JUNE 30, 2021 - A team of engineers, analysts, and pilots are pushing the boundaries of F-35 combat aircraft operational testing. The United States Operational Test Team is partnered with Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 6. The UOTT, successor to the Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team, was established in December 2019. It is a multi-service … [Read more...]
Air Force Tests Child Care Subletting App At 8 Installations
JUNE 29, 2021 - The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is testing a mobile app designed to centralize and streamline the subletting of short-term slots at military child development centers this summer. The app, called Kinderspot, helps Department of Defense families on Air Force installations sublet child care spots at their home station or find spots at a … [Read more...]
Air Force Launches 2022 Spark Tank Competition
JUNE 29, 2021 – The 2022 Air Force Materiel Command Spark Tank competition is open now, and Airmen can submit their innovative, game-changing ideas to compete through September 1. The top five, most innovative and game-changing ideas will be “pitched” to a panel of judges during the AFMC Senior Leader Conference in October 2021. The panel will select the top two ideas as the … [Read more...]
Hill AFB Joins Rocky Mountain Power In Green Effort
JUNE 28, 2021 - Leaders from Hill Air Force Base and Rocky Mountain Power met earlier this month and marked a milestone in another joint energy project – the completion of a new 350 kilowatt-hour solar array located near the Hill Aerospace Museum. Rocky Mountain Power built the array and will own and operate it for the next 25 years as part of its Blue Sky program, but Hill … [Read more...]
Air Fore, FAA sign Commercial Space Agreement
JUNE 22, 2021 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of the Air Force signed an agreement June 15 aimed at eliminating red tape while protecting public safety during commercial space activities at ranges operated by the U.S. Space Force. The agreement recognizes common safety standards for FAA-licensed launch and reentry activities that occur on, … [Read more...]