May 1, 2015 Air Force Small Business program drives competition, develops industrial base Hanscom Air Force Base specializes in acquiring and managing weapons systems used by U.S. warfighters. And like other acquisition-centered installations, there are many aspects that go into developing, deploying and sustaining these vital assets.As the Air Force works to enhance its capabilities and
April 29, 2015 AEDC conducts space environment test for U.S. Navy The Space and Missiles Combined Test Force at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex recently completed its first Space Threat Assessment Test & Evaluation for the U.S. Navy.Engineers from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division requested several candidate electronic components be
April 27, 2015 AFRL thruster experiment to fly on X-37B The Air Force Research Laboratory, Space and Missile Systems Center, and Rapid Capabilities Office are collaborating to host a Hall thruster experiment onboard the X-37B flight vehicle.The experiment will be hosted on Orbital Test Vehicle mission 4, the fourth flight of the X-37B reusable space
April 22, 2015 AFRL redesigns mock UAV, 'Surrogate Predator' The Air Force Research Laboratory's Surrogate Predator program has given the warfighter a way to train in the U.S. before deploying overseas.AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland modified a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 aircraft to be used for military training exercises. The Surrogate
April 17, 2015 IB 3.1: Building capabilities using the Air Force's IT infrastructure The Air Force uses the concept of baselines to describe its IT infrastructure. Three baselines to be precise -- a target baseline, an implementation baseline and an operational baseline.While all baselines are closely related and dependent upon one another, it is the implementation baseline -- also
April 16, 2015 Air Force announces new AFMC vice commander Air Force officials announced April 16, 2015, the assignment of Maj. Gen. Warren D. Berry as vice commander of Air Force Materiel Command. He is currently the director of logistics at Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Officials also announced the retirement of
April 16, 2015 AFMC promotes Strengthening Workplace Relationships campaign During the months of April and May, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its Strengthening Workplace Relationships campaign.Building and maintaining good work relationships is the key to a positive work environment. Many full-time employees spend more of their waking hours with fellow staff than
April 7, 2015 Hanscom Vulnerability Management team receives cyber award The Air Force Vulnerability Management team, a program office within Hanscom AFB's Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence Infrastructure Division, received an Elite 6 Award during a C4ISR and Networks Conference April 7, 2015, in Crystal City, Va.The 25-member team was recognized for its
April 3, 2015 Obama visits Hill AFB to talk economy, solar industry jobs President Barack Obama spoke here April 3, 2015, during his first visit to the state as commander in chief.The president addressed a group of Utah elected officials, base leadership and news media at Hill's solar array to announce a program called Solar Ready Vets, which seeks to train veterans for