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.
May 31, 2019 Bunch takes command Amidst a sea of aviation history, Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. assumed leadership of the Air Force Materiel Command during a ceremony at the National Museum of the Air Force here, May 31.
May 31, 2019 Hanscom selected as pilot site for Energy-as-a-Service concept The Air Force, in conjunction with the Defense Logistics Agency-Energy, solicited industry feedback in Boston May 15 via a Request for Information on a different way to manage and procure energy.
May 31, 2019 Teamwork: AFSC summit brings together maintenance leaders as ‘tour de force’ About 50 senior leaders and subject matter experts from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, Hill AFB, Utah, and Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, gathered at the Robins Conference Center May 7-9 for the 2019 Air Force Sustainment Center Aircraft Maintenance Group Summit. The group, which
May 30, 2019 Enlisted aircrew paramount to C-130 Hercules flight testing Not many people know that a small contingent of experienced enlisted C-130 aircrew reside at Hill Air Force Base. They are charged with the depot support flights of Air Force overflow, and Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.