Aug. 4, 2021 Ready Eagle prepares Hanscom medics The 66th Medical Squadron held a full-scale disaster response exercise here July 26 to 30 focused on medical readiness and preparedness. The week-long exercise, Ready Eagle, tested personnel from across nine medical flights on their ability to respond to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear
Aug. 4, 2021 Air Force Materiel Command takes on role as servicing major command for Space Force Air Force Materiel Command is adding on a new role as the designated Servicing Major Command for the U.S. Space Force. Recently the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force took steps to define AFMC’s role as the designated Servicing MAJCOM for the U.S. Space Force.
Aug. 3, 2021 DOD Official Says U.S. Faces Climate Change Crisis Climate change affects our national security and the Defense Department needs to compete for the energy technologies that will define the future, a senior climate advisor to the secretary of defense said.
Aug. 3, 2021 Revised AFMC Energy Assurance Campaign Plan focuses on future The revised 2021 Installation Energy Assurance Campaign Plan provides the way ahead for the Air Force Materiel Command energy assurance posture into the next decade. The AFMC mission consumes vast amounts of energy, and a prolonged disruption in supply can lead to millions of dollars in lost
Aug. 3, 2021 Safe + Sound Week - Take the challenge Join in the Challenge! The Department of the Air Force partners with OSHA in Safe + Sound Week each August. Safe + Sound is a nationwide event to raise awareness about workplace safety. Safe + Sound Week is August 9-15, 2021.
Aug. 2, 2021 AEDC tests directed energy system in wind tunnel The Aerodynamics Branch of Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base is helping the Air Force take directed energy (DE) systems airborne.DE systems use high-energy lasers or microwaves to degrade or destroy threats and targets. “There is a growing interest for directed energy
Aug. 1, 2021 AFMC Connect August focus: Wellness Wellness is the AFMC Connect focus for August. Wellness is defined as the state of being in good health, and the Air Force recognizes a more healthful environment as a primary way to support the well-being of Airmen.
Aug. 1, 2021 Joint team seeks to improve CBRN protection for aircrew The Air Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Systems Branch – part of the Agile Combat Support Directorate – are leading a Department of Defense effort to define and develop better CBRN protection for aircrew.
July 30, 2021 Work begins on AFIMSC ‘Office of Future’ The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is building and benchmarking a radically new way of working called the Office of the Future, or O2F.
July 30, 2021 NF-16D VISTA becomes X-62A The NF-16D Variable In-flight Simulator Aircraft (VISTA) has been redesignated as the X-62A, effective June 14, 2021.