July 20, 2018 Sunny future for cloud-hosted AF apps Moving the portal onto the cloud is part of an ongoing effort to bring potentially hundreds of separate Air Force applications onto cloud-hosted platforms. The portal’s nearly three quarters of a million average users per month won’t see a break in service, but may notice increased reliability as
July 20, 2018 Record number attend 13th annual Dayton Defense Wright Dialogue with Industry DAYTON, Ohio – More than 600 people registered to attend the 13th annual Dayton Defense Wright Dialogue with Industry (WDI) at the Dayton Convention Center July 17-19, making this year’s event between the Air Force Research Laboratory and defense contractors the largest to date.The
July 20, 2018 VCSAF calls for national effort to effect strategy DAYTON, Ohio – Displaying a nostalgic photo of astronauts training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in the 1960s, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson noted that this week marked the 49th anniversary of the lunar landing on July 20, 1969. Wilson told the 600 attendees of
July 18, 2018 Teichert takes command of 412th Test Wing Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer passed the 412th Test Wing flag of leadership to Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert during a change of command ceremony in Hangar 1600 at Edwards AFB, July 18. Maj. Gen. David Harris, Air Force Test Center commander, officiated the ceremony held in front of the Edwards workforce,
July 18, 2018 Air Force seeks Sijan award nominations Air Force officials are accepting nominations for the 2018 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award through Aug. 31.
July 17, 2018 The School of Air Evacuation to hold 75th anniversary in conjunction with USAFSAM’s centennial celebrations WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The School of Air Evacuation is celebrating their 75th anniversary August 2 and 3 at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. “As part of USAFSAM’s centennial celebration, the two-day event will honor the past, present and future of
July 17, 2018 Hill Airmen conduct joint cargo exercise The ability to rapidly deploy with America’s newest stealth fighter was tested here recently during a joint cargo exercise. The exercise tested the readiness of the Airmen in the 388th Maintenance Group and Hill’s cargo specialists in the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron.
July 17, 2018 388th Maintenance Group eying future time, cost savings with 3-D printing HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, -- Inside a simple-looking building just off of Hill’s flight line, Airmen are tinkering with advanced technology to bring the future of cost-effective maintenance to America’s most advanced fighter aircraft. The 388th Maintenance Group’s Air Force Repair and Enhancement
July 16, 2018 AFSC Commander touts importance of innovation to Air Force, community Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center, recently spoke at the inaugural session of a distinguished speaker series hosted by the University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business. Levy spoke about the ways in which the Air Force embraces innovation and the
July 16, 2018 Air Force updates to AFI-36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance The Air Force announced a series of uniform updates to Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel, effective July 13, 2018.