The USAFWC leads the way for new AFwerX initiative Published July 31, 2017 By Airman 1st Class Stephanie Gelardo 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs LAS VEGAS (AFNS) -- The Secretary of the Air Force and the United States Air Force Warfare Center Commander discuss an exciting new Air Force innovation initiative called AFWER. The program will be modeled after the successful Special Operations Command initiative known as SOFwerX, which allows anyone with a good idea to walk into a storefront location and pitch their concepts to Air Force liaisons for possible adoption by the service.