OCTOBER 29, 2020 - The Rangers from 6th Ranger Training Battalion conducted Cadre Airborne Operations Oct. 7 here. Cadre jump operations ensure the Ranger Instructors maintain proficiency and acts as a rehearsal for jumping with the students. The Ranger Instructors jump again with the students the following day. “This is a full dress rehearsal to maximize effectiveness … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 28, 2020 - Approximately 200 Airmen and four B-1B Lancer aircraft with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived at Andersen AFB, to conduct Bomber Task Force missions in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces Oct. 20. BTF missions enable Airmen to continuously conduct operations … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 27, 2020 - AFWERX is recommending more than 250 proposals as part of its X20D Small Business Technology Transfer, or STTR, Open Topic solicitation, a record in the program’s nearly three-decade history. “After successfully completing weeks of evaluations, selectees are undergoing final due diligence activities prior to proceeding to contract award,” said Maj. Jared … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 26, 2020 - When natural disasters strike installations, Air Force leadership immediately begins recovery operations to get missions up and running again as soon as possible. Requirement validators, in concert with financial experts, at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center play an important role in that recovery. Using the Storm Damage Tracker … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 23, 2020 - The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate made its first delivery of the new medium-size explosive ordnance disposal robot to the field Oct. 15, to Tyndall Air Force Base. Over the next 16-18 months, AFCEC will deliver 333 high-tech robots to every EOD flight Air Force-wide, said Master Sgt. Justin Frewin, AFCEC EOD equipment program … [Read more...]