Oct. 3, 2017 Air Force awards contracts for next-generation ICBM airborne launch control system The Air Force awarded two contracts Oct. 3, 2017, for upgrading the system that enables an aircraft to control an intercontinental ballistic missile’s launch from a silo in the ground.
Oct. 3, 2017 Wired infrastructure for 104 installations complete The milestone marks the completion of wired network infrastructure installations for 77 stand-alone Air National Guard locations and 27 active-duty, Air Force Reserve, and co-located units. The total procurement value of this effort was approximately $1.4 billion.
Oct. 3, 2017 Maria, Irma make landfall for Hanscom Airmen HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Master Sgt. Sharlyne Acevedo, Acquisition Intelligence Division superintendent at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here, first heard her family survived Hurricane Maria’s direct hit on Puerto Rico seven full days after landfall. In order to get word to
Sept. 26, 2017 ‘Mr. Disaster Preparedness’ wins top DOD award EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- His award recommendation calls him “Mr. Disaster Preparedness.” He also has another alter ego — Eddie Bee Ready. Now, he can be called a Department of Defense award winner. David Babcock of the 812th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Emergency Management Flight was named
Sept. 25, 2017 AFMC promotes avoiding job burnout awareness WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- During the fall months, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its Avoiding Job Burnout Awareness Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to inform the AFMC workforce about how to avoid job burnout, and what you can do when your job begins to affect your
Sept. 21, 2017 AFFSC prepares to process thousands of Hurricane Irma vouchers Air Force Financial Services Center officials anticipate processing 6,000 to 8,000 travel vouchers filed by Air Force members who evacuated in advance of Hurricane Irma.
Sept. 21, 2017 New fully digital aircraft navigation aid tested The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 2 recently evaluated new, fully digitized navigation charts.
Sept. 20, 2017 AEDC J-5 Rocket Motor Test Facility undergoing complete renovation ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- As part of the Hypersonic Test and Evaluation Investment Program, a team of Arnold Engineering Development Complex engineers is heading up the Hypersonic Test Capability Improvement, or HTCI, project which will totally transform the former J-5 Large Rocket Motor Test
Sept. 18, 2017 AFMC commander: Agility, innovation to fuel future of AF logistics The future of Air Force logistics will find Airmen tapping into a secure digital network of archived additive manufacturing specifications, allowing for the 3D-printed creation of a weapons system component whenever and wherever needed.This agile manufacturing approach is just one way Air Force
Sept. 16, 2017 21st U.S. Air Force Marathon celebrates 70th birthday, community WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures welcomed approximately 13,500 runners and walkers from all 50 states and 16 foreign countries to take part in the 21st annual U.S. Air Force Marathon at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson