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  • Empowering Innovation: The Keesler Tech Expo Unveiled

    The 81st Communications Squadron hosted the annual Keesler Tech Expo at the Bay Breeze Event Center, Feb. 27.The Keesler Tech Expo has been an annual event for nearly 15 years, allowing base personnel to keep up with ever-changing technologies without having to leave the installation.

  • 82nd TRW POL puts fuel bladder prototype to the test

    The 82nd Training Wing’s Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants schoolhouse conducted first article testing of a fuel bladder prototype developed through a collaboration between Air Force subject matter experts, the Defense Innovation Unit, and a commercial partner January 24, 2024, here. The prototype is

  • Logistics squadron implements cutting-edge fuels training

    The petroleum, oil and lubricants team from the 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron partnered with a local digital media company; the POL school at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; and POL personnel at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, to develop the JBER Fuels Trainer, a virtual-reality program

  • CMSO and AETC Will Host 2024 Modeling and Simulation Summit

    The third annual 2024 Department of the Air Force (DAF) Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Summit will take place in San Antonio, TX on May 7-9, 2024.The annual summit will be hosted by Mr. Richard Tempalski, the DAF Chief Modeling and Simulation Officer (CMSO), and Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, Commander,

  • Keesler’s Dragon Tank calls for innovation excellence

    The 81st Training Wing is calling for innovation excellence through Dragon Tank, an idea contest launched earlier this month and uses $200,000 of existing squadron innovation funds to foster a culture of innovation and develop effective solutions to improve the mission.

  • RAPIDx Team awards contract with $90 million ceiling

    The 82d Contracting Squadron RAPIDx team negotiated an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for immersive training solutions that makes extended reality training development available to the entire Air Force and Space Force. The IDIQ contract, which was awarded September 2023, has a

  • Air University library unveils MindGym mental well-being tool

    The Air University library officially unveiled its Lumena MindGym immersive mental skills and resilience tool with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Jan. 19, 2024. MindGym offers sensory deprivation and bio-responsive mindfulness training to anyone with base access."As the AU library director and on behalf

  • Sheppard AFB hosts XR Working Group

    The 82d Training Wing hosted the Logistics XR Strategy Working Group for classes and an immersive tour here which highlighted benefits and best practices of using extended reality technologies in training the world’s best Airmen.

  • Navigating accountability challenges

    When met with the challenge of tracking over 5,000 Airmen in Training to provide accountability, Military Training Leaders began utilizing a software system called TCMax used in the maintenance world.