WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Materiel Command named two finalists to compete against other major command selects in the Air Force 2020 Spark Tank competition. The Liquid Cooled Plate Carrier and Virtual Visitor Control Center projects were selected from more than 15 submissions from across the AFMC mission footprint as having the highest probability of delivering game-changing impact for Air Force needs. "Our tea  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: A team of three students from the University of Michigan and a four-member team comprised of both high school and college students from the United Kingdom received Royal treatment as guests on board the HMS Queen Elizabeth Nov. 20, when they were recognized as winners of the "Swarm and Search AI Challenge: 2019 Fire Hack." The Air Force Research Laboratory and the United Kingdom Defence Science and   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Two groundbreaking teams from the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate have been recognized with the 2020 Aviation Week Network Laureate Award in the category of Defense. The Medium Scale Critical Components team has been honored in the Propulsion subcategory. Comprising researchers and technicians from the AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate, Arnold Engineering Development Com  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory is welcoming guest speaker Dr. Karen Townsend, who will discuss leveraging the many aspects of diversity to create a stronger workforce. As part of the AFRL Diversity and Inclusion Speakers Series, Townsend will present the interactive keynote address, "This is Us!" on Dec. 12, 2019, at 1 p.m. at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Bane Hall Auditorium. "This i  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The skies over MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, buzzed with the sounds of HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters as the base hosted a joint force deployment readiness exercise this month. Using a C-5 Super Galaxy and two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in a show of total force mobility, the 512th Airlift Wing from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and the 445th Airlift Wing from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, tr  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Ever since Mary Tighe, a 21-year-old from New York, was a child, she dreamed of following in her father's and grandfather's footsteps to become an Air Force pilot. Even though women have been Air Force pilots since the 1970s, Tighe's 5 feet, 1 inch stature could have stood in her way. Tighe, however, never thought of the 5-feet-4-inch height standard as an eliminating factor, merely an obstacle. "  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: Do you think you're too short or too tall to become a pilot in the world's greatest Air Force? Fear not, you may still have a chance. The Air Force is encouraging aspiring aviators who don't meet height, or anthropometric, standards to continue to pursue their dreams of flying and apply for waivers to reach their goal. At the end of Fiscal year 2018, the Air Force had a pilot shortage  more

FORT LEE, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- 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 L3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems, Cincinnati, Ohio  more

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * - A new routing algorithm anticipates the day trucks and drones cooperate to drop packages at your doorstep quickly and efficiently * * * Santa has always run a one-sleigh operation, but a new analysis could help him speed deliveries and save energy, if he ever decided to add a drone to his route. "People have considered combinations of ground vehicles a  more