July 2, 2020 AFRL, Griffiss Institute offer STEM Summer Camps ROME, N.Y. – The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate’s STEM Outreach Program in Rome, N.Y., in partnership with the Griffiss Institute, will once again offer STEM Summer Camp programs to students in grades 5-12.With the uncertainties of COVID-19, the summer camp experience will be
July 2, 2020 Air Force, MassChallenge project reaches significant milestones The U.S. Air Force Labs with MassChallenge initiative marked two major milestones this week as the accelerator culminated in a virtual demo day June 30 and the online Banshee program kicked off July 1. The demo day, hosted on Hopin, focused on the growth and accomplishments of the 10 startups in the
July 2, 2020 AFCEC leads hurricane season preparedness With a projected record-setting hurricane season in the making, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate is once again urging the Air Force community to “be ready” for natural disasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the 2020 Atlantic hurricane
July 2, 2020 AFIMSC single data call frees up civil engineers JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's consolidation and streamlining of data calls is making the lives of base civil engineers easier.AFIMSC's Facility Recap and Sustainment Branch collaborated with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's
July 2, 2020 Goldfein describes the future of the Air Force During the hour-long virtual appearance, the Air Force’s highest-ranking officer explained that the service has made progress toward high-priority goals that include all-domain, joint operations and adapting to meeting threats from near-peer powers.
July 1, 2020 Plant 42 changes leadership Air Force Operating Location Air Force Plant 42 changed leadership hands during a Change of Leadership Ceremony at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, July 1.
July 1, 2020 NPC completes first operational patient movement Less than 100 days from an idea on a napkin to its first real-world, aeromedical evacuation, the Negatively Pressurized Conex completed its first operational mission July 1, moving 12 patients from the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to receive higher level
July 1, 2020 AFMC launches Spark Tank competition Air Force Materiel Command Airmen are invited to submit innovative, game-changing ideas to compete in the AFMC Spark Tank competition.The submitters of the top five, most innovative, game-changing ideas will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges during the AFMC Senior Leader Conference this
July 1, 2020 Bunch tours Holloman, detached units Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, meets with various Airmen across Holloman in order to see how units remained resilient and successful despite challenges derived from the global COVID-19 pandemic.
June 30, 2020 History in Two: Early Beginnings to Privatized Housing Prior to the Military Housing Privatization Initiative that took place in Fiscal Year 1996, several privatization efforts were undertaken by the DoD – Wherry and Capehart acts in the late 1940s through to the 1950s – to provide family housing for our military members. Following World War II,