March 6, 2023 Air Force conducts Sentinel static fire test The Air Force and Northrop Grumman conducted a static fire test March 2, 2023, for the LGM-35A Sentinel weapon system at Northrop Grumman's facility in Promontory, Utah.
March 3, 2023 Zero-Emission Vehicle demonstration held to meet Air Force guidance The AFSC Small Business Office coordinated an electrical vehicle technology demonstration on February 28 with a local-area zero emissions vehicle manufacturer and AFSC leaders and partners which included Tinker AFB vehicle control officers for the maintenance groups and Mr. Jeffrey Sick, AFSC
March 3, 2023 Air Force to eliminate PFAS-containing foam from hangar fire suppression systems The Department of the Air Force is on track to be the first service to meet the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act requirement to shut down all hangar fire suppression systems that dispense Aqueous Film Forming Foam.
March 1, 2023 AFMC executive directors take meetings on the road The senior civilian leaders at the Air Force Materiel Command took their quarterly business meeting to a new location for the first time: on the road to a subordinate center. Lorna Estep, AFMC executive director, said this was an opportunity for herself and the six center executive directors to
Feb. 27, 2023 Sparking Innovation: AFOSI/Det 111's TruNarc Laser Drug Testing The road to Spark Tank 2023 continues! This means the 412th Test Wing Innovation team, SparkED, is continuing the FY23 Airmen Pitch Process. The Airmen Pitch Process gives Units, Squadrons and Groups the chance to think of the next great innovative idea within their program.
Feb. 24, 2023 Inside Look: USAF Test Pilot School's Flight Test Engineering Program Get an exclusive look at what it's like to be a United States Air Force Flight Test Engineer, going behind the scenes within the USAF Test Pilot School.
Feb. 23, 2023 A look back....Rockwell Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology During the 1970’s the name of the fighter game was maneuverability. In 1975, the Air Force awarded the $17.3 million contract to Rockwell to build two remotely-piloted vehicles under the Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology, or HiMAT, program
Feb. 22, 2023 A Classroom in the Sky: USAF Test Pilot School uses mountain gliders to simulate space shuttle approaches in Tehachapi To celebrate National Engineering Week, the United States Air Force Test Pilot School based at Edwards Air Force Base went to Tehachapi, California to fly gliders as part of their Space Test Course. This flight test engineering course involved using the gliders to simulate space shuttle approaches.
Feb. 15, 2023 Air Force Time Based Prevention Program utilizes free cable gun locks The single leading cause of death in the U.S. Air Force is suicide. The Air Force hopes a new initiative — distribution of free cable-style locks to secure personal firearms, medications, and poisons — can slow the upward trend.
Feb. 15, 2023 Sparking Innovation: 412 MXG's Advanced Manufacturing 3D Scanner The road to Spark Tank 2023 continues! The Airmen Pitch Process gives Units, Squadrons and Groups the chance to think of the next great innovative idea within their program.