July 11, 2022 Help available for Airmen, Guardians to mitigate inflation impacts Aiming to ease the burden of price hikes, the Department of the Air Force is assessing and enacting support across compensation, entitlements for permanent change of station/household goods moves, personal finance readiness and food insecurity aid.
July 11, 2022 AFRL dedicates newest wind tunnel to beloved engineer The Air Force Research Laboratory hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newest wind tunnel facility, July 7, 2022, and dedicated it to Dr. Greg Parker, a beloved member of AFRL's Aerospace Systems Directorate, who died after a long battle with cancer. The Parker Subsonic Research Facility, or
July 11, 2022 AFIMSC set to begin Red Hawk beddown efforts at JBSA The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has the greenlight to move forward with major construction work to support the beddown of a new aircraft and training mission at JBSA-Randolph, Texas.
July 11, 2022 New flight milestone in Hexa testing Lift Hexa completed first test flight at functional military airfield.
July 8, 2022 Progress made on a salvaged F-35’s, repurposed for training aids Airmen at Hill AFB are currently involved in transforming a salvaged F-35A fuselage and F-35B cockpit into sectional training aids. Significant progress is being made on the two condemned aircraft, which were both involved in mishaps during the last several years, then scrapped after being
July 8, 2022 B-2 executes new nuclear tactic in B61-12 JTA capstone test A B-2A Spirit stealth bomber released a B61-12 Joint Test Assembly utilizing a new capability known as Radar Aided Targeting System during a capstone test at the Tonopah Test Range, June 14, 2022.
July 7, 2022 TASRs focus on what AFMC can do for the Air Force TASRs are annual forums to bring leaders from different Air Force communities to the table to examine and address enterprise-level concerns and find strategic alignment across all Air Force programs.
July 7, 2022 Hanscom team accelerates change, trains contracting personnel on robotic processes More than 50 contracting personnel from across Air Force Materiel Command participated in a robotic process automation workshop at Hanscom AFB to provide exposure to RPAs through guided training and access to professional developers, June 20-24.
July 7, 2022 Flashback - The Historical Development of the Air Force Materiel Command Emblem The Air Force uses official unit emblems as visible, enduring symbols to promote esprit de corps, morale and a sense of heritage. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) personnel are familiar with the Command’s emblem, but may have questions about its creation and what it represents.
July 7, 2022 Simple scanner helps 75th LRS speed up deployment processing Deploying Airmen out the door involves a lot of paperwork, cargo and equipment and the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s is ready to support the movement of it all successfully and efficiently. In a continued effort to improve their processes, the squadron’s Individual Protective Equipment Flight