Dec. 13, 2021 AFMC We Need initiative achieves big win for nursing mothers Effective immediately, nursing mothers who work in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) or on a special access program (SAP) are permitted to carry battery-operated, Bluetooth-capable breast pumps into these work areas.
Dec. 1, 2021 Robotics Roadshow plans for future, faster work environment Working smarter and not harder was the goal of the Robotics Process Automation Roadshow hosted by Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
Sept. 22, 2021 AFMC announces MAJCOM Spark Tank semifinalists The Air Force Materiel Command has selected five semifinalists from more than 100 submissions to the command-wide 2022 Spark Tank competition.
Aug. 16, 2021 Operation Blood Rain testing continues Testing, to determine if fresh blood could withstand airdrop and survive, moves to C-130 aircraft and the 417th Flight Test Squadron.
June 29, 2021 Digital Directorate team wins major acquisition award The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force honored a Digital Directorate team with a major acquisition award earlier this month.
June 25, 2021 Air Force tests child care subletting app The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is testing a mobile app designed to centralize and streamline the subletting of short-term slots at military child development centers this summer.
June 3, 2021 Mission planning team supports JADC2 through agile software development In an effort to facilitate Joint All-Domain Command and Control, a team at Hanscom recently demonstrated a new agile cloud-based aircraft mission planning application. JOMS Core Mission Planning, or JOMS CMP, is an aircraft transit planning software that leverages CloudOne to identify users and
June 1, 2021 AFMC designates $5 million for AFMC We Need efforts The Air Force Materiel Command released $5 million in funding for projects across the mission as it continues to drive towards the goals of the AFMC We Need.
May 28, 2021 AFRL opens research altitude chambers, becomes force in aerospace physiology WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – When Airmen are flying at 50,000 feet, they have to be prepared for every situation. And every piece of equipment that goes up with them must be able to function under the pressures of flight as well. At the Air Force Research Laboratory, ensuring
May 27, 2021 Nano-Bio Materials Consortium introduces new AFRL-Industry Co-Development Program WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Nano-Bio Materials Consortium is currently in contract negotiation with hopes of starting projects by June that use a new process of industry and AFRL personnel in co-developing smart medical technology