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  • A simulation model at Keesler Air Force Base lies on a newly designed pronating shelf, designed to assisted COVID-19 patients with their breathing. (Courtesy photo)

    Proning made easy at Keesler AFB

    A team from the 81st Medical Group at Keesler Medical Center developed a prototype “proning shelf” that can be attached to an ICU bed, allowing ARDS patients to rest in a position for easier breathing.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman Kelsy Pickell, 335th Training Squadron student, receives her graduation certificate during a Financial Management Course graduation at the Levitow Training Support Facility drill pad at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 21, 2020. The class was the first to complete the updated Financial Management Course, which was recently introduced by the 335th to improve the quality and efficiency of the class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Seth Haddix)

    Financial Management course at Keesler implements innovative changes in classroom

    The 335th Training Squadron introduced a new direction for the Financial Management career field in its most recent graduating class at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. The course is focusing on teaching only the most important and relevant material to their students to improve the quality of the class.
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    'Guinea pig' class conquers innovation, COVID-19 en route to graduation

    Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program Class 20-04 has endured unique circumstances during their trek to earn their pilot wings, which began Feb. 26, 2019. Perhaps no other class in the nearly 40-year history of the 80th Flying Training Wing program has faced the traditional trials while also navigating the unknowns of game-changing innovation as well as a global pandemic.
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  • Spark Tank, a collaboration between AFWERX and Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, Management, is now accepting submissions for the 2021 campaign from July 1 to October 16, 2020. The annual campaign is designed to spur and empower innovative ideas from Airmen to further strengthen Air Force culture and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

    Spark Tank 2021 encourages leadership to support Airmen ideas

    The annual campaign is designed to spur and empower innovative ideas from Airmen to further strengthen Air Force culture and capabilities.
  • Tech. Sgts. Ryan McBride, 19th Maintenance Squadron NCO in charge of metals technology, and Jason Felts, 19th Maintenance Squadron sheet metal production lead, prepare a new 3D printed hydraulic pump bracket for installation at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, June 4, 2020. 3D printing the bracket will make it easier for C-130J maintenance units across the Air Force to obtain the part and eliminate the need to manufacture the part themselves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford)

    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 was realized. While the creation of the part did not happen in a traditional metals technology fashion, it still took a foundational knowledge to be able to envision the product from beginning to end.
  • Airman Leadership School innovates to continue training NCOs

    Airman Leadership School at Luke AFB innovates to continue training NCOs

    As a new way to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 while continuing the mission, the John. J. Rhodes Airman Leadership School at Luke AFB, Ariz., initiated a solely online course beginning with class 20-5 May 20.
  • Slick Sheet for AFRS Aim High app

    Air Force Recruiting Service releases Aim High mobile application to serve as a Total Force one stop Air Force shop

    To help better communicate, inform and inspire new recruits and with embedded tools to guide them into the right Total Force career path, the Air Force Recruiting Service’s Innovation team launched the “Aim High” mobile phone application June 15, 2020.
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    Altus innovation team design shared across service

    Due to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid response actions were required to mitigate the spread of the virus, to ensure safe mission contribute. AFWERX, a community of Air Force innovators who strive to connect Airmen to solutions, requested Spark Cell centers across the Air Force to assist in virus mitigation efforts with personal protective equipment innovations.
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