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  • Staff Sgt. Kevin Mayo and Senior Airman Benjamin Roberds complete a mortar disconnect assembly installation on an ejection seat Nov. 19, 2014, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. An Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century event was held to streamline operations and reduce wasted materials and manpower. Mayo is a 48th Component Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems craftsman and Roberds is a 48th CMS aircrew egress systems journeyman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin R. Babis)

    Egress systems get a makeover during AFSO21 event

    Master Sgt. Kenneth Kelly, the 48th Component Maintenance Squadron accessories flight superintendent, admitted it was nerve-racking to ask Maj. Mark Gray, the 48th CMS commander, about implementing innovative, yet radical, changes to maximize the efficiency of their shop during an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO21, event.
  • Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, the commander of Air University, addresses Airmen Nov. 12, 2014, at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala. At his all-call sessions the general shared his expectations and vision on how the University will reinvent military education and leverage the intellectual potential of the university. (Air Force photo/Henry Hancock)

    Innovating education: New commander of Air University challenges Airmen

    The new commander and president of Air University charged all assigned Airmen to think of ways to reinvent military education at AU as well as leverage the intellectual potential of the university. He challenged AU Airmen to offer innovative solutions to address problems facing the Air Force in a time of increasingly daunting global and fiscal challenges.
  • Luana Kennedy saved the Air Force $30,000 by submitting a suggestion to the Airmen Powered by Innovation program to adjust the pay grade and qualifications for food service workers who provide extra support during cadet in-processing and Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. Kennedy is an Academy human resources technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Amber Baillie)

    Academy civilian saves Air Force $33,000 through Airmen Powered by Innovation program

    The purpose of the Airmen Powered by Innovation program, launched in April, is to make every dollar count and allow Airmen to share innovative ideas to improve the Air Force.
  • Academy Cadets 1st Class Max Johnson and Kyle Morse repack an airdrop practice model Nov. 6, 2014, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. The model was created by a 2014 capstone project team working to mathematically model wind shear and speed to decrease the cost and increase the accuracy of combat zone airdrops. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Academy cadets work to improve airdrop accuracy, aircrew communication

    When Academy cadets become pilots, engineers or logisticians, they will know their research here helped make several positive changes for aircrews, their planes and ground troops.

  • Commentary: Airmen Powered by Innovation program launches new site

    In April of this year we launched the Airmen Powered by Innovation program aimed at turning your ideas into real cost savings for our Air Force. Since coming online API has received and reviewed more than 2,400 ideas and that number continues to climb. Thank you and keep the great ideas flowing.
  • Maj. Erick Brough watches as a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft performs an assault landing, Oct. 1, 2014, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Brough is monitoring the aircraft through Assault Landing Zone cameras that were recently installed on the flight line. Before the cameras were implemented, a qualified instructor had to stay close by the runway to track where each aircraft touched down. Brough is the 58th Airlift Squadron C-17 training system flight commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Levin Boland)

    Landing zone cameras mean major improvement in C-17 training

    A C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft pilot calculates measurements to figure out the best way to approach a small landing strip in the middle of a hostile environment in Afghanistan.
  • Lt. Col. Mark Lyons sits in a T-1A Jayhawk flight simulator Oct. 28, 2014, at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. As part of the Energy Analysis Task Force, Lyons is teaching student pilots how to fly in a more fuel-efficient manner in flight simulators. The overarching goal of this training is to create an energy-aware culture in the Air Force, specifically in the flying community. Lyons is a 5th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

    Air Force pilot develops plan to reduce jet fuel consumption

    The Air Force spends more than $9 billion annually on energy. Aviation consumes 86 percent of that amount. In support of the Air Force Energy Strategic Plan to foster an energy aware culture and reduce aviation fuel consumption, an instructor pilot from the 5th Flying Training Squadron has introduced some innovative ideas to make pilot training more energy efficient.
  • Airman 1st Class Christopher McGaughran learned recently that his grandfather, John McGaughran, was among the 840 Americans who went to Canada in the early 1940s to join the war against Nazi Germany. John served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from April 1941 to September 1945, earning his commission two days prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Christopher is a 28th Bomb Wing commander's support staff specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Hada)

    Airman discovers grandfather's World War II story

    An Airman here recently discovered that his grandfather was among a small group of Americans who joined the Canadian military to thwart the tyranny of Nazi Germany prior to America entering World War II.
  • Master Sgt. Jena Brooks, far left and members of the Wingman Tactics Team look over best practices submitted by Airmen Oct. 15, 2014, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Senior NCOs from the wing recently created the Wingman Tactics Review Process to collect and review best practices and disseminate them throughout the wing. Brooks is a 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing training superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marge McGlinn)

    Senior NCOs lead wingman tactics process, foster culture of innovation

    Senior NCOs from the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing are leading the charge in the wing's newly created Wingman Tactics Process, created to collect and review best wingman practices already in place throughout the wing, and then share those ideas with the rest of the wing.
  • Ninety-nine helmets representing sexual assault cases dating back 10 years line the field as Airmen walk past them during the base-wide Sexual Assault Prevention and Response down day at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 22, 2014. In between each of the 99 were sets of three representing the statistically unreported cases believed to have occurred on base.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

    Kunsan sexual assault prevention, response team brings home AF-level award

    The 8th Fighter Wing Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Maj. Daniel Giannavola, and Deputy SARC, Capt. Poonsak Kajonpong, were announced as the Air Force-level winners for the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention Innovation Award for the timeframe of Oct. 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.
  • Cadet 1st Class Stefan Morell tests the distributed propulsion engine in the aeronautics laboratory here. The engine won first place in the Defense Advanced Research Project’s innovation competition for the service academies. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Sam Lee)

    Academy beats Army, Navy as most innovative

    An Air Force Academy team bested the two other service academies in the first competition to design the most innovative project to address warfighter challenges. Sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the research-driven competition featured three teams from USAFA, the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy.

  • Space Command leader calls for innovation amid budget cuts

    Innovation and cost-saving ideas will help ensure the Air Force keeps its warfighting readiness despite significant, ongoing budget cuts, said the commander of Air Force Space Command.

  • Air Force launches new program to capture innovative ideas

    Air Force officials announced the creation of a new program April 4, designed to harness Airmen’s innovation.
  • Air Force leadership calls upon Airmen to continue coming up with innovative ideas to provide the Air Force an assured energy advantage in air, space and cyberspace.

    Leaders continue to tap “innovative” Airmen for energy savings

    Air Force leadership calls upon Airmen to continue coming up with innovative ideas to provide the Air Force an assured energy advantage in air, space and cyberspace. In fiscal year 2012, the Air Force spent $9.2 billion on energy, almost 10 percent of the total budget. In a time of fiscal uncertainty, it is even more important everyone does their part in helping conserve resources, said Kathy Ferguson, Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Logistics acting assistant secretary.
  • 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C pilots and maintainers will begin using multi-function display, or MFD, covers later this month. The covers protect the glass MFD screens from the ankle restraints on the new ejection seats as well as all hazards during ground operations. They will save the wing approximately $182,000 a year in broken MFDs, all for only $3,600 – just a little more than a quarter of the price for a repaired MFD.

    $20 solution solves 14K problem

    12th Flying Training Wing T-38C pilots and maintainers will begin using multi-function display, or MFD, covers this month, saving the wing $182,000 a year in broken MFDs all for only $3,600 - just a little more than a quarter of the price for a repaired MFD.
  • Airman 1st Class Eric Martinez, 6th Maintenance Squadron structures technician uses a newly designed wheel workstation to paint a KC-135 Stratotanker wheel, Aug 27, 2013 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The implementation of the WWS reduced the paint process time by 26 hours per set.

    Technicians coengineer cost-saver with a spin

    Staff Sergeants Alex Aguayo and Michael Rogers, aircraft metals technicians with the 6th Maintenance Squadron, co-engineered a way to centrifugally mount a KC-135's nose and main landing wheel on a rotating base to allow the entire part to be painted in a single step.

  • Air Force showcases hot technologies on 'cool' roof

    A year of data collection is nearly complete on the integrated roof system on the base's security forces building at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. The metal-over-metal retrofit integrates cool roofing, solar-power generation, solar thermal, above-sheathing ventilation and rainwater catchment into one holistic system.
  • Staff Sgts. Henry Crankshaw and Kevin Morse fold the cooling sock they designed and created, which improves the airflow of mobile air conditioning and heating units on KC-135 Stratotankers prior to take off at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Aug. 7, 2013, in Southwest Asia. Crankshaw and Morse are the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment NCO in charge and assistant NCO in charge.

    Innovative Airmen modify mobile A/C unit

    Performing in extreme temperatures is the norm for many deployed service members, and adjustments in operations tempos are necessary to complete the mission on time to accommodate heat stress conditions. Two innovative Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron here fabricated a cooling sock attachment for the mobile air

  • White House launches contest for best money-saving idea

    The White House launched the 2013 President's Securing Americans Value and Efficiency Award contest July 31.
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