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  • NextGen augments warfighter weapon precision, accuracy

    HEATH, Ohio – The Air Force Metrology and Calibration Division recently released an update to its in-house developed NextGen software program.The updates included fixes to software bugs and automated support capability for pieces of old and new Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment

  • New wargaming book offers historical context, future considerations

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – When Matthew B. Caffrey Jr. began writing about the history of wargaming in 1988, his goal was to turn his master’s thesis into a journal article and perhaps write a textbook. Some 31 years later, the Naval War College Press has published his book “On

  • Blue Grit podcast features stories of resilience, strength

    You may have noticed a recent addition to the Air Force Portal homepage. A logo depicting a warrior looking over his shoulder with a fighter jet above him. It’s the face of the Blue Grit podcast. The podcast is the brainchild of Maj. Anna Fedotova, Los Angeles Air Force Base psychologist.

  • Soothsayers: Software group utilizing tools to predict parts failure

    Turns out a crystal ball isn’t necessary for seeing the future. Certainly not in the 402nd Software Maintenance Group where modern software tools are enabling units of the group to predict when an aircraft part will fail before it actually happens. The art is called Preventive Maintenance. The idea:

  • New leaders equipped for command at AFMC Squadron Leader Orientation

    More than 50 first-time AFMC commanders and materiel and civilian leaders attended the 2019 Spring Squadron Leader Orientation, an intense five-day training, which included briefings, panel discussions, mentorship sessions and workshops on topics ranging from AFMC mission expectations to

  • MWC chamber gets State of the AFSC update

    Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, spoke to the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce on March 15 with his State of the Air Force Sustainment Center address. During this speech, he updated chamber members on the current state of Tinker Air Force Base as well as future plans

  • IT summit scripts Hanscom for success

    Hanscom AFB hosted the summit and is home to Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks as well as PEO Digital, which collectively manage the entire Air Force network and many of the physical and digital weapons systems that run on it. The summit