May 30, 2023 U.S. Air Force kicks off Radar Modernization for B-52 Stratofortress fleet A B-52 from the 307th Bomb Wing arrived at a Boeing Co., facility in San Antonio, on May 25, to begin receiving the Active Electronically Scanned Array system, also known as AESA, as part of the Air Force’s B-52 Radar Modernization Program.
May 30, 2023 AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II mission The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA worked together over the last two weeks of April 2023 along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used in the Orion spacecraft during future
May 27, 2023 Enriquez, others honor Vietnam-era pilot during Bedford bridge dedication State and local officials honored retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Barry A. Seidman during a bridge dedication ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Bedford, Massachusetts, May 27.
May 26, 2023 AFIMSC disaster response team deploys to help recover Guam after Typhoon Mawar In the wake of Category 4 Typhoon Mawar, a small team of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center disaster recovery experts are on their way to Andersen AFB, Guam, to assist with storm damage recovery at the vital Pacific installation.
May 26, 2023 AFCEC successfully tests multi-capable Airmen airfield repair concept The concept of a cross section of Airmen carrying out important wartime tasks seems like a good idea, but does it work? That’s what the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s readiness team set out to prove May 22-24 during a Rapid Damage Repair Multi-Capable Airmen Exercise at an Air Force Regional
May 24, 2023 New F-35 canopy facility provides production boost The 531st Commodities Maintenance Squadron officially opened their new 24,000 square-foot F-35 canopy shop in building 850 on May 17, allowing for future forecast needs by tripling the former workspace.The shop meticulously refurbishes to perfection, canopies for the Air Force’s F-35A conventional
May 24, 2023 Defense industry leaders converge at ‘SIM’ to align with Air Force priorities The Department of the Air Force shared its priorities, plans and challenges with about 180 representatives from industry at the 2023 Strategic Interchange Meetings, or SIM, April 10-14, 2023.
May 23, 2023 Air Force leaders discuss operational imperatives, AMBS Government leaders joined industry and academia for discussions on the Air Force’s state of readiness, the Secretary of the Air Force’s operational imperatives, and the future of the Advanced Battle Management System.
May 23, 2023 558th AMXSS gives aircraft showroom paint finish Each aircraft undergoing Planned/Scheduled Depot Level Maintenance are clean, painted and corrosion free when their sustainment cycle has been completed.
May 23, 2023 Environmental analysis clears Sentinel missile infrastructure construction for takeoff The construction phase of Sentinel, the Air Force’s multi-billion-dollar missile modernization effort, was cleared for takeoff May 19 as Robert Moriarty, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, signed the project’s environmental record of decision.