Aug. 31, 2021 Air Force 'First Look' program drives purchasing power The Air Force is making it easier for installation government purchase card-holders to do business with local communities by introducing the First Look Program.
Aug. 31, 2021 AFCEC expands ‘RADR readiness’ with new training sites TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Just a few years ago, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center overhauled the way Airmen recover damaged airfields. Today, the center is helping expand Air Force Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training opportunities by more than quadrupling the number of stateside training
Aug. 31, 2021 AFIMSC Remembers 9/11: The last call Go home. Those were the last words Don Arias spoke to his younger brother, Adam, on Sept. 11, 2001. Adam worked for an investment company in the south World Trade Center tower.
Aug. 31, 2021 Commentary: 9/11 recollections Sept. 11, 2001, was Stephen Ziadie's first full day in the office at his new assignment at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. In this commentary, he shares what 9/11 means to him as he looks back on the terrorist attacks of that day and the post-9/11 years he spent in uniform.
Aug. 31, 2021 AFIMSC members recall 9/11: the longest day A jammed printer, a last minute decision and a view from the skies of D.C. the night of Sept. 12, 2001. These are the moments Linda Alcala, Kirk Phillips and Dr. Kirsten Hawley carry with them from 9/11.
Aug. 31, 2021 Team uses game to match problems with solutions Rather than pitch a single idea for a problem, the cell will bring in multiple prototypes in a means to find the best “match.” They expect this approach in exposing new technologies will help identify opportunities to leverage across the enterprise.
Aug. 30, 2021 Immunization entwined in Armed Forces history National Immunization Awareness Month is an annual observance held in August to emphasize the importance of vaccination to protect the health of people of all ages. The term immunization is used interchangeably with vaccination, although they are not one in the same.
Aug. 30, 2021 AFRL extends capability for testing solid rocket motors with new equipment EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory's Rocket Propulsion Division has a new capability, a Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar system, also known as a Kolsky bar, that measures stress at high strain rates and helps analyze material behavior under severe conditions. “This
Aug. 30, 2021 Departing command chief reflects on tenure at AFIMSC As he prepares to leave the position he’s held since July 2019, the command chief master sergeant at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center reflected on the role he said he was meant to take on. Chief Edwin Ludwigsen oversaw the health, welfare and professional development of about
Aug. 27, 2021 AFIMSC chaplain team offers stress management strategies While stress is a natural part of life, being able to recognize and manage it – and knowing when and how to get help when it reaches an unhealthy level — is important for overall wellbeing. The AFIMSC Chaplain Corps is one resource available to help Airmen and families manage stress