April 9, 2021 FY20 Department of the Air Force Safety Awards The Department of the Air Force released the 2020 Annual Safety Awards.
April 9, 2021 A Look Back…Recoverable Rocket Boosters--A Future That Never Was The idea of making flight into space as routine as atmospheric flight has been around since the 1930’s when Eugen Sänger first published detailed information about his ideas for a suborbital, winged vehicle, capable of delivering a payload halfway around the world using a skip-glide technique that
April 8, 2021 Lt. Gen. Webb Visits the 33rd Fighter Wing Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, visited the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, April 7, 2021.Webb visited the 33rd FW to meet with the Airmen who make the mission happen, discuss community initiatives and support to local programs with civic
April 8, 2021 U.S. Air Force Rolls Out New Mission Statement PENTAGON, Virginia – The Air Force released its new mission statement: To fly, fight, and win … Airpower anytime, anywhere. This change emphasizes the primary competitive advantage and capabilities that Airpower provides to the nation and joint operations.The ability to fight and win with Airpower
April 7, 2021 CHPS promotes the DOWNSIZED Challenge Reshape your life this spring by participating in the DOWNSIZED Weight Management Challenge with Civilian Health Promotion Services. The challenge encourages participants to strive for a healthy weight by learning healthy lifestyle habits for nutrition and physical activity. Both Federal Civilian
April 7, 2021 Tinker privatized housing continues to see improvements At the end of a well-advertised housing town hall event in February, Tinker Air Force Base Commander, Col. Paul Filcek, asked the roughly two dozen in attendance how many of them actually live in base housing. After eight hands went up, Filcek then asked them to put their hands down if they were
April 7, 2021 Air Force names its newest fighter, F-15EX Eagle II The first Air Force aircraft to be completely tested and fielded through combined developmental and operational test efforts.
April 7, 2021 Test Pilot school graduates first Space Test Fundamentals class The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduated the first-ever Space Test Fundamentals class April 6, 2021, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, the U.S. Space Force chief of space operations, was on-hand to give the graduation address.
April 7, 2021 “SpeedDealer” team awards long-range radar integration contract with production options The Theater Battle Control Division, headquartered here, awarded an $8.4 million integration contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. March 26 as part of the Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar Rapid Prototyping program. Program officials said the main intent of the integration effort is to
April 6, 2021 Training for the physical fitness assessment Physical fitness assessments will resume for Airmen on July 1, 2021.Some Airmen may be deconditioned due to the impacts of COVID-19 protocols and lack of accessibility for fitness options. To assist military members preparing for the PT test, Air Force Materiel Command has developed a physical