Jan. 17, 2024 Every person has a story; AFMC historian makes it his business to tell them The mission of the Air Force Materiel Command History Office is to record and tell the story of the command for future generations. Brian Duddy became a staff historian in December, but before he ever set foot in the office, he was already telling Air Force tales.
Jan. 5, 2024 AFMC Sponsorship Program supports uniformed, civilian Airmen The Air Force Materiel Command is revitalizing its expanded command sponsorship program to better support the transition of both uniformed and civilian Airmen into organizational units.
Dec. 27, 2023 JSTARS crew critical to safe recovery at Kadena Air Base What happened on September 23, 2022, to an Air Combat Command Squadron crew based at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is a survival story that brings together the importance of training, bravery, teamwork and cool heads prevailing in a hot situation.
Dec. 26, 2023 AFCEC announces 2023 DAF Design Award winners The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced the winners of the 2023 Department of the Air Force Design Awards for excellence in design, sustainability and energy efficiency.
Dec. 26, 2023 AFWERX Challenge rapidly brings solutions to the warfighter As the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, AFWERX finds creative ways to bring cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups to the battlefield. One of those methods is the AFWERX Challenge, a fast and efficient way to solve a mission-critical problem and create
Dec. 22, 2023 AFRL, National Science Foundation, academia converge in Miami Valley to accelerate materials discovery to deployment The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, the National Science Foundation, or NSF, and representatives from some of the nation’s leading academic institutions joined forces at the Wright Brothers Institute in downtown Dayton, Ohio, for the NSF’s Designing Materials to Revolutionize our Future, or
Dec. 22, 2023 DAF looking for Airmen, Guardians for grueling Army Ranger School It’s been called “a laboratory of human endurance,” testing the physical, mental and spiritual grit of the officer and enlisted leaders who undertake it. It’s the Army Ranger School and the Department of the Air Force is looking for Airmen and Guardians who are ready for the challenge.
Dec. 21, 2023 Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Lab Grand Opening The University of Oklahoma officially opened the Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Lab during a grand opening event attended by government, military and defense industry leaders held Nov. 28. This facility represents a significant advancement in the partnership between the Oklahoma Aerospace Defense
Dec. 21, 2023 AFWERX Year in Review 2023 2023 was a historic year for AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a directorate within Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. AFWERX brings cutting edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups to address the most pressing
Dec. 20, 2023 AFWERX Spark, DOD partners train Airmen to pitch ideas with confidence AFWERX Spark and other Department of the Air Force innovators gathered Nov. 14-16 in Moraine, Ohio, to create a curriculum for teaching Airmen and Guardians who want to effectively pitch innovative ideas to high-ranking military officers and civilians.