WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The 89,000 strong AFMC workforce is comprised of five different generational demographics: Silent Generation (born prior to 1946); Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964); Generation X (born 1965-1980); Millennials (born 1981-1996); and Generation Z (born 1997-2012).  With a theme of, "The Generational Mosaic: Piecing together the puzzle of experience," the event will provide an opportunity   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Materiel Command is seeking innovative, visionary ideas from Airmen, Guardians and civilians to shape change and propel the mission into the future. The AFMC Accelerator innovation campaign is open now through Sept. 13 for submissions that address five key sen  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineering Directorate Air Quality Program Manager James Brown plugs in a Ford Lightning using a charger installed in 2018. Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma has been selected to participate in a pilot program that will transition its current fleet of GOVs from gasoline to all electric. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Clayton Cummins)   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineering Directorate Air Quality Program Manager James Brown plugs in a Ford Lightning using a charger installed in 2018. Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma has been selected to participate in a pilot program that will transition its current fleet of GOVs from gasoline to all electric. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Clayton Cummins)   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,316,877,000 undefinitized contract action modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2110 for economic ordering quantity material in support of the planned Virginia Class Block VI submarines and in furtherance of the Navy's commitment to the health and stability of the industrial base. Work will be per  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,316,877,000 undefinitized contract action modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2110 for economic ordering quantity material in support of the planned Virginia Class Block VI submarines and in furtherance of the Navy's commitment to the health and stability of the industrial base. Work will be per  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement from a July 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Advancing National Security through Export Controls, Investment Security, and the Defense Production Act": * * * We face an uncertain world with many geopolitical challenges - from Russia's continued brutal invasion of Ukraine, to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, to an increasingly aggressive and cap  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: 5 Aug 1954 (Bombers Directorate) 6 Aug 1994 (Tinker AFB) 7 Aug 1964 (U.S. Military History) 8 Aug 1944 (Hill AFB/Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate) 10 Aug 1984 (Digital Directorate/Hanscom AFB) 11 Aug 2004 (Armament Directorate) _ 100 Years Ago This Week in AFLCMC History: 9 August 1924 The Re-Birth of Wright Field *** Original text here: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil/  more