April 4, 2024 DAF calls for AFMC changes to support service’s readiness, agility against great power adversaries As part of the Department of the Air Force’s sweeping efforts to deter and, if needed, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition, DAF senior leaders announced four organizational changes to Air Force Materiel Command during an opening speech Feb. 12 at the AFA Warfare Symposium.
Feb. 13, 2024 Allvin: 'This is our time of consequence' Allvin’s keynote remarks at the AFA Warfare Symposium put the ambitious reoptimization in historical terms, linking it in significance to the consequential eras preceding well known shifts in Air Force history.
Feb. 12, 2024 DAF leaders lock arms, present plan to reoptimize Air Force, Space Force DAF leaders outlined 24 specific decisions during a panel discussion at the AFA Warfare Symposium. The decisions will position the services to better confront China and maintain the hard-won superiority in air and space.
March 8, 2023 Spark Tank 2023 finalists take center stage at AFA Warfare Symposium 6 Spark Tank finalist teams presented their ideas at AFA March 8.
Feb. 21, 2023 Voting open now for Department of the Air Force Spark Tank 2023 finalists Airmen and Guardians may now vote for one of the top six selected ideas in Spark Tank, the Department of the Air Force’s capstone innovation campaign.
Feb. 16, 2023 Vice Chief’s Challenge calls Airmen to operationalize Agile Combat Employment The goal of the DAF 2023 Vice Chief's Challenge is to find innovative responses to challenges affecting Agile Combat Employment.
Jan. 27, 2023 DOD releases Small Business Strategy The strategy promotes a strong, dynamic, and robust small business industrial base by focusing on reducing barriers to entry, increasing set-aside competitions, and leveraging programs to grow the industrial base.
Jan. 23, 2023 US Air Force selects Howard University for science research partnership The Air Force has selected Howard University to lead a university affiliated research center.
June 28, 2022 Air Force, DOD Plan to Create First Historically Black Colleges and Universities-led Affiliated Research Center Historically Black colleges and universities graduate about 30% of African American science, technology, engineering and mathematics students, and the Defense Department and the Air Force want to tap into that talent.
June 27, 2022 DAF seeking science research partnerships with HBCUs DAF is working with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to create the first University Affiliated Research Center led by a Historically Black College or University.