Aug. 14, 2019 Bunch addresses questions, concerns at inaugural online town hall Resiliency, facilities and workforce retention were among the topics addressed by Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. during his inaugural command-wide virtual town hall, Aug. 8. The town hall, streamed live on the Air Force Materiel Command Facebook page, provided an opportunity for the commander to reach
Aug. 14, 2019 AFRL licenses infrared signaling technology to local firm WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Battle Sight Technologies has acquired a second patent license related to infrared materials as signaling tools for nighttime military operations.A year ago, Dr. Larry Brott of the Air Force Research Laboratory, along with his co-inventors, licensed a
Aug. 14, 2019 Mobility clinic to be featured at Air Force Marathon Expo WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – For the first time at the Air Force Marathon Expo, a free lower extremity amputee running clinic will be offered on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and on Friday, Sept. 20, noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Berry Room at the Wright State University Nutter
Aug. 14, 2019 CMSAF Wright talks resiliency and readiness at all call Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright discussed resiliency and readiness with an auditorium filled with Tinker Airmen during an All Call held at the Hudiburg Chevrolet Center during his base visit last week.“The primary reason for me to do base visits is coming out to see what a base
Aug. 13, 2019 Flashback: Hypersonic Flight to the Edge of Space While most of the country was focused on the race to space, a unique test program was just getting underway at Edwards Air Force Base in the high desert of California. This vehicle was like no other, built to withstand the temperatures of hypersonic flight as well as flight to the edge of space, the
Aug. 12, 2019 173 to 173: A-10 Enhanced Wing Assembly replacement program comes to an end Workers at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base have installed the last of 173 new wings on A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, finalizing a project that started in 2011 with aircraft 80-0173.
Aug. 12, 2019 419th civil engineers help relocate Alaskan village HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Villagers from the remote town of Newtok, Alaska, greeted a team of 23 personnel from the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron Aug. 8 with traditional food and dancing.The team is made up of heavy equipment, utilities, planning, HVAC and electrical experts who will help rebuild
Aug. 12, 2019 AF, city partner to improve infrastructure for Airmen, community The City of San Antonio and the Air Force broke ground Aug. 7 to launch a $175 million San Antonio Water System sewer pipeline project to improve service for more than 500,000 people, including Airmen and civilians working and living on JBSA-Lackland.
Aug. 12, 2019 Hanscom spouse takes advantage of new relicense reimbursement program An Air Force spouse here recently received reimbursement for the cost of an employment recertification following a permanent change of station move across state lines.
Aug. 12, 2019 Fix these broken wings – part fabrication saves Air Force time, money Team Edwards members worked together to save the Air Force more than $1 million in repair costs recently at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Airmen from the 412th Maintenance Squadron discovered damages on a T-38 Talon during a 225-hour inspection.