ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2020 Outstanding Air Force Reserve Command Logistics Readiness awards. The awards recognize those who excelled in performance and made outstanding contributions to the Air Force's mission. Airman of the Year: Staff Sgt. Jacquelyn N. Tolever, 94th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Dobbins ARB, Georgia. Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Sha  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Security Forces Squadron participated in integrated law enforcement training scenarios with their Marine Corps counterparts from the 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Charlie Company, March 6, 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. During the training, 445th Defenders were tasked with acting as oppositional forces for military police f  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on March 23 to get a firsthand look at various missions and a few of the more than 115 units and agencies that operate here. This was Roth's first visit to the base since he became acting secretary in January. He started by touring the National Air and Space Intelligence Center to get an ove  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office held a Virtual Industry Day on the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) acquisition effort on March 31 attended by more than 600 participants from more than 300 industry partners. The ABMS acquisition effort will leverage commercial technologies, infrastructure, and data sharing best practices to deliver modernized opera  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office held a Virtual Industry Day on the Advanced Battle Management System, or ABMS, acquisition effort March 31. The event was attended by more than 600 participants from more than 300 industry partners. The ABMS acquisition effort will leverage commercial technologies, infrastructure, and data sharing best practices to deliver modernized operational capabil  more

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, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: During the Air Force Institute of Technology's Graduate School of Engineering and Management graduation ceremony March 25, history was made as this year's class included Guardians of the U.S. Space Force. A total of 230 master's and six doctorate degrees were awarded in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. One graduate earned dual master's degrees. Due to current COVID-19  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: When we joined the military, most, if not all of us knew we were leaving our families and hometowns behind to serve a higher calling. While we entered into the military, we joined another family, not one of the same blood, but one of the same fabric and a commitment for serving to support and defend our nation. Serving in the military affords members an opportunity to establish rel  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center 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 beco  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

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: Jack Blackhurst, executive director of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will retire from federal service March 31 culminating a career of a combined 46 years of military and civilian federal service. The retirement ceremony will be broadcast live, during a virtual broadcast on Facebook at 2:30 p.m. Those wishing to watch the event may do so at http://bit.ly/JackBlackhurstReti  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 1 (TNSPer) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter announced today that following a national search, he has named Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA, as the priority candidate to serve as the next chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Li is currently the dean, professor of finance and Ryder Eminent Scholar Chair in Business in the College of Business at Florida International U  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Materiel Command announced its 2020 Annual Excellence Awards recipients during a virtual ceremony, March 26, 2021. "I like to think of this annual ceremony as our Academy Awards, because you are all superstars," said Patricia Young, AFMC Executive Director, addressing the virtual attendees. "You have been selected from a portfolio of over 87,000 Airmen. You are all w  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: From 29-31 March, the 88th Operations Support Squadron and 88 Logistics Readiness Squadron at Wright-Patterson AFB are providing transient support for the United States Army as helicopters from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, travel to participate in a Joint-Readiness Training Center exercise at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Over the three  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The 88th Air Base Wing has developed a new strategic plan that defines the installation and how leaders want community partners to view it. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is guided by certain standards and ideals that all personnel, military and civilians included, are expected to uphold. These values are: innovative, diverse, development, respect, commitment, inclusive, resil  more