Feb. 22, 2019 AFRL research targets lethal AAA weaponry WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate and the National Museum of the United States Air Force Collection Management Division are teaming up to help address an Air Force need to automatically detect numerous highly mobile ground threats such as
Feb. 22, 2019 Iraqi Air Force celebrates graduation of 7-level maintenance technicians The Iraqi Air Force celebrated the graduation of their first F-16 seven-level maintenance technicians at a Jan. 21 ceremony held on Balad Air Base, Iraq. Lt. Gen. Anwar Hamadamin presented the ten individuals with graduation certificates and 7-level patches.The ten pioneers had to overcome many
Feb. 22, 2019 Air Force licenses nutritional supplement to New Jersey firm, product planned for March marketplace launch WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, an all-inclusive nutritional supplement was developed by Air Force Research Laboratory Research Physiologist Dr. Reginald O’Hara and MusclePharm Inc., and is planned for launch in the marketplace in March
Feb. 22, 2019 Industry gets schooled on MDC2 LEXINGTON, Mass. – Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts projected its quiet power during the Multi-Domain Command and Control Industry Day, Feb. 20, at the Minuteman Educational Center, according to speaker Eileen Vidrine, the Air Force's chief data officer. Vidrine spoke to representatives from
Feb. 22, 2019 AFMC, small business event sparks enthusiasm, renewed committment The essentials a small business needs in order to do “big business” with the federal government were emphasized during a small businesses construction outreach event Jan. 23 at Hope Hotel & Richard C. Holbrooke Conference Center, here.Almost 200 contractors and vendors met with 20 government
Feb. 22, 2019 A-29 accident report released WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- An Air Force Materiel Command Accident Investigation Board has identified the cause of an A-29 Super Tucano crash which killed a U.S. Navy fighter pilot this past summer in New Mexico. Navy Lt. Christopher Short, an experienced F/A-18 pilot, was piloting an
Feb. 22, 2019 Air Force Pitch Day leans on Hanscom On March 6, C3I&N, Digital and ISR/SOF experts will evaluate in-person pitches. Up to $9.5 million in Phase I contracts may be awarded in small chunks, and the event could eventually generate up to $40 million in contracts.
Feb. 22, 2019 Supporting Warfighters: Two workforces come together with one mission in mind Although paid by a different funding source than general schedule, or GS, civilian employees, NAF employees are committed to the same thing as their GS counterparts – delivering capabilities to generate combat-ready and resilient warfighters.Currently, there are more than 20,000 NAF employees around
Feb. 21, 2019 Test Wing award winners meet Captain Marvel Pictured above: The 2018 412th Test Wing Annual Award winners pose for a photo with Brie Larson Feb. 20. Larson plays the title character in the upcoming "Captain Marvel" film set to be released in theaters March 8. Larson was joined by fellow cast members, Samuel L. Jackson, Gemma Chan, Jude Law
Feb. 21, 2019 AFMC announces 2018 Logistics Readiness Award nominees Air Force Materiel Command nominees for the 2018 Air Force Logistics Readiness Individual and Unit Awards were announced by Maj. Gen. Allan Day, AFMC Director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection and Nuclear Integration. Winners from each category below will go on to compete at the Air