June 30, 2023 Edwards Stands Up Air Dominance Combined Test Force for Next Generation Testing The F-22 Raptor Combined Test Force has formally transitioned into the Air Dominance Combined Test Force and will be tasked with flight testing the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Family of Systems.
June 30, 2023 Air Force civil engineers test new mission qualification exercise model in line with AFFORGEN Building on the momentum of Readiness Challenge IX, Air Force civil engineers tested a new mission qualification exercise model at Tyndall’s Silver Flag Exercise Site June 26-30 that aligns with the Air Force Force Generation model, or AFFORGEN.
June 29, 2023 National Museum of the USAF hosts Air Power History Tour The public is invited to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to see three different WWII-era aircraft flown by the Commemorative Air Force during their Air Power History Tour. Aircraft will arrive July 3 and will feature the B-29 Superfortress FiFi, B-24 Liberator Diamond Lil, and a T-6 Texan,
June 29, 2023 AFMETCAL hosts precision measurement workshop The Air Force Metrology and Calibration (AFMETCAL) Division hosted the 2023 Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) Worldwide Workshop (WWW) – the first since 2019 – in Heath, Ohio June 12-16, 2023.
June 29, 2023 AFWERX integrates uncrewed traffic management to enhance safety, security Equipping Eglin’s Duke Field with the Collaborative Low-Altitude UAS Integration Effort (CLUE) is the next step in AFWERX verifying that current air traffic management systems can ensure complete safety as drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft take flight.
June 28, 2023 Airmen strengthen medical partnerships through international education and training Personnel from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, are facilitating a six-month education and training course for international students.
June 28, 2023 AFIMSC plans transition to A-Staff structure The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is embracing a new era of operational effectiveness and collaboration with a plan to adopt the Air Force Forces staff structure, more commonly known as an A-Staff.
June 28, 2023 AEDC Spark Tank: Imager enhances leak detection, electrical inspection capabilities The Condition-Based Maintenance team at Arnold Air Force Base can now see the whole picture when conducting leak checks and electrical inspections.The group obtained an acoustic imager to identify leaks in compressed air, gas and vacuum systems. It also reveals the locations of electrical partial
June 27, 2023 Air Force fields Joint Service Aircrew Mask for Strategic Aircraft The Air Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Systems Branch – part of the Agile Combat Support Directorate – fielded the Joint Service Aircrew Mask for Strategic Aircraft (JSAM SA), to the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on June 5.
June 26, 2023 Berlin Airlift veteran provides firsthand account on 75th anniversary Hanscom Air Force Base officials met today with a Berlin Airlift veteran to express their gratitude for his service and sacrifice on the 75th anniversary of the start of that post-World War II military operation.