Dec. 12, 2018 Bunch nominated to command AFMC Lt. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. has been nominated by the President for a fourth star to become the next commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Dec. 12, 2018 Dec. 16 marks 60th anniversary of Vandenberg’s first nuclear-capable ballistic missile launch On Nov. 6, an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., down the Western Test Range over the Pacific Ocean. The launch was supported by members of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, especially the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems
Dec. 12, 2018 Holiday safety 101 When people are busy decorating, shopping, entertaining or traveling during the holiday season, the rush to complete their to-do lists could lead to a lack of emphasis on proper safety practices.
Dec. 11, 2018 31st TES begins F-35 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron kicked off the Defense Department’s F-35 Lightning II Initial Operational Test and Evaluation with a large force employment sortie from Edwards AFB, California, Dec. 5.
Dec. 11, 2018 Squadron gets new lab space to improve instrumental role in test mission Data collection is the number one goal in flight test. With that said, Edwards AFB squadrons cannot take just any plane out of the air and conduct flight test missions. They have to be specially instrumented to record and transmit data during test sorties. This means taking planes apart for
Dec. 11, 2018 Missed TRICARE Open Season? There’s still time to act! If you missed TRICARE Open Season, you still have time to enroll. For this year only, you can enroll in or change your TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select plan through Dec. 31, 2018 for coverage starting on Jan. 1, 2019. You may also change your type of enrollment, like switching from individual to
Dec. 11, 2018 Robotic system to be competed at 2018 DoD Maintenance Innovation Challenge An electrical engineer in Warner Robins-Air Logistics Complex’s 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group recently learned that thinking outside the box pays off. Shane Groves, was named as one of six finalists to compete in the Department of Defense’s Maintenance Innovation Contest at the DOD’s
Dec. 10, 2018 David Tillotson III appointed as new director of National Museum USAF Former Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, David Tillotson III, was recently appointed as the director of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.A member of the Senior Executive Service since 2002, Tillotson replaces Jack Hudson who retired on
Dec. 10, 2018 Nominate your civilian employer for the Freedom Award The Freedom Award is the highest honor the Department of Defense gives to employers for supporting National Guard and Reserve employees. The employers chosen exemplify what it means to go above and beyond federal requirements in support of military employees.Nominate your employer now at:
Dec. 7, 2018 Dressing for cold weather Hypothermia is defined as abnormally low body temperature caused by prolonged exposures to very cold temperatures. When exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it’s produced. Lengthy exposures will eventually use up your body’s stored energy, which leads to lower body