Feb. 25, 2021 Reduction initiative axes 506 publications, aims to empower leaders In a letter dated Aug. 29, 2018, the Secretary of the Air Force, CSAF and the Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force explained their desire to empower commanders at all levels to use their best judgement when making decisions to accomplish the mission.
Feb. 24, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccines: Changing the course of the pandemic A coronavirus is a type of common virus that can cause illnesses such as the common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). In early 2020, after a December 2019 outbreak in China, the World Health Organization (WHO) identified SARS-CoV-2 as new
Feb. 24, 2021 AFICC awards large-scale architect and engineering services contract JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation Contracting Center awarded a suite of architect and engineering services contracts Feb. 19, to support the Air Force’s sustainment, restoration and modernization program. The contracts, awarded by the 772nd Enterprise Sourcing
Feb. 24, 2021 AFRL Rocket Propulsion Division hosts virtual AIAA meeting EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division hosted a virtual conference of the Management Committee (Integration and Outreach Division) of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), chaired by Ray Flores, deputy
Feb. 24, 2021 Minuteman III test launch demonstrates safe, reliable deterrent A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:47 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 24 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Feb. 24, 2021 AFRL partnership seeks to “engineer” improved human performance WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – For athletes, achieving peak performance takes more than skill and practice. Other important but less obvious factors — including nutrition, sleep, mental state, resilience, and more — are critical in maximizing potential. The Air Force Research
Feb. 24, 2021 Working groups to present solutions at I-WEPTAC Members of four cross-functional teams tasked with tackling today’s combat support challenges will present their solutions during the 2021 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference April 19-21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
Feb. 23, 2021 Test workshop shifts focus to cybersecurity In an effort to inform Hanscom-area acquisition professionals about test efforts and capabilities, the 96th Cyberspace Test Group, Detachment 1 is hosting a virtual test workshop March 2.
Feb. 23, 2021 Army partners with Air Force’s THOR for base defense THOR is a prototype directed energy weapon used to disable the electronics in drones, and specifically engineered to counter multiple targets – such as a drone swarm – with rapid results. The technology is housed in a 20-foot-long shipping container that can be stowed in a military cargo plane and
Feb. 23, 2021 AFRL’s SHiELD set to receive critical assembly KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) Program is scheduled to receive the first major assembly of its three main subsystems later this month, with the remaining two subsystems set to