FEBRUARY 25, 2022 - Cast a vote for your favorite entry in the Department of the Air Force Spark Tank 2022 competition. Online polling is open through March 4. Co-produced by the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, Management and Deputy Chief Management Officer Rich Lombardi and AFWERX, Spark Tank is an annual competition designed to unleash a total … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2022
Defense Department Engineers Drive Mission Success
An F-16 Fighting Falcon engine runs at full afterburner at Misawa Air Force Base, Japan, Sept. 29, 2020. The flight completes operational testing, troubleshooting and the repairing of 160 engines across five fighter squadrons in three fighter wings (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock) FEBRUARY 25, 2022 - The Defense Department is likely the largest … [Read more...]
F-35C Brings Advanced Strike Capabilities
FEBRUARY 25, 2022 - As 3rd Marine Division commences Jungle Warfare Exercise 22, a large-scale, joint force exercise, Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron 314 is integrating the capabilities of the F-35C Lightning II. VMFA-314 will be supporting ground operations from their position deployed onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, displaying their ability … [Read more...]
Fort Stewart Armored Brigade Combat Team Deploys to Europe
FEBRUARY 25, 2022 - President Joe Biden has directed that 7,000 U.S. service members be deployed to Germany to enhance deterrence of Russia. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the deployment of those 7,000 service members. The major unit in this tranche of troops is the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, said a … [Read more...]
Changes Coming to Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education
FEBRUARY 25, 2022 - Change is coming to enlisted professional military education ensuring the new realities of strategic competition are addressed and emphasizing joint education, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López said. The changes mirror what is happening in the force, he said. Colón-López and the other senior enlisted leaders have issued … [Read more...]