May 21, 2021 BUFF still providing global reach With more than 60 years of service, the B-52 Stratofortress is an icon of global reach and central to the Air Force’s ability to project power anywhere, anytime.
May 21, 2021 Need for reliable comms never goes away WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The 88th Communications Squadron services one of the Air Force’s largest bases daily, ensuring the more than 30,000 military and civilian personnel have the needed software and hardware to perform their duties in support of the Air Force mission.After the
May 20, 2021 AFIT Graduate School Offers Non-thesis MS Degree Program to USAFA Grads Awaiting Pilot Training WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - AFIT’s history of providing innovative academic programs to the U.S. Air and Space Forces continues with its announcement of a non-thesis master’s degree program option for officers in the USAF pilot training pipeline.The Graduate School of Engineering and
May 20, 2021 Virtual Working Group to highlight emerging technologies The Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management Center of Excellence will host its 2021 CNS/ATM Working Group as an entirely online experience, featuring senior leaders from the Federal Aviation Administration, Headquarters Air Force and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.
May 20, 2021 Airmen return from COVID vaccine deployment WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Airmen from the 88th Medical Group returned from deployment to Detroit on May 18. The Airmen were part of the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 response operation inside the community vaccination center at Ford Field. The team supported the Federal Emergency
May 20, 2021 Risk Management - the key to a safe and enjoyable summer The Department of the Air Force reminds Airmen and Guardians to apply sound risk management when enjoying outdoor and recreational activities with family and friends this summer. The summer focus period runs from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
May 20, 2021 WR-ALC takes paint training virtually Team Robins has a new tool to help aircraft painters to become more proficient.
May 20, 2021 B-52 parts to be used in research, modernization and innovation efforts A B-52H bomber, tail number 61-0009, in non-flyable status at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) here, was recently taken out of storage and is expected to be towed to the Pima Air & Space Museum off base, where its wings, fuselage, and horizontal stabilizer will be
May 19, 2021 Small unmanned aerial systems to augment civil engineering operations SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Department of the Air Force is one step closer to safely and more widely integrating small unmanned aircraft systems into civil engineering operations, thanks to the Air Force GeoBase Program’s sUAS office.The office, a component of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s
May 19, 2021 Why does my kid’s school need to know we are military? Every year my kid’s school asks me – multiple times – if we are military. It doesn’t matter where we live, they always want to know … during registration, enrollment, and mid-semester! Why do they care? Why does it matter? Should I tell them? For the longest time, I answered “No,” because I figured