April 9, 2019 CSAF stresses importance of mission support role at I-WEPTAC The Air Force’s top general stressed the installation and mission support community’s role in the National Defense Strategy when he kicked off the 3rd Annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference here April 8.
April 9, 2019 Soothsayers: Software group utilizing tools to predict parts failure Turns out a crystal ball isn’t necessary for seeing the future. Certainly not in the 402nd Software Maintenance Group where modern software tools are enabling units of the group to predict when an aircraft part will fail before it actually happens. The art is called Preventive Maintenance. The idea:
April 8, 2019 New leaders equipped for command at AFMC Squadron Leader Orientation More than 50 first-time AFMC commanders and materiel and civilian leaders attended the 2019 Spring Squadron Leader Orientation, an intense five-day training, which included briefings, panel discussions, mentorship sessions and workshops on topics ranging from AFMC mission expectations to
April 5, 2019 Air Force, Army, Navy Secretaries host first national discussion on sexual assault, harassment Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson joined her Army and Navy counterparts April 4-5, for the first national discussion on sexual assault and sexual harassment at America’s colleges, universities and service academies summit at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
April 5, 2019 ACE helps programs avoid risk and grows managers The ACE, which staffs acquisition experts at most Air Force Life Cycle Management Center locations, is responsible for providing a one-stop-shop for programs. There, personnel can find the latest tactics and training to tackle everything from complex, expensive Acquisition Category1 weapons systems
April 5, 2019 Bradley challenges industry to help CROWS succeed CROWS stood up three years ago in response to National Defense Authorization Act of 2016, section 1647, which asked the military to analyze the cyber vulnerabilities of major weapons systems and report findings back to Congress. In 2018, Congress fully funded the Air Force’s cyber resiliency office,
April 4, 2019 AFLCMC Office hosts Air Force CIO WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center recently hosted Bill Marion, the Air Force deputy chief information officer, for a roundtable event here for current and former PALACE Acquire interns in the cyberspace operations career field.During the event, Marion
April 4, 2019 AFLCMC Personnel Director to take position at USDA WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – After serving five years as the Director of Personnel for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center headquartered here, Eric Dilworth has been selected for the Senior Executive Service and is heading to Washington, D.C., this month to take a new position with
April 3, 2019 Creating high performance through job satisfaction Do you like your job? Do your Airmen like their jobs? If you answered no, why? How you answer those questions can say a lot about your organization. Believe it or not, you can create a better workplace for your Airmen.