April 4, 2021 AFRL scientist selected for Undergraduate Pilot Training KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - "I joined the Air Force twice," stated 1st Lt. James Wymer, who recently received notice he has been selected for Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) through the Air Force’s Fiscal Year 2021 Undergraduate Flying Training Selection Board. Wymer is a physicist
April 2, 2021 Airmen’s heroism, quick-thinking saves two lives from fatal vehicle accident WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - On March 23, what could have been a dire situation ended in the saving of two lives—thanks to the valor and heroism of two 88th Medical Group Airmen.That Tuesday morning, Capt. Carly Kerr, an intensive care unit nurse at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, was
April 2, 2021 Vaccine team makes progress in Detroit WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The 120 Airmen from the 88th Medical Group who departed for a COVID-19 mission in Detroit have been diligent by putting shots in arms.The team has provided 5,000 vaccines a day, and another thousand have been delivered by mobile vaccination teams, which local
April 1, 2021 Celebrate military children in April, year round JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Each year, communities worldwide look to April as an important month for children who have one or both parents or guardians serving in uniform. Considered the military’s youngest heroes, in many ways children serve too. That’s why we honor them during the
April 1, 2021 Talent Marketplace developing a Total Force ‘One-Stop-Shop’ assignment platform The Department of the Air Force is taking another step toward making Talent Marketplace the “one-stop shop” location for Total Force Airmen and Guardians. A web-based assignment system platform focused on filling mission requirements, Talent Marketplace helps balance the art and science of
April 1, 2021 CEMIRT, APE hit the road for installation support in COVID-19 era TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – After a year of strict travel restrictions, teams with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Operation Directorate are back on the road more often in support of installations around the globe.Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the directorate had an aggressive travel
March 31, 2021 MIT partnership helps acquisition officer expand toolkit The Department of the Air Force-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator is helping acquisition professionals better understand AI and how to incorporate it into Air Force programs.
March 30, 2021 Respiratory care practitioner career field named 2021 Chief Richard L. Etchberger Team of The Year This year, the 2021 Chief Richard L. Etchberger award has been granted to the Air Force respiratory care practitioner career field for the incredible achievements made by the enlisted Airmen.The Department of the Air Force award, named after Medal of Honor recipient Chief Master Sgt. Richard L.
March 26, 2021 AFRL Executive Director to retire March 31 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Jack Blackhurst, executive director of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will retire from federal service March 31 culminating a career of a combined 46 years of military and civilian federal service. The retirement ceremony will be broadcast live,
March 26, 2021 AFRL civilian receives NATO SET Panel Team Excellence Award Dr. Muralidhar Rangaswamy, the Radar Sensing technical lead with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sensors Directorate, recently won the NATO Sensors and Electronic Technology Panel Team Excellence Award for his contributions to the NATO SET-ET-236 panel on compressive sensing for radar and