SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 - The Air Force is making it easier for installation government purchase card-holders to do business with local communities by introducing the First Look Program. The Air Force Sustainment Center Contracting Directorate at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, hosted the Air Force First Look Program workshop and Small Business Outreach event at the Museum of … [Read more...]

AUGUST 31, 2021 - The Air Force is beta testing new ways to assess physical fitness. Airmen at Kunsan Air Base were some of the many across the Air Force helping to determine if the proposed components are the changes physical training testing needs. The fitness assessment alternatives were announced July 2021, and beta testing at Kunsan ran from 9 to 31 August. The four … [Read more...]

AUGUST 31, 2021 - Pararescuemen, aircrew flight equipment Airmen and maritime operations specialists assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, conducted rescue training in the Banana River and Atlantic Ocean near Patrick Space Force Base, Aug. 23-27. The 38th RQS Blue Team performed free fall jumps and equipment drops into water to prepare for … [Read more...]

AUGUST 27, 2021 - The 75th Security Forces Squadron at Hill invited Ghost Robotics to the base Aug. 25 to demonstrate the capabilities of its semi-autonomous robotic dog and prove its worth as an enhancement to base security. The purpose of having a robotic dog, or what’s officially known as a Quad-legged Unmanned Ground Vehicles, is to add an extra level of protection to … [Read more...]

AUGUST 27, 2021 - When a car doesn’t run properly, it gets taken to a mechanic. When a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor needs a check, there isn’t time to send it to a shop. That’s where aircraft maintainers from the 1st Fighter Wing, 192nd Wing, and 1st Maintenance Squadron make their living. Aircraft maintainers from the 94th Fighter Squadron, 192nd Wing, and 1st MXS traveled to … [Read more...]