Feb. 15, 2019 Financial Operations workshop features innovation Tech Sgt. Samuel Spaethe used to spend hours upon hours completing work as a financial services technician, often working weeknights until 7 p.m. and then on Saturdays just to get the job done. But he knew that effort was not sustainable. So he did something innovative about it. Spaethe developed
Jan. 8, 2019 AFIMSC continues to innovate in 2019 The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center continues its commitment to be the I&MS innovation leader.
Jan. 8, 2019 Squadron innovation funds drive 3D runway surface scanning, re-creation effort An innovative effort at the Landing Gear Test Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,Ohio, aims to improve the way the Air Force evaluates the impact of runway friction on aircraft tire wear.Air Force Materiel Command allocated more than $4.6 million in Squadron Innovation Funds in fiscal year
Dec. 20, 2018 F-35 maintenance team explores VR, AR for training needs Leveraging new technologies is at the heart of innovation. For one Airman, leveraging an interactive virtual, augmented reality capability at the F-35 Integrated Test Force could help operators conduct maintenance-related training and proficiency in the digital realm without diverting real-world
Dec. 17, 2018 Air Force Research Laboratory leverages Squadron Innovation Funds to develop Human-Centered Data Analytics Environment WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing here are utilizing a new funding authority to begin designing and building a Human-Centered Data Analytics Environment that will help them store and operationalize huge amounts of
Aug. 6, 2018 Innovative calibration mitigation effort achieves cost avoidance for AEDC Members of the Enterprise Data System team at Arnold Air Force Base implemented a proactive maintenance action to prevent a calibration interval dropping to under six months for digital temperature scanners (DTS), thus preventing an estimated cost of $96,000 in additional man hours for
July 24, 2018 New office drives innovation at Eglin Eglin's innovation process for Airmen-led innovations that increase readiness, reduce cost, return time back to Airmen or enhance the lethality of the force.
July 23, 2018 Laser diagnostics key to Tunnel 9 Mach 18 capability development Advanced laser diagnostics are paving the way for testing at unprecedented speeds at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Hypervelocity Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland.The new system was developed and demonstrated to better understand the Tunnel 9 flow field thermodynamic properties and inform