April 11, 2024 Air Force begins service-wide lodging updates to improve guest experience The Air Force is improving lodging facilities across the enterprise to better serve Airmen, Guardians and their families.
April 10, 2024 Ogden ALC uses virtual reality to enhance aircraft maintenance training Over the past few years, the Ogden Air Logistics Center has introduced virtual reality training into its aircraft maintenance in order serve both new trainees and veteran workers seeking refresher training.
April 10, 2024 ATV Safety Starts at Purchase According to the Air Force Safety Center Traffic Safety and Outreach branch, the majority of all-terrain vehicles and utility vehicles mishaps in the last year were caused by inadequate training and improper operation, which stems from purchasing the right vehicle at the start of the process.
April 10, 2024 New DAF Mental Health Overview clarifies mental health resources for Airmen, Guardians Department of the Air Force mental health leaders published a new "Mental Health Overview" that outlines comprehensive resources for Airmen and Guardians seeking mental health support.
April 5, 2024 Fluorine-free foam flows to Air Force bases as DoD removes PFAS from firefighting activities Department of the Air Force installation fire departments are replacing current stocks of aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, in fire and emergency services vehicles with a fluorine-free formulation as part of a Defense Department-wide effort to remove PFAS from firefighting activities.
April 5, 2024 MQ-9A Accident Report Released An Air Force Materiel Command Accident Investigation Board has identified the cause of an MQ-9A mishap which fatally injured a civilian contract employee during a ground developmental test event at Gray Butte Airfield, California, on Sept. 7, 2023.
April 5, 2024 AFRL receives $4M grant to build Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Research Center The Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate was recently awarded a $4 million Office of Secretary of Defense Centralized Laboratory Investment Program award to build the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Research Center Capability Project.
April 4, 2024 B-1B Lancer “Lancelot” Set to Rejoin Fleet A decommissioned B-1B Lancer aircraft was pulled from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona to rejoin the Air Force's Strategic Bomber Fleet and recently arrived at Tinker AFB to begin the regeneration process.
April 4, 2024 AFRL’s Aloha Telescope celebrates 10-year anniversary empowering students through outreach The STEM outreach project involving AFRL, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Hawaii encourages grade school- to university-level students to learn more about astronomy and explore the different career paths that science, technology, engineering and math have to offer.
April 4, 2024 DAF set to launch full youth summer camp schedule Department of the Air Force Child and Youth Programs is set to launch myriad 2024 summer youth camps April 8 for kids across the enterprise to boost morale, skills, teamwork and resiliency.