Are you #resilient? A few brave members of the Wright-Patterson AFB community recently shared their stories of overcoming personal #hardship, offering hope to those who may be struggling. From physical, to emotional and mental pain, the attendees showed what it means to be resilient and the strength it takes to be a survivor. #resiliency https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1818836/airmen-share-stories-of-overcoming-hardships/

#MonthofTheMilitaryChild Our military children and families are the best deal our Nation gets! Military kids don’t make the choice to serve, but their strength and sacrifice is right up there with those who wear the uniform.

How about some military #history for your Saturday afternoon? This week marked the 77th anniversary of the #DoolittleRaid. On 18 April 1942, #airmen of the U.S. Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, and Kobe. This heroic attack against these major cities was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the U.S. Navy, and the act of the brave men who carried out the attack will remain part of our heroic legacy forever. https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1818829/77-years-of-courage/

"New science should be pursued relentlessly and then applied quickly," said Secretary of the #AirForce Heather Wilson. Learn more about how the United States Air Force is working to move technology from blueprint-to-battlefield more rapidly in the latest episode of Air Force TV. https://youtu.be/ZGoiZuuyHmo

Working dogs play a key role in the operational activities of the United States Air Force and across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and #federal agency spectrum. To ensure a better and sustainable working dog future, this week members of ten federal agencies gathered to tour #AirForce and DoD Military Working Dog facilities and shared information about their working dog programs - including challenges and best practices - to identify new collaboration opportunities. https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1818809/federal-agencies-kickoff-working-dog-collaboration-effort-for-stronger-sustaina/

“Terrorism was not a buzzword in 1995. The word would’ve just been destruction. Something that you never thought would happen and you definitely didn’t think would happen in your hometown,” said Justin Dulworth, a first responder on scene at the #OklahomaCityBombing At 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995--24 years ago today-- a truck bomb exploded outside of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, blowing off the entire north face of the building, killing 168 people and injuring another 650. More than 1,000 military and civilian personnel from Tinker Air Force Base took part in rescue, recovery and relief operations following the devastating attack. It’s something you don’t forget,” Dulworth said. “There are certain sounds that you remember. To me, there’s certain smells that can come back to you and there’s certain things that make you go right back to when you’re walking down the street that you can never forget.” #NeverForget www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1818811/tinkers-own-recall-oklahoma-city-bombing

#DYK: Volunteers contributed 109,998.75 hours of service to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in 2018, representing more than $2.7 million dollars in assets to the Air Force. #service https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1816812/volunteers-honored-for-service-at-the-national-museum-of-the-us-air-force/

A new software development system by teams at Hill Air Force Base, nicknamed "The Pipeline," leverages #Agile methodology or #DevOps to deliver new software capabilities to United States Air Force warfighters at the #speed of today. #AFMCInnovates2019 #FasterSmarter https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1817700/new-software-development-system-saves-time-money-and-benefits-warfighter/

Tune in today at 3pm Central time to view the Memorial Service at Joint Base San Antonio in honor of Lt Col Dick Cole, the last #DoolittleRaider, who passed late last week. We will stream LIVE from the Air Education and Training Command stream. To learn more about his life and legacy, check out the Air Force story at https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1809760/lt-col-dick-cole-last-surviving-doolittle-raider-passes-away-at-age-103/

Today the United States Air Force released the new #Science and #Technology strategy for the #AirForce--a blueprint for science and technology for the next decade and beyond. The strategy includes an array of changes allowing the Air Force to maximize – and expand – its technological advantage in the new era of peer-to-peer threats. #ST2030 #AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory - AFRL https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1816995

The latest episode of the Air Force Research Laboratory - AFRL's Lab Life #podcast drops today, featuring Dr. Dan Berrigan who entertains us with his work in digital manufacturing, how he 'teaches robots' to do things and more! Listen NOW on DVIDs, or check your favorite podcast platform later today for the episode! DVIDS: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1455263736 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/air-force-materiel-command/lab-life Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WuwkfgDRIiX2EVh0odzBR" target="_blank">https://www.dvidshub.net/audio/57240/lab-life-episode-6-robots-and-rambo ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1455263736 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/air-force-materiel-command/lab-life Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WuwkfgDRIiX2EVh0odzBR

Congrats to the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's Dr. Joe Morris who was recently named the #AirForce level Category III Civilian of the year in the Nuclear Deterrence Operations awards! #Excellence #Airpower #Civilian https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1814754/2018-nuclear-deterrence-operations-and-nuclear-missile-operations-awards-winner/

Check out some of the photos from our Robins Air Force Base team's recent readiness exercise! During the exercise, members of the 78th Air Base Wing participated in unexploded ordnance searches, self-aid and buddy care, donning personal protective gear, chemical detection, and other skills necessary to remain mission ready. #Lethal #Ready #Airmen #Airpower

More than 1,700 candidates attended AFMC's first #virtual #hiring fair, April 10, where more than 300 subject matter experts and personnel specialists from the command and Air Force Personnel Center supported efforts to fill 400+ vacancies across the footprint. https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1815487/virtual-hiring-fair-helps-fill-critical-vacancies

#TuesdayThoughts from AFMC Chaplain (Col.) Scott Rummage.

Future #tech: Artificial intelligence-- aka #AI-- could speed up background investigations for the DoD, supporting human efforts create more realistic profiles of inividuals while reducing overall processing time. #technology #science https://www.defense.gov/explore/story/Article/1808113/ai-could-speed-background-investigations/fbclid/IwAR0Sdm4h0IM52eUpUfsYCngwSoIDKIWU1leDz0CeEeVEwV8OEi72R5C5VCg/

Do you know the #history of the Doolittle Raid? Last week, we lost the last surviving #DoolittleRaider at age 103. WATCH the United States Air Force TV short clip on the raid and its strategic role in influencing morale, strategy and the direction of #WWII. #Airpower https://youtu.be/IL8lnAMh4AU

It doesn’t have the stain-fighting power to make your whites whiter and your brights brighter. It won’t make you look 10 years younger or give you six-pack abs. And, it won’t keep your boat with the screen door bottom from sinking. But what Arnold Engineering Development Complex #civilian #Airman James Landon's #innovative 'Trapper Lapper' does do is make the arduous, hand-cranking job of 'lapping' much easier and less physically demanding. And we call that a 'win' for our teams. #AFMCInnovates2019 https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1809770/innovative-approach-by-arnold-craftsman-makes-task-faster-less-strenuous/ #AFMCInnovates2019

The strength and sacrifice of our #MilitaryChildren are at the forefront of our thoughts during the #MonthofTheMilitaryChild. https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1810329/month-of-the-military-child-recognizing-your-service-and-sacrifice/

“Everyone loses if war extent expands into space,” Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson said during a SASC hearing on Space April 11. “But we are developing the capabilities to deter and, if necessary, to fight and win in the space domain as we do in all other domains so that our adversaries will choose wisely to deal with our diplomats and not with our war fighters, and that's what this is about.” #Airpower #space https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1812279/senate-armed-services-committee-recognizes-importance-of-space-while-offering-d/

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