DYESS AFB, Texas, March 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: The Department of Defense is typically not the first place you'd go to find a Design Thinking course, especially in the U.S. Air Force's nuclear command; however, that is exactly where it has emerged. By necessity, the military is organized into a strict top-down hierarchy. This trait should be in sharp contrast with the end user focused problem solving philosophy of design thinking,  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, March 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: The Department of Defense is typically not the first place you'd go to find a Design Thinking course, especially in the U.S. Air Force's nuclear command; however, that is exactly where it has emerged. By necessity, the military is organized into a strict top-down hierarchy. This trait should be in sharp contrast with the end user focused problem solving philosophy of design thinking, yet Air Force   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 31 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Materiel Command has released the results of its initial command-wide diversity and inclusion, (D&I) survey, identifying areas of focus and improvement for initiatives across the command. "The survey shows that while we are opening minds to many blind spots that would have previously gone unnoticed, we still have a lot of work to do, as we continue our efforts to become a more diverse and inclus  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 31 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Illinois Air National Guard (ILANG) Capt. Jennifer Weitekamp, of Athens, Illinois, did not set out to be a trailblazer with her military service, but when then-Senior Airman Jennifer Donaldson graduated from the Air National Guard's pilot Counter Sniper School on April 14, 2001, she became just that - a trailblazer for military women. "The Counter Sniper school sounded like a lot of fun, a 'cool school',"  more