Sept. 25, 2020 REARM keeps aircraft flying The role of the 402nd Electronic Maintenance Group Reverse Engineering Avionics Redesign and Manufacturing team with the Warner Robins Air Logistic Complex at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is unique.
Sept. 25, 2020 Test Airman receives Air Force level volunteer award A 96th Communications Squadron Airman received the 2020 American Legion Spirit of Service Award. This award honors one enlisted member from each branch of the armed forces for their exceptional leadership and volunteer service.
Sept. 24, 2020 ABMS signs more companies post onramp The most recent selections – the fourth round announced in as many months – support an ABMS acquisition strategy that spurs competition from a variety of traditional defense as well as commercial-focused sources and streamlines the contracting process to produce capability in roughly four month
Sept. 24, 2020 Museum open late on first Thursday of each month The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will continue offering evening hours on the first Thursday of each month the rest of the year.
Sept. 24, 2020 B-1B Integrated Battle Station modification completed An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule. Sixty aircraft went through the modification process that began in late 2012 and was completed in September 2020.
Sept. 24, 2020 Air Force PEO for Bombers talks stand up of new organization Brig. Gen. John Newberry is the Program Executive Officer for Bombers. On June 30 he assumed leadership as the first PEO and director of the new Bombers Directorate.
Sept. 24, 2020 Eglin testers make history with low-altitude missile shot Surface-to-air missile hits aerial target over range.
Sept. 23, 2020 SAME honors Det. 6 director with national mentoring award A director at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 6 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was honored for his outstanding commitment to mentorship by the Society of American Military Engineers during a virtual ceremony on Sept. 16.
Sept. 23, 2020 Operationalizing History: Lessons from the past guide the Air Force future The AFMC History and Heritage Program is comprised of historians, archivists and curators. These individuals gather critical documents to preserve in the command’s archive and write the command’s annual history, along with classified and unclassified special studies, books, and briefings.
Sept. 23, 2020 Roper joins first Digital Campaign virtual industry day The Air Force Digital Campaign kicked off the first Virtual Industry Exchange September 21, hosting industry and academia to share the Digital Campaign strategy, invite input from the commercial and private sector, and to prepare participants for how the Department of the Air Force will conduct