Jan. 23, 2019 DOD PEOs meet at Maxwell to discuss challenges, share innovations Program executive officers from several Department of Defense agencies met at the Air Force Program Executive Office-Business and Enterprise Systems headquarters here recently to share information on current and emerging information technology solutions and updates to acquisition processes and
Jan. 23, 2019 Recruiting: the first face of the Air Force For most people interested in joining the Air Force, a recruiter is their first impression.As the first face of the Air Force, it’s important that recruiters embody the pride, professionalism and enthusiasm it takes to be an Airman.Fortunately, there is a school that prepares them to do that.“Here
Jan. 23, 2019 New Horizons to explore agile acquisition, collaborative opportunities Hanscom will once again play a key role in the New Horizons event, which this year is taking place March 5 and 6 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts.
Jan. 22, 2019 Air Force Research Laboratory, partnered with Wright Brothers Institute, announce International “Swarm and Search AI Challenge” The Air Force Research Laboratory, United Kingdom Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, or DSTL, in collaboration with Wright Brothers Institute and University of Dayton Research Institute, announced, the “Swarm and Search AI Challenge: 2019 Fire Hack.” The challenge will explore new, efficient
Jan. 21, 2019 January marks 60th anniversary of turbine engine testing for AEDC J-1 engine test cell The AEDC J-1 engine test cell at Arnold Air Force Base has reached is 60th year providing altitude testing for medium and large turbine engines.The first facility constructed at AEDC for the testing of turbine engines was based on equipment and operation of a German facility that was moved to the
Jan. 21, 2019 704th Test Group successfully leading Directed Energy Experimentation Campaign After the success of the first range experiment of the Directed Energy (DE) Experimentation Campaign at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, in October 2018, the 704th Test Group’s Directed Energy Combined Test Force (DE CTF) is now planning future experiments in support of the Campaign.The Air
Jan. 18, 2019 Small team changes network for every CONUS Airman Moving forward, C3I&N will be moving the physical stacks, currently located at a few bases throughout the country, to the cloud. The initiative, called Zero-Stack, will increase security for users by giving authentication processes access to more robust cloud architecture that scales on demand,
Jan. 18, 2019 AFSC commander ‘moves the flag’ to Robins Air Force Sustainment Center leadership at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, will relocate its headquarters for one week to the two other major bases within AFSC throughout 2019. The “move the flag” visits are an effort to immerse leadership in the local work force mission and communities around the
Jan. 18, 2019 Virtual, augmented reality may hold key to future Air Force training A demonstration of how virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) can benefit Air Force training processes took place Jan. 8.The demonstration was geared toward Airmen within the aircraft armament systems and munition systems, and gave a glimpse of how VR/AR applications can aid in providing an
Jan. 18, 2019 Museum's STEM event focuses on science, education WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Despite several inches of snow falling and hampering road conditions, more than 2,400 people joined Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and his wife Fran and Air Force Research Laboratory Commander, Maj. Gen. William Cooley, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force