WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 19 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Megan Mudersbach In line with 88th Air Base Wing values, recent graduates of the LEADership Wright-Patt program made a personal investment to develop into prospective Wright-Patterson AFB leaders by completing a five-month course on training, networking and exposure to various base organizations. Leading up to the June 9 graduation day, the tactical-leadership program participants exec  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, June 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Teresa Pittman U.S. Air Force Col. Neil O. Aurelio took command of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group during a change of command ceremony on Jun. 11, 2021. Aurelio has served 23 years in the Air Force and is coming from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where he served as the Director of Safety for the Air Force Life Cycle Managemen  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Tech Warrior Enterprise - an AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer program - will host its free virtual Tech Warrior Medical OPS event for all qualified small businesses July 19-23. TWE understands that, while many small businesses have technology that will benefit the warfighter, government procurement often comes with entry barriers. To limit these barriers, during  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued a Sources Sought Announcement for the Bridge Tanker Program to determine the number of qualified, interested companies capable of providing solutions for the planned, non-developmental tanker recapitalization program. The Air Force is seeking companies that have the capability to deliver commercial derivative tanker aircraft to supp  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 18 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued a Sources Sought Announcement for the Bridge Tanker Program to determine the number of qualified, interested companies capable of providing solutions for the planned, non-developmental tanker recapitalization program. The Air Force is seeking companies that have the capability to deliver commercial derivative tanker aircraft to supplement the Air Force tanker a  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Jonathan Tharp Air Force Security Assistance & Cooperation Directorate In the world of Foreign Military Sales (FMS), there are a lot of "moving parts" literally. Whether it's an aircraft, Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) platform, or missile system, there's a plethora of highly-technical, carefully-engineered parts and support equipment needed to operate the weapo  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 14 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Alexandria Fulton 88th Air Base Wing Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass has a duty day unlike most who put on the uniform. She often gets things started by 4:30 a.m. before embarking on workdays jam-packed full of office tours, command briefs and meeting with Airmen across various installations, which she calls the "best part of my job ... hands down." After beginning the  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Alexandria Fulton 88th Air Base Wing Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass has a duty day unlike most who put on the uniform. She often gets things started by 4:30 a.m. before embarking on workdays jam-packed full of office tours, command briefs and meeting with Airmen across various installations, which she calls the "best part of my job ... hands down." After beginning the  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Daryl Mayer "I'm just an Airman," said Chief Master Sgt. Jamie Newman. "I came in the Air Force as an Airmen Basic and when I look in the mirror every single day that's the guy I see, Airmen Basic Newman. I've been in the Air Force now 26 and a half years so that picture has changed a little bit over time, but that's kind of me." Chief Newman sat for AFLCMC's Leadership Log pod  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following commentary: By SMSgt Elise Redziniak A sense of connectedness can do wonders for the morale and productivity of a workcenter. What does being connected to your team mean to you? Think back to a time when you were a part of a team that took the time to get to know one another to form relationships which in turn resulted in a high level of collaboration, production of solid projects, all   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Daniel P. Elkins Contracting Soldiers from across the U.S. Army's Mission and Installation Contracting Command are joining their Air Force counterparts June 21-25 for the virtual 2021 Joint Forces Contracting Exercise. With the 2021 Joint Forces Contracting Exercise, or JFCE-21, contracting teams will execute the force employment concept of deploy  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, June 18 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Daniel P. Elkins Contracting Soldiers from across the U.S. Army's Mission and Installation Contracting Command are joining their Air Force counterparts June 21-25 for the virtual 2021 Joint Forces Contracting Exercise. With the 2021 Joint Forces Contracting Exercise, contracting teams will execute the force employment concept of deploying a joint regional contracting office to provide o  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command issued the following news: By Daniel P. Elkins Contracting Soldiers from across the Mission and Installation Contracting Command are joining their Air Force counterparts June 21-25 to conduct the virtual 2021 Joint Forces Contracting Exercise to build a trained and ready joint force capable of delivering contracting support and contingency contracting effects during large-scale  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Adil Zuber The 2021 Microelectronics Strategy Forum was held online and included representatives from academia, industry and the government who gathered to promote policies and activities that increase the throughput and quality of students from K-12 through college for careers in microelectronics and related disciplines. Forum attendees also focused on setting a future roadmap fo  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Daryl Mayer The Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate is the element of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center that aids foreign military sales customers in navigating the labyrinth of rules, regulations and laws governing the purchase of military equipment. That's why the organization is manned by experts in acquisition tradecraft like Col. James Becker  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 19 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: To maintain a reliable and safe natural gas pipeline system, CenterPoint Energy will replace about 3,200 feet of pipeline with a new system in Area B of Wright-Patterson AFB from July 6 to Oct. 1. The project will create full or partial closures on Eighth Street near Skyline Drive heading west to C Street and Ninth Street. Specific intersection closures are scheduled at Eighth Street and S  more