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  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Oralia Howard, an Air Force Spark Tank finalist from Royal Air Force Lakenheath whose project dealt with F-15 and F-16 launcher overspray protectors, examines a 3-D sphere created by members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center's Innovation Lab at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Howard was one of six finalists who visited the nuclear treaty monitoring center March 1, 2019 to collaborate on innovation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew S. Jurgens)

    USAF Spark Tank finalists, winner visit AFTAC

    Finalists from the 2019 Air Force Spark Tank competition visited the Air Force Technical Applications Center here March 1 to meet with members of the center’s Innovation Lab and observe how failure has led to success for the nuclear treaty monitoring organization.
  • Projects developed by members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center are on display in the nuclear treaty monitoring center's Innovation Lab at Patrick AFB, Fla. The lab built an "eFAILution” wall – a prominent centerpiece showcasing projects that didn’t quite make the grade. It’s what lab personnel describe as "a lineage of success born of failure." (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew S. Jurgens)

    eFAILution Wall: Failure + Learning = Successful Evolution

    In 2013, AFTAC formed an Innovation Lab to find ways to improve and accomplish their mission by developing concepts and technologies faster and cheaper. But the number one reason for establishing the lab was to enable innovators within the center to take calculated risks and evolve from failure to achieve success. From that concept grew the center’s “eFAILution” wall – a prominent centerpiece of projects displayed on the wall that didn’t quite make the grade. It’s what lab personnel describe as “…a lineage of success born of failure…” and their central message is simple: continue to learn and evolve from your mistakes.
  • Secretary of the Air Force urges innovation in software acquisition model

    Secretary of the Air Force urges innovation in software acquisition model

    The process used by the Air Force to acquire software is archaic and needs to modernize now if the service is to win in a peer-to-peer conflict, said Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson. The secretary made those observations and gave a glimpse into the future of software acquisition during her keynote presentation Aug. 27 at the Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference in Montgomery, Alabama.
  • Chief Master Sgt. Michael Joseph, command chief for the Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, Fla., shares a hearty laugh with Mae Krier, an original member of “Rosie the Riveters” during the 2018 Women in Science and Engineering Symposium Feb. 8, 2018. AFTAC hosted the event and invited Krier and many other high-profile women in government, education and industry to relay their success stories to young minds interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math. (U.S. Air Force photo by Phillip C. Sunkel IV)

    AFTAC hosts annual WiSE Symposium

    For the fourth time in as many years, the Air Force Technical Applications Center hosted its annual Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Symposium Feb. 7-8, with Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson as the featured keynote speaker.The symposium was established in 2013 to bring attention to and highlight the value that gender diversity
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    AFwerX Vegas opens new doors to innovation

    The men and women of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center will once again be on the leading edge of testing, tactics, and training innovation, establishing the force’s most ambitious knowledge outreach program to date. Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced the launch of AFwerX during her visit to Nellis July 21.  The first AFwerX
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