March 15, 2022 Equipping Space Force operators through innovation U.S. Space Force organizations at Kirtland AFB led the 2nd Annual Delta Innovation Summit held in February.
March 15, 2022 Eglin test fighters fly together for first, last time Included were the F-15EX Eagle II, the F-15E Strike Eagle, the F-15C Eagle, the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
March 14, 2022 U.S. Air Force, BETA Technologies make history with first Airman flight of an electric aircraft through AFWERX Agility Prime Program WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – United States Air Force pilots Hank “Hog” Griffiths and Maj. Jonathan Appleby flew BETA Technologies’ electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, ALIA, as the first-ever Airmen to fly an electric aircraft with a military airworthiness March
March 14, 2022 People are key to defending installations, missions from small UAS threats Tiny in size, low cost and increasingly abundant, small unmanned aircraft systems pose a big threat to military operations and installations worldwide.
March 14, 2022 New device leads to cost, time savings for von Kármán Facility maintenance Five Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members created a device to help reduce cost and time in maintaining equipment for the von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility, or VKF, at Arnold Air Force Base.
March 14, 2022 F-16s to receive next-generation electronic warfare suite The Air Force took another step in the effort to modernize the electronic warfare (EW) capabilities of the F-16 fleet. On March 10, in advance of a multi-million dollar contract modification award expected later this year, the Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate issued an Unpriced Change
March 13, 2022 CSAF: Taking care of installations takes care of mission, Airmen The 2022 Association of Defense Communities’ National Defense Summit brought together senior Defense Department leaders, community leaders, and Congressional members to advance issues that build strong communities and support the military, including infrastructure, climate, housing, cost of living,
March 11, 2022 Nuclear weapons leader selected for first star An AFNWC colonel, Col. Jason Bartolomei, has been nominated for the rank of brigadier general.
March 11, 2022 Mentoring program finds matches Scott Boyd, Deputy Program Executive Officer for Mobility Aircraft and Senior Master Sgt. Austin Peak, Senior Enlisted Leader, participated in an episode of AFLCMC’s Leadership Log podcast to discuss the Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate’s new Mentorship Program.
March 11, 2022 Renowned test pilot Brig. Gen. Bob Cardenas passes away at 102 Famed test pilot, retired Brig. Gen. Robert “Bob” Cardenas has died in San Diego, California. He was 102.