JUNE 16, 2022 - The skies over the Keystone of the Pacific recently featured unique guests, as several visiting F-22 Raptors and Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, conducted a series of missions at Kadena Air Base, Japan. While at Kadena AB, the fifth-generation air dominance fighters, as well as the U.S. Airmen who fly, maintain and support these machines, … [Read more...]
Air Force, Space Force Hackathon Applications Close June 17
JUNE 14, 2022 - Applications for the next BRAVO Hackathon, BRAVO 1 Canary Release, will close June 17 at the close of business. Any applicants, other than necessary support personnel, received late will be waitlisted as determined by space availability. Canary Release will kickoff July 18-22 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, and … [Read more...]
B-1B Lancers Deploy to Andersen AFB
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, waits on a taxiway at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, after arriving for a Bomber Task Force mission June 3, 2022. Bomber Task Force missions contribute to joint force lethality and deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by demonstrating the United States Air Force's ability to operate … [Read more...]
McKinley Climatic Laboratory Celebrates 75th Anniversary
JUNE 9, 2022 – This is a big year not just for the U.S. Air Force. As folks across the nation gear up to celebrate the 75th birthday of the branch later this summer, those at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, recently marked the diamond anniversary of their facility. Initial testing at the MCL occurred on May 24, 1947, predating the … [Read more...]
Exit Surveys Aim to Identify Attrition Trends
JUNE 9, 2022 - With the competition for talent fierce across the Department of Defense and industry, finding ways to keep skilled civilian experts on the job is critical to the ability to meet current and future warfighting needs. A new exit survey initiative aims to help Air Force Materiel Command leadership better understand why people leave the organization and identify … [Read more...]