July 15, 2021 AFAS offers new special needs assistance grant A new Air Force Aid Society resource has become available to the families of Airmen to make special needs accommodations more accessible. As of May 2021, Airmen can apply for the $3,000 Special Needs Assistance grant to help relieve some financial burdens.
July 15, 2021 U.S. Air Force Crewed Apollo 15 Command Module to highlight 17-day Space Celebration at National Museum USAF A 17-day celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 moon landing will take place from July 22 through Aug. 7 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Apollo 15 completed the fourth successful moon landing mission with an all-U.S. Air Force crew, and its Command Module is
July 15, 2021 U.S. Air Force Crewed Apollo 15 Command Module to highlight 17-day Space Celebration at National Museum USAF A 17-day celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 moon landing will take place from July 22 through Aug. 7 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.Apollo 15 completed the fourth successful moon landing mission with an all-U.S. Air Force crew, and its Command Module is on
July 15, 2021 REPI Challenge yields more than $24M for AF installations JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center helped secure more than $24 million to protect mission readiness and the environment at three installations: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina; and Tyndall AFB,
July 15, 2021 AFCEC strategy leverages Air Force buying power to support CE enterprise JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- An Air Force Civil Engineer Center program to streamline contract acquisition is putting the federal government’s bulk buying power in the hands of civil engineers to keep their installations mission ready. AFCEC’s Strategic Acquisition and Category
July 14, 2021 News Re-Cap: What to know about COVID-19 Delta variant, available vaccines The existing vaccines now available to everyone over the age of 12 have proven to be highly effective in preventing the newest COVID-19 Delta variant as well as other versions of the virus, according to Defense Department health officials.
July 14, 2021 Innovation Summit open for registration Registration is now open for the inaugural San Antonio Innovation Summit. With the theme of Accelerate Change, the summit takes place Aug. 3-4 at the Henry B. González Convention Center.
July 14, 2021 Air Force Research Laboratory invites new science, technology ideas through Air Force and Space Force Tech Connect WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Everybody has ideas. Many people have had an idea for a new product or technology only to have it dismissed or neglected. Sometimes we later find that others had the same idea, but were able to get it in front of the right people, resulting in their
July 14, 2021 Engineers work to improve A-10 APU insulation The Ogden Air Logistics Center partnered with the Hill Center Test Authority in a component improvement project to identify material more suitable for the A-10’s auxiliary power unit insulation. The project is the result of the 419th Supply Chain Management Squadron’s continuing efforts in
July 14, 2021 Female body armor secures Hanscom defenders Defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron recently received the newest issue of body armor designed specifically for females. The developed armor is a lighter weight than previous editions and features a curved chest plate and shorter torso size. An adjustable corset tightens to fit the