Oct. 15, 2019 CEMIRT increases productivity despite hurricane direct hit The damage unleashed when Hurricane Michael struck Tyndall AFB in October 2018 hasn’t deterred the Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection and Repair Team from delivering the installation support the Air Force expects. In fact, despite damaged homes, displaced families and disrupted lives, the CEMIRT
Oct. 15, 2019 Nuclear weapons center again recognized for excellence The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently received the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for the sixth time since the center stood up in 2006. The center’s AFOEA awards now span nine consecutive years, from 2009 to 2017.
Oct. 14, 2019 Translate the idea of trust Uncertainty waits outside the wire. Incoming fire, attacks and ambushes are a moment away. To survive in a war zone, U.S. troops must rely on their teams, putting their trust in their equipment, their wingmen and their interpreters.
Oct. 14, 2019 F-22 maintainers resilient a year after Hurricane Michael 325th Aircraft Maintenance moves to Eglin a success.
Oct. 11, 2019 Air Force awards grants to 40 scientists and engineers through young investigator research program ARLINGTON,VIRGINIA – The Air Force Office of Scientific Research — the basic research component of the Air Force Research Laboratory — today announced it will award approximately $17.8 million in grants to 40 scientists and engineers from 30 research institutions and businesses who submitted winning
Oct. 11, 2019 Chief Data Office announces capabilities for the VAULT Data Platform The VAULT Platform now has a set of tools to support a full lifecycle of data exploitation activities. It is now possible to ingest data, manage storage, manage metadata, manipulate, cleanse and experiment with data and visualize analytics results.
Oct. 11, 2019 New tools allow for improved collaboration A joint government and industry team led by members from the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorate headquartered here is providing new collaborative IT tools for Air Force users.
Oct. 10, 2019 Air Force, Tinker, remain committed to Base Housing Issues Sen. Jim Inhofe and acting Secretary of the Air Force, Matthew Donovan, made a visit to Tinker Air Force Base on Oct. 1 to get a first-hand look at base housing problems.Base leadership, the Air Force Civil Engineering Center and Balfour Beatty Communities have been working through these issues at
Oct. 10, 2019 XQ-58A expands performance envelope during third test flight; aircraft damaged after landing YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona — The XQ-58A Valkyrie completed the third flight of the Low Cost Attritable Strike Demonstration program Oct. 9 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. Unfortunately, high surface winds and a malfunction of the vehicle’s provisional flight test recovery system resulted in a
Oct. 10, 2019 Stamps go to the Dogs The U.S. Postal Service dedicated a stamp set to military working dogs and presented them to the 96th Security Forces Squadron.