Oct. 22, 2020 Program prepares acquisition professionals for future challenges WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In its fourth year of operations and ninth cohort of students, the Advanced Tactical Acquisition Corps (ATAC) program continues to groom the next generation of Air Force and Space Force acquisition leaders.While the 12 week program is slightly different this
Oct. 22, 2020 AFCEC awarded patent for new runway repair technology TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently granted the Air Force a patent for an innovative runway repair solution developed at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. The formula, developed by members of AFCEC’s laboratory at Tyndall AFB, Florida, will allow Rapid
Oct. 22, 2020 Retired Reserve 'Awaiting Pay' Notification Letter Update Effective October 1, 2020, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center reinitiated the process to notify service members assigned to the Air Force Retired Reserve’s ‘awaiting pay’ status on the processing procedures to draw retirement pay.
Oct. 22, 2020 AFCEC hosts annual Discipline Working Group Workshop JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Engineers and architects from across the Department of Defense met virtually Oct. 20 to discuss policy updates to help build more resilient and code compliant facilities to meet mandatory DOD facility criteria. During this year’s Discipline Working Group
Oct. 22, 2020 461st OSS Airmen collaborate to modify masks, reducing communication breakdown in field Airmen from the 461st Operations Support Squadron teamed up to prevent communications breakdown in the field by finding an innovative solution with their masks.
Oct. 22, 2020 AFCEC begins rollout of high-tech EOD robots to installations TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate made its first delivery of the new medium-size explosive ordnance disposal robot to the field Oct. 15, to Tyndall AFB. Over the next 16-18 months, AFCEC will deliver 333 high-tech robots to every EOD flight
Oct. 22, 2020 Medical squadrons change names, focus One unit for active duty, the other unit for all other beneficiaries.
Oct. 21, 2020 Team Edwards helps pave way for new F-35 ODIN hardware The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (F-35 JPO), in partnership with Lockheed Martin, fulfilled the next major milestone in the development of the Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN).
Oct. 21, 2020 Hill AFB units reattach wings on repurposed F-35 Units at Hill Air Force Base recently collaborated to reattach the wings of a damaged F-35A Lightning II aircraft repurposed as a maintenance trainer and test bed for developing new Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) procedures and technologies. The aircraft referred to as AF-27 was condemned
Oct. 21, 2020 Marines conduct F-35 missile test U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX)1 conducted initial operational testing and evaluation at Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 10,2020.