MAY 31, 2023 – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA worked together over the last two weeks of April 2023 along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used in the Orion spacecraft during future missions to space. “NASA came to us actually several years … [Read more...]

MAY 30, 2023 - In the wake of Category 4 Typhoon Mawar, a team of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center disaster recovery experts departed for Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 26 to assist with storm damage recovery at the vital Pacific installation. The five-person Disaster Recovery Response Team from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster … [Read more...]

MAY 30, 2023 - The 101 Critical Days of Summer begins Memorial Day weekend and continues through Labor Day weekend. During this timeframe, Airmen and Guardians tend to participate in more outdoor activities, travel, barbeque, and explore new things over a season that has historically come with a higher risk of danger. This year, the Air Force Safety Center is reinvigorating … [Read more...]

An RQ-4 Global Hawk, assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron, 319th Operation Group, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, sits on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 2, 2023. U.S. Pacific Air Forces began positioning RQ-4 Global Hawks at Yokota Air Base, Japan, from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on May 15 to provide theater-wide enduring operations in support of … [Read more...]

MAY 26, 2023 - Announced at the September 2022 Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, the Air Force Enlisted Swap Assignment Program goes live June 1 for senior master sergeants and below with a current assignment. This new policy provides Airmen with more control and new flexibilities in their assignment process. The Air Force Enlisted … [Read more...]