March 3, 2023 New Horizons, small business panel return March 27 Government, industry, and academia are coming together to discuss the Air Force’s state of readiness and other topics March 27-29 at the Marriot Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts.
March 3, 2023 Air Force to eliminate PFAS-containing foam from hangar fire suppression systems The Department of the Air Force is on track to be the first service to meet the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act requirement to shut down all hangar fire suppression systems that dispense Aqueous Film Forming Foam.
Feb. 6, 2023 AFIMSC expanding Air Force readiness with regional training sites Fully-equipped, multi-functional training sites will soon be within easy traveling distance of most civil engineering, force support and security forces units, thanks to the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center.
Feb. 6, 2023 Largest Private-Public Collaboration in Department of Defense History Reflects Commitment to Clean Energy The 412th Test Wing unveiled a new solar facility on the northwest corner of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 2. The facility, built in collaboration with Terra-Gen LLC, is a result of the Edwards Solar Enhance Use Lease Project. The novel land management agreement marks the largest private –
Jan. 27, 2023 Sparking Innovation: Parasim, the Upgraded Free Fall Simulator The road to Spark Tank 2023 begins! This means the 412th Test Wing Innovation team, SparkED, has begun the FY23 Airmen Pitch Process. The Airmen Pitch Process gives Units, Squadrons and Groups the chance to think of the next great innovative idea that sparks change for the better within their
Jan. 26, 2023 AFWERX Refinery Program postured to address CSAF’s Action Orders, SECAF’s Operational Imperatives The Refinery program, an initiative of AFWERX’s Spark division, is addressing the Chief of Staff of the Air Force’s, or CSAF’s, Action Orders and the Secretary of the Air Force’s, or SECAF’s, Operational Imperatives, or OIs, as it works to rapidly advance the projects of Airmen and Guardians. The
Jan. 6, 2023 US, UK partnership demonstrates artificial intelligence technology For the first time, the U.S.’s Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, in partnership with the U.K.’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, or Dstl, demonstrated state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, or AI, technology at two major back-to-back military exercises.
Dec. 7, 2022 AFCEC’s partnership helps bring drinking water to Moose Creek A joint civilian-military project is providing drinking water to businesses and residences in Moose Creek, Alaska, where per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, impacted water wells at levels above Environmental Protection Agency advisories. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the U.S.
Dec. 6, 2022 Hill's 3D printing office supports AF maintenance operations A small unit in the Ogden Air Logistics Complex is making big waves by helping the Air Force replace hard to find parts and tools. The unit is called RAPID, or Reverse Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing, Prototyping, Innovation, and Design, and its aim is to support maintenance operations through
Dec. 5, 2022 AFRL, CNM Ingenuity shift innovation to next level at Hyperdrive Space Summit The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, partnered with CNM Ingenuity, or CNMI, the economic development arm of Central New Mexico Community College, to hold the 2022 Hyperdrive Space Summit in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nov. 15-17, 2022.