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  • AFWERX hosts Spark Cell workshop to share ideas, build innovation network

    Airmen from across the Air Force gathered in Austin, Texas, Dec. 13-14, to attend an AFWERX Spark Cell workshop designed to educate attendees about the Department of Defense’s innovation ecosystem and the best ways to plug into the overall culture of innovation at every level of the Total Force.

  • Airmen take advantage of virtual reality paint booths

    Members of the 359th Training Squadron’s Detachment 1 recently installed two 3-D virtual reality paint trainers in their schoolhouse, which graduates about 1,200 Airmen annually in the aircraft structural maintenance, low observable aircraft structural maintenance and non-destructive inspection

  • 5-year-old experiences pilot life for a day at Columbus AFB

    Tobias Taylor, a 5-year-old boy who suffers from cystic fibrosis, never lets any of his disadvantages slow him down and with the help of the Pilot for a Day program, Tobias got to experience something new Dec. 6, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

  • AFIMSC seeks game-changing ideas from mission support groups

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Office launches a program in the new year to help Airmen implement their innovative ideas. The campaign, open Jan. 1-31, 2019, gives military and civilian members of mission support groups worldwide a chance to fund their ideas and

  • AFPC talks assignments and retention at Altus

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Toth, Air Force Personnel Center commander, visited Altus AFB, Dec. 6, 2018, to discuss assignments and other personnel functions with the Airmen of the 97th Air Mobility Wing.

  • Holloman firefighter saves life Thanksgiving weekend

    The holidays are a great time to reset with family. Cloudcroft, New Mexico, a small village nestled in the Sacramento Mountains, 30 miles east of base, is a convenient getaway for Holloman Airmen. The scenic, green pines and cool weather lure in visitors who are looking to escape the muted colors of

  • F-35 FTDs to get 7 new advanced courses

    Starting in early 2019, seven newly created advanced courses for F-35 avionics technicians and crew chiefs will be implemented to continue to improve our Airmen by increasing their proficiency in the newest aircraft in the Air Force arsenal.