LAUREL, Maryland, Aug. 11 (TNSeve) -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics has scheduled a conference session as part of its 2021 Defense and Security Forum on Sept. 15, 2021, entitled "Technological Overmatch: The Critical Role of DoD R&D": According to the agency website: "Innovation without execution is hallucination." DoD Research and Development (R&D) is charged with taking fundamental research and applying it to technologies for the warfighter. Hear about current and fu  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: In an effort to accelerate the commercial development of hypersonic aircraft and propulsion systems, the U.S. Air Force is investing in the Hermeus Corporation - a U.S. based aerospace company - via a $60 million jointly funded contract that was awarded July 30. Currently, the company is developing a hypersonic aircraft capable of flying at five times the speed of sound. At this spe  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2021: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski Air Force Materiel Command Airmen at four Air Force Materiel Command installations are helping to beta test the new alternative fitness components announced by the Air Force in July 2021. Volunteer testers at Wright-Patterson, Hill, Edwards, and Tinker Air Force Bases will provide data the Air Force will use to determine if the new components are effective and are a  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news on Aug. 10, 2021: By Leslie Heck Air Force Research Laboratory The Air Force Research Laboratory is now designated as the Quantum Information Science Research Center for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. This designation, signed by then Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth in an April 23 memorandum, gives AFRL the authority to achieve faster military capability based on quantum information sc  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2021: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski The Air Force Materiel Command has refined an existing centralized selection and hiring process to ensure it hires the right people to fill critical, entry-level developmental positions across the enterprise, faster and more efficiently. "We should always seek the most qualified person when hiring. However, unconscious biases m  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2021: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski The Air Force Materiel Command has refined an existing centralized selection and hiring process to ensure it hires the right people to fill critical, entry-level developmental positions across the enterprise, faster and more efficiently. "We should always seek the most qualified person when hiring. However, unconscious biases may exclude   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2021: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski Air Force Materiel Command The Air Force Materiel Command has refined an existing centralized selection and hiring process to ensure it hires the right people to fill critical, entry-level developmental positions across the enterprise, faster and more efficiently. "We should always seek the most qualified person when hiring," said Bill Snodgrass, AFMC director of ma  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2021: By Darrius Parker 88th Air Base Wing Although prepared through rigorous training for the worst, the last call an air traffic controller wants to get is an aircraft in distress. On July 17, a C-5 Galaxy aircrew en route to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base declared an in-flight emergency due to the nose-landing gear being temporarily disabled. "I got a call from  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2021: By Will Huntington 88th Air Base Wing In a base-wide exercise Aug. 18, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will go into full lockdown in response to an active-shooter scenario. "At 9 a.m. that morning, officials will initiate an active-shooter exercise in the Kittyhawk portion of Area A at building 1235," said Garth Freund, 88th Air Base Wing exercise planner. How  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Rob Sheneman, a staff member at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) for 27 years who has led PPPL's award-winning environmental and sustainability programs for two decades, has been named head of Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) and chief safety officer effective immediately. Sheneman becomes permanent in the role after   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2021: By Senior Master Sgt. Yalonda Parker 88th Air Base Wings If you ask a group of medics what "DIME" represents, many would respond with delayed, immediate, minimal and expectant, often associated with an adverse event. However, I would like to look at this acronym a little differently and challenge leaders at all levels to keep some DIMES in their pockets. Eve  more