April 9, 2019 71st AMU 3D prints new innovative tool The 71st Aircraft Maintenance Unit tackles the challenges of performing maintenance on the CV-22 Osprey every day. Adding to that challenge, is the aircraft flying and practicing landings in austere environments that have the possibility of kicking dirt up everywhere, including into the aircraft.
April 9, 2019 New mobilization general joins Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center In March, Brig. Gen. Paul Knapp, a U.S. Air Force Reservist, began his new position as the mobilization assistant to the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander. In this position, he helps direct the Air Force’s nuclear modernization, acquisition, and sustainment programs with more than 1,300
April 9, 2019 New group providing new hires with networking, development opportunities New hires may often be unsure of who to turn to for help on a project, have questions about the structure of the organization they work for, or want more information on what they can do to help their company prosper.A group was recently formed to provide new hires with the Test Operations and
April 9, 2019 Innovative approach by Arnold craftsman makes task faster, less strenuous It doesn’t slice. It doesn’t dice.It doesn’t have the stain-fighting power to make your whites whiter and your brights brighter. It won’t make you look 10 years younger or give you six-pack abs.It won’t keep your boat with the screen door bottom from sinking.Still, James “Trapper” Landon’s recent
April 9, 2019 Auto-GCAS team wins prestigious award The National Aeronautic Association announced that the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System Team as the recipients of the 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The trophy will be formally presented at a dinner event in Washington D.C. in June.
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 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