DECEMBER 1, 2022 - The sixth annual Spark Tank 2023, or ST23, quarterfinals were held Nov. 9, at the Basic Research Innovation and Collaboration Center in Arlington, with the top 15 ideas selected to advance to semifinals. The Spark Tank competition identifies, supports and celebrates high-performing Department of the Air Force innovators who submit and rally around ideas … [Read more...]
Falcon Strike 22 Tests NATO Operations
DECEMBER 1, 2022 - U.S. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron attended NATO exercise Falcon Strike 22 in mid November at Amendola Air Base. Falcon Strike 22 was designed to test and improve the ability of NATO nations to conduct multinational offensive and defensive air operations that integrate fourth and fifth-generation … [Read more...]
Marines and Airmen Join Forces in Modernization Efforts
NOVEMBER 30, 2022 - Marine Corps Systems Command recently teamed up with I Marine Expeditionary Force, the U.S. Air Force’s 22nd Airlift Squadron, and industry on a job requiring some heavy lifting: transporting two MAC-50 All-Terrain Cranes cross-country from California to Mississippi and back. The joint collaborative effort in late October—which aligns with the Defense … [Read more...]
F-35s Equipped with Quick Reaction Instrumentation Package
Quick Reaction Instrumentation Package, (QRIP) components for the F-35, March 23, 2022, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. QRIP records all data, both pre and post fusion and then gets downloaded into a knowledge management system and allows for sharing to others to allow for faster software development, better re-programming and expedited products out to the pilots. (U.S. Air Force … [Read more...]
Increased Firepower Provides Unique Capability
Two M240s are mounted inside an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter Nov. 22, 2022, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The 943d RQG designed a concept to mount four additional M240 machine guns into HH-60G helicopters to provide more firepower to the 920th Rescue Wing’s personnel recovery task force in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andre Trinidad) NOVEMBER … [Read more...]