WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: An AFWERX Refinery logistician at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, has found a project that could save the DoD money and could be used by Air Force cargo aircraft around the world. Jay Breyer, AFWERX Refinery Logistician at Robins AFB, said the AFWERX Refinery is an "Innovation Accelerator," which provides Airman and Guardian innovators with entrepreneurial knowledge and connection  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Joseph Mather, 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs, 78th Air Base Wing An AFWERX Refinery logistician at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, has found a project that could save the DoD money and could be used by Air Force cargo aircraft around the world. As the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory AFWERX brings cutting  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. The Secretary of the Air Force has approved the second and third basing locations for the B-21 Raider, the Air Force's newest bomber. Those bases are Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in that order. Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota was previously selected as the first base to receive the B-21. "We continue t  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) The Air Force is organizing its major commands, or MAJCOMs, into Institutional Commands, responsible for organizing, training, and equipping Airmen, and Service Component Commands, responsible for preparing Airmen for warfighting in a combatant command's area of responsibility. The changes are part of the Department of the Air Force's Great Power Competiti  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. A revitalized partnership between the 66th Medical Squadron and U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, Mass. is proving to be beneficial to lab staff, technicians and patients here. As the only active-duty military treatment facility in Massachusetts, 66 MDS provides outpatient treatment to service members from all branches   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio The Air Force Materiel Command hosted a Cross-Cultural Mentoring event, Aug. 20 focused on understanding generational differences and impacts on mentorship. More than 700 individuals attended the virtual session, which was streamed on Microsoft Teams to a diverse Department of the Air Force audience. "This session highlights how multiple ge  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Joe Danielewicz, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs When Big. Gen. Erik N. Quigley assumed command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Bombers Directorate in April 2024, he took responsibility for the sustainment and modernization of the current bombers portfolio. The Directorate also manages the organize, train and equip function of the  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. Cloud One, chartered by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, paved the way for the Department of the Air Force to become a leader in cloud hosting. The multi-cloud, multi-vendor system is a one-stop shop for Department of Defense mission application owners requiring commercial cloud services. It delivers speed, scalability, and security with cu  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi hosted the 2024 Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit, bringing together senior leaders from around the globe, Aug. 26-29. The four-day summit focused on the "Spirit of Integration," and brought together Department of Defense, NATO and more 67 alli  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. The Department of the Air Force awarded a Services Category 1 indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for Enterprise Information Technology as a Service Base Infrastructure Modernization August 19. The U.S. Air Force awarded the BIM IDIQ to 23 companies with a $12.5 billion ceiling, as the result of a competitive acquisition. EITaaS is an A  more

KENT, Ohio, Sept. 13 -- Wright State University issued the following news: By Bob Mihalek The number of first-time undergraduate students at Wright State University has increased by 44% over the last three years and is up 17.5% compared to fall 2023. Wright State welcomed 2,012 first-time undergraduate students for the fall 2024 semester, compared to 1,394 students in the fall of 2021 and 1,713 last year. This is the third consecutive year that the number of first-time students at Wright Sta  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: With a theme of, "Pioneers of Change Shaping the Future Together," the event will highlight challenges and opportunities related to cross-cultural mentorship. The panel will be hosted by Dr. Olga Mendoza-Schrock, Branch Chief, Decision Sciences Branch, Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory. Panelists include: Joseph Oder, Executive Director, Air Force Nuclear Weapons  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- The Air Force Materiel Command will host a virtual mentoring panel in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 23 at noon ET on Microsoft Teams. With a theme of, "Pioneers of Change - Shaping the Future Together," the event will highlight challenges and opportunities related to cross-cultural m  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: HILL AIR FORCE BASE The 309th Software Engineering Group's newest edition to Hill AFB's software campus, Building 1514 facility one, was dedicated during a ceremony Aug. 28, expanding the group's capability to meet the software demands of the warfighter. The new facility primarily provides a space for members of the 521st Software Engineering Squadron to do unclassified work for th  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news wrap up: * * * 9 Sep 1954 (Tinker AFB/Mobility Directorate) In 1954, the Air Force purchased the first 29 of its future 700+-strong KC-135 Stratotanker fleet. And on this date in 1954, Tinker AFB sent its representatives to an Air Materiel Command phasing group meeting to discuss the anticipated delivery of its initial KC-135As, which would begin arriving in August 1956. These ear  more