WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: The 88th Air Base Wing continues to highlight key operational aspects and principles in its new strategic plan. The third of four updated lines of effort is: "Optimize and modernize the installation." Its goal is to "focus toward optimizing our existing physical infrastructure while striving to modernize the overarching capabilities across our installation sphere of influence," the strat  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 15 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Air Force Institute of Technology established the Homeland Security Community of Best Practices, 1 October 2020. The HS CoBP is born out of the innovative approaches to test planning and follow-on data analytics within AFIT's eight-year-old Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques Center of Excellence (https://www.afit.edu/STAT/). The   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The wheel of life can look different for each person. Some may describe their wheel as a little wobbly and has room for improving its balance. Others may say their wheel is very stable and riding smooth while everything is in control. Another group of people may describe their wheel as completely fallen off and burst into flames. So how do we get our proverbial wheel of life in bal  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. in "Accelerate Change or Lose," his blueprint for the service's way forward, has called for a fundamental shift in how Airmen are prepared for the high-end fight. The 363rd Training Squadron's Air Force Logistics Officer School is on the leading edge of transforming the way officers learn their craft in its three logistics career fields - aircra  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: When Col. Cory Brown first took over leadership of the B-2 program office, he wanted to find a way to connect his workforce to the local community. A conversation between Brown and a contracting officer in his office, Capt. Mister Raby led the program to adopt the Charles Young Buffalo Soldier National Monument located just to the East of Wright-Patterson AFB in Wilberforce, Ohio.   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: In Foreign Military Sales (FMS), people notice when a United States Air Force (USAF) aircraft, missile, or other significant weapon system gets delivered to a partner nation. What people don't typically see is all of the behind-the-scenes work done by the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, to develop   more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Eielson's Iceman Spark team, in collaboration with the 354th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel and a team of two from Junior Force Warfighter Operations in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (designated "JFWORX"), held a live-fire test to assess the blast wave mitigation effectiveness of snow here last month. The extreme cold of Alas  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) is similar to other employers in placing an emphasis on hiring qualified disabled individuals. "A diverse and inclusive workforce is our objective for the Air Force and Center," explains Sherri Artuso, AFLCMC Director of Personnel. "Because of different perspectives and diversity of thought that individuals bring... somebody with  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's MQ-9 Program Office is moving forward with several fleet enhancement capabilities aimed at increasing MQ-9s effectiveness against near-peer adversary threats. The MQ-9 is an unmanned aircraft with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike capability, traditionally used for Counter-Violent Extremist Organization (C-VEO) comb  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's MQ-9 Program Office is moving forward with several fleet enhancement capabilities aimed at increasing the MQ-9 Reaper's effectiveness against near-peer adversary threats. The MQ-9 is an unmanned aircraft with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike capability, traditionally used for Counter-Violent Extremist Organization combat operations. That missi  more