Sept. 3, 2020 97 AMW in photos: assembling mobility aircrew training The 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen play a crucial role in the primary training mission at Mobility’s Hometown. One such task is training qualified C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters to be certified in airdrop training.
Aug. 15, 2020 AFRL neurotechnology partnership aims to accelerate learning, pilot training The Individualized Neural Learning System, or iNeuraLS, is a new augmented learning platform that will enable rapid learning by closed-loop modulation of cognitive states during skill acquisition. Essentially, the AFRL team seeks to develop a capability that will give Airmen the ability to rapidly
Aug. 3, 2020 97th OG collaborates with AFWERX, pilot training accelerates By using emerging technology combined with the new standards for pilot training, the 97th Operations Group has created the Virtual/Enhanced Reality Training, Innovation and Generation Office program for pilot training.
July 27, 2020 Air Force ROTC adapts training in the face of COVID-19 Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets completed Combat Arms Training and Maintenance amid the COVID-19 pandemic July 9, 2020, at the CATM facility on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
July 23, 2020 173rd FW completes week of night flying The 173rd Fighter Wing finished a week of night flights at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Thursday, July 16, 2020.
July 17, 2020 Columbus AFB medical Airmen ensure readiness through TCCC The 14th Medical Group held the Wing’s first on-site Tactical Combat Casualty Care All Combatants course July 16, 2020, at the Kortiz Clinic, training 10 medics from Columbus Air Force Base. The course provides medics with life-saving skills in addition to tactical field care, tactical evacuation
July 10, 2020 Senior Air Force, Army officers outline practices protecting recruits from coronavirus Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrea D. Tullos, commander, Second Air Force, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and Army Maj. Gen. Lonnie G. Hibbard told reporters during a virtual news conference from the Pentagon that training goals are being met and that, to date, only about 2% of the tens of thousands
July 1, 2020 Metals tech training the foundation for NCO's innovative success Tech. Sgt. Ryan McBride, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 19th Maintenance Squadron’s metals technology shop at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, was on the right side of a success story when his idea to have a C-130J Super Hercules hydraulic pump bracket fabricated using 3D printing technology
June 22, 2020 97th AMW honors CCAF graduates 28 members from the 97th Air Mobility Wing received Community College of the Air Force degrees during a graduation ceremony, June 18, 2020. This ceremony celebrated the graduates of the fall 2019 and spring 2020 classes.
June 17, 2020 SECDEF witnesses transformation, protection of citizens becoming Airmen at BMT during COVID-19 U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper visited U.S. Air Force basic military training cadre and recruits, as well as members of the Air Force Recruiting Service, for a first-hand look at how the service transforms citizens into American Airmen here June 16, 2020.