Modernization & Innovation – That PAO Guy

Category: Modernization & Innovation

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An aerial target drone rests on a recovery trailer at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The 53rd Test Support Squadron developed the mobile recovery capability to streamline the recovery and transportation of aerial target drones used to support Air Force weapons testing and evaluation.

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53rd TSS drone recovery trailer transforms target recovery

August 28, 2026 — 0 Comments

Senior Master Sgt. Chad Bryant (left) and Master Sgt. Tyler Dickson, 512th Maintenance Squadron maintainers, display their creation, a gauge for a variable stator vane lever linkages rigging set for a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 1, 2026.

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Dover reservists invent faster engine fix

August 27, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brandie Henrichs, Airman Leadership Instructor, prepares to use the MindGym at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 20, 2024. The MindGym offers a unique and immersive experience that focuses on reducing stress and promoting relaxation to help improve military readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryce Moore)

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Master your mind: AFGSC reimagines readiness with MindGym

August 26, 2026 — 0 Comments

An Airman-designed aircraft engine compressor wash cart is connected to an AC-130J Ghostrider assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 6, 2026. The upgraded cart enables maintainers to wash all four engines in a single cycle, reducing standard wash times by 75% and reducing overall ground maintenance hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Olivia Perkins)

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Maintainer designs new wash cart to save Air Force time and money

August 18, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary Hicks, 374th Health Care Operations Squadron, family medicine physician, poses for a photo outside the 374 HCOS at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11, 2026.

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New App Aims to Unify Military Fitness Training Across Branches

August 17, 2026 — 0 Comments

Fits like a glove! The newly formed nose panel undergoes an initial fit check on the C-17 on April 20, 2026 at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Casey Tromp)

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Rapid Sustainment Office produces first-of-its-kind part to repair damaged C-17

August 6, 2026 — 0 Comments

Lt. Col. Philip Downing, 370th Flight Test Squadron commander, and Wei Lee, senior flight test engineer, 418th FLTS, pose after completing a test mission for HAVE HOLIDAYS at Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 29, 2026.

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X-62 VISTA sets precedents with Mission Systems Upgrades, aligns human researchers with AI development for the warfighter

August 4, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Natanael Noronha, 820th Combat Operations Squadron instructor supervisor, left, and Staff Sgt. Conner Montgomery, 824th Base Defense Squadron force production analyst, right, practices First Person View (FPV) drone tactics at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, July 14, 2026.

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Expanding battlefield capabilities with FPV drone technology

July 29, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marwan AlSaeedi, 439th Communications Squadron client services technician, explains the cyber assessments he conducted to Col. Christopher Holland, 439th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kristen M. Maloney, 439th Airlift Wing command chief at the Cyber Chicopee Innovative Readiness Training program in Chicopee, Mass., July 21, 2026.

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Airmen collaborate to strengthen Chicopee’s digital locks

July 27, 2026 — 0 Comments