AUGUST 3, 2021 - Spark Tank 2022, a Department of the Air Force annual competition in which Airmen and Guardians pitch innovative solutions to operational problems, will accept submissions in early August 2021. Spark Tank is co-sponsored by the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Management (SAF/MG) and AFWERX. “Spark Tank is a crucial part of the Air Force’s … [Read more...]

AUGUST 3, 2021 - The edge of the Stratofortress’s wing flexes upward toward the horizon as the B-52H Stratofortress banks westward over the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. The B-52, which has been the foundation of the U.S. Air Force Global Strike bomber triad for more than 60 years, launched before dawn on from Andersen AFB, Guam, and flew several thousand miles, and … [Read more...]

AUGUST 2, 2021 - The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is building and benchmarking a radically new way of working called the Office of the Future, or O2F. The center began remodeling headquarters space in San Antonio on July 26 to create an office environment that enables flexibility, fosters innovation and collaboration, and improves quality of life and … [Read more...]

AUGUST 2, 2021 - For the first time, an F-16 Fighting Falcon’s Electronic Warfare System received an in-flight software update as part of an Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration during a recent test sortie at Nellis Air Force Base. An F-16 updated its Mission Data File with information transmitted from hundreds of miles away using an existing Beyond Line of … [Read more...]

AUGUST 2, 2021 - “I did not know I got shot,” said the sergeant. “I thought a flare hit my legs.” He was on his second deployment in Afghanistan in July 2011 serving on a combat search and rescue team. His mission was to recover wounded service members. “Going out and getting shot at” was routine, he said, as his unit averaged eight missions a day. On the day a bullet … [Read more...]