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Senators Isakson, Perdue Introduce Bill to Help Fill Critical Vacancies at Georgia Military Depots

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB July 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) are taking action to eliminate a current six-month waiting period befor...

In test to be top military adviser, Milley emphasizes funding and space

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter July 12, 2019

By Scott Maucione, Federal News Network In a test to be the top military adviser to the president, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley stressed th...

Here’s the No. 1 rule for US Air Force’s new advanced battle management system

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter July 11, 2019

By: Valerie Insinna, Defense News LE BOURGET, France, and WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has started work on a data architecture for its Advanced ...

Congress returns to budget stalemate

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter July 9, 2019

By: Joe Gould, Defense News, 8 July 2019 WASHINGTON ― Lawmakers returning to Washington, D.C., this week are in a race against the clock to reach a...

US Air Force’s acquisition chief talks new B-52 engines and the future of battle management

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter July 9, 2019

By: Valerie Insinna, Defense News, 8 July 2019 LE BOURGET, France — Will Roper, the U.S. Air Force’s acquisition executive, wants the service to sh...

21st Century Partnership Monthly Update June 28, 2019

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter June 28, 2019

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Online Program is Helping Military Members and Spouses Get Law Degrees

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter June 25, 2019

Military.com | By Richard Sisk, 22 Jun 2019 From Okinawa to Germany and bases in the U.S., military spouses and active-duty troops are attending a ...

Senator David Perdue Offers Bold Solutions To Fix Congress’s Broken Funding Process

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter June 14, 2019

Staff Report From Georgia CEO Friday, June 14th, 2019 U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, is proposing ...

C-130Hs to get avionics upgrade in half-billion dollar deal

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB June 11, 2019

By: Stephen Losey, Air Force Times The Air Force has awarded a $499 million contract to L3 Technologies to modernize avionics for the service’s Gua...

Army turns to smart technology to defend against threats to installations

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Latest News, Newsletter May 31, 2019

By Joe Lacdan, Army.mil May 28, 2019 WASHINGTON -- Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Alex Beehler doesn't n...

21st Century Partnership Monthly Update – May 25, 2019

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Latest News, Newsletter May 30, 2019

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Here’s what the new head of Air Force Materiel Command is thinking about as he prepares to take its reins

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter May 30, 2019

By: Valerie Insinna, Defense News WASHINGTON — The new head of Air Force Materiel Command wants to listen and learn before cementing his priorities...

A flat budget will prove fatal for military transformation

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter May 30, 2019

By: Rick Berger, Defense News This month, the House Appropriations Committee kicked off the annual process of congressional oversight of the Pentag...

DOD Official Cites Widening Military-Civilian Gap

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter May 17, 2019

US Dept of Defense, MAY 16, 2019 | BY JIM GARAMONE The Defense Department wants to bridge the widening military-civilian gap, the Pentagon's top p...

Air Force No. 2 civilian to take over as acting secretary

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter May 16, 2019

BY ELLEN MITCHELL - 05/15/19 05:33 PM EDT 10, The Hill Air Force Under Secretary Matt Donovan will take over as the service's acting secretary begi...

Proposed Legislation Would Ease Professional Licensing Process for Military Spouses

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter May 14, 2019

Karen Pence speaks to military spouses during a Military OneSource live event at the Family Readiness Group Center on Fort Bragg, N.C., on Nov. 2, 201...

Who Wants to Be the New Air Force Secretary? Perhaps Not Many

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter April 19, 2019

18 Apr 2019 Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk As the Trump administration shops around for a new Air Force secretary, experts warn it may not be s...

These are the five areas where the Air Force wants to see an explosion of technology

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter April 18, 2019

By: Valerie Insinna, Defense News WASHINGTON— The Air Force has a new science and technology strategy, and it’s built around the idea that it needs...

The Defense Department Is Boosting Military Spouse Job Opportunities

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter April 18, 2019

16 Apr 2019 Military.com | By Richard Sisk The Defense Department has changed some rules to make it easier for military spouses to get jobs at d...

Roper: Air Force Cloud May Track & Target All From Space To Ground — EXCLUSIVE

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter April 18, 2019

By COLIN CLARK, Breaking Defense SPACE SYMPOSIUM: After years of dead-end efforts that cost more than $1 billion to build a more effective satellit...

Air Force Releases 2018 Acquisition Report

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter April 5, 2019

Secretary of Air Force Public Affairs Office ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Air Force released the Fiscal Year 2018 Air Force Acquisition Annual R...

Quality education for children is a military readiness issue

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter April 4, 2019

By: Christi Ham, Military Times For several years, it’s been a truism that many primary and secondary students don’t have the skills or knowledge b...

USAF Considers Networking, Not Recapping, Aging ISR Planes

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter April 4, 2019

4/2/2019 —RACHEL S. COHEN, Air Force Magazine Legacy big-wing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance planes like the RC-135 variants co...

Reserve seeks to speed up hiring of maintainers

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter April 4, 2019

By: Stephen Losey, Air Force Times The Air Force Reserve Command on Monday said it is expanding its use of direct hiring authority in an effort to ...

New Air Force installations strategy plans for sustained budget increases and demolished buildings

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter March 21, 2019

By Scott Maucione @smaucioneWFED, Federal News Network March 18, 2019 4:34 pm As the Air Force struggles with $33 billion in deferred maintenan...

Air Force Asks for 4,400 More Airmen, New F-15EX Fighter in Budget Request

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter March 14, 2019

Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk The U.S. Air Force is hoping to grow its total force by 4,400 airmen, add a new fighter to its inventory, and pump ...

21st Century Partnership Quarterly Meeting – 21 March 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB March 14, 2019

Please join us at the 21st Century Partnership Quarterly Meeting on 21 March at 4:00 p.m. at the Museum of Aviation, Art Gallery, Second Floor. We wi...

Air Force Secretary Wilson to resign in May, return to academia

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter March 12, 2019

By: Stephen Losey, Air Force Times Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson will resign at the end of May and take a job in academia. The Air Force re...

Air Force Base Saves $1 Billion by Reusing Old Equipment

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter February 21, 2019

16 Feb 2019 Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk For the past seven years, three Air Force civilians at Vandenberg Air ...

The US Air Force Has Won Control of the Space Force

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter February 14, 2019

BY MARCUS WEISGERBER, Defense One, FEBRUARY 12, 2019 Six months ago, service leaders said they were being cut out of the planning process. Now they...

Trump faces royal flush of opposition from defense committee leaders to using military construction funds for wall

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter February 14, 2019

By Scott Maucione, Federal News Radio February 12, 2019 1:16 pm Another top lawmaker is opposing the use of military construction funds t...

Rapid Sustainment Office installs 3D parts on C-5

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB February 8, 2019

By Brian Brackens Published February 06, 2019 DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. – A C-5 Super Galaxy with the tail number 70035 is the latest recipie...

Air Force: F-35 Buys Will Continue Regardless of Interest in F-15X

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter February 5, 2019

2 Feb 2019 Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk The U.S. Air Force is not backing away from future F-35 Joint Strike Fi...

If the money is there, new and improved F-15s could be coming soon to the Air Force

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter January 29, 2019

By: Jeff Martin, DefenseNews IN THE AIR OVER KENTUCKY — The U.S. Air Force could buy a new version of the F-15, known as the F-15X, as long as ...

Viewpoint: Industrial Base Gears Up for Great Power Conflict

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter January 25, 2019

1/24/2019 By Jeffery A. Green, National Defense Magazine For decades, free-trade ideology has dominated discussions about manufacturing ...

Pentagon Owns Fewer Buildings Than Previously Thought: Audit

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter January 11, 2019

BY MARCUS WEISGERBER, Defense One, JANUARY 9, 2019 The Navy was counting buildings that were demolished and the Army was counting uninhabitable fac...

Rep. Austin Scott Applauds Middle Georgia Being Named ‘Great American Defense Community’

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB January 8, 2019

January 3, 2019 Press Release This is the second year in a row a community in Georgia’s Eighth District has received this honor. WASHIN...

FEDVIP gift: Military retirees, others get extra three months to enroll in dental, vision insurance

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter December 18, 2018

By: Karen Jowers, Military Times Government officials are giving those in the military community who are eligible for new benefits under t...

New BAH rates for 2019 rise 2.5 percent

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter December 18, 2018

By: Military Times staff 3 days ago The Pentagon on Friday released the new 2019 Basic Allowance for Housing rates that will...

Services Need to Assess the Effectiveness of Their Initiative to Maintain Critical Skills

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter December 14, 2018

Direct link to report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/696055.pdf Highlights: The Department of Defense's 17 facilities that perform m...

FEDVIP Extends Military Retiree Dental,Vision Enrollment Window

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter December 12, 2018

11 Dec 2018 Military.com | By Amy Bushatz Federal officials have extended dental insurance enrollment for thousands of military r...

21st Century Partnership Monthly Update – December 2018

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB December 12, 2018

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Modernizing the US military by learning from the past

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter November 30, 2018

By: Lou DiStasi, Defense News “Innovation” and “force modernization” are the Pentagon buzzwords of the day. Strategies are being developed across t...

Trump and Congress on collision course with military spending

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter November 20, 2018

BY REBECCA KHEEL The House, Senate and President Trump are heading toward a collision over next year’s defense budget. A recent report ordered...

Elmo, meet ‘Dr. Heather’: Air Force secretary talks STEM with Sesame Street characters

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter November 15, 2018

By: Stephen Losey, Air Force Times For decades, kids have asked how to get to Sesame Street. And this week, at least, it seems the path goes throug...

Sustainment Chief to Focus on Installation Resilience

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB November 15, 2018

In Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, ADC, Dan Cohen Washington, D.C. — The Pentagon’s new installations, energy and logist...

21st Century Partnership Monthly Update – 7 November 2018

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Latest News, Newsletter November 9, 2018

21st Century Partnership Monthly Update Nov 7...

Will some military retirees miss the boat on new dental coverage?

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB November 2, 2018

By: Karen Jowers, Military Times Are military retirees getting the word about looming changes to their dental coverage, and do older retirees in pa...

Pentagon Stands up New Sustainment Office

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter November 1, 2018

Association of Defense Communities, October 31, 2018, Dan Cohen DOD has started the process of merging the office responsible for energy and insta...

KC-135, C-130J are next in line for US Air Force’s data-driven maintenance program

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter October 30, 2018

By: Jeff Martin, Defense News GRAPEVINE, Texas — The KC-135 refueling tanker and the C-130J airlifter will be the next two aircraft to be part of t...

The decline of the defense industrial base – and what to do about it

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter October 9, 2018

By: Jeff Green, Defense News A new report released by the White House documents the gravity of the situation facing the defense industrial base, wh...

Defense Base’s Lower Tiers under Threat, White House Report Warns

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter October 9, 2018

Dan Cohen, ADC The outlook for lower-tier suppliers in the nation’s defense industrial base is troubling, with DOD facing “limited capabilities, in...

A C-130H training subcontractor has replaced Lockheed Martin as prime for Air Force contract

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter September 27, 2018

By: Daniel Cebul, Defense News WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has awarded CAE USA a contract to provide training services for C-130H aircrew, acco...

US Air Force turns to data analytics to solve B-1, C-5 maintenance challenges

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB September 27, 2018

By: Valerie Insinna, Defense News WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is making changes to the way it sustains the B-1B Lancer bomber and C-5 Super Gal...

Georgia Named Top State for Business for Fifth Consecutive Year

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Latest News, Newsletter September 21, 2018

Staff Report From Georgia CEO Friday, September 21st, 2018 Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia has been named the No. 1 state for business f...

‘I’ll be their angel investor’: Air Force vice chief wants to crowdsource airmen’s ideas

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter September 21, 2018

By: Kyle Rempfer, Air Force Times As the U.S. military turns its attention to the threats posed by near-peer adversaries, Air Force leade...

Air Force not considering new F-15 or hybrid F-22/F-35, top civilian says

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter September 18, 2018

By: Valerie Insinna, Defense News WASHINGTON — The two biggest manufacturers of military aircraft have been busy marketing new versions of their fi...

GSA’s OASIS: A strategic asset on the procurement landscape

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter August 21, 2018

By Roger Waldron, August 17, 2018 8:35 am, Federal News Radio This column was originally published on Roger Waldron’s blog at The Coalition for Go...

21st Century Partnership Monthly Update

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Latest News, Newsletter August 9, 2018

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JSTARS recap is officially dead

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB July 26, 2018

Valerie Insinna, Defense News LONDON — The Air Force scored a major win in the 2019 defense authorization bill: Not only will it be able to cancel ...

Senate, House agreement kills new planes for J-STARS; Scott blames Perdue

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB July 26, 2018

BY WAYNE CRENSHAW, The Telegraph wcrenshaw@macon.com WARNER ROBINS, GA An agreement between members of the U.S. House and Senate kills plans ...

Achieving the ‘Installation of the Future’ Will Require a Host of Tradeoffs

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter July 24, 2018

In Mission Support/Community Partnerships, ADC, July 17, 2018, Dan Cohen The “installation of the future” increasingly will rely on virtu...

Contract award for US Air Force’s Huey replacement helicopter at risk of delay until FY20

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB July 19, 2018

Valerie Insinna , Defense News FARNBOROUGH, England — The U.S. Air Force’s contract for a replacement to the UH-1N Huey helicopter ...

Boeing Is Pitching the U.S. a New F-15, Using Its Super Hornet Game Plan

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB July 19, 2018

By Marcus Weisgerber, Government Executive, Defense One, July 18, 2018 FARNBOROUGH, UK — Boeing is quietly pitching the U.S. Air Force a new F-15 f...

Air Force Looks for Best Path to Bring Down Facility Investment Backlog

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter July 5, 2018

In Mission Support/Community Partnerships, ADC, July 5, 2018 Dan Cohen Faced with an overwhelming $33 billion backlog in facilities ma...

Panel Asks for New Excess Capacity Analysis

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter June 19, 2018

In Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, Association of Defense Communities, June 18, 2018, Dan Cohen DOD will need to redo its 201...

DoD champions civilian workers, asks for more in new business plan

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter June 7, 2018

By Jared Serbu @jserbuWFED, Federal News Radio June 4, 2018 7:46 am Amidst a governmentwide push to reduce the total size of the civilian work...

Senate Panel Recommends Small Increase for Milcon Spending

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter June 7, 2018

In Congress/DoD, Association of Defense Communities, June 6, 2018, Dan Cohen Spending on military construction and family housing programs would ri...

Air Force Creates Office to Help It Shake Up Acquisition Process

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter May 22, 2018

Military.com, 18 May 2018 By Oriana Pawlyk The U.S. Air Force has established a new office to streamline how it procures and sustains weapons, plat...

Former US Air Force head details decision to cut maintenance budgets in 2013

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB May 10, 2018

By: Aaron Mehta, Defense News WASHINGTON ― With the U.S. military facing a rising tide of aviation mishaps, the decision to cut maintenance budgets...

Chairman’s Mark Calls for New Analysis of Excess Capacity

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter May 10, 2018

Association of Defense Communities, Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships The Defense Department would be required to assess wheth...

21st Century Partnership Monthly Update – May 7, 2018

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter May 8, 2018

21st Century Partnership Monthly Update May 7 Draft...

Senators Isakson, Perdue Applaud Atlanta Selection As Finalist For U.S. Army Futures Command

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter April 20, 2018

PRESS RELEASE April 19, 2018 , by FYNTV Producer WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) today applauded the...

Cybersecurity Takes Center Stage

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter April 19, 2018

As cyber threats multiply at an exponential rate, an emerging cybersecurity sector tries to keep pace, with government agencies forming close alliance...

Mega-Base: What Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Means For The Economy Of Ohio

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter April 19, 2018

Loren Thompson Contributor, Forbes Contrary to the belief of many analysts, the United States has an industrial policy that often puts government i...

Air Force secretary defends clampdown on public engagements

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter March 22, 2018

By: Valerie Insinna, Defense News WASHINGTON — The Air Force’s top official on Tuesday stood behind a controversial decision to scale bac...

State Rep. Belton: Air Force, Bring the F-35 Lightning II Down to Georgia

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter March 9, 2018

Staff Report From Georgia CEO Thursday, March 8th, 2018 A strange thing happened in Vermont that presents a fascinating opportunity for Georgia....

Fewer planes are ready to fly: Air Force mission-capable rates decline amid pilot crisis

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter March 8, 2018

By: Stephen Losey, Air Force Times The readiness of the Air Force’s aircraft fleet is continuing its slow, steady deterioration — and this could sp...

21st Century Partnership Monthly Update – 7 March 2018

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter March 8, 2018

21st Century Partnership Monthly Update Mar 7 Final...

Defense Logistics Agency to Enhance Industry Engagement

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter March 6, 2018

3/6/2018 By Jon Harper, National Defense Faced with the need to meet growing demand for the products and services it provides, the Defense Logisti...

Air Force announces official retirement date for iconic MQ-1 Predator

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter February 28, 2018

By: Stephen Losey, Air Force Times The Air Force will officially retire its iconic, groundbreaking — and controversial ― MQ-1 Predator on March 9, ...

Pentagon unveils $686 billion military budget for FY19

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter February 13, 2018

By: Joe Gould and Tara Copp , Defense News WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget is requesting $686.1 billion in military f...

Air Force responds to reports that its newest gunship is having problems with its big guns

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter February 6, 2018

By: Stephen Losey Air Force Times Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect responses provided to Air Force Times by Air Force Specia...

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson: ‘This is not a game. It’s a very dangerous world’

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter January 24, 2018

by Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, Jan 23, 2018, 12:01 AM Heather Wilson took over as Air Force secretary last May, making her the first of th...

DAVE BELTON: Georgia’s outlook for 2018 positive

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Latest News, Newsletter January 18, 2018

By Dave Belton, The Citizens Serving Rockdale and Newton Counties The signature event launching every new session of the General Assembly is the Eg...

GAO dismisses Raytheon’s JSTARS recap protest, cementing Northrop as radar provider

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB January 11, 2018

By: Valerie Insinna, Defense News WASHINGTON — Raytheon is officially out of the Air Force’s JSTARS recap contest, leaving Northrop Grumman victori...

GAO dismisses Raytheon’s attempt to stay in JSTARS radar competition

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB January 9, 2018

January 08, 2018 | Rachel Karas The Government Accountability Office recently dismissed Raytheon's formal protest that the Air Force u...

New in 2018: Three aircraft programs to watch

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB January 4, 2018

By: Kyle Rempfer Air Force Times The futures of the Air Force’s JSTARS and light attack plane initiatives remain uncertain, but the next generatio...

New in 2018: Air Force will officially retire MQ-1 Predator drone

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter January 4, 2018

By: Charlsy Panzino Air Force Times The Air Force has already begun transitioning from the MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft to the MQ-9 Rea...

What If We Lost GPS? That’s One Thing Worrying the Air Force Secretary

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter December 21, 2017

Military.com Space has become an increasingly important area of operations for commercial industry and the U.S. military. Plummeting launch cost...

DoD’s vendor base shrunk by 20 percent as defense cuts set in

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter December 21, 2017

By Jared Serbu @jserbuWFED, Federal News Radio December 18, 2017 7:26 am The number of vendors selling goods and services to the Defense Depar...

Air Force drops Raytheon from JSTARS competition, spurring protest

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB November 30, 2017

November 28, 2017, Inside Defense, Rachel Karas Raytheon is protesting the Air Force's decision to exclude aircraft with the company's "Archimedes"...

Inside Defense: Lawmakers to DOD: Consider Army-run acquisition if JSTARS strategy changes

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB November 28, 2017

Rachel Karas Senate appropriators are pushing the Air Force to recapitalize its legacy E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System with a ne...

Defense bill language defends J-STARS

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter November 16, 2017

BY WAYNE CRENSHAW NOVEMBER 10, 2017 12:13 PM WARNER ROBINS The final version of the National Defense Authorization Act to be voted on by the ...

Niger Tragedy Demonstrates The Need For More And Better Airborne Ground Surveillance

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter November 9, 2017

The National Interest, Dan Goure The furor over the presence of U.S. military personnel in Africa that followed the recent tragic loss of four Gree...

Nuclear-powered subs, JSTARS make South Korea’s wish list

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter November 9, 2017

By: Mike Yeo, Defense News MELBOURNE, Australia — South Korea is planning a raft of measures to step up its defense capabilities as U.S. President ...

Military spouse employment

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter, Robins AFB November 2, 2017

Federal News Radio Military spouses who want to work suffer from an unemployment rate five times greater than the national average and they are loo...

Air Force expands program allowing Guard, Reserve pilots to fly on active duty

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter November 2, 2017

By: Charlsy Panzino Air Force Times An additional 20 pilots from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve are eligible to switch to a...

OTA contracts are the new cool thing in DoD acquisition

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter October 20, 2017

By Scott Maucione @smaucioneWFED , Federal News Radio October 19, 2017 1:44 pm Other transaction authority contracts seem to be the hip new thin...

Air Force wants to apply success of Rapid Capabilities Office to other weapons programs

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Newsletter October 13, 2017

By: Valerie Insinna, Defense News WASHINGTON — Mirroring plans announced by the Army earlier this week, the Air Force will rely on a small group of...

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