WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Daryl Mayer The sudden shift to distributed operations, or telework, presented challenges to traditional ways of doing business across the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. Many teams looked for innovative ways to connect, share ideas and stay apprised of progress - often using technology like MS Teams and Zoom. Now as the public health crisis ebbs, the workforce will shi  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, June 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jill Pickett Since Arnold Engineering Development Center, now Complex, was dedicated in 1951 in middle Tennessee, the organization has grown to include many units, spanning the country from Maryland to California with many points in between. Most of the units and organizations were formed prior to joining AEDC and bring with them a history all their own. All of them have the ability to help  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 26 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Katie Scott The Secretary of the Air Force has appointed Dr. Walter Jones as the Air Force Institute of Technology's new chancellor and director beginning in June 2021. He replaces Dr. Todd Stewart who retired in March. Before joining the AFIT team, Jones was the executive director of the Rice University National Security Research Accelerator providing strategic leadership focused on all asp  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Daryl Mayer The newest C-130J simulator, acquired by the Simulators Division of the Agile Combat Support Directorate within AFLCMC, allows crews to use a single simulator to train on multiple aircraft models. Called the Reconfigurable Device, the simulator, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems and CAE USA, is the first-of-its-kind for large aircraft simula  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following readout after he met last week with Frank Kendall, President Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Air Force: "I had a good conversation with Mr. Kendall and I look forward to continuing to work closely with him on Ohio's Air Force priorities," said Brown. "During our meeting I raised needing to meet the Air Force's critical acquisition and research and dev  more

FORT HOOD, Texas, June 25 -- The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command issued the following news: By Ryan Mattox Contracting Soldiers from across the Mission and Installation Contracting Command and their Air Force counterparts are working together and building professional relationships using exercise scenarios to conduct theater support contracting and contingency contracting administrative services in a joint environment during virtual 2021 Joint Forces Contracting Exercise  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Kristine Freels 88th Force Support Squadron It's so nice to see you. Somehow, I feel like we've just had a long, hot summer away from each other and it's time to come back to school. Except it's time to come back to work. And the summer lasted 16 months. Empty hallways, offices, cubicles and parking spaces are full again. As the calendar marks the midpoint of the year, you  more