Aug. 2, 2021 Air Force foreign military sales lead to retire After a 29-year career in the U.S. Air Force, Brig. Gen. Brian Bruckbauer, a Remer, Minnesota native, will retire in August.
July 30, 2021 F-16 Receives In-Flight Software Update During Recent Flight Test For the first time, an F-16’s Electronic Warfare System received an in-flight software update as part of an Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration during a recent test sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
July 30, 2021 Joint team seeks to improve CBRN protection for aircrew The Air Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Systems Branch – part of the Agile Combat Support Directorate – are leading a Department of Defense effort to define and develop better CBRN protection for aircrew.
July 29, 2021 Air Force conducts latest hypersonic flight test Test demonstrated several first-time events for the program.
July 28, 2021 AFMC funds $5 million in additional AFMC We Need efforts The Air Force Materiel Command has released an additional $5 million for projects across the enterprise, continuing the drive towards the goals of the AFMC We Need initiative launched in 2019.
July 26, 2021 Israeli Air Force Delegation Visits Wright-Patterson AFB Recently, Brig. Gen. Brian Bruckbauer, director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) escorted a foreign delegation of Israeli Air Force (IAF) Officials on a two-day visit to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
July 23, 2021 Air Force declares Mobile Communications System ‘combat ready’ Air Combat Command recently declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Mobile Communications System (MCS) Block 2, a program managed by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Battlespace Communications Branch at Hanscom Air Force Base.
July 21, 2021 Hanscom team members recognized for excellence in acquisition and leadership The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, along with Air Force Materiel Command, recognized multiple Hanscom team members with 2020 Acquisition Excellence and Leadership Awards.
July 20, 2021 Air Force employee wins volunteer award and looks toward retirement Longtime Air Force civilian wins National Service Award and approaches retirement with a desire to do even more for her community.
July 19, 2021 Metals Technology Airmen reduce two year wait time to two month critical part production On, July 6, 2021, Airmen from the 366th Maintenance Squadron’s (MXS) Metals Technology section began production on a critical structural beam within the main landing gear wheel, known as a trunnion beam. A trunnion beam houses the main landing gear strut in which the gear pivots when lowering and