Jan. 14, 2020 I-WEPTAC 2020 registration opens Registration for the fourth annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference opened Tuesday. Hosted by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the annual event is the Air Force’s only innovation forum for members of the installation and mission support community.
Jan. 13, 2020 Innovative training drives new hire success The next generation of Team Robins employees is coming on-board at the Middle Georgia base. They are fresh out of college or technical schools ready to apply their knowledge in sustaining the Air Force’s most sophisticated weapons systems. As these new workers are hired, they must get further
Jan. 13, 2020 January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Base leaders recognized January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month during a proclamation signing here, Jan. 6. The intent is to draw attention to the forms of slavery that exist in the modern era and raise awareness on how community members can take action in preventing and
Jan. 12, 2020 AFRL engineer leaves high-power legacy The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed a unique directed energy weapon demonstrator called the High-power Adaptive Directed Energy System, or HADES, that completed field testing in 2019. “HADES technology was designed with the warfighter in mind,” said the AFRL program manager Dan Marker.
Jan. 10, 2020 The chance to be greater Lee, born in Massachusetts, spent his childhood in numerous locations in the U.S. as part of a military family. His motivation to join the military increased as he observed his father serving 21 years in the Coast Guard.
Jan. 9, 2020 DRAGON simulator to augment AWACS training TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., – A new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) simulator will train pilots and flight engineers operating the E-3 Sentry (AWACS) aircraft updated with cockpit modifications known as DRAGON, which stands for Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of
Jan. 9, 2020 Hill Air Force Base celebrates 80th anniversary Celebratory activities at Hill Air Force Base will take place throughout 2020 and carry the theme “80 Years of Excellence” beginning with an 80th Anniversary Celebration held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Hill Aerospace Museum.
Jan. 9, 2020 Air Force leadership conducts privatized housing tour at Barksdale The Honorable John W. Henderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, and Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, visited Barksdale Jan. 6, 2020 to conduct a privatized housing tour.The tour familiarized the leaders with the current
Jan. 9, 2020 SkillBridge Program offers transition into civilian life Transitioning back into civilian life can be tough for military members, but the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program is trying to make finding a career after separation a little easier.SkillBridge is a DoD program connecting military members who are 180 days away from service separation with
Jan. 9, 2020 AFIMSC announces 2020 Innovation Rodeo finalists The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center announced finalists for the 2020 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo on Jan. 9.