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.
Dec. 5, 2022 HEXA highlighted in AF Week in Photos This weekly feature showcases the men, women and aircraft of the Air Force including the 413th Flight Test Squadron's efforts with the HEXA, an electrical vertical take off and landing aircraft.
Dec. 1, 2022 AFIMSC innovation ecosystem moves projects through ‘valley of death’ At AFIMSC, a network of project managers and subject matter experts are breaking down barriers and helping innovators test and implement ideas with potential to make work and life better for Airmen, Guardians and families.
Nov. 29, 2022 Office eases process for commercial internet access An AFLCMC team has streamlined the Commercial Internet Service Provider approval process to allow all AFMC organizations on a base faster access to faster internet service.
Nov. 28, 2022 AFRL teams with industry to expand alternative natural rubber supply The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, launched a multimillion-dollar, multiyear program with BioMADE, Farmed Materials and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in 2022 to develop a domestic source of natural rubber from a specific species of dandelion.
Nov. 23, 2022 AFRL joins New Mexico national labs in postdoc speech competition The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, collaborated with Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the New Mexico Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, to conduct a postdoctoral, or postdoc, Ted Talk-style speech competition called the Rio Grande Research
Oct. 28, 2022 AFTC gains new test capability Members of the 716th Test Squadron and Integrated Analysis Branch of the 804th Test Group of Arnold Engineering Development Complex are advancing the test capabilities available to develop and prove the superiority of those systems needed to meet the demands of the National Defense Strategy with the
Oct. 25, 2022 Dreams to virtual realities Virtual reality is known for its entertainment purposes, but what if it can be utilized to develop Air Force personnel through on-the-job learning? This idea was presented at the 2023 Air Force Materiel Command Spark Tank event, which provided Airmen and Guardians an opportunity to pitch innovative