ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, March 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Deidre Moon, AEDC Public Affairs Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members were recently granted funding for their innovative ideas as part of the 2023 AEDC Spark Tank. An announcement was made in October 2022 calling all innovators to submit their ideas, and the last day for submissions was Jan.13. The AEDC Spark Tank program allows members of the AEDC workforce to propose sugg  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Troy Allison, Program Manager Seven new perspectives are coming to the Commander's Resource Integration System (CRIS) in the first quarter of 2023. CRIS is a read-only multi-tier, relational data warehouse that provides visibility into financial transactions across all echelons of the Air Force. Executing over 30 million queries a year, CRIS reduces user data collection effort  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Kayla Prather, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs The Female Fitment Program continues to influence daily life and duty for female Airmen, moving history forward for generations of women. Being the only Female Fitment Program office in the Air and Space Forces, personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are working to develop uniforms that provide women with proper form, fit and function. The program se  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 23 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Senior Master Sgt. Trisha Cook, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Emergency Managers Force Development Manager On 27 Feb 2023, 17 total force students comprised of emergency managers (3E9) officers, senior non-commissioned officers, and civilians kicked off the new, redesigned Emergency Management Flight Leadership Course (MGT 410) at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AF  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 25 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: Rigorous model validation is an ongoing challenge in the Department of Defense (DOD) and is only becoming more important as the DOD furthers adoption of digital engineering and model-based systems engineering (MBSE). The STAT COE is actively researching improvements to model validation methods and published several best practices in FY22. In the area of digital engineering, the STAT COE is devel  more