Dec. 7, 2015 Wright-Patterson facility saves DOD time, millions With budgets shrinking and the Department of Defense forced to do more with less, every penny counts when it comes to purchasing new equipment. Personnel at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Rapid Development Integration Facility understand that demand and are here to help.The RDIF began
Dec. 7, 2015 Team Edwards air-launches target missile to space and back for Missile Defense Agency test Over the summer, the Air Force Test Center sent a C-17 with air and maintenance crews from Edwards to Hawaii, but it was no vacation. The crews worked 24-hour shifts for several months to support a Missile Defense Agency test of the Ballistic Missile Defense System over the western Pacific
Dec. 4, 2015 AFMC promotes sober driving during the holiday season The holiday season is a time of year when people gather with friends, colleagues and family to enjoy time together and celebrate. Often these social events include alcohol. A driver's license mixed with a few alcoholic beverages can be dangerous. No one intends for alcohol-impaired driving accidents
Dec. 3, 2015 General Levy: Financial pros essential to AFSC success The head of the Air Force Sustainment Center urged Air Force financial professionals Tuesday to "knock down barriers" and "get to the word 'yes'" to help keep the nation's global air combat power the best in the world.AFSC Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II spoke to about 200 financial managers at a
Nov. 25, 2015 Mechanics shave their heads in support of co-worker If you look around the 551st Commodities Maintenance Squadron Sheet Metal Shop here, you will discover that everyone is sporting the same look.The group of sheet metal mechanics shaved their heads in support of their co-worker Ralph Odonnell after learning he has cancer and is going through
Nov. 19, 2015 Team delivers Navy plane in record time The E-6 Service Life Extension Program recently delivered a structurally restored communications and strategic command aircraft to the Navy in a record 132 flow days.The Service Life Extension Program began in 2009 to enable the Navy's 16 Mercury aircraft to fly missions for another 20 years. The
Nov. 18, 2015 The wait is over: E-3 Block 40/45 deploys to combat theater The long-awaited, highly anticipated deployment of the E-3 "Sentry" Airborne Warning and Control System Block 40/45 aircraft is finally over, with the arrival of the first upgraded weapon system to a combat theater of operations.The first E-3G arrived in Southwest Asia Nov. 18, 2105, marking the
Nov. 18, 2015 Improving mission planning via the Hanscom MilCloud A mission planning team here is using the Hanscom MilCloud as a virtual environment in order to improve their acquisition process, including reducing costs, for an upcoming contract award.The System Engineering Integration Contract II, or SEIC II, will have four main goals: minimize costs for
Nov. 13, 2015 STEMming interest: Starbase program fosters young minds With more dependence on technology, today's young people need a solid foundation of science, technology, engineering and math.In efforts to increase STEM interest, the Department of Defense funds the Starbase program for fifth grade elementary children.One of the requirements to receive the funding
Nov. 13, 2015 Australia receives final C-17 Team Robins' reach is worldwide. And, the Royal Australian Air Force welcoming its eighth and final C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 4 at its base in Amberley is further proof of that.According to the RAAF, the acquisition of two additional aircraft this year -- along with associated equipment and