MARCH 17, 2023 - With a mission to help improve, innovate and integrate, the Air Force Materiel Command Commander’s Accelerated Initiatives Office, or CDX, continues to make a positive impact as it keeps a ‘pulse’ on change across the enterprise and connects Airmen to strategy. Born out of the 2019 AFMC We Need initiative, CDX focuses on driving change from the ground up, … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2023
Just-In-Time Deliveries Fail in High-End Competition
MARCH 17, 2023 - Fostering a resilient and robust industrial base is a priority for the Defense Department's acquisition and sustainment community, said William A. LaPlante, undersecretary of defense for A&S, who spoke yesterday at a McAleese-sponsored event in Washington, D.C.To meet the pacing challenge of China, there needs to be a shift away from the just-in-time … [Read more...]
The Information Superstation
MARCH 17, 2023 – It’s one of the most inconspicuous buildings on a base. No windows, no markers, no signs. Yet in these rooms, filled with various computers, radios, and telephones, the command post is the focal point for nearly all communications base wide. For any military installation, the movement of information is a crucial key to achieving the mission. “All the … [Read more...]
Chief Looks to Help Nations Find African Solutions
MARCH 17, 2023 - Africa is a tremendously diverse continent with many cultures, languages, threats and opportunities that U.S. planners need to consider, said Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, the commander of U.S. Africa Command during an interview. The nations of the continent do have one big commonality: They prefer to solve African problems with African solutions, the … [Read more...]
McConnell Instructor 3D Prints Jet Engine Models
MARCH 16, 2023 – A McConnell instructor 3D printed jet engines at home, allowing his students to bridge the gap from textbooks to real life with hands on training. Technical Sgt. Shane Wofford, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 8 propulsion instructor, is changing the way current and future maintenance Airmen train and learn with his homemade 3D printed engines. Wofford … [Read more...]