MAY 19, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force released a classified solicitation to industry for an engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance Platform with the intent to award a contract in 2024. "The NGAD Platform is a vital element of the Air Dominance family of systems which represents a generational leap in technology over … [Read more...]
WEAR Program Enables Airmen to Aid Recruiting Efforts
MAY 18, 2023 - Airmen and Guardians looking to help inspire, engage and recruit the future force by participating first-hand in events that enhance the Department of the Air Force’s recruiting mission are encouraged to look into the We Are All Recruiters, or WEAR, program. A WEAR event is characterized by the direct interaction of Air Force and Space Force personnel who … [Read more...]
Airmen Help Deliver Space Force Satellite Payload to Japan
MAY 18, 2023 - Members of 374th Mission Support Group and the 730th Air Mobility Squadron provided vital support to a space cooperation initiative between the U.S. and Japan, culminating in the arrival of a spaceflight ready payload to Yokota Air Base on May 10. The satellite payload carries space-based sensors able to collect data from orbit and relay information back to … [Read more...]
Soldiers, Airmen Train for Nuclear Forensics Mission
MAY 17, 2023 – Highly specialized U.S. military units trained for nuclear forensics missions with interagency partners during Exercise Prominent Hunt in Houston, May 1 - 5. Soldiers from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command’s Nuclear Disablement Team 1 and 1st CBRNE Response Team, 11th Chemical Company (Technical Escort), qualified … [Read more...]
Air Force Exploring Next-Generation Textile for Uniforms
MAY 16, 2023 – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has partnered with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cornell University, Ohio-based contractor UES, Inc. and the Palmer Muskox Farm in Palmer, Alaska to explore the use of synthetic muskox wool keratin fibers in textiles for military-grade uniforms. The International Cooperative Engagement Program for Polar … [Read more...]




