OCTOBER 21, 2014, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - The Air Force Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program office is set to release its fiscal year 2015 list of topics Oct. 22, on the SBIR/STTR website. Small businesses and research institutions with expertise to address the topics' technology challenges are … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 16, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Airmen around the world are asked to respond to many surveys, some of which are official and legitimate. Others, however, are not official and Airmen should not respond to them. According to Renee Tealer of the Air Force Survey Office, Air Force Personnel Center, Airmen typically get three types of … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 15, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - The 2015 undergraduate flying training selection board originally scheduled for Jan. 20-23 will now convene Feb. 17-20 and associated application suspenses have shifted by approximately one month, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Oct. 10. Eligible active-duty officers interested in undergraduate flying … [Read more...]

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) - On any given day, the Defense Department defends itself against numerous cyber-attacks at installations throughout the world. To help combat this growing threat, Airmen from the 39th Information Operations Squadron train to defend computer networks against invisible ordnance in the operational domain of cyberspace. The 39th IOS is the Air Force … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 10, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force’s top leaders for energy programs highlighted strides the Air Force has taken in energy conservation, and discussed innovative ideas that will lead to even more cost and energy savings, during the Air Force Association’s monthly breakfast Oct. 8, in Arlington, Virginia. “Energy plays a big part in … [Read more...]