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...]
KC-135 Tankers Equipped with New Communications System
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...]
MTIs Help Bridge Gap for Recruits Heading to BMT
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...]
First Airmen Deploy Travis AFB Under New Depolyment Model
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...]
Joint Base Andrews Welcomes All-Electric Aircraft
OCTOBER 19, 2023 – AFWERX, in collaboration with one of its primary division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, landed an ALIA conventional take-off and landing, all-electric aircraft at Andrews during a multi-stop flight from Vermont to Florida, Oct. 18. AFWERX, an innovation program of the Department of the Air Force, and BETA are collaborating in … [Read more...]