Sept. 10, 2020 Sharing connections to others is vital to suicide prevention Being connected to others and strengthening one’s personal resilience are key to preventing suicides, said the suicide prevention program manager at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Sept. 9, 2020 Air Force, Navy accelerate Quantum Research with international virtual event The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate is spearheading an international alliance of principal investigators across government, academia and industry to accelerate quantum enabling technologies.
Sept. 9, 2020 LiDAR part of digital foundation for installations of future JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Airborne imagery and light detecting and ranging (LiDAR) data collected under an Air Force enterprise installations contract began in 2016 continues to build and fortify the digital foundation for installations of the future, including hurricane stricken
Sept. 9, 2020 Airmen find solution to KC-135, C-130 battery testing failure Airmen from Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, and Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, helped revise outdated procedures for testing the condition of aircraft batteries on the KC-135 Stratotanker and C-130 Hercules, preventing the premature disposal and replacement of batteries and avoiding
Sept. 9, 2020 Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office to host inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Olympics WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) -- On October 20-23, the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office will host its inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Olympics (https://www.afrso.com/advanced-manufacturing-olympics). This one-of-a-kind virtual experience will bring together advanced manufacturing,
Sept. 8, 2020 Department of the Air Force awards contract for new ICBM system that enhances, strengthens US triad The contract award of $13.3 billion is an investment in enhancing the United States’ nuclear deterrence, as it is the cornerstone of national security policy and fundamental in continued protection for the U.S. and its allies.
Sept. 8, 2020 AFSVC launches pilot program for online food ordering at NAF operations As part of the Air Force Services Center’s enterprise-wide E-commerce initiative, the Nonappropriated Fund Food and Beverage Branch is launching a pilot program bringing online food ordering and pick-up to NAF food operations. Air Force Global Strike Command installations are the first onboard to
Sept. 8, 2020 Team AEDC adjusting to 'new normal' It has been more than two months since the second of the three-phase Return to Full Capacity took effect at Arnold Air Force Base, a point at which much of the workforce returned to the “new normal” brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.During this time, Arnold Engineering Development Complex
Sept. 8, 2020 Wright Scholar Program a success despite COVID-19 pandemic WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Wright Scholar Research Assistant Program, now in its 19th year, successfully propelled 50 new student interns plus eight returning scholars through a summer of research opportunities and learning experiences, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19
Sept. 8, 2020 Air Force research team awarded patent for new tunable radio frequency filter WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Air Force Research Laboratory scientists recently patented a new tunable radio frequency (RF) filter design. The new design is for a smaller, lighter, less expensive device that requires much less power than current technology.As the Air Force moves to smaller, more