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Oct. 21, 2022
Parachute saves early test pilot

One hundred years ago, a Type A parachute saved the life of Lt. Harold Harris - the first time a manually operated parachute saved the life of a pilot.
Oct. 21, 2022
DAF senior leaders amplify SecDef directives for reproductive health care

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the DoD would ensure service members and their families can access reproductive health care within its authority and consistent with applicable federal law, in addition to clear guidance for health care providers to operate effectively.
Oct. 20, 2022
B-21 bomber to be unveiled Dec. 2

The Air Force confirmed Oct. 20 it plans to reveal the B-21 Raider Dec. 2 during an unveiling ceremony hosted and sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Corporation at its production facilities in Palmdale, California.
Oct. 20, 2022
Wert provides E-7 update, highlights C-sUAS challenges

Steven Wert, program executive officer Digital, provided program updates during a meeting with Hanscom area business leaders Oct. 6.
Oct. 19, 2022
U.S. Air Force Declares HH-60W ‘Combat Ready’

The HH-60W Jolly Green II was declared ‘combat ready’ on October 4 by Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command (ACC).
Oct. 19, 2022
Genatempo discusses enterprise capabilities, JADC2

A Hanscom senior official discussed enterprise systems, Joint-All Domain Command and Control, and other topics during a meeting with Hanscom-area business leaders at the end of last month.
Oct. 18, 2022
Air Force lawyer highlights career

From a pre-med major at the U.S. Air Force Academy, to acquisition officer, to Air Force lawyer, Col. Polly Sandness, the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), has had a career full of change and adventure.
Oct. 17, 2022
Hill Aerospace Museum celebrates construction of third gallery

Officials gathered Oct. 17 to celebrate the work underway on Hill Aerospace Museum’s new, 81,000-square-foot gallery. The gallery is expected to be completed before Thanksgiving 2023 and will allow for most of the aircraft currently residing in the airpark outside the museum to have a place inside,
Oct. 17, 2022
This Week In AFLCMC History - October 17 - 23, 2022

This week's 'Heritage Hangar' has a mix of events from across the history of our enterprise, from the 1910s to the 2000s. It concludes with a feature about a technology developed by our predecessors in Dayton that was part of a significant "first," for which aviators from Charles Lindbergh to Neil
Oct. 17, 2022
Eglin's warehouse of future an AFMC Spark Tank finalist

With strong competition from over 20 innovative Airmen submissions turned to five semi-finalists, the Air Force Materiel Command named its 2023 Spark Tank finalists, Oct. 6.

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