JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2021: By Debbie Aragon Five Air Force Installation Contracting Center change agents recently earned top honors in the 2021 Secretary of the Air Force Innovation in Air Force Contracting Awards recognition program. "We are so proud of all the SAF Innovation awardees, especially those advancing operational acquisition across the Air and Space Forces  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news on Dec. 23, 2021: By Daryl Mayer An enhanced Air Force Materiel Command policy for selecting applicants for leadership positions was implemented earlier this year for Air Force Life Cycle Management Center positions. "This change was about creating opportunities for all our personnel and ensuring the most qualified candidates are selected for our key leadership and supervisory posi  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski Air Force Materiel Command The Air Force Materiel Command signed an updated memorandum of agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees Council 214, Dec. 7, furthering efforts to normalize telework across the enterprise. The MOA impacts AFGE Council 214 Bargaining Unit Employees and implements the Department of the Air Force Telework Gui  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2021: By Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle 307th Bomb Wing Lt. Col. Warren Carroll and Maj. Brandon Wolf, two Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, brought a proposed B-52 Stratofortress innovation one step closer to fruition here last week. Engineers from the B-52 Stratofortress Systems Program Office followed up on the two Airmen's proposal to place combination USB po  more

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Forida, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2021: The United States Space Force inaugural T-Minus 10-Miler will lift-off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station next year, Dec. 10, 2022. This 10-mile race will be a part of the Space Force birthday celebration each year, and will take place surrounded by space launch history, at Cape Canaveral SFS. "Cape Canaveral is quite literally where space   more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2021: By K. Houston Waters 66th Air Base Group A dozen new program managers entered the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center-Hanscom acquisition community following a ceremony here Dec. 9. After years of professional development training in the Program Manager Trainee Program, the graduates assumed new roles as program managers in the AFLCMC civilian workforce. They will  more