June 4, 2019 PEO Digital soups-up intel sharing software HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Program Executive Office Digital is helping services share intelligence by updating software for the Distributed Common Ground System, or DCGS. All military branches and their special operations forces use DCGS to share intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance,
June 4, 2019 Air Force Marathon prices increase June 17 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Runners who are planning on participating in the Air Force Marathon this September have their last chance to save money on registration if they register before prices increase on June 17.Prices for the full, half and 10K marathons are currently $100, $90 and
June 4, 2019 KC-46, F-35 completes receiver certification testing Two of the Air Force’s newest aircraft completed a major accomplishment recently at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
June 4, 2019 AFLCMC holds recruiting and hiring event DAYTON, Ohio – Aligning with the Air Force’s mission to build a more lethal and ready force, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center held a two-day hiring event May 29 and 30 looking to hire qualified applicants to join the Air Force Civilian Service team.Held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown
June 4, 2019 A1C with PhD now a 2Lt In December 2018, the Air Force published a story about an airman first class with a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry. The article went somewhat viral within Air Force circles, with many social media users questioning why someone with a doctoral degree would choose to enlist rather than earn a
June 4, 2019 B-52 pilot reconnects with retired aircraft after more than a decade Lt. Col. Stephen Miracle, 10th Flight Test Squadron B-52 flight commander, recently took part in a mission to fly a regenerated B-52 from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. The feat was only the second time a Stratofortress returned to service from
June 4, 2019 88th Mission Operations Group (Provisional) stands up, provides consolidated command and control for installation protection/defense “Change . . . the act or instance of making or becoming different.” We’ve all heard the phrase, “change is the only constant in life,” and that applies to just about everything and everyone, to include the 88th Air Base Wing, which will begin to embark on a change of its own.As part of an
June 4, 2019 Technology, AFWERX, helping SF Academy graduates become more lethal, ready Recognizing the pace of change is accelerating, the Security Forces Academy here has taken full advantage of an opportunity to help field tomorrow’s Air Force faster and smarter by adding innovative technology into its apprentice course to help produce more lethal and ready Airmen.
June 3, 2019 Airmanship Program takes flight Flying on Edwards Air Force Base, California, is not just for test pilots. The 412th Test Wing’s Airmanship Program allows flight test engineers to also take to the skies.
June 3, 2019 Fuel for the fire 53rd Wing and 96th Test Wing aircraft mission testing over the Gulf of Mexico.