Feb. 6, 2019 Weather FGO of the year tells operators what’s up Remote pilots often fly aircraft that are sensitive to extreme weather, which can impact their ability to complete missions. Zeus helps MQ-9 Reaper pilots know what is happening around their aircraft, half a world away, in real time.
Feb. 5, 2019 Nuclear Weapons Center recognized for excellence The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently received the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for the fifth time since the center stood up in 2006.
Feb. 5, 2019 PEO Digital sharpens picture for Cheyenne Mountain Complex The program office worked with the Raytheon Co. to build the software over 10 months, at a cost of $3.2 million. Raytheon used agile methods to field and test the system, abridging some of the more time-consuming operational checks in favor of building a minimum viable product, and iterating
Feb. 4, 2019 New Air Force civic leaders inducted More than 40 Air Force civic leaders visited Washington, D.C., Jan. 29-31, for a civic leader conference with the Air Force’s most senior leaders.
Feb. 4, 2019 Air Force ends promotion testing for E-7 and above The Air Force announced today it is removing the Weighted Airman Promotion System testing requirement for active-duty promotions to the grades of E-7 through E-9, beginning this fall with the 2019 E-9 promotion cycle.
Feb. 4, 2019 2018 Annual Recognition Award winners named Staff-level winners of the 2018 Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Annual Awards were announced during an awards recognition breakfast on Jan. 25, 2019 at the Wright Patterson AFB Club. -Airman of the Year – Airman 1st Class Rachael Beale, AFMC/Air, Space and Cyberspace
Feb. 4, 2019 Civilian Developmental Education offers opportunities to learn, grow The Air Force Civilian Developmental Education program is a portfolio of courses and training designed to address the developmental needs of the civilian workforce at all levels. Programs help civilians to achieve short or long term goals at a level appropriate to their needs and desired path of
Feb. 4, 2019 Guard, Reserve critical part of the total force Guard and Reserve are critical components of the total force.
Feb. 4, 2019 Stealth pilots, high school students create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft Across the Air Force, changes to equipment, policies and procedures have been made to save money, to save time and to save lives. From the highest levels, Airmen across the service are being encouraged to innovate. It’s this innovation that will deliver lethality to outpace adversaries, says Air
Feb. 1, 2019 KC-135 beam replacement expedited by Tinker units The recent discovery and repair of corrosion on a structurally-crucial part in 15 KC-135 Stratotankers, accomplished jointly by several units at Tinker Air Force Base, has increased the safety of the fleet and gained recognition by high-ranking Air Force officials.