March 19, 2021 AFVentures releases annual report, details extensive efforts to expand defense industrial base, fight COVID-19 virus WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFVentures, the Department of the Air Force’s commercial investment group, has released its fiscal year 2020 annual report.The new report details AFVentures’ successes in fulfilling its mission of expanding and maintaining the Air Force’s innovative
March 19, 2021 AFWERX crowns 2021 Spark Tank winner at Virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Master Sgt. Justin Bauer from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona was awarded the prestigious AFWERX Spark Tank trophy after his innovative method for C-130 wheel repair was selected as the Spark Tank 2021 winner February
March 19, 2021 AFLCMC to host Virtual Small Business Panel The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center- Hanscom Small Business Office will once again host a panel to provide information about upcoming acquisition opportunities and associated strategies, April 27, virtually from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. EDT.
March 19, 2021 F-15 Canopy Shop gives pilots clear view The F-15 Canopy Shop’s eye for details gives pilots a clear view of the mission.
March 19, 2021 RSO branch searches for next bright idea WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – The adage, generally credited to Ralph Waldo Emerson, says if you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door. But what if no one knows you did it? With Lt. Gen. Shaun Morris, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, as Program
March 19, 2021 Security Forces bring out big guns at Army base CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – For heavier weapons such as the M240B, M249, M2 machine gun and M203 grenade launcher, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base combat-arms instructors travel one state over to qualify personnel at an outdoor range.“The 7.62 mm bullets for the M240Bs are too large for our indoor
March 19, 2021 Readiness, qualifications drive combat-arms trainers WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -- Readiness is a key component in the 88th Air Base Wing mission, and 88th Security Forces Squadron combat-arms trainers are there to make certain Wright-Patterson AFB personnel are weapons-qualified. Before deployment, many will need to visit Tech. Sgt.
March 18, 2021 Get up, Dress up, Show up: Preparation, opportunity drive AFMC leader’s success For Air Force Materiel Command Executive Director Patricia M. Young, “luck” was on her side when she took a chance and met with a civilian Air Force recruiter 36 years ago, resulting in a career with opportunities to learn, grow and flourish in ways beyond she could imagine.
March 18, 2021 75th SFS Military Working Dogs train Military working dogs train as much as their human counterparts. Explosive detection dogs are brought through a field course where detonated explosive making materials are placed in various places for them to sniff out. Drug detection dogs train in sniffing out drugs in vehicles, buildings and the
March 18, 2021 A child’s resilient battle for life As 88th Air Base Wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer doesn’t just talk about resilience. He and his family have battled through it.Their story starts in 2014 when his wife, Tawny, gave birth to daughter Teagan in Clovis, New Mexico, while Jason was deployed to Afghanistan. As Teagan