June 6, 2024 DAF leaning forward with PFAS clean-up plan Armed with data from nearly 10 years of investigation and response to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance, or PFAS, releases at its installations, the Department of the Air Force is rolling new regulatory standards into its ongoing plan to address PFAS risks.
June 6, 2024 AFCEC safeguards cultural sites, strengthens tribal relations Air Force Civil Engineer Center Wildland Support Module specialists at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, are taking action to preserve sacred ceremonial rock art located on the installation to protect the indigenous cultural heritage while supporting the Department of the Air Force’s military
June 6, 2024 Team Tinker participates in humanitarian relief mission to Panama Airmen at the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron played a major role in delivering humanitarian relief to Panama utilizing the Air Force’s largest airframe.
June 6, 2024 AFSAC hosts 29th annual FLO International Reception The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation (AFSAC) Directorate hosted the 29th annual International Reception for their Foreign Liaison Officers (FLOs) on May 23 near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
June 6, 2024 Second Minuteman III test in week's time showcases readiness of U.S. ICBM fleet For the second time in a week, a joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen supported by Space Force Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile June 6, 2024, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
June 5, 2024 AFRL modifies rescue device to improve first responder safety An Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Center for Rapid Innovation, or CRI, concept to help military first responders lift heavy objects and quickly exit contested environments went from idea to field testing in about four months.
June 5, 2024 Project Vanguard reinforces defense capabilities with investor capital Project Vanguard, a program delivered by the AFWERX Capital Initiatives division, represents that opportunity for warfighter and industry teaming, helping to buy down risk of the government customer's acquisition through the intervention of private capital.
June 4, 2024 Edwards students prove that rocket science is not complicated Students at Irving Branch Elementary School on Edwards AFB built, painted and launched 12 rockets as part of a practical science, technology, engineering and mathematics project.
June 4, 2024 AFRL equipment donation helps prepare emerging STEM workforce The Air Force Research Laboratory recently signed an Educational Partnership Agreement with Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, to donate an ultra-high vacuum scanning tunneling microscope to the Corbett Research Group.
June 4, 2024 C-STARS simulation center aims to modernize training, strengthen community partnerships The Air Force’s 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, partnered with the University of Cincinnati to develop a state-of-the art simulation center for the Critical Care Air Transport team at the Center for Sustainment of Trauma Readiness at the University of