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  • Master Sgt. Justin Bauer from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., was awarded the Spark Tank 2021 trophy for his idea, “Innovative Approach to C-130 Wheel Repair.” Spark Tank 2022, a Department of the Air Force annual competition in which Airmen and Guardians pitch innovative solutions to operational problems, will accept submissions in early August 2021.

    Wanted: Innovative ideas for Spark Tank 2022

    Spark Tank 2022, a Department of the Air Force annual competition in which Airmen and Guardians pitch innovative solutions to operational problems, will accept submissions in early August 2021.
  • CSAF Leadership Library graphic

    CSAF Leadership Library: Summer 2021

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. presents three new additions to the CSAF Leadership Library: "Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men," "The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State" and "The Social Dilemma."
  • Staff Sgt. Renee Scherf, Detachment 23 curriculum engineer and MC-130H Combat Talon II subject matter expert, demonstrates a virtual reality training system at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, June 16, 2021. Members of Detachment 23’s Tech Training Transformation are responsible for re-engineering tech training. Their cutting-edge program utilizes virtual reality training systems and artificial intelligence, among other modalities, to transform the Airmen development process.

    Tech Training Transformation modernizes tech training with virtual reality

    Futuristic training, the kind of immersive simulations seen in sci-fi TV shows, is no longer a fictional dream. It’s almost here. With the Tech Training Transformation team’s creation of a virtual reality training system coordinated by artificial intelligence, Air Education and Training Command officials are transforming the Airmen development process.
  • Graphic with man and woman looking at a computer screen on a graphic with words "AETC Innovation Dashboard" and the AETC logo with "The First Command" next to it.

    Innovators connect on AETC Innovation Dashboard

    The AETC Innovation Dashboard is the one-stop shop for anyone interested in the innovation activities happening across the command. The AETC Innovation Dashboard provides a dynamic visualization of more than 550 innovation projects across Air University, Air Force Recruiting Service, 2nd Air Force, 19th Air Force, 59th Medical Wing, and 502nd Air Base Wing as well as collaborations with academia and industry.
  • Graphic with man and woman looking at a computer screen on a graphic with words "AETC Innovation Dashboard" and the AETC logo with "The First Command" next to it.

    Innovation Tips: Increase innovation at your unit

    A common question Airmen ask regarding innovation is “How do I get my unit to embrace innovation?” According to HQ Air Education and Training Command’s Innovation Advancement Division, an Airman’s daily actions can foster an environment that leads their unit to embrace an innovation culture.
  • 41st RQS conducts Heritage Flight

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
  • JBER maintenance unit receives lactation pod

    Mothers in maintenance

    Women of the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit are leading the way in innovation and inclusion with their new lactation pod, allowing Airmen who are nursing mothers to continue contributing to the mission at work and at home.
  • Photo of children at CDC

    Air Force tests child care subletting app at 8 installations

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is testing a mobile app designed to centralize and streamline the subletting of short-term slots at military child development centers this summer.
  • Skyborg ACS First Flight

    Skyborg autonomy core system has successful first flight

    Termed Milestone 1 of the Autonomous Attritable Aircraft Experimentation, or AAAx, campaign, the autonomy core system performed a series of foundational behaviors necessary to characterize safe system operation.
  • U.S. Air and Space Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, surgeon general, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Office of the Surgeon General medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, visit the 673d Medical Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 26, 2021. Hogg and Kolczynski focused on readiness and innovation as they toured the hospital, recognized and connected with medics, and discussed the 673d MDG’s capabilities, operations, innovations, COVID-19 management and vaccine rollout, and plans for improvement.

    Surgeon General visits 673d MDG; emphasizes readiness, innovation

    Readiness, readiness and readiness are priorities one, two and three, said the U.S. Air Force and Space Force surgeon general and the chief of the medical enlisted force at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 26.
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