July 31, 2023 Halt workplace hazards The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold its annual Safe + Sound Week National Safety campaign Aug. 7-13. The campaign consists of three core elements: Management and Leadership, Workers Participation, and a systematic approach to Finding and Fixing Hazards. This year’s newest
July 28, 2023 CSTR proof of concept tests Defender unit-led training, equipment delivery As part of the CSTR concept, the exercise tested the delivery of Defender unit-led combat skills training using low-density, high-demand equipment at a new site.
July 28, 2023 Consolidated NexGen Atlassian improves user experience Air Force Materiel Command/A4 partners recently completed the migration and on-boarding of the Civil Engineering NexGen project into the BES Atlassian Toolset (BAT).
July 28, 2023 New integrated logistics capability improves mobility bag management, fulfillment A new ILS-S capability will improve and ease the UDM’s mobility bag management process and streamline the LRS mobility bag fulfillment.
July 27, 2023 General Allvin nominated to be next Air Force Chief of Staff Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, a command pilot with joint planning and strategy expertise, has been nominated as the Air Force’s 23rd Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III announced July 26.
July 25, 2023 Final destination: JSTARS aircraft transferred to Museum of Aviation An E-8C Joint STARS aircraft rolled into retirement from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia and to its final home at the Museum of Aviation on July 16.
July 24, 2023 Building the ‘Sandcastle’: 76 CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts The 76th Commodities Maintenance Group and Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling (REACT) Lab at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, have added the capability to sand cast aluminum parts in-house. The new technique adds one more tool to address the difficulty in sourcing parts for legacy aircraft.
July 24, 2023 Air Mobility Command's Largest Global Exercise Proves Success in Indo-Pacific Theater Air Mobility Command concluded Mobility Guardian 23, the largest iteration of the Air Force’s premier multinational mobility exercise to date this week. Air Force Materiel Command played a key role in the logistics build-up to the exercise, including accelerating aircraft through depot maintenance,
July 24, 2023 AEDC commander, UTSI executive director discuss aerospace workforce challenges, opportunities The need to attract more employees to careers related to the development and support of hypersonics and ensure those who pursue such jobs are ready to contribute on day one is not lost on officials in academia and the U.S. Air Force.Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon
July 21, 2023 Thousands gather for return of 2023 Tinker Air Show Summer heat did not stop an estimated 301,000 people from attending the 2023 Tinker Air Show and STEM City Expo, held here July 1 and 2, 2023. The Tinker Air Show returned after COVID-19 precautions forced the cancellation of the 2021 air show. Families from across Oklahoma and beyond spent their