WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate recently led a successful delivery of one of eight Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) to start the consolidation effort of two legacy IT systems used by members of the Air Force sustainment community. With the merger of the Centralized Access for Data Exchange (CAFDEx(TM)) and the Mai  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Greg Zelinski, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate The motto of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) is: "If Airmen fly it, fuel it, transport it, drive it, wear it, shelter in it, communicate with it or drop it on targets....AFLCMC provides it!" In order to do any of those things, Technical Orders (TOs) are needed. TOs are military orders containing the   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command With the competition for talent fierce across the Department of Defense and industry, finding ways to keep skilled civilian experts on the job is critical to the ability to meet current and future war-fighting needs. A new exit survey initiative aims to help Air Force Materiel Command leadership better understand why people lea  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: In order to provide increased system availability and reliability, the Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate's Job Order Cost Accounting System (JOCAS II) team successfully deployed two major initiatives in April 2022. The JOCAS II mission enables system users from nine sites to accumulate and track labor costs, accept cost transactions from Department of Defense systems, sup  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 10 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command Lt. Gen. Duke Z. Richardson will take command of the Air Force Materiel Command, June 13, 2022, at 9 a.m. EDT during a ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, here. Richardson will take over for Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., who is slated to retire later this summer. The change of command will immediatel  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Erin Zimpfer, 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation and Staging Squadrons joined forces with the Army National Guard and active-duty Airmen from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine in a combined real-world simulation training held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio May 14, 2022. According to Master Sgt.   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. 0-AR-5651): Before the Authority: Ernest DuBester, Chairman, and Colleen Duffy Kiko and Susan Tsui Grundmann, Members Statement of the Case If a collective bargaining agreement defines a "grievance" using wording that mirrors the Federal Service Labor Management Relations Statute (the Statute),[1] then an arbitrability award under that agreement must be consistent with case law interpreting th  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense issued the following statement by Nancy Balkus, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for environment, safety and infrastructure, involving a hearing on May 26, 2022, entitled "Defense Environmental Restoration": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to provide a summary of the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Environmental Restoration Program. The DAF Environmental Restoration Program conducts cleanup in response to r  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense issued the following statement by Lt. Gen. Robert I. Miller, surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, involving a hearing on May 25, 2022, entitled "Defense Health and Medical Readiness": * * * It is an honor and a privilege to appear before you today, as the Surgeon General of the Air Force and Space Force, to provide an update on the Air Force Medical Service and discuss my vision and priorities. I app  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: By Kipp Hanley Col. Hank "Hog" Griffiths, USAF (Ret), may not have fulfilled his childhood dream of being an astronaut, but he's helping the Air Force reach new heights in aircraft technology. As the chief of airworthiness, test, and safety for AFWERX, the MOAA member conducted a test flight of BETA Technologies' ALIA electric aircraft this spring. AFWERX, an arm of the Air Force Research Laboratory,  more

DAYTON, Ohio, June 8 (TNSawa) -- University of Dayton issued the following news: Nine University of Dayton students and recent graduates won competitive national fellowships to pursue advanced degrees, study internationally or teach abroad during the 2022-23 academic year. They include three Fulbright Scholars, four Gilman Scholars and the University's first Boren Scholar in 10 years. In addition, a May 2022 School of Engineering graduate won a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 8 (TNSawa) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Aerospace Propulsion and Power Program (APOP) Black Team from the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University won the Air Force Research Lab's end-of-the-year challenge in Dayton, Ohio. The Air Force started APOP in 2009, funding undergraduate aircraft engine capstone challenges at universities across the country. Students design, build and test modifications f  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Matthew Clouse, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs It was October 4, 1924, the final day of the International Air Races at Wilbur Wright Field, now known as the flightline on Area B. Approximately 50,000 people came to witness the final event, the prized Pulitzer Speed Trophy Race. The trophy went to the pilot that maintained the top speed over a 200 kilometer course. The race  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Patrick Poth, 88th Security Forces Squadron On June 13, Ohio's new law allowing adults 21 and older to carry concealed firearms without training classes or background checks goes into effect. The law also eliminates the need for a permit. Once the new law goes into effect, any Ohioan who is stopped by law enforcement and carrying a concealed handgun will no longer have to "p  more