OCTOBER 18, 2021 - Space capabilities intended to survive and operate in a warfighting domain require significant changes to how systems are designed, tested and fielded. Because of this, the Air Force Test Center and U.S. Space Force are dedicated partners in leveraging Test Center resources, plans, and processes to help build the space test enterprise of the recently created … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 18, 2021 – Aspiring F-15 Eagle drivers arrive at the 173rd Fighter Wing to work through what many call the most challenging course in the Air Force — the B course. The sole F-15C schoolhouse for the U.S. Air Force, at Kingsley Field, requires a tremendous investment on the part of students who successfully navigate its syllabus and step into the slim ranks of fighter … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 18, 2021 - The Air Force Materiel Command continues to amplify efforts to ensure all Airmen; uniformed and non-uniformed, have the right environment and opportunities to achieve and succeed. Ensuring the current structure is named accordingly for all aspects of opportunity, the command has rebranded the office charged with leading the efforts across the enterprise, … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 16, 2021 - A portion of the National airspace in southeast New Mexico where Holloman trains F-16s, known as the Talon Military Operations Area, expanded by 93 percent on Oct. 7, 2021. The expansion is the result of a more than decade-long effort to reconfigure existing training areas and establish new airspace that improves opportunities for the 49th Wing, which … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 15, 2021 - Air Force officials recently announced changes to the Enlisted Evaluation System’s promotion recommendation point matrix. The changes introduce a new Promotion Recommendation Score, which places value on the experience of Airmen and sustained performance when it comes to promotions. The new score continues the practice of placing greater value on recent … [Read more...]