May 15, 2020 New research pushes boundaries in metals printing WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Advancing the state of the art in metals additive manufacturing pushes the boundaries of possibility for aerospace and defense applications.Metal additive manufacturing allows the manufacturing of parts with complex geometries that are otherwise
May 14, 2020 Edwards AFB conducts flyover for front-line health care workers A B-52 Stratofortress from the 412th Test Wing conducted a flyover for the local Aerospace Valley community, May 14. The flyover was in honor of, and to show gratitude to the front-line health care workers helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 14, 2020 AFFSA navigates mission-critical support during COVID-19 Across Tinker Air Force Base, Airmen have been adapting their regular routines to ensure mission-critical operations continue with minimum disruption in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For the Air Force Flight Standards Agency’s Remote Maintenance Center, an organization that already
May 14, 2020 Dobbs 'engineers' 50 years of service When Carroll Dobbs joined Tinker Air Force Base as a member of the 72nd Security Forces in 1972, he said he never foresaw that he would have stuck with his service for nearly 50 years.
May 14, 2020 Mental Health Awareness Month: Resiliency, wellness The goal of the Wellness and Resiliency Program is to help ensure there is a resilient community being built and maintained throughout all areas of a wounded warrior’s life to include their physical, spiritual, mental and social fitness. During COVID-19, the team assists warriors, caregivers and
May 14, 2020 After a year of successes, Air Force continues to advance S&T strategy WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In the spring of 2019, the Air Force released the Air Force Science and Technology Strategy to secure continued technological advantage over rapidly developing state competitors in 2030 and beyond through future technology research and converting new
May 14, 2020 Robins Frontlines: Senior Airman David J. Roberts Senior Airman David J. Roberts, 461st Maintenance Squadron, Aircraft Fuel System repair journeyman, plays a major role in the success of the Air Force’s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System mission, better known as the E-8 JSTARS located here at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. In his
May 13, 2020 Edwards AFB to conduct flyover for front-line health care workers Aircraft from the 412th Test Wing will conduct a flyover for the local Aerospace Valley community on Thursday, May 14. The flyover is in honor of and to show gratitude to the front-line health care workers helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 13, 2020 Satellite hacking challenge shifts to fully virtual event The Department of the Air Force and Defense Digital Service (DDS) planned satellite hacking challenge, the Space Security Challenge 2020: Hack-A-Sat, is pivoting to an entirely virtual event. This decision comes after DEF CON 28 formally cancelled in-person events in 2020 due to coronavirus
May 13, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet Ryan Floyd Tinker Frontlines: Meet Ryan FloydRyan Floyd, an F108 jet engine mechanic in the 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group, has been part of the Air Force family for two-and-a-half years.The Blanchard, Oklahoma, native enjoys hunting and fishing.Floyd is a newer mechanic who is fully certified in the F108