July 9, 2023 Air Force innovation: Empowering Airmen Innovation across the Air Force can involve anything from work processes to physical assets and often include policy updates to long-standing Air Force regulations. For Airmen, Air Force innovation and Spark Cells, should be nothing new.
Oct. 27, 2021 AFIMSC Ventures accelerates change across installation, mission support enterprise The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Ventures innovation office has helped Airmen and Guardians pursue ideas for delivering better, faster installation and mission support since its inception in 2018.
Aug. 2, 2021 Wanted: Innovative ideas for Spark Tank 2022 Spark Tank 2022, a Department of the Air Force annual competition in which Airmen and Guardians pitch innovative solutions to operational problems, will accept submissions in early August 2021.
July 18, 2021 AFRL invites new science, technology ideas through Air Force, Space Force Tech Connect On behalf of the Department, as one laboratory supporting two services, the Air Force Research Laboratory has developed the Air and Space Forces Science & Technology (S&T) Front Door, to connect potential partners with S&T experts and opportunities.
May 10, 2021 AFICC/KU turns innovations into solutions, processes with iHub The website encourages collaboration and increases shared knowledge between AFICC/KU, USAFE-AFAFRICA contracting squadrons and mission-focused business leaders, or MFBL, to spark innovations. Change agents can use the website as a filter for information to streamline processes or solve issues within
Nov. 6, 2020 Call for Innovation Rodeo ideas nears Dec. 1 deadline With less than a month to go in their annual call-for-topics campaign, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is still looking for innovative ideas with potential to change the Air Force.
Feb. 13, 2020 Wanted: Ideas on Space Force members’ name, ranks The U.S. Space Force is looking for feedback from U.S. military space professionals on what Space Force members should be called.
Jan. 17, 2020 AFMC seeks innovative ideas through IdeaScale Campaign Airmen and civilians from across the enterprise are invited to submit innovative ideas and solutions to improve the AFMC mission through the Air Force Ideation Platform, or IdeaScale, now through September 2020.
July 5, 2019 Air Force gathers innovators for Tyndall AFB rebuild To that end, members of the Tyndall Program Management Office, along with Air Force experts, industry and community leaders participated in an AFWERX-sponsored workshop June 25-26 in Las Vegas to rebuild the installation as a “base of the future.”
Feb. 22, 2018 CMSAF discusses the innovative spirit of Airmen Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright discussed how to harness the innovative spirit of Airmen during the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 22, 2018.
Jan. 23, 2018 Two innovative Space Command ideas are in Air Force competition Air Force Space Command recently nominated two innovative ideas for the Air Force’s Spark Tank competition.
Jan. 17, 2018 AFWERX-Vegas provides creative toolbox to give life to innovative ideas The opening of the Air Force AFWERX-Vegas storefront marks an official invitation for innovators and entrepreneurs of all backgrounds to congregate, ideate and fabricate solutions for today’s warfighter.
June 30, 2017 Air Force posts new challenges on crowdsourcing idea website Air Force officials have posted a new set of topics (in the form of challenges) on the Revitalizing Air Force Squadrons crowdsourcing/idea website after closing out the first set of challenges June 19, 2017.
Nov. 5, 2014 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
Nov. 5, 2014 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.
April 4, 2014 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.
Aug. 5, 2013 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.