WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By John Van Winkle, Airmen from the 88th Air Base Wing tested their expeditionary skills Aug. 28-29 at the War Fighters Training Area here. Following two days of equipment issue and briefings, 129 Airmen from across the 88th ABW spent two days in the field for Base Expeditionary Skills Training, led by the 788th Civil Engineer Squadron's Emergency Management Office. The prima  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By John Van Winkle The Air Force awarded more than 450 research and development contracts in 12 days totaling $140 million, during the Air Force's latest contracting sprint, July 29-Aug. 2 in Boston. The Air Force contracting sprint is an accelerated acquisition process, which evaluates potentially innovative technologies for further development, via a streamlined review and award process to make i  more

FORT LEE, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: The following contracts with a value of over $7 million were awarded last week and will be administered by the Defense Contract Management Agency. The agency currently manages approximately 350,000 contracts with an overall total value of $5.2 trillion. The agency also currently authorizes $678.4 million in contractor payments per business day. ARMY Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Virgini  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Shannon Carabajal As an Air Force Academy cadet, Yvonne Spencer hated running. "It was not fun," said Spencer, now a colonel and commander of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Detachment 6 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. "Running was more of a means to an end -- passing the AF Fitness test. It was not enjoyable for me. I didn't see the b  more