Feb. 22, 2024 Starfire Optical Range's 3.5m telescope marks 30th anniversary of 'First Light' The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, marked a milestone in space exploration Feb. 10, 2024, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the “First Light” images captured by the 3.5-meter telescope at the Starfire Optical Range, or SOR, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
Feb. 22, 2024 Flosi to AFMC family: Embrace change, make every day count As Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi departs his position as Command Chief, Air Force Materiel Command, to take on the role of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, he offers advice to the Airmen across AFMC as they work to re-optimize the Department of the Air Force for Great Power Competition.
Feb. 22, 2024 Retiring civil engineer reflects on 40-year Air Force career Many at Hanscom Air Force Base know the retiring base civil engineer for his knowledge and humility, but after more than four decades, many here are unaware of his extensive background.
Feb. 22, 2024 Air Force develops learning path for professionals working Military commercial Derivative Aircraft In an effort to better prepare Air Force acquisition, sustainment, and maintenance professionals for work on Military Commercial Derivative Aircraft (MCDA) platforms, an Air Force team recently launched the Learning Path.
Feb. 15, 2024 Passing the torch: AFMC welcomes new command chief Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi, outgoing AFMC Command Chief Master Sergeant, handed over the reins to Chief Master Sgt. James (Bill) E. Fitch II during a Change of Responsibility ceremony Feb. 15, symbolizing the transition of enlisted leadership within the command.
Feb. 15, 2024 New AFSVC school liaison division aims to further improve support for dependent education The Air Force Services Center recently established a division and regional school liaisons to oversee processes and programs regarding Pre-K-12 education.
Feb. 14, 2024 AFRL engineer awarded Military Additive Manufacturing Lifetime Achievement Award Dr. Mark Benedict, Additive Manufacturing lead for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s, or AFRL, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate and chief technical adviser at America Makes, was the 2023 recipient of the Military Additive Manufacturing, or MILAM, 3D Printing Lifetime Achievement Award.
Feb. 13, 2024 Allvin: 'This is our time of consequence' Allvin’s keynote remarks at the AFA Warfare Symposium put the ambitious reoptimization in historical terms, linking it in significance to the consequential eras preceding well known shifts in Air Force history.
Feb. 12, 2024 DAF leaders lock arms, present plan to reoptimize Air Force, Space Force DAF leaders outlined 24 specific decisions during a panel discussion at the AFA Warfare Symposium. The decisions will position the services to better confront China and maintain the hard-won superiority in air and space.
Feb. 12, 2024 Air Force, Space Force announce sweeping changes to maintain superiority amid Great Power Competition While the changes feature a mix of near-term and longer-term initiatives, senior leaders emphasized the need for speed. “We are out of time,” Kendall said repeatedly in urging action on the changes.