MARCH 26, 2021 - The first official semi-autonomous robot dogs were delivered to Tyndall on March 22 for integration into the 325th Security Forces Squadron. The purpose of the Quad-legged Unmanned Ground Vehicles (Q-UGVs) is to add an extra level of protection to the base. The robot dogs, designed by Ghost Robotics and Immersive Wisdom, are the first of their kind to be … [Read more...]

MARCH 25, 2021 - A construction project designed to test the energy efficiency of barracks huts, or B-Huts, could ultimately result in saving lives. The 823rd Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer, known as RED HORSE, and the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Eleven Seabees unit, built two B-Huts at the Energy METER Test Site at … [Read more...]

MARCH 23, 2021 - “Gü-nay-dın!” [Good morning!] Everyone knows they’ll be greeted warmly as they pass by the office of Incirlik Air Base’s host nation advisor, adorned with decade’s worth of awards, trinkets and memorable photos of a career dedicated to the Turkish and U.S. partnership. For more than 35 years, Mehmet Birbiri has served as the 39th Air Base Wing host nation … [Read more...]

MARCH 23, 2021 - Master Sgt. Justin Bauer from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona was awarded the prestigious AFWERX Spark Tank trophy after his innovative method for C-130 Hercules wheel repair was selected as the Spark Tank 2021 winner Feb. 26. The Spark Tank event allows Airmen to offer improvements and solutions to the problems they face in … [Read more...]

MARCH 22, 2021 - Although the 557th Weather Wing is primarily focused on applying environmental knowledge and outcomes to directly and deliberately impose cost on the adversary, it also has a lesser-known role monitoring volcanoes and tracking mission-impacting ash plumes. These plumes also affect commercial flying operations and require a close partnership with one of the … [Read more...]