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  • Air Force releases request for proposals for new ICBM system

    The request is for the weapon system’s Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase and includes five production lot options to produce and deploy the weapon system.

  • Air Force contracting process enhanced with new hybrid funding opportunity announcement

    The new hybrid FOA is a two-part announcement offering an alternative acquisition strategy for the DPA Title III Program. One path is the open FOA, in which white papers may be submitted at any time by industry. These must be submitted in one of three broad topic areas: sustainment of critical production, commercialization of research and development investments or scaling of emerging technologies.
  • Yancy Mailes, Air Force Materiel Command historian, provides background information on the AFMC We Need initiative during cadre training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, July 15. More than 150 AFMC headquarters and center augmentees attended the training to prepare for the implementation of Phase II activities of the AFMC We Need initiative.

    AFMC conducts focus groups across enterprise

    The AFMC We Need enterprise-wide initiative, launched in late June 2019, seeks inputs and recommendations from AFMC civilian and military Airmen that can help posture the command to best support the National Defense Strategy today and in the decades to come.
  • Brig. Gen. Heath Collins, Program Executive Officer for Fighters and Bombers and Joseph Bradley, director for CROWS, officially open a cyber defense facility for the Fighters and Bombers Directorate. (U.S. Air Force photo / Wesley Farnsworth)

    Wright-Patterson AFB opens cyber defense facility

    One of the Air Force’s ongoing challenges is to create processes, infrastructure and capabilities to counter threats to its weapon systems. To address this, organizations are looking at creative ways to forge partnerships and alliances to advance the cyber resiliency of weapon systems by protecting information and eliminating communications barriers.
  • Andrea Tosolini, the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex's 1,200th hire of its '1200 in 12' hiring initiative was sworn in June 24, 2019. The Florida native and 21-year Air Force veteran said getting the job was like winning the lottery. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex announced its initiative during a press conference Aug. 15, 2018. The task at hand was to hire 1,200 new workers within 12 months, or by the end of fiscal 2019. At the time 7,200 personnel worked for the complex, providing maintenance and repair for several aircraft and components, as well as F-15 engineering. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ed Aspera)

    ‘1200 in 12’ initiative succeeds as final new hire pledges oath

    The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex announced its initiative during a press conference Aug. 15, 2018. The task at hand was to hire 1,200 new workers within 12 months, or by the end of fiscal 2019. At the time, 7,200 personnel worked for the complex, providing maintenance and repair for several aircraft and components, as well as the F-15 engineering.

  • AFMC launches “AFMC we need” initiative

    The command-wide activity will seek the input of military and civilian Airmen across the headquarters and center footprints to recommend changes to posture the command for mission success in the decades to come.
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    IG office earns Air Force award

    This Air Force-level award recognizes an outstanding Commander’s Inspection Program that goes above and beyond the day-to-day mission requirements. NASIC’s CCIP was chosen as the best of any direct reporting unit or field operating agency.
  • The Simulators Division will hold a Pitch Day event Dec. 4 in Orlando, Florida.

    Simulators Division seeking proposals from small businesses

    The division is asking small businesses to “pitch” how they can help the Air Force in certain areas or topics.

  • New course aims to transform Air Force acquisition

    During the initial course, which will serve as a validation, the students along with other acquisition experts will create the syllabus for the course.
  • The XQ-58A Valkyrie pictured during a second test flight June 11, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Randolph Abaya, 586 Flight Test Squadron.)

    AFRL XQ-58A UAV completes second successful flight

    The Air Force Research Laboratory developed a low-cost unmanned air vehicle together with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. The joint effort falls within AFRL’s Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Technology portfolio, which has the goal to break the escalating cost trajectory of tactically relevant aircraft.
  • Staff Sgt. Ian Barone, 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, demonstrates a 3-D terrestrial laser scanner April 17, 2019 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The survey section of the squadron recently received the new laser that provides faster and more accurate surveys around radar sites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

    Radar survey team uses innovation for faster surveys

    As the nation’s only long-range radar evaluation unit, the 84th RADES mission is to monitor, evaluate and optimize long-range radars located across the United States, ensuring perimeter security of the borders and within the country.

  • Around the Air Force: FAA Partnership / New Commander for AFMC / Exercise Delivers Humanitarian Aid

    In today's Around the Air Force, the Air Force and the Federal Aviation Administration collaborate to plus up the number of pilots in the industry, Gen. Arnold W. Bunch assumes command of Air Force Materiel Command, and Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, plays a huge part in a training exercise and flexes it's C-17 Globemaster III dominance while delivering humanitarian aid to Peurto Plata, Dominican Republic.
  • Runners for the Air Force Marathon can save money before the prices increase on June 17. All registered runners receive a technical shirt and goodie bag. Everyone who finishes a race also gets a medal celebrating this year’s featured aircraft, the KC-46 Pegasus. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Holly Ardern)

    Air Force Marathon prices to increase June 17

    Prices for the full, half and 10K marathons are currently $100, $90 and $45 respectively. All three races will increase by $10 on June 17 while the 5K and Tailwind Trot 1K Kids’ Run, hosted by Wright State University, will increase by $5 and $3 respectively. The Fly! Fight! Win! Challenge will increase to $190.
  • A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned with Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., takes off during Exercise Northern Edge, May 14, 2019, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. More than 25 units and 10,000 personnel with approximately 200 aircraft and five naval ships are participating in the exercise. Northern Edge showcases the lethality of joint forces and the capabilities of U.S. forces in and around the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caitlin Russell)

    Exercise Northern Edge 2019 comes to a close

    The fully integrated, large-scale exercise provided realistic and comprehensive joint training opportunities in and around Alaskan land and airspace, as well as in and above the Gulf of Alaska. NE19 participants trained on defensive counter-air, close-air support and air interdiction of maritime targets.
  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- James Briggs, Air Force Test Center, strategic initiatives, shared his one-page strategy for continuous transformation during the Innovation Share and Connect Workshop May 1 in Niceville, Fla. Innovation activities tie closely into the Air Force Materiel Command drive towards maintaining a culture of Continual Process Improvement throughout the command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

    CPI office augments mission effectiveness, efficiency

    Sometimes it takes an outsider’s perspective to discover a new way of thinking about a work process to make it more efficient and effective in execution. For the Air Force Materiel Command Continued Process Improvement team, the ‘outsider perspective’ is the heart and soul of their Air Force mission, which is to help AFMC teams to improve functions and processes across the command footprint.

  • Cybersecurity Town Hall emphasizes information protection for supply chain, acquisition

    The importance of protecting the Defense Department’s controlled unclassified information during acquisition and contracting processes was stressed during a series of cybersecurity town hall events hosted by the Air Force Materiel Command, May 7.
  • During the series of tests at the High Energy Laser System Test Facility at White Sands Missile Range, the Demonstrator Laser Weapon System (DLWS), acting as a ground-based test surrogate for the SHiELD system, was able to engage and shoot down several air launched missiles in flight. The demonstration is an important step of the SHiELD system development, by validating laser effectiveness against the target missiles. The final SHiELD system, however, will be much smaller and lighter, as well as ruggedized for an airborne environment. (Courtesy photo)

    Air Force Research Laboratory completes successful shoot down of air-launched missiles

    The SHiELD program is developing a directed energy laser system on an aircraft pod that will serve to demonstrate self-defense of aircraft against surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles.
  • Soothsayers: Software group utilizing tools to predict parts failure

    Soothsayers: Software group utilizing tools to predict parts failure

    The 402nd SMXG has been working with various means of preventive maintenance for the C-5 Galaxy for many years. Now, the group is looking to boost its successes by adding new tools to the mix.
  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright (left) presents a challenge coin for a job well done to Airman 1st Class Thierry Crawley, 412th Medical Group, Mental Health technician, March 19, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula)

    Air Force’s top NCO gets look at all things Edwards AFB

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright received a whirlwind tour of the Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe, March 18-19.

  • Commanders, senior raters to select IDE attendees

    Beginning with the 2019 Developmental Education Designation Board, wing commanders and some senior raters will be able to select one Line of the Air Force officer per academic year to attend Intermediate Developmental Education in residence.
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