May 30, 2023 AFSC commander recounts importance of mentoring during AFCOMA gala Lt. Gen. Stacy Hawkins, Air Force Sustainment Center Commander, gives the keynote speech at the 34th Annual Air Force Cadet Officer Mentor Association’s (AFCOMA) Anniversary Awards Gala to a room filled with ROTC cadets, AFCOMA members and alum, and their families on May 6, 2023, at Joint Base
May 30, 2023 AFRL completes flight tests for directed energy laser system beam director The Air Force Research Laboratory completed a successful flight-test campaign for a new beam director concept that can be used with directed energy laser systems integrated onto aircraft.
May 30, 2023 AFRL to welcome new lab commander during June ceremony Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain will assume command of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, during a change of command ceremony hosted by Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, June 5, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Hangar 2.
May 30, 2023 U.S. Air Force kicks off Radar Modernization for B-52 Stratofortress fleet A B-52 from the 307th Bomb Wing arrived at a Boeing Co., facility in San Antonio, on May 25, to begin receiving the Active Electronically Scanned Array system, also known as AESA, as part of the Air Force’s B-52 Radar Modernization Program.
May 30, 2023 AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II mission The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA worked together over the last two weeks of April 2023 along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used in the Orion spacecraft during future
May 27, 2023 Enriquez, others honor Vietnam-era pilot during Bedford bridge dedication State and local officials honored retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Barry A. Seidman during a bridge dedication ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Bedford, Massachusetts, May 27.
May 26, 2023 AFIMSC disaster response team deploys to help recover Guam after Typhoon Mawar In the wake of Category 4 Typhoon Mawar, a small team of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center disaster recovery experts are on their way to Andersen AFB, Guam, to assist with storm damage recovery at the vital Pacific installation.
May 26, 2023 AFCEC successfully tests multi-capable Airmen airfield repair concept The concept of a cross section of Airmen carrying out important wartime tasks seems like a good idea, but does it work? That’s what the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s readiness team set out to prove May 22-24 during a Rapid Damage Repair Multi-Capable Airmen Exercise at an Air Force Regional
May 19, 2023 Air Force transporters deliver agility, lethality In recognition of National Defense Transportation Day on May 19, here’s a look at what AFIMSC’s logistics pros bring to the fight. Dominant logistic capabilities that traverse the air and ground are key to the agility and lethality of a superior force. That’s what the transportation teams at the Air
May 11, 2023 Air Force Gaming connects Airmen, builds resiliency Total Force Airmen and their families can now connect with wingmen around the globe through Air Force Gaming. As the official gaming program and competition hub for the U.S. Air and Space Forces, Air Force Gaming launched in 2020 as an initiative to promote resiliency, mental acuity, and competitive