April 25, 2024 AFMC Supervisor Toolkit continues to benefit frontline leaders The AFMC Supervisor Toolkit is a centralized repository of resources, tools and guidance designed to help supervisors manage teams across the organization. While the main purpose of the toolkit is to assist supervisors, the resources can benefit any military or civilian as they grow and develop
April 25, 2024 Referral bonuses aim to help fill mission-critical vacancies The Air Force Materiel Command has implemented a referral bonus program to help bolster accessions for hard-to-fill vacancies across the command.
April 22, 2024 RAF, RAAF reactivate squadron for F-35 reprogramming mission No. 80 Squadron, which also includes Royal Navy Sailors, was formerly known as the Australia Canada United Kingdom Reprogramming Laboratory.
April 20, 2024 AFRL researchers pave the way to lighter, faster additively manufactured rocket engines The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Rocket Propulsion Division, recently designed, printed, built and hot fired a first-ever, single-block rocket-engine thrust chamber additively manufactured using a process called laser powder directed energy deposition, or DED. DVIDS link:
April 19, 2024 Elevating AFTC's Talent Strategy: Introducing the Total Civilian Compensation Trifold In the dynamic realm of the Air Force Test Center, where innovation thrives and excellence is a daily pursuit, a new resource is available to aid in the AFTC’s efforts to attract and retain its civilian workforce enterprise wide. AFTC Personnel Programs created the AFTC Total Civilian
April 17, 2024 USAF Test Pilot School and DARPA announce breakthrough in aerospace machine learning The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency were finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, a formal acknowledgement of recent breakthroughs that have launched the machine-learning era within the aerospace industry.
April 15, 2024 Edwards Airmen officially becomes ceremonial guardsmen Fourteen Airmen solidified their dedication to the memory of their brothers and sisters in arms as they received the Honor Guard badge during an Honor Guard Graduation Ceremony on March 29.
April 15, 2024 AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests An Air Force Research Laboratory-developed physiological monitoring system for pilots completed a series of F-16 flight tests March 4-17, 2024, at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, or TPS, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron also completed flight tests on
April 11, 2024 Maj. Laney Schol: Paving the future for generations to come U.S. Air Force Maj. Laney “Rogue” Schol, an F-35A Lightning II instructor pilot with the 60th Fighter Squadron, is working to overcome readiness barriers in the military.
April 9, 2024 33rd FW hosts 19th AF Warhammer Rally The 33rd Fighter Wing hosted the 19th Air Force Warhammer Rally here April 2 – 5, 2024, gathering commanders from across the flying training community for strategic discussions, fostering collaboration and innovation.