July 8, 2020 DoD launches effort to collect 8,000 units of COVID-19 convalescent plasma The Defense Department has begun an effort to collect 8,000 donated units of plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 to support the development of an effective treatment against the disease.
July 8, 2020 Eglin test squadron makes transport module 'air worthy' Testers certify the Negatively Pressurized Conex Lite for operational use on AF C-130 fleet.
July 7, 2020 National Museum USAF adds new GPS, DSP Satellite Exhibit New exhibits detailing the Air Force’s involvement in managing Global Positioning System (GPS) and using Defense Support Program satellites are now on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.Originating in the early 1960s as a military navigation and missile targeting tool, GPS is
July 7, 2020 Q & A with the new Wright-Patt commander WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The new commander of the 88th Air Base Wing and the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base installation is a self-described reality TV “junkie,” acted as a grass-skirt-and-coconut-wearing Luther Billis in a production of “South Pacific” and isn’t one for standing
July 7, 2020 Urgent Acquisition Effort Provides Safe COVID-19 Patient Transport in 95 Days The Air Force, Air Mobility Command and U.S. Transportation Command have a new capability to bring large numbers of COVID-19 patients home via airlift without putting associated flight crews at risk — and the solution arrived quicker than expected.
July 7, 2020 Hanscom team supports NASA, plays role in SpaceX launch When SpaceX and NASA successfully launched the Crew Dragon Demo-2 spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, May 30, a team from the Digital Directorate here was on-site to defend assets from potential aerial threats posed by unmanned aircraft.
July 7, 2020 Air Force surgeon general talks about COVID-19, innovation, leadership Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force surgeon general, accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Air Force Surgeon General chief of medical operations, toured and learned about the Transport Isolation System aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, June 26.
July 7, 2020 Air Force and industry consortium announce workshop on telemedicine and medical electronics innovation In August 2020, the Air Force Research Laboratory, along with SEMI Nano-Bio Materials Consortium (NBMC), a global association of electronics design and manufacturing companies, will hold an open, virtual workshop series. Its purpose is to explore the continuing need for actionable, intelligent and
July 6, 2020 Bonner assumes AEDC Test Division chief post When Col. Ernest Lincoln Bonner and his own family needed it most, they received an outpouring of support from his Air Force family.“Our wing, group and squadron, they picked up every mission responsibility I dropped with literally no notice,” Bonner said. “They helped us take care of our oldest
July 6, 2020 Arnold AFB test teams maintain mission focus through COVID-19 constraints Most teams at Arnold Engineering Development Complex tasked with carrying out work critical to national security, for a period of time, did not have a full complement of personnel on hand.Precautions requiring adherence, such as team members maintaining a proper distance from one another and the use