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Aug. 7, 2024
AFIT PhD Student Wins Women of Color in STEM Student Leadership Award

Kara Combs, a doctoral student at the Air Force Institute of Technology and an associate computer engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, has been selected to receive the Women of Color in STEM Conference's Student Leadership Award - Graduate Level.
Jan. 18, 2024
Space policy official details approach to maintaining U.S. edge

The Defense Department is laser focused on deterring aggression through critical investments and sound decisions that will shape U.S. and allied space capabilities for years to come, the Pentagon's top space policy official said.
Jan. 16, 2024
DOD releases first National Defense Industrial Strategy

The National Defense Industrial Strategy lays out long-term priorities that will guide Department of Defense actions and resource prioritization with the aim of creating a modern, resilient defense industrial ecosystem.
Jan. 10, 2024
DOD increases AI capacity through strategy, alignment

The Defense Department is making leaps when it comes to fielding cutting edge technologies, a senior Pentagon policy official said Jan. 9.
Sept. 26, 2023
AFIT hosts undergraduate summer interns studying hypersonics

The Air Force Institute of Technology hosted ten undergraduate interns as part of the University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics summer program. Sponsored by the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office, the goal of the program is to create a strong workforce to meet future hypersonic-related science
June 20, 2023
DOD committed to ethical use of artificial intelligence

A top Pentagon technology official underscored the U.S. commitment to leading the international conversation surrounding artificial intelligence during a panel discussion in Washington.
Dec. 13, 2021
97th CES hosts Cameron University engineering students

On December 3, 2021, members of the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted first year engineering students from Cameron University to showcase some of the many engineering occupations throughout the base.
Aug. 20, 2020
56th CES works ahead of schedule, garners $1.4 miliion in funding toward Luke's infrastructure

The 56th Civil Engineer Squadron, Operations Element garnered a $1.4 million bonus toward Luke AFB infrastructure with 100 percent of Luke facilities and assets in inventory three months ahead of schedule.
July 8, 2019
Alamogordo High School Shockwave Team visits test track

A modified bird chaser monorail rocket test took some highly motivated and enthusiastic Alamogordo area high school students into history on April 18, 2019, at the Holloman High Speed Test Track.
Nov. 10, 2018
Rebuilding Tyndall: Keesler team helps restore base communications

Total devastation. No power. No running water. The scene on the ground at Tyndall Air Force Base was a grim, 'post-apocalyptic' one when a five man team from Keesler's 85th Engineering Installation Squadron arrived in mid-October, just days after Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Gulf Coast.