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  • CAORLE, ITALY - The Air Force continuously seeks the most advanced capabilities for quickly locating and rescuing downed aircrew should they have to eject over water. This competition challenges the cadets and students to develop novel and effective engineering solutions to this difficult problem. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kelsey Tucker)

    AFRL sponsors service academy and university design challenge

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation is sponsoring a Service Academy and University Design Challenge.The SAC/UDC challenges tackle some of the Department of Defense’s top urgent needs while focusing on highly visible and challenging warfighter problems. The competitive environment
  • Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett conducts her first Air Force TV interview to Airmen at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Oct. 24, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

    An introduction – Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett

    Barbara M. Barrett is a lawyer, a rancher and instrument-rated pilot with a long history of corporate and federal service, including serving as ambassador to Finland and in senior positions with the Federal Aviation Administration and Civil Aeronautics Board. Before she was 30, she was an executive with two global Fortune 500 companies.
  • Timeline graphic for AY21 CDE and FY21 CSLP/ESEP

    Civilian Developmental Education, Civilian Strategic Leader Program application window to open Jan. 13

    Eligible Air Force civilians will use MyVECTOR to apply for Civilian Developmental Education for the 2021 academic year; and Civilian Strategic Leader and the Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program assignments for the 2021 fiscal year.
  • Image of Uncle Sam poster that states "I Want You for U.S. Army Nearest Recruiting Station". And an image of a poster with a woman wearing overalls holding and airplane and a bullet with a V in the background that states "For Every Fighter a Woman Worker, Care For Here through the YWCA, United War Work Campaign".

    New Poster Exhibit Opens Nov. 22 at National Museum of The U.S. Air Force

    The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will open a temporary exhibit titled “Posters at Home and War” on Nov. 22, 2019. This exhibit will feature more than 60 propaganda posters used in the U.S. from World War I through the Cold War. The exhibit, which will be on display in the museum’s Hall of Honor, will cover four main topics that were
  • A ribbon cutting ceremony at Cairo West Air Base, marking the completion of a $184 million construction project and delivery of 20 F-16s. U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen Brian Bruckbauer (left), director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ralph Groover III (middle right) the Senior Defense Official, United States Embassy, Cairo Egypt, attended the event.

    AFSAC ensures F-16 delivery, major construction project in Egypt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Delivering weapon systems such as aircraft to American allies and ensuring the systems have support structures in place to successfully operate, is the mission of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC).In September, AFSAC completed a $184 million construction project at Cairo
  • Airman 1st Class Daniel Morgan quickly backs away from a grease fire during the Turkey Fryer Fire demonstration at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 22, 2011. In less than five seconds, flames completely engulfed the pot and the supporting structure, representing the severity of what can happen when someone attempts to fry a turkey that has not been properly unthawed. Morgan, a driver operator with the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron fire services flight, hails from Idahla Falls, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marissa Tucker)

    Tips to keep you safe for Thanksgiving

    Preparing for the Thanksgiving can joyous and hectic. However, it doesn’t have to be dangerous. Hill Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services provided the following simple safety tips to keep you safe from fire for the holiday.
  • Federal employees have option to donate leave

    Federal employees have option to donate leave

    Federal civilian employees have until Jan. 4, 2020, to use annual leave exceeding the carryover limit.
  • Brig. Gen. Brian Bruckbauer, director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate and Air Force Materiel Command's International Affairs Directorate.

    Bruckbauer appointed AFMC International Affairs Director

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In an effort to streamline and better organize its international affairs activities, the Air Force Materiel Command recently appointed Brig. Gen. Brian Bruckbauer, to serve as director of the command’s newly created International Affairs (IA) Directorate.Bruckbauer, currently the director of the Air Force
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    Holiday season terrorism awareness

    As we prepare to travel, share time with family and friends, attend large holiday events or receive packages and presents by mail, take a moment to review common suspicious activities and mail indicators and keep them in mind throughout the holiday season.
  • The first Air Force Technology Executive Officer Pitch Day, powered by the Air Force SBIR/STTR program, and presented by the Air Force Research Laboratory and Wright Brothers Institute, was held Nov. 15 at the Steam Plant and the Wright Brothers Institute in Dayton. Fourteen small businesses pitched their technology transition plans to AF leaders and state of the art technology experts, 12 guest speakers highlighted strategies of working with the Air Force; four sponsorships supported the effort, and over 300 Air Force subject matter experts, industry and academia partners, and small businesses attended and networked throughout the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Keith Lewis)

    AF TEO Pitch Day: Inventors make stuff, but innovators make history

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory and the Wright Brothers Institute hosted the first Air Force Technology Executive Officer Pitch Day Nov. 15 at the Steam Plant and the Wright Brothers Institute in Dayton.Powered by the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer
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