Aug. 25, 2025 Misawa Air Base Hosts First Additive Manufacturing Course The 35th Fighter Wing (FW) drove innovation across the Pacific last week by hosting the wing’s first-ever Layer 1: Foundations of Additive Manufacturing and Design course, marking a milestone in how the Air Force equips Airmen to design, build and field solutions at the speed of need.
July 15, 2025 509th CONS Airman selected for competitive Project Arc assignment Airman 1st Class Reid Richardson, a contracting specialist, assigned to the 509th Contracting Squadron, has been assigned to join Project Arc, a selective Air Force program focused on solving operational challenges through creative, cross-disciplinary solutions.
Sept. 19, 2024 Innovative mobile app streamlines airfield assessment for airborne operations The U.S. Air Force has introduced a new tool designed to streamline the process of assessing and certifying airfields for aircraft landings, particularly in austere environments. Developed by members of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Innovation Team, the new mobile application enhances
April 24, 2024 Project Arc: Delivering tailored innovations to 435th AGOW warfighters The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing hosted the first Project Arc team October 2023 - April 2024 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The team integrated with 435th AGOW units, and conducted a broad range of technological support and advancements to improve mission accomplishment and solve problems
Nov. 2, 2022 Project Arc team works to make technical Airmen more operationally relevant Science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, career fields are part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, commanders’ intent to lead, discover, develop and deliver science, technology and innovation for warfighters. And with the recent report on a Line of Effort 3.6 showing low