#ICYMI An unarmed Mk21A reentry vehicle was tested June 17 after being launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a Minotaur I rocket. The launch was an in-flight environmental test supporting the development of the Air Force's new Mk21A RV. The Mk21A RV is currently under contract with Lockheed Martin for its engineering and manufacturing development phase. After attaining full operational capability, the Mk21A RV will be integrated on the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system. The Mk21A program is currently in early development and overseen by the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. #defense #launch #Mk21A #USAFD
Air Force Materiel Command
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Powering the World's Greatest Air Force...We develop, deliver, support and sustain war-winning capabilities.
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Air Force Materiel Command develops, acquires and sustains the aerospace power needed to defend the United States and its interests for today and tomorrow. With headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war. Our Mission: Powering the World's Greatest Air Force...We develop, deliver, support and sustain war-wining capabilities. AFMC delivers war-winning expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter through development and transition of technology, professional acquisition management, exacting test and evaluation, and world-class sustainment of all Air Force weapon systems. From cradle-to-grave, AFMC provides the work force and infrastructure necessary to ensure the United States maintains the world's most respected Air and Space Forces. Our Vision: One AFMC--Collaborative, innovative, trusted and empowered...indispensable to our Nation, disruptive to our adversaries. Comment Policy: While this is an open forum, it's also a family friendly one, so please keep your comments and wall posts in good taste. In addition to keeping it family friendly, we ask that you follow our posting guidelines here. If you don't comply, your message will be removed. We will not allow: • Comments or submissions that contain vulgar, profane, hateful or abusive language or images; personal attacks of any kind; or offensive terms that discriminate against specific ethnic, national or racial groups. • Comments that are spam, are clearly “off topic,” or that promote services or products. Comments that make unsupported accusations will not be permitted. • Posts specifically about political parties or individuals. Political rhetoric is not permitted. • Comments that promote or advertise a commercial transaction. • Comments that suggest or encourage illegal acts
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http://www.afmc.af.mil
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- Dayton, Ohio
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- 1992
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- Acquisition, Contracting, Military, Air Force, Research and Development, Weapons Systems, Procurement, Department of Defense, United States Air Force, DOD, Life Cycle Management, and Testing
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Our teams at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center are modernizing infrastructure at Kadena Air Base, Japan, to enhance search and rescue mission operations in the Indo-Pacific region. The $157 million investment will deliver a state-of-the-art helicopter rescue operations maintenance hangar to support Pacific Air Force combat search and rescue capabilities. #modernization #USAF #defense #helicopter
AFIMSC construction enhances DAF rescue missions in Indo-Pacific
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Our annual Life Cycle Industry Days is fast approaching! The event will take place July 29 – 31 at the Dayton, Ohio Convention Center. The theme for the event is "Follow Through – Reoptimizing the Air Force for Greater Power Competition." Our agenda features many keynote speakers, including Secretary of the Air Force, Honorable Frank Kendall. #LCID will host many senior leaders and panel discussions centering on the Air Force Operational Imperatives and critical aspects of Great Power Competition Re-optimization. Registration closes July 15 so sign-up now. It’s a great chance for industry to interact with Air Force leaders! https://lnkd.in/gR7cXDBg #USAF
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It's so hard to say goodbye... The MH-139A that took off June 27 from Duke Field at Eglin Air Force Base marked the last aircraft out and official end of the new helicopter’s time at Eglin. It will now assume a future as an Air Force Global Strike Command combat-capable asset. The MH-139 arrived at Eglin in December 2019 and was officially named Grey Wolf shortly after. For its first two years, testing was limited for the then Boeing-owned aircraft. The 413th Flight Test Squadron teamed up with AFGSC’s Detachment 7 to manage, fly and crew the test missions with Boeing flight crew during the aircraft’s time at Eglin. In August 2022, the Air Force took ownership and testing began quickly with as many as six aircraft located at Duke Field, one of Eglin’s many auxiliary fields. The DT phase began August 2022 and ended in February, with follow-on tests occurring throughout 2024. #USAF #greyWolf #MH139A #defense
Eglin Says 'Goodbye' Grey Wolf
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Whether in uniform or as a member of the civil service team, there are many avenues to serve. #civilservice #PublicService #career #defense
DOD working to raise awareness of avenues for public service
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✨🎆🎇Land of the free, because of the brave. Happy 4th of July! #July4th #4thofJuly #independenceday
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Our updated Energy Assurance Campaign Plan provides a foundation for collaboration, cooperation and innovation in all energy-related fields across the organization. Energy assurance IS mission assurance. It plays a vital role in everything that we do, and managing the energy portfolio appropriately, in alignment with United States Air Force guidance, is key to mission successes. #USAF #readiness #energy #energyassurance #defense
Energy Assurance Campaign Plan emphasizes robust, secure, mission-ready posture
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The Voluntary Protection Program Star certification represents exemplary worksites across the United States, both in government and industry, with only 1 in 5,000 organizations or companies achieving this status. These sites maintain comprehensive, successful safety and health management systems, resulting in injury and illness rates below the national average. Workers at VPP Star-certified workplaces are self-sufficient in controlling hazards in their work areas, ensuring a safer and healthier environment. Way to go 309th team! #USAF #defense
309th Missile Maintenance Group receives VPP Star Certification
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The Propulsion Requirements System (PRS) determines the quantity of spare engine assets required to enable peace, training, and wartime mission objectives. This release provided an automated opportunity for users to pull critical data to support decision-making processes impacting 16,475 engine requirements worth $63.4 billion annually. #cloud #defense #USAF
Propulsion Requirements System delivers from the cloud
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Dream Team: In another historic first, students of the Space Test Course at the Air Force Test Pilot School worked with the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate to successfully operate a satellite in space from Edwards Air Force Base. Previous classes have coordinated with commercial space providers to acquire satellite imagery to support multi-domain testing, dictating desired imagery and pass schedules, albeit without direct interaction with the satellite. May 20 marks the inaugural instance where U.S. Space Force STC Class 24A students issued commands to a satellite on orbit. #space #satellite #orbit #USAF
Space Test Course integrates satellite operations into curriculum for first time
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