WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued the following joint written testimony by Ravi I. Chaudhary, assistant secretary of the Air Force for energy, installations and environment, Brigadier Gen. Brian S. Hartless, Air Force director of civil engineers, and Bruce E. Hollywood, associate chief operations officer of the U.S. Space Force, involving a hearing on April 20, 2023, entitled "Fiscal Year 2024 Request for Air Force and Space Force Military Construction and Family   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 27 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: You never know when inspiration will strike. In the case of one Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) engineer, inspiration led to innovation from a situation that had captured the world's attention. In 2017, Lt. Col. Robert Bettinger, Ph.D., a faculty member at AFIT, was formulating a course which involved atmospheric reentry. Among his course objectives was educating his students on charti  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command The Air Force Materiel Command has adapted their helping agency response policy to align with the Department of the Air Force "Connect to Care" construct, providing guidance for addressing sexual harassment, sexual assault and domestic abuse support requests across the enterprise. The concept of operations includes policy,   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 29 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command has adapted their helping agency response policy to align with the Department of the Air Force "Connect to Care" construct, providing guidance for addressing sexual harassment, sexual assault and domestic abuse support requests across the enterprise. The concept of operations includes policy, training, data collection requiremen  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Tim Tresslar, AFWERX Four Air Force pilots remotely flew a Joby electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the company's Marina, California, manufacturing facility April 20. They were the first Air Force personnel to assume remote pilot-in-command responsibilities and transition flight for the eVTOL, preparing the Air Force for delivery of aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base, California. "Th  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Vince Little, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Does age really count more than beauty, or is it all just a number - depending on who you ask, of course? Another score will get settled in that debate during the 17th annual Young Guns vs. Old Pistols Challenge. Sponsored by the Wright-Patterson Junior Force Council, the 10-week competition is aimed at bringing participants c  more