May 22, 2024 B-21 Raider continues flight test, production Following its formal unveiling, Dec. 2, 2022, the B-21 Raider began flight testing here where it continues to make progress toward becoming the backbone of the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet.
April 6, 2022 Air Force awards B-21 Raider advance procurement to support acquisition of long lead items for production Advance procurement funds will directly support the acquisition of long lead items necessary to build the first lot of production B-21 aircraft.
June 24, 2020 Air Force awards contract for improved Female Body Armor Finding uniform items and gear optimized for female Airmen is an Air Force Chief of Staff initiative.
April 21, 2020 Air Force expedites N95 mask production contract awards The Department’s Air Force Research Lab DPA Title 3 Executive Program Office, in coordination with the Office of the Secretary of Defense Office for Industrial Policy and Department of the Air Force’s Acquisition COVID-19 Task Force, or DAF-ACT, finalized contracts within five days of White House
Aug. 7, 2019 Record-setting first sortie for wing's newest F-35A Aircraft tail number 5261 left Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas, production facility a little after 8 a.m. Aug. 1, landed at Hill Air Force Base at 10 a.m., and by 3 p.m. had taken off on its first combat training mission.
Dec. 7, 2018 Nuclear bomb tail kit reaches major milestone for production phase The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center received formal approval in late October to enter the production phase for the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb’s new guided tail-kit assembly, or TKA.
March 14, 2018 Under Secretary checks in on progress of KC-46 Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan visited the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus production and modification facility in Everett, Washington, March 14, 2018, after the latest announcement of a further delay in the first aircraft delivery to the Air Force.
March 30, 2017 AF addresses pilot shortage Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso, the Air Force manpower, personnel and services deputy chief of staff, testified on the pilot shortage before the House Armed Services subcommittee on military personnel in Washington, D.C., March 29, 2017.
Sept. 23, 2013 Luke AGE gets 'lean,' increases production The 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment flight held a "lean" event recently in an effort to operate more efficiently, saving the Air Force money and man hours. The event is designed to look at current processes to see if there are ways to do things smarter.A team of AGE