Oct. 19, 2022 Edwards Air Force Base celebrates 75 years of Supersonic Flight 75 years to the day after the Bell X-1 proved that the Sound Barrier was only an engineering challenge, the 412th Test Wing hosted a ceremony to honor the contributions of the team behind that remarkable aircraft.
Oct. 19, 2022 U.S. Air Force Declares HH-60W ‘Combat Ready’ The HH-60W Jolly Green II was declared ‘combat ready’ on October 4 by Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command (ACC).
Oct. 19, 2022 Genatempo discusses enterprise capabilities, JADC2 A Hanscom senior official discussed enterprise systems, Joint-All Domain Command and Control, and other topics during a meeting with Hanscom-area business leaders at the end of last month.
Oct. 18, 2022 AFRL’s Ascent satellite marks end of mission objectives The Air Force Research Laboratory's small satellite named Ascent has completed all of its mission objectives and is performing extended operations to characterize the survivability of the commercial-off-the-shelf, or COTS, bus electronics in the geosynchronous Earth orbit, or GEO, space environment.
Oct. 18, 2022 AFMC exemplifies ‘Powering Possibility’ The Department of the Air Force launched a new Powering Possibility campaign during October’s Energy Action Month, and the Air Force Materiel Command is already working hard to help reach the service goals.
Oct. 18, 2022 Air Force lawyer highlights career From a pre-med major at the U.S. Air Force Academy, to acquisition officer, to Air Force lawyer, Col. Polly Sandness, the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), has had a career full of change and adventure.
Oct. 17, 2022 Fiscal Year 2022 big success for AFMC The Air Force Materiel Command closed out another successful fiscal year in 2022, completing the year 99.9% obligated across portfolios.
Oct. 14, 2022 Hanscom workshop to highlight DevSecOps software testing To inform the Hanscom-area acquisition workforce about test efforts and capabilities, the 96th Cyberspace Test Group, Detachment 1, located at Hanscom AFB, will host its semiannual test workshop Oct. 20.
Oct. 13, 2022 2023 AFMC Spark Tank finalists announced With strong competition from over 20 innovative Airmen submissions turned to five semi-finalists, the Air Force Materiel Command named its 2023 Spark Tank finalists, Oct. 6.
Oct. 13, 2022 Take the load off: Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others Aerial porters are responsible for the management and movement of passengers and cargo transported through airlift. And the cargo these aerial porter teams load and unload can range from large pallets of equipment, gear and food to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, High Mobility Artillery Rocket System