May 8, 2024 Major command leadership visits Eglin Lt. Gen. Linda S. Hurry, Air Force Materiel Command deputy commander, recently visited the 96th Test Wing for her immersion tour.
April 19, 2024 AFMC Annual Excellence Award winners light up the night The Air Force Materiel Command held their Annual Excellence Awards April 17 to spotlight individuals whose outstanding contributions significantly impacted the command's mission in 2023.
April 4, 2024 B-1B Lancer “Lancelot” Set to Rejoin Fleet A decommissioned B-1B Lancer aircraft was pulled from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona to rejoin the Air Force's Strategic Bomber Fleet and recently arrived at Tinker AFB to begin the regeneration process.
March 1, 2024 DAF successfully tests new agile aircraft power lightcart The Department of the Air Force, or DAF, completed testing of the 400Hz Aircraft Power Lightcart, or 400 APL in January 2024. The tests, which were conducted with the 174th Attack Wing at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, saw the prototype successfully power an MQ-9, or
Feb. 15, 2024 Passing the torch: AFMC welcomes new command chief Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi, outgoing AFMC Command Chief Master Sergeant, handed over the reins to Chief Master Sgt. James (Bill) E. Fitch II during a Change of Responsibility ceremony Feb. 15, symbolizing the transition of enlisted leadership within the command.
Oct. 31, 2023 AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate receives two SMART SEED Grants for optics research Two Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, scientists in the Directed Energy Directorate received research funding through the Department of Defense’s, or DOD, Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation, or SMART, Scholar SEED Grant. Dr. Joseph Cox is a 2023 recipient while Dr. Joel
Oct. 30, 2023 Scientists, artists, students showcase beauty of basic research through art More than 200 basic research-inspired art submissions are on digital display for the second annual 2023 Basic Research Art of Science Showcase, which celebrates 71 years of technological innovation from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s, or AFRL, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, or AFOSR.
Oct. 20, 2023 AFRL grant launches Center of Excellence at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering With a $3 million research grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and its basic research directorate, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, or AFOSR, a university-led Center of Excellence, or CoE, has been established at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering with a focus on
Oct. 18, 2023 Two Integrated Capabilities Directorate projects nominated for Aviation Week awards Industry contractors on two Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Integrated Capabilities Directorate projects have been named as finalists in the Aviation Week Network’s 2023 Program Excellence Awards.
Sept. 29, 2023 Edwards AFB Hosts Hypersonic Weapon Familiarization Training Operational crews from B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress, and F-15E Strike Eagle units across Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Combat Command participated in hypersonic weapon familiarization training at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 28.