, announced a new milestone for the C-130J, Super Hercules, aircraft.
Aug. 13, 2024 AFIMSC leads DAF-wide transition to VoIP technology An Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center-led initiative to replace outdated telephone switches across the Department of the Air Force is on pace to finish installation of 75 new systems by mid-2025.