Sept. 17, 2015 Imperative innovation in austere times Chief Scientist of the Air Force and other senior leaders conducted a panel discussion about the importance of innovation in a time of austerity during the 2015 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 14.The panel members, led by Dr. Greg Zacharias, included
Sept. 16, 2015 Quality of civilian work-life tops discussion at annual union meeting During an annual joint national labor management meeting on Sept. 1, 2015, Air Force Materiel Command leaders and union officials came together to discuss quality of work-life for the command's civilian workforce. For the first time as AFMC commander, Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski joined J. David Cox,
Sept. 14, 2015 EAP offers September campaign -- There is Hope The Air Force Materiel Command Employee Assistance Program offers 24/7 confidential assessment, referral and short-term consultation for any personal concern. Services are a free benefit available to all AFMC civilian employees and their family members. Mission partner civilian employees and their
Sept. 11, 2015 Robins ALC production continues in positive direction With one month remaining in fiscal year 2015, the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex will soon close out another chapter in the aircraft sustainment business and successfully return weapon systems to the warfighter.Through years of continuous process improvements and implementing a standardized
Sept. 11, 2015 Marine Corps recognizes Tinker F135 engine team Top Marine Corps officials recently visited the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex to deliver a big thank you to the Heavy Maintenance Center F135 Engine Team.Col. William Lieblein, deputy chief of the Marine Corps Aviation Weapons Branch, attended a celebration marking the engine shop's crucial
Sept. 11, 2015 Hanscom captain chosen for prestigious doctoral program A Hanscom program manager found himself on a very short list of selectees when the Air Force announced its choices for the 2015 Chief of Staff of the Air Force Prestigious Captains Ph.D. Program.Capt. Jason Rathje -- who oversees the Advanced Tactical Command and Control program within C3I and
Sept. 9, 2015 F-35 ITF, Italian air force KC-767 'fuel' the way for milestone Italy's F-35 program achieved two recent milestones with the completion of the first aerial refueling certification between an Italian air force KC-767A tanker with an F-35A and the inaugural flight of an Italian-built F-35A."Italy is one of the partner nations on the F-35 program and since we are
Sept. 2, 2015 First operational F-35As arrive at Hill AFB The Air Force ushered in a new era of combat air power Sept. 2, 2015, as Hill Air Force Base received the service's first two operational F-35As.Hill's active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will be the first combat-coded units to fly and maintain the Air Force's newest
Sept. 2, 2015 Edwards prepares for F-16 radar upgrade testing As part of the F-16 Radar Modernization Program, a team from the 416th Flight Test Squadron is preparing to conduct flight testing of the Active Electronically Scanned Array, or AESA, radar on two 412th Test Wing aircraft from September 2015 through August 2016."Current F-16 mechanically-scan radars