Jan. 29, 2024 AFWERX Autonomy Prime, Xwing partner for autonomous flight demonstration AFWERX Autonomy Prime partner Xwing Inc. successfully completed an autonomous logistics mission in its Cessna 208B as dozens of Airmen watched from a ground control station at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 26, 2024.
Jan. 29, 2024 Retired B-1B arrives in Wichita to create a digital twin A B-1B Lancer set a new record for under-the-radar approaches, by taking to the highway to travel from Texas to Wichita Jan. 25-28. The project, sponsored by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s B-1 Division, will study the effects of flight operations on aircraft structures.
Jan. 29, 2024 Third annual AFRL Cyber, Space Summit draws increased participation in New Mexico The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, hosted its third annual New Mexico Cyber and Space Summit in Albuquerque last fall. Attendees included military and professionals from the Department of Defense, private and commercial industries, the intelligence community and academia. The summit aimed
Jan. 29, 2024 86-year-old continues 65 years of Air Force service "Big Al" Dyson, a 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management employee recently celebrated his 86th birthday and with active-duty, continues his 65-year Air Force career.
Jan. 29, 2024 Electric aircraft carries out casualty evacuation First-time flight as casualty evacuation and Air Force aircraft interaction.
Jan. 26, 2024 AFRL, Brookhaven National Laboratory sign MOU to strengthen quantum communication, networking collaboration The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, on Dec. 14, 2023 to strengthen quantum communication and networking collaboration.
Jan. 26, 2024 Top Airman selected as new AFMC Command Chief Chief Master Sgt. James (Bill) E. Fitch II will become the new AFMC Command Chief Master Sergeant, succeeding Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi, who will assume the position of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force in March.
Jan. 25, 2024 AFWERX to highlight new Spark Tank finalists at AFA Warfare Symposium AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force will host an exhibit featuring some of the latest developments from each of its divisions – AFVentures, Prime, Spark, and SpaceWERX - at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium Feb. 12-14, 2024.
Jan. 25, 2024 AFMC to host Black History Month mentoring panel The Air Force Materiel Command will launch its 2024 Cross-Cultural Mentoring Series with the first event of the year on Feb. 6, 2 - 3 p.m. ET, as part of Black History Month celebrations.
Jan. 25, 2024 CMXG, Fire Department joint exercise finds best practice for fuel tank rescue The 309th Commodities Maintenance Group has the unique responsibility of maintaining parts of the B-52 Stratofortress, including the aircraft’s 700-gallon fuel tank. The particular challenge of fuel tank maintenance is workers need to crawl inside the tank to do the work. To ensure maintainers