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Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, provides command and control of air power throughout Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and 17 other nations. The CAOC, and more than 20 other Air Operations Centers throughout the world, rely on the Air Operations Center weapons system, managed, sustained and upgraded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Strang) Airmen given direct access to AOC development process
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – The Air Force announced its Air Operations Center weapons system will be upgraded using industry best-practice Agile DevOps software development processes through an effort called AOC Pathfinder. The Pathfinder is expected to provide modernized AOC capabilities to the warfighter within one calendar year of initiation
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2017
Lt. Col. Shari Ellis, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, shows Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, equipment AES Airmen use to communicate with each other during various missions they fly on. The general flew onboard a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III used for an aeromedical evacuation training flight June 20, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly) AFMC commander flies with 445 AW Airmen
Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, flew onboard a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III used for an aeromedical evacuation training flight June 20, 2017.
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2017
(U.S. Air Force photo/R.J. Oriez) Happy 25th birthday, AFMC!
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command (center); Maj. Gen. Warren D. Berry (left), AFMC vice commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Jason L. France, AFMC command chief, prepare to cut a cake commemorating AFMC's 25th anniversary. A brief ceremony marking the occasion took place in
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2017
Jacqueline Cochran (Courtesy photo) Commentary: Soaring with the wind and stars
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Leadership remains the most crucial aspect of our mission as we seek to build a resilient, agile workforce centered on agility and innovation.General characteristics of leadership include guidance, direction, and influence to accomplish the task or mission. However, even more significant in mission
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2017
(U.S. Air Force graphic) Squadron Officer School expands to better align with CSAF focus areas
Air University’s Squadron Officer School has redesigned its program to better align with the needs of the Air Force. The new course has increased from five to six-and-a-half weeks, commencing with Class 18A which starts July 31, 2017.
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2017
Capt. Evangeline Fleischaker, Early Warning System program lead from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., briefs a traditional acquisition approach during the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Transformational Innovation’s pilot acquisition wargame June 30, 2017, at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Fleischaker’s team was challenged to find a solution for a malware vulnerability that could, in the premise of the wargame, disable nearly a million desktop, laptop and mobile devices during a wargame held June 26-30, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Benjamin Newell) Acquisition as wargame
The Pentagon’s Air Force acquisition office challenged teams to protect nearly 1 million users from dangerous malware during a pilot wargame held June 26-30, 2017, at the Hanscom Conference Center.The wargame scenario was ripped from the headlines and one of the three participating teams was required to abide by the strictest interpretations of
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2017
Air Force Staff Sgt. David Olson (right), an explosive ordnance disposal troop from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, cheers enthusiastically as the Air Force is introduced at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games opening ceremony July 1, 2017, at Soldier Field in Chicago. While it has been a short seven-month journey toward recovery, Olson recalls how dark of a place he was previously in, noting the measurable progress he's made to date. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons) Adaptive sports shift Warrior Games athlete's outlook on life
CHICAGO -- “I was sitting at home alone one night and had taken out my pistol; I remember how cool it felt in my hands and knowing I was moments away from taking my life. In that split second, my phone went off with a text from one of my Airmen who said he needed my help getting to work the next morning, and I remember putting down my weapon to be
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2017
Default Air Force Logo AFMC Airman among service's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2017
Air Force officials have named the service's top enlisted members, announcing the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2017.
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2017
Gen. Mike Holmes, commander, Air Combat Command, presents retired Air Force Lt. Col. Gregory Thornton with the Silver Star medal certificate during a ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, June 30, 2017. Thornton received the Silver Star for his actions on April 6, 2003, while supporting ‘Advance 33,’ the call sign for a ground forward air controller attached to Task Force 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor, during combat operations in Iraq. The Silver Star is the third-highest combat decoration for gallantry in action that can be awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wesley Farnsworth) Silver Star mission a lesson in teamwork
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Gregory "Billy Bob" Thornton reflected after being presented the Silver Star Medal -- the third highest medal for valor in the military -- in a private ceremony held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force June 30, 2017.
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2017
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Air National Guard director, accepts the 2016 Air Force Marathon MAJCOM Challenge trophy with members of his winning team June 27, 2017, during the annual CORONA Top conference held at Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command. The presentation took place before a crowd of the Air Force’s senior leadership gathered here for a series of top-level meetings. The MAJCOM Challenge serves as a friendly service-wide competition that challenges each major command to encourage its respective Airmen to participate in the annual race. This year’s 21st annual Air Force Marathon is scheduled for Sept. 16, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash) Air National Guard wins 2016 Air Force Marathon MAJCOM Challenge
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Air National Guard director, accepts the 2016 Air Force Marathon MAJCOM Challenge trophy with members of his winning team June 27, 2017, during the annual CORONA Top conference held at Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command. The presentation took place before a crowd of the Air
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2017
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