WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Dr. Clark Taylor, ANT Center Director, Air Force Institute of Technology Since becoming operational in the early 90s, the Global Positioning System (GPS) has helped enable several important military and civilian technologies, including autonomous vehicles, precise munitions, enhanced collaboration between military units, distributed, precise time synchronization, and many more. Not only does   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Air Force Institute of Technology's Civil Engineer School completed the inaugural offering of the Engineer Readiness Planning Seminar (WMSS 575) on 19 January. The four-day course is designed to provide tactical civil engineer leaders with the skills and knowledge to plan and execute team readiness events within the Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) deployment cycle. The first class of s  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs The economic impact of Arnold Air Force Base across the state of Tennessee was $1.06 billion for the 2023 fiscal year. Arnold AFB impacted the local areas through payroll, secondary jobs created through local spending, and other expenditures for supplies, utilities, fuel and services and the spin-off impact of those purchases. The base employed a mixture  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs With 38 years of service for the U.S. Air Force, the installation's new civilian personnel officer brings a wealth of experience and passion for human resources to her new role. Melanie McGuire, who arrived earlier this month, will lead the 66th Force Support Squadron Civilian Personnel office that provides services to more than 2,600   more