OCTOBER 23, 2023 - Internationally acclaimed Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, researcher Dr. Benji Maruyama and his team are seeking industry and academic partners to help them transition open-source autonomous experimentation software, known as Educational ARES OS, to public school classrooms across the nation to help foster the next generation of young … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 23, 2023 - A novel idea to revolutionize capability development through optimized digital engineering is the winner of the Air Force Materiel Command Spark Tank Integrated Capabilities challenge. Douglas Szczublewski, Next Gen Capabilities lead and aerospace engineer, Space Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, presented his team’s winning concept for … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 22, 2023 - Aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing are the first tankers in U.S. Air Forces in Europe to be equipped with a new data link system, allowing them to communicate and share information with other aircraft. Some KC-135 Stratotankers have recently been fitted with the Real-Time Information in the Cockpit system – more commonly known as “RTIC” – … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 20, 2023 - For recruits heading to basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, connecting with a military training instructor online prior to their departure is proving to help ease the transition from civilian to Airman. “Ask an MTI” is a BMT-led program managed by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Bento, MTI and the 737th Training Group chief of protocol, that … [Read more...]

U.S. Airmen deploy from Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 27, 2023. Over 400 Airmen were the first on Travis AFB to experience the Air Force’s new deployment model, Air Force, Force Generation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch) OCTOBER 19, 2023 - Over 400 Airmen were able to deploy through the new Air Force Force Generation as they head out from Travis Air … [Read more...]