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Tipoffs for Dayton, Ohio (Wright Patterson) Newsletter for Sunday January 21, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Air Force Tests Ejection Seat Drogue Chute for T-7A Red Hawk
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate successfully tested the ACES 5 Escape System Drogue chute that will go on the T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft. "We're testing a possible new use of the ejection seat drogue chute," said Dr. Dan Mountjoy, T-7A Crew Systems Lead Engineer with the directorate's T-7A Program Office. "The ejection sea  more

Forging Bonds, Building Resilience: The Evolution of the Air Force Materiel Command Connect Initiative
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Brian Dietrick, Air Force Materiel Command Forget sterile briefings and cookie-cutter training programs. The Air Force Materiel Command takes a bold approach to its most valuable asset: its people. The AFMC Connect is a ground-up initiative reshaping workplace culture to focus on unity, resilience and thriving performance. It breaks free from traditional top-down hierarchies an  more

Lt Gen Donna Shipton Assumes Command of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jim Varhegyi, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton assumed command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center during a ceremony Jan.17 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, presided over the ceremony. "AFLCMC is a behemoth if you ever thought about w  more

Lt Gen Donna Shipton Assumes Command of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Jim Varhegyi, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton assumed command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center during a ceremony Jan.17 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, presided over the ceremony. "AFLCMC is a behemoth if you ever thought about what  more

Air Force Tests Ejection Seat Drogue Chute for T-7A Red Hawk
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate successfully tested the ACES 5 Escape System Drogue chute that will go on the T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft. "We're testing a possible new use of the ejection seat drogue chute," said Dr. Dan Mountjoy, T-7A Crew Systems Lead Engineer with the directorate's T-7A Program Office. "The ejection sea  more

Forging Bonds, Building Resilience: The Evolution of the Air Force Materiel Command Connect Initiative
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Brian Dietrick, Air Force Materiel Command Forget sterile briefings and cookie-cutter training programs. The Air Force Materiel Command takes a bold approach to its most valuable asset: its people. The AFMC Connect is a ground-up initiative reshaping workplace culture to focus on unity, resilience and thriving performance. It breaks free from traditional top-down hierarchies an  more

Lt Gen Donna Shipton Assumes Command of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jim Varhegyi, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton assumed command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center during a ceremony Jan.17 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, presided over the ceremony. "AFLCMC is a behemoth if you ever thought about w  more

Lt Gen Donna Shipton Assumes Command of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Jim Varhegyi, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton assumed command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center during a ceremony Jan.17 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, presided over the ceremony. "AFLCMC is a behemoth if you ever thought about what  more

ORISE Fellow Represents Future of STEM Researchers
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 18 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: In May 2022, Annie Price graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering, setting the foundation for her future as a researcher in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. During an undergraduate internship with Princeton Satellite Systems, Price studied nuclear-powered planetary exploration concepts that fueled an int  more