APRIL 19, 2022 - Imagine a kitchen without a countertop or a garage without a space for its tools and nothing but the floor as a workspace. This is how Ground Surgical Teams have worked for years, but engineers from the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, are addressing this issue. Two 711th HPW teams created a prototype of a more efficient … [Read more...]

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lighting IIs assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing fly over Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex April 14, 2022. The F-35As assigned to Eielson will join a team of joint and international partners in the Indo-Pacific theater, modernizing defense capabilities in the region and enabling international interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman … [Read more...]

APRIL 18, 2022 - After two years of assessment and validation, the 920th Rescue Wing has developed an enhanced Personnel Recovery Task Force (PRTF) structure along with overhauled tactics, techniques and procedures with a specific design to deny competitors exploitation of isolated personnel. The structure distributes forces in light, medium and heavy configurations that are … [Read more...]

APRIL 16, 2022 - The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Small Arms Program Office is in the final phase of delivering the Squad Designated Marksmanship Rifle, or SDMR, to units across the Air Force. The Air Force purchased approximately 1,464 SDMRs that will be distributed across the service based on approved allowances. The SDMR is a semi-automatic, 7.62x51mm … [Read more...]

APRIL 15, 2022 - The Air Force continuously assesses the medical policies surrounding its aviators, updating policies as new data and research emerge. This commitment to data driven medical decisions and policy updates keep Airmen flying safely and the mission on track. In the last five years, the Air Force updated or created policies related to migraines, pregnancy, high … [Read more...]