April 4, 2024 DAF calls for AFMC changes to support service’s readiness, agility against great power adversaries As part of the Department of the Air Force’s sweeping efforts to deter and, if needed, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition, DAF senior leaders announced four organizational changes to Air Force Materiel Command during an opening speech Feb. 12 at the AFA Warfare Symposium.
April 4, 2024 DAF set to launch full youth summer camp schedule Department of the Air Force Child and Youth Programs is set to launch myriad 2024 summer youth camps April 8 for kids across the enterprise to boost morale, skills, teamwork and resiliency.
April 3, 2024 AFWERX to discuss efforts to safely field Advanced Air Mobility systems at XPONENTIAL 2024 AFWERX will spotlight efforts to safely integrate Advanced Air Mobility into the national airspace system during the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International XPONENTIAL 2024 convention April 22-25, 2024, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
April 2, 2024 F-16s arrive to be modified for autonomous testing The 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing welcomed the first three F-16 Fighting Falcons ready to take part in the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed program.
April 1, 2024 April is Alcohol Awareness Month April is Alcohol Awareness Month and a time to raise awareness and understanding of alcohol misuse.
April 1, 2024 Edwards AFB elevates innovation culture through Project Mercury Innovators Workshop When troops separated by long distances needed to exchange information, the Department of Defense created the Internet. During World War I, when pilots needed to know air traffic conditions to prevent collisions, the U.S. Army installed two-way radios inside an aircraft for the first time.
April 1, 2024 Safety Enterprise announces new mission, vision, goals in 2024 Strategic Plan The DAF Safety Strategic Plan defines the essential path to take DAF Safety from where we are to where we need to be and provide maximum value to all Airmen and Guardians.
March 29, 2024 C2C Program hopes to teach educators about student career opportunities More than a dozen education professionals from Oklahoma City and the surrounding area participated in an introductory presentation of the Air Force Sustainment Center’s Classrooms to Careers Program March 27, the latest effort to establish partnerships with local schools.
March 29, 2024 Airman reflects on career journey after immigrating to U.S. She was five years old when her grandmother filed a petition for her family to travel from the Philippines to the United States so they would have a chance for a better education, more secure employment and a brighter future.
March 28, 2024 OL Plant 42 breathes new fire into TU-2S Dragon Lady A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, recently returned to service after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, California, and Lockheed Martin Corporation.