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  • Team responsible for key Air Force defensive system wins prestigious award

    When Airmen fight, a key defensive system many take with them is the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System (LAIRCM), which detects, tracks, jams and prevents surface-to-air missiles from impacting aircraft.The team responsible for the acquisition, sustainment and modernization of LAIRCM,

  • Happy 4th of July

    “As we head into this 4th of July weekend, please take time to pause and reflect on what this day means to our nation. Our independence is a direct result of those who answered our nation's call over the past 246 years,” Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command.

  • The CPTP offered pilot training to previously excluded group

    On June 27, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Civilian Pilot Training Act into law. This law helped get America ready for World War II by training up aviators for future combat. Preceding the law was the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) which aimed to train 20,000 civilian

  • Air Force selects future aircrew helmet

    The Air Force selected LIFT Airborne Technologies in April to continue with prototype development of a new helmet for Air Force fixed-wing aircrew.Air Combat Command initiated the search for a next-generation helmet to address issues with long-term neck and back injuries, optimize aircraft