WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 25 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news on Aug. 24, 2021: Lieutenant Colonel Brian Bohan received the 2021 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) Dilip R. Ballal Early Career Award. The award is competitively selected from the international community with one recipient per year and is presented to the individual who has made significant contributions in the gas turbine industry within   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 26 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news on Aug. 25, 2021: By Stacy Vaughn 445th Airlift Wing A team from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Force Research Lab, and Department of the Air Force/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator tested a stand-alone sensor on a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III, Aug. 6, 2021 as part of ongoing magnetic-navigation research. The Mag in a Box, a navigat  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news on Aug. 24, 2021: By Allyson B. Crawford Congratulations to AFLCMC Small Business program. The Air Force and Department of Defense recently announced small business aware winners. AFLCMC swept all major categories! SAF FY20 Small Business Award categories and winners: Small Business Professional: Ellen McDonnell, AFLCMC/SB Hanscom AFB Top MAJCOM, FOA, DRU, and/or Base-level Team   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: In the heart of a city known for its military culture, Air Force Recruiting Service is looking through a diverse lens to attract the best of America. More than 100 people throughout the U.S. assembled for the "Celebrating Sisterhood Through Empowerment, Progress, and Change" Women's Symposium at a hotel in downtown San Antonio, Aug. 10-12. Dozens more tuned in virtually. "When we say 'progress and   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news on Aug. 25, 2021: By Patrick Foose Air Force Research Laboratory Small Business Office The Air Force Research Laboratory's Entrepreneurial Opportunities Program is turning scientists and engineers into business owners to speed emerging technology to warfighters. "AFRL is great at innovating new technologies, but unless someone, somewhere decides to produce them, nobody benefits," said Sean Mahoney, Air Force   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news on Aug. 26, 2021: By Jonathan Tharp AF Security Assistance & Cooperation Directorate / Published The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) brings good news to International Partners involved in various foreign military sales aircraft programs. Recently, AFSAC worked with a key international partner nati  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Stacy Vaughn A team from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Force Research Lab, and Department of the Air Force/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator tested a stand-alone sensor on a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III, Aug. 6, 2021 as part of ongoing magnetic-navigation research. The Mag in a Box, a navigation system for global positioning sy  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Caroline Clauson Dr. Walter Jones, Air Force Institute of Technology's new director and chancellor, has already forged diverse channels to advance and promote AFIT's work since his arrival in June. From faculty positions at Clemson University, University of Tennessee, University of Florida, Texas A&M and Rice University to supervisory roles at the Office of Naval Research, Air Force Re  more

SCHRIEVER AFB, Colorado, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force's 50th Space Wing issued the following news on Aug. 24, 2021: By Kristian DePue It's a summer evening in Sac City, Iowa, and suddenly the population multiplies seven times. Sac City is the first overnight on the route of the 2021 Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, were over 15,000 cyclists are camping after an 84-mile day. Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is a noncompetitive cycling event held each July and   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Ron Lee 88th Civil Engineer Squadron Empowerment -- a common buzzword today, but what does that really mean, and how do we do it? Let's just wave a magic wand, tell unit personnel they're empowered and it's done, right? In our dreams, but not in real life. Empowerment is giving others the authority or power to do things, to make decisions. If it's not present, it requires   more