WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * AFMC civic leaders visit Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Rapid Sustainment Office (photos) * DAYTON, Ohio (AFLCMC) \- A group of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) civic leaders visited the University of Dayton Research Institute's Integrated Technology Operations Center (UDRI/ITOC) near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 7, 2026, to learn about the Air F  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Air Force, Space Force meet recruiting goals 5 months ahead of schedule * The Air Force and Space Force achieved annual recruiting goals five months ahead of schedule, contracting 32,000 new active-duty Airmen and Guardians needed for the fiscal year. To date, both services have sent nearly 25,000 active-duty recruits to basic military training, while the remaining perso  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Cyber and Network Directorate welcomes new functional leaders * HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Three new senior leaders have been appointed to key functional roles within the Cyber and Networks Directorate, officials announced, strengthening efforts to advance acquisition execution, workforce development and talent management. Meghan Rosso, Marcus Green and Jennifer Roba  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Eglin Strike Eagle becomes first ever F-15E display * EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -The Air Force Armament Museum welcomed its newest aircraft, an F-15E Strike Eagle, to its outdoor displays with a dedication ceremony April 10, 2026. The Strike Eagle, known as 86-184 became the first ever F-15E to become a museum display. The approximately 35-year-old F-15E was a developmen  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Experimental Operations Unit accelerates Collaborative Combat Aircraft program * The Air Force's Experimental Operations Unit, under Air Combat Command, concluded a critical exercise with Collaborative Combat Aircraft recently at Edwards Air Force Base, California, putting principles of the new Warfighting Acquisition System into practice. The exercise employed the YFQ-44A  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Meink emphasizes technological excellence, acquisition transformation during Ohio immersion * WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink concluded a visit to Air Force Materiel Command and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base units April 3, reinforcing the importance of technological innovation and acquisition reform to ensuring warfighter readiness and lethality. The visit offe  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Roadshow updates acquisition workforce on transformation efforts * HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - The Air Force's senior acquisition leader outlined ongoing transformational change during an Acquisition Transformation Road Show held here April 15. William D. Bailey, performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logisti  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * The Wright Move: The Foundation of the Future of Wright-Patterson AFB * Throughout the history of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB has been synonymous with ground-breaking research, development, and acquisitions. But 100 years ago today - April 13, 1926 - it was home to a more literal ground-breaking: the formal start of construction on what's now WPAFB  more