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Nov. 15, 2023
DAF expanding childcare subletting app to all child development centers

Kinderspot was the top idea at the 2020 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo. AFIMSC initially awarded the project $333,000 and secured additional funding for development through a price-matching Small Business Innovation Research contract.
July 31, 2023
CSAF Leadership Library: July 2023

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. presents five new additions to the CSAF Leadership Library.
July 27, 2022
Keeping civilians in fighting shape

The Civilian Health Promotion Services was established in the Air Force Materiel Command to keep its civilian Airmen as fit as their active-duty counterparts. Its success has led to its recent expansion CONUS-wide.
June 28, 2021
Air Force tests child care subletting app

The app, called Kinderspot, helps Department of Defense families on Air Force installations sublet child care spots at their home station or find spots at a location they will visit temporarily.
Nov. 9, 2020
App for military resources available to service members, families

The purpose of Military OneSource is to put as many resources as possible in one place, so people have an easier time finding what they need, said Erika Slaton, Military Community Support Programs associate director. The app makes it more convenient when users are away from their computers and are
Aug. 4, 2020
AETC cultivates community culture of innovation with new APAN online tool

Innovators across Air Education and Training Command now have an online collaboration tool designed to help them discover, learn and promote a culture of innovation.
June 19, 2020
Around the Air Force: SECAF Visits Whiteman Air Force Base, C-17 Makes Technological Leaps, and Recruiting Releases New App

Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights the Secretary of the Air Force’s visit to Whiteman Air Force Base to discuss the importance of the nuclear mission, a super fast data link for the C-17 that gives aircrews an advantage in contested airspace, and the release of the new Air Force Recruiting
June 10, 2020
Special tactics wing, AFRL develop smartphone app to mitigate COVID-19 risk

Medical and Preservation of the force and family team members of the 24th Special Operations Wing, headquartered at Hurlburt Field teamed up with the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a way to monitor special tactics operators’ health status during the pandemic straight from their
March 6, 2020
Arkansas ANG Airman innovates damage assessment solutions and savings with GIS

When an EF-1 tornado hit Fort Smith in May 2019, Ebbing Air National Guard Base was right along its path. With winds hitting an estimated peak of 105 mph, it was enough to uproot trees, tear off roofs and cause widespread damage across half the city.
Feb. 21, 2020
Around the Air Force: 2021 Air Force Budget Proposal, Space Force names, Child Care App

Today’s look Around the Air Force features info on the 2021 Air Force Budget proposal, Space Force search for naming conventions and a new child care mobile app. (Hosted by Senior Airman Angelo Rosario)
Feb. 18, 2020
Mobile app supports new hire process

The “Newcomers” feature on the Air Force Materiel Command instance of the Air Force Connect mobile application provides new employees with step-by-step pre-employment and onboarding process information, checklists, installation maps, pay and benefits data, making the first days of work easier for
Jan. 17, 2020
Around the Air Force: Spark Tank, Adaptive Learning Software, Air Force Connect

Today's look Around the Air Force features this year's six Spark Tank winners, a transition from textbooks to tablets in Basic Military Training and some information on Air Force Connect. (Hosted by Senior Airman Angelo Rosario)
May 2, 2019
HQ ARPC streamlines retirement application process

Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center released a web-based application April 29 enabling retired Guard and Reserve Airmen to more easily apply for retirement pay and benefits.
Jan. 7, 2019
BRICE app simplifies maintenance action, saves time

The Air Force Reserve went live with an app that is expected to save time and stress for aircraft maintainers late last year, with an estimated 100 users to be enrolled by February.
July 16, 2018
Defenders go mobile with new comm system

Thanks to a recent innovative idea, the 96th Test Wing’s support and defense unit became its latest developmental test squadron.
March 1, 2018
Airmen code for combat in Cambridge

Six teams of Airmen hung up their camo and dress uniforms to don hoodies and Star Wars apparel before traveling to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where they work with civilian software coders to build combat applications. The group of Hanscom Air Force Base Airmen are participating in the Air Operations
July 7, 2017
New Air Force health mobile app available for patients

The Air Force Medical Service has launched a new mobile app to connect Airmen and patients to news and information about the AFMS. The new app is a mobile version of the AFMS website, and lets users customize their experience based on the Air Force military treatment facility they use. This way,
Feb. 11, 2016
AF culture, standards now in the palm of your hand

A series of mobile applications developed by the 367th Training Support Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is giving Airmen ready access to Air Force standards, culture and basic doctrine.
July 16, 2015
Comprehensive Airman Fitness on the go

The Wingman Toolkit, an outreach and communication tool designed to ensure Airmen have quick and easy access to the latest Comprehensive Airman Fitness programs and resources, now has a mobile app available to download.
March 6, 2014
New apps provide Airmen mobile medical education and tools

Two free mobile applications produced by the Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia, or CEMM, are now available for Airmen and all military health system beneficiaries.
Sept. 24, 2013
New AF app helps with workplace problems

Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO21, is the Air Force's eight-step problem solving method and the application puts AFSO21 resources right at their fingertips. The application, available for free download from the two most popular mobile marketplaces, provides a breakdown of

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