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Defense Contract Awarded 8 May 2020
Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp., Atlanta, Georgia, has been awarded a $9,443,405 task order (FA8523-20-F-0027) on basic contract FA8523-19-D-0006 ...
AFMC commander visits Robins
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, visited Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, May 8, to view on...
Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Warner Robins new director appointed
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --Defense Logistics Agency Distribution has appointed Joe E. Arnold as the Director of DLA Distribution Warner Robins, Geor...
Defense Contract Awarded 18 May 2020
The Corporation of Mercer University, Warner Robins, Georgia, has been awarded a $9,039,309 task order (FA8523-20-F-0029) on basic contract FA8523-20-...
Defense Contract Awarded 18 May 2020
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a ceiling $485,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Department of De...
Air Force F-15s Race Across Atlantic to Complete Tricky ‘Tail Swap’ with Reduced Crews
Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk, 1 May 2020
A pair of F-15E Strike Eagles sprinted across the Atlantic earlier this month, not because they were ca...
Eyes in the sky: Team JSTARS stays focused on mission, keeps warfighter support on target
By Holly Logan-Arrington, Robins Public Affairs / Published May 01, 2020
U.S. adversaries are always at work, plotting our forces’ demise, but the ...
F-15 swap accomplished amid pandemic
By Tim Kurtz, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex Management Operations / Published May 01, 2020
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --
At a time when so...
Memorial service cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, honorees to be recognized next year
By Chaplain (Capt.) William McMullan, Robins AFB Chapel / Published May 01, 2020
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we ...
Showing Respect: Honor Guard Continues to Serve Amid COVID-19
Holly Logan-Arrington, Middle Georgia CEO, April 29, 2020
If you’ve ever attended the funeral of an active duty member or military veteran/retiree ...
How Pentagon Is Protecting Defense Supply Chains From COVID-19
Apr 27th, 2020, COMMENTARY BY Maiya Clark, Research Assistant, Center for National Defense
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The coronavirus is causing disruption a...
Armed with Needle and Thread: Robins Spouses Join Fight against COVID-19
Staff Report From Middle Georgia CEO
Monday, April 20th, 2020
During this time of social distancing and increased hygiene, face coverings have...
Defense Contract Awarded 20 April 2020
Honeywell Inc., Clearwater, Florida, has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract for engineering, manufacturing and developme...
Defense Contract Awarded 21 April 2020
AAR Manufacturing Inc., Cadillac, Michigan, has been awarded a $39,629,731 contract for 463L cargo pallets for the Support Equipment and Vehicles Divi...
Standing Strong: Robins Celebrates Military Children’s Resiliency
Holly Logan-Arrington
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
Children of military parents didn’t sign up for the service, rather they were into the “serv...
Robins Helping Agencies Share Resources, Guidance on Staying Resilient through COVID-19 Crisis
Staff Report From Middle Georgia CEO
Thursday, April 23rd, 2020
Social distancing, teleworking with children at home, and non-stop media r...
Keeping Team Robins Covered: Fabric Shop makes masks while maintaining mission tempo
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Gus Meyer, 572nd Commodities Maintenance Squadron fabric worker at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, manufactures ...
21st Century Partnership Monthly Update April 25, 2020
21st Century Partnership Monthly Update Apr 25...
AFMC mission operational under ‘new norm’
By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command / Published April 17, 2020
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --
...
Distanced But Not Alone: Robins helping agencies share resources, guidance on staying resilient through COVID-19 crisis
By Holly Logan-Arrington, Robins Public Affairs / Published April 15, 2020
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --Social distancing, tele...
Keeping our Eagles flying
By Joseph Mather, Robins Public Affairs / Published April 17, 2020
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --
In 2007 an F-15 split apart in the skies over Mis...
MGA’s Center for Software Innovation Launches Project to Create Thousands of Medical Face Shield Components
Sheron Smith, Middle Georgia CEO
Friday, April 17th, 2020
Middle Georgia State University's Center for Software Innovation is using high-end 3...
Goldfein predicts stop movement order halting military moves will continue past May 11
Diana Stancy Correll, Air Force Times
The stop movement orders the Pentagon issued last month to suspend PCS and temporary duty moves will likely ...
Military stop move order could go into August, Goldfein says
By Scott Maucione, Federal News Network
The military is likely to extend its stop move order past the original sixty days to avoid the spread of c...
HASC chairman could use next stimulus to help defense industrial base
By: Aaron Mehta, Defense News
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is keeping a close eye on the health of the defense i...
Defense Contract Awarded 31 March 2020
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $8,544,064 undefinitized modification (P0003) to contract FA855...
Pentagon memo advises acquisition officials to use ‘regulatory tools’ to keep industrial base strong
By Marjorie Censer / March 31, 2020 at 1:24 PM
A memo signed yesterday by a top Defense Department acquisition official says DOD agencies and the s...
A SUPER BIG THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR – ROBINS FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION!!!
Thank you for your continued support to the Partnership and to Middle Georgia!
Agencies can virtually onboard new employees during coronavirus pandemic
By Nicole Ogrysko, Federal News Network, March 24, 2020 3:43 pm
In an effort to continue federal hiring activities but observe social dista...
Mercer University School of Engineering Developing Prototype for Reusable Surgical Mask
Staff Report From Middle Georgia CEO
Friday, March 27th, 2020
Mercer’s School of Engineering is developing a prototype for a reusable surgical...
21st Century Partnership Monthly Update 28 March 2020
21st Century Partnership Monthly Update Mar 28...
Robins Air Force Base is ready for coronavirus, leaders say
BY BECKY PURSER, Macon.com
MARCH 18, 2020 02:08 PM
As of late Wednesday, no cases of coronavirus have been confirmed on base, said Col. Brian R....
Next 21st Century Partnership Meeting
Due to the concerns over the COVID19, and with an abundance of caution, we have cancelled our quarterly meeting. In accordance with the guidance of Go...
Defense Contract Awarded 16 March 2020
Blaine Warren Advertising LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, has been awarded a $20,057,674 modification (P00007) to previously awarded contract FA6643‐17‐D‐0001...
Troops, families trapped in limbo as some PCS moves put on hold for two months
Karen Jowers and Meghann Myers, Military Times
In the days following the Army’s decision to suspend travel in and out of the regions more heavily ...
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE PREPARING FOR CORONAVIRUS
Peyton Lewis, 41 WMGT
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– As fears about the coronavirus in Georgia rise, Robins Air Force Base officials want to ...
Space Force bringing roadshow to Robins Air Force Base
by Adam Mines, FOX24
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. -- The newest branch of the US military is set to show off its skills to Middle Georgia.
According to Ro...
Defense Contract Awarded 9 March 2020
Digitized Schematic Solutions LLC, Warren, Michigan, has been awarded a $260,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for te...
Defense Contract Awarded 11 March 2020
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Woodland Hills, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $24,978,602 unpriced change order modification ...
Senator David Perdue Highlights Workforce Needs At Robins Air Force Base
Skilled Civilian Workers Needed For Aircraft Maintenance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) today questioned the Honorable Matthe...
The Air Force Is Looking for a Successor to its MQ-9 Reaper Drone
11 Mar 2020, Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk
The MQ-9 Reaper has been the U.S. Air Force's hunter-killer drone for more than a decade, but it simpl...
Chrissy Miner on How Partnerships are Growing around Robins AFB
Middle Georgia CEO
Chrissy Miner, President and CEO of 21st Century Partnership, talks about a few key factors that are helping drive growth around...
CANCELLED 21st Century Partnership Quarterly Meeting
Leaders:
In light of the current situation surrounding the Covid-19 virus, the quarterly board meeting scheduled for this Wednesday, March 18th, is...
21st Century Partnership Quarterly Meeting – 18 March at 10:00 at Warner Robins City Hall Council Chambers
The first 21st Century Partnership Quarterly Meeting of 2020 will be held on Wednesday, March 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the Warner Robins City Hall, Council...
‘Contributing to the defense of our nation’: Houston County leaders announce plans for software engineering facility
The 'R. Wayne Lowe Synergy Innovation Complex' will add at least 150 people to the workforce.
Author: Sabrina Burse, 13 WMAZ
Updat...
Defense Contract Awarded 6 March 2020
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $16,249,208 firm-fixed-price contract for the C-130J center wing box replacement pr...
Lockheed-Robins Air Force Base Team Receives Performance-Based Logistics Award
Posted By: Matthew Nelsonon: ExecutiveBiz
Lockheed Martin and Robins Air Force Base have been honored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for...
America’s future battle network is key to multidomain defense
By: Gen. David Goldfein and Gen. Jay Raymond, Defense News
When Americans think about military power, they often associate our wars with iconic comma...
21st Century Partnership Monthly Update – February 29, 2020
21st Century Partnership Monthly Update Feb 29...
DOD chiefs try to sell Congress a budget that would ‘divest to invest’
By Tony Bertuca , Inside Defense, February 26, 2020 at 5:20 PM
Pentagon leaders appeared before skeptical lawmakers today to pitch them a budget pl...
Military Friendly Ranks CGTC No.7 Nationally for Service to Military
Staff Report From Middle Georgia CEO
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
Military Friendly just announced its 2020 Top Ten Schools, and in the categor...
DEFENSE CONTRACT AWARDED 26 FEBRUARY 2020
Mercer Engineering Research Center, Warner Robins, Georgia, has been awarded a $93,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-reimbursable ...
Pentagon Rolls Out New Way to Measure Progress of State Licensing for Military Spouses
Military.com
The Defense Department's red to green scale is meant to help lawmakers see how their state licensing boards compare with others in ter...
USAF to Consider Nearby Schools, Military Family Support in Future Basing Decisions
Feb. 24, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine, Air Force Magazine
The Air Force on Feb. 24 announced it will consider public education support for military...
Scholarship Opportunity!
The Colonel Kathleen Swacina scholarship was established to recognize an outstanding female college student who has shown potential to excel in colleg...
21st Century Partnership Meeting – March 18th at 10:00, WR City Hall Council Chambers
The first 21st Century Partnership Quarterly Meeting of 2020 will be held on Wednesday, March 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the Warner Robins City Hall, Council...
Air Force chooses Honeywell to build integrated aircraft GPS and INS system for GPS-denied environments
Based on a modular open-systems architecture, the EGI-M system supports the rapid insertion of new capabilities into military aircraft.
John Keller...
Robins Air Force Base opens new software lab in downtown Macon
After months of construction, engineers are ready to create and code for the United States Air Force
Author: Taylor Drake, Published: 9:20 PM EST F...
Congratulations to Dr Ivan Allen!!!!!
CGTC President Dr. Ivan H. Allen Elected as SACSCOC Vice Chair
Staff Report From Middle Georgia CEO
Thursday, February 20th, 2020
Central Geo...
War on Autopilot? It Will Be Harder Than the Pentagon Thinks
BY PATRICK TUCKERTECHNOLOGY EDITOR, DefenseOne
Despite defense contractors’ glittering demonstrations, difficult realities are challenging the mili...
2020 Robins Requirements Symposium Announced for March 2020
Staff Report From Middle Georgia CEO, Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
The Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Aerospace Industry Committee (AIC), ...
Wing Problem Holds Up JSTARS in Robins Depot
Feb. 7, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen, Air Force Magazine
The Air Force is working through kinks in its in-house maintenance initiative for the E-8C Jo...
Defense Contracts Awarded 7 February 2020
Honeywell Inc., Clearwater, Florida, has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with estimated ceiling of $3,517,000,000 for...
Air Force to Send More than 100 Planes to Boneyard as it Invests in Future Fighters
10 Feb 2020, Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk
The U.S. Air Force’s aircraft boneyard is about to get a bit more crowded as the service plans to ditc...
Air Force makes reductions to B-1s, A-10s, Global Hawk drones and more in FY21 budget request
By: Valerie Insinna, Defense News 20 hours ago
WASHINGTON — For the past several months, Air Force leaders have hyped the fiscal year 2021 budge...
U.S. Air Force Upgrading C-17, C-130H Avionics as Legacy Supplier Base Falls
By Frank Wolfe | February 4, 2020, Avionics International
ADS-B Out, Air Force Life Cycle Maintenance Center, C-130 Hercules, C-17, satcom, U.S. Air ...
Robins Air Force Base woman nominated for ‘Military Spouse of the Year’ award
Ashley Eller has been married to Matt for 7 years, and she wants to bring awareness to the high military spouse unemployment rate
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Defense Contract Awarded 3 February 2020
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, has been awarded a $57,360,519 delivery order modification (FA8504-20-F-0007-P00002) to previously awarded c...
Defense Contract Awarded 31 January 2020
Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical, Austin, Texas, has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity type, firm‐fixed-price contract for th...
A big thank you to our sponsors!
A big thank you to our sponsors for their continued support of the 21st Century Partnership - shout out to Asbury Parke Associates, Bedford Associates...
Air Force developing virtual reality C-130 maintenance training program
Diana Stancy Correll, Air Force Times
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Renfrow, a maintenance qualifications training instructor with the 19th Maintenance Group...
573rd CMXS keeps aircraft parts in supply at Robins, worldwide to keep mission in air
By Holly Logan-Arrington, Robins Public Affairs / Published January 29, 2020
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --
The 573rd Commodities Maintenance Sq...
PRIDE Revealed: A Commander’s Commentary
By Col. Brian Moore, 78th Air Base Wing commander / Published January 28, 2020
Col. Brian Moore, Robins Installation Commander, sets his priori...
Combatting hypoxia: Robins flight prepares aircrews to recognize signs
By Joseph Mather, Robins Public Affairs / Published January 29, 2020
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --
Pilots and aircrew members recall removing t...
Air Force’s top general doesn’t want to get mired in ‘budget paranoia’
By: Valerie Insinna, Defense News
WASHINGTON — As Navy and Army leaders jostle for a bigger piece of the Defense Department budget, the Air Force’s...
Air Force Seeks Innovators At First ABMS Industry Day
"What I hope industry will see in ABMS is a pot of money for connecting things, both new things and legacy things," says Will Roper as the Air Force g...
Defense Contract Awarded 24 January 2020
L3 Harris Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded an $11,457,610 firm-fixed-price contract for repair services of electronic flight indic...
21st Century Partnership Monthly Update, January 25, 2020
21st Century Partnership Monthly Update Jan 25, 2020...
Air Force using agile approach to connect systems for battle
By Scott Maucione | Federal News Network
January 21, 2020 6:41 pm
The Air Force is taking an agile approach to its newest battle management sy...
Georgia Chamber CEO Chris Clark Gives a Recap of the Eggs & Issues Breakfast (Video)
Middle Georgia CEO, Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
Chris Clark, President and CEO of the Georgia Chamber, talks about the success of the recent Eggs ...
Robins Air Force Base to integrate drones in everyday operations
Robins Air Force Base created a new department to be a part of the new drone technology and keep their airspace secure.
Author: Sarah Hammond, 13WM...
The Air Force tested its Advanced Battle Management System. Here’s what worked, and what didn’t.
By: Valerie Insinna, C4ISRNet 22 hours ago
WASHINGTON — The first field test of the U.S. Air Force’s experimental Advanced Battle Management Sys...
Vital Signs 2020: Defense Sector Straining to Attract STEM Talent
By Yasmin Tadjdeh, National Defense, 1/22/2020
This is part-two of a four-part series based on "Vital Signs: The Declining Health and Readiness of ...
Warner Robins veterans to get improvements in health care
by WGXA Digital News Staff, Tuesday, January 21st 2020
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. -- Veterans in Warner Robins will soon see an improvement in their medica...
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor….Parrish Construction!
Thank you Parrish Construction for your recent pledge/donation. Our Platinum Sponsors help to keep us going, and going and going!...
MDO Exclusive: Air Force Targets Primary Role in Joint C2
We offer an exclusive interview with the Air Force's leading civilian and military officer for JADC2 development, Preston Dunlap and Brig. Gen. David ...
Thank you to our sponsors!
Thank you Walker, Hulbert, Gray and Moore, LLP for your recent donation - we value you as a sponsor!
Thank you Bradford Partners for your recent do...
CGTC Signs Agreement to Enhance Supply Chain Management through Internship at Robins AFB
Staff Report From Middle Georgia CEO
Thursday, January 16th, 2020
Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), the 638th Supply Chain Management Gr...
Chrissy Miner of 21st Century Partnership, Defense Budget – Video
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Chrissy Miner, President and CEO of 21st Century Partnership, talks about current funding issues and explains the opt...
USAF Scientific Advisers Lay Out 2020 Study Plans
Jan. 9, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen, Air Force Magazine
The Air Force’s science advisers in 2020 will launch three studies on future communications, ...
Air Force, Navy, Army test Advanced Battle Management System
Jan 03, 2020, By Capt. Cara Bousie and Charles Pope, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) – In the first fie...
Time To Move For Neighbors As Robins AFB Goes Big On Solar –
LIZ FABIAN / CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM
Robins Air Force Base in south Macon is about to go in for solar power in a big way.
That means...
5G powers Air Force ‘smart base of the future’
BY STEPHANIE KANOWITZ, GCN, JAN 08, 2020
As Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida’s panhandle continues to rebuild after taking a direct hit from Hurri...