Feb. 8, 2016 Environmental stewardship a top priority to AEDC The Arnold Engineering Development Complex here has a commitment to environmental stewardship, and whether at work or at home, personnel are encouraged to do their part to lessen their carbon footprint by recycling. The recycling program assists the Complex in meeting the recent Make Every Dollar
Feb. 4, 2016 Super Bowl air coverage provided by U.S. Air Force There will be Panthers and there will be Broncos in this Sunday's Super Bowl 50 -- but F-15s? Thanks, in part, to work done at Robins, the answer is a resounding yes. The teams won't be the only ones commanding a presence during one of the country's most anticipated annual sporting events. So, if
Feb. 2, 2016 AcqDemo team offers information about transition In June 2016, some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command employees will transition to the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) pay system.Employees whose positions have been identified for conversion are being notified through their respective Centers.
Feb. 1, 2016 BACN hits 100,000 hours of ensuring connectivity for warfighters A program managed here to ensure warfighters can stay connected despite differing networks and austere environments recently reached a significant milestone and is also on a path to keep moving forward.The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, more commonly known as BACN, reached 100,000 combat
Jan. 29, 2016 Nobel Laureate visits AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Dr. Alan J. Heeger, recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, visited the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate on January 26, 2016, to present his work with room-temperature ultrasensitive photodetectors.Heeger, who received the Nobel Prize for his
Jan. 29, 2016 AFMC promotes National Cancer Prevention Month During the month of February, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its Cancer Prevention Awareness Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to inform the AFMC workforce on ways to reduce their risk of developing lung cancer and colorectal cancer. Among cancers that affect both men and women, lung
Jan. 29, 2016 New contract vehicle opens doors for Battle Management programs Battle Management programs are now able to take an expedited approach to acquisition by tapping into a select pool of small and large businesses courtesy of a new contract vehicle called PEITSS.On Jan. 27, 2016, the Air Force awarded a $538 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity PEITSS --
Jan. 26, 2016 Event inspires AFRL workforce, future scientists and engineers "No matter what you do, the Air Force is counting on you to make a difference. You are all Department of Defense research scientists -- you're comic book characters ... you make the stuff that supports heroes."These words from Air Force Research Laboratory materials engineer Dr. Jeff Calcaterra,
Jan. 26, 2016 Recapitalizing JSTARS: the radar For more than two decades, the Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System has provided valuable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to commanders by detecting, locating and tracking enemy ground forces from afar.Identified as the service's fourth largest acquisition
Jan. 24, 2016 KC-46A Pegasus conducts 1st in-flight refueling demonstration The KC-46A Pegasus successfully transferred fuel through its boom to an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter Jan. 24, 2016, to demonstrate aerial refueling operations in advance of its first production decision later this spring.The Pegasus passed 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16 piloted by Lt. Col. Daniel