Jan. 27, 2020 New bill eases military member, spouse licensure WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Employment opportunities for military members and their spouses received a boost Jan. 27 from a bill signed by Gov. Mike DeWine during a ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Senate Bill 7 mandates
Jan. 27, 2020 Oxygen Shop tackles big mission The 76th Commodities Maintenance Group’s Oxygen Shop at Tinker Air Force Base solely handles the mission of providing oxygen regulators, liquid oxygen converters and on-board oxygen generators for the entire Air Force.Over the past 20 years, this workload has extended into Navy E-6 systems as well,
Jan. 27, 2020 Propulsion Pitch Day looks to source vital engine parts First flown more than 60 years ago, the TF33 engine continues to be a vital part of the Air Force’s mission as more than 1,000 engines continue to power the nation’s fleet of B-52 bombers, E-3 AWACS and other mission-critical aircraft.Yet while the engine continues to remain an integral part of
Jan. 27, 2020 Headquarters recognizes annual award winners WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Air Force Materiel Command civilian and military personnel were recognized Jan. 24 at the 2019 Annual Civilian and Military Award Recognition Breakfast presided over by Maj. Gen. Carl Schaefer, AFMC deputy commander.Each award nominee was recognized before
Jan. 24, 2020 412th Test Wing Commander to bid farewell to Team Edwards The 412th Test Wing Commander, Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, recently announced that he will relinquish command of the Wing and be departing Edwards Air Force Base, California, for a deployment to Iraq.
Jan. 24, 2020 Tyndall leadership update Airmen and their families at rebuild town hall Air Force leaders from the 325th Fighter Wing and the Tyndall Program Management Office shared their vision of the “Installation of the Future” with Airmen, their families and base personnel at a standing room only town hall meeting Thursday.
Jan. 24, 2020 Military spouses afforded voting, tax relief through MSRRA The Military Spouse Residency Relief Act provides residency, voting and income tax protection to military spouses when accompanying their spouse at the member’s duty station.
Jan. 24, 2020 Industry shares perspectives on rapid acquisition Engagement and collaboration were key topics during a panel here Jan. 22 that discussed rapid acquisition topics from an industry perspective.
Jan. 24, 2020 AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth test WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned air vehicle demonstrator Jan. 23, 2020, at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.During
Jan. 24, 2020 APE ensures mission-ready airfields It takes a lot of pavement to launch an Air Force -- 2.2 billion square feet -- and in 2019, a Tyndall-based team of airfield engineers set a blistering pace to ensure that pavement was able to support aircraft worldwide in flying more than 1.2 million hours.