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AFWERX ANNOUNCES NEW MANTRA, MISSION, VISION STATEMENTS

May 19, 2023

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX leadership announced a new mantra, mission and vision statement to its Airmen and Guardians in a virtual all-call May 18, 2023.

“We changed some of the wording to talk about...

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AFWERX BEGINS THE ‘22 FOR YOU CHALLENGE’ FOR TEAM WELLNESS

May 9, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas - AFWERX is encouraging physical and mental health with the "22 For You Challenge."
Originally founded by Jeremy "Chaz" Michael, AFWERX mission design team lead and Army special operations veteran, the "22 For You Challenge" began as a grassroots campaign in 2020 called...

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AFWERX and USAFA Spark partner to offer training and networking to innovators

May 2, 2023

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The U.S. Air Force Academy 2023 Innovation Week, sponsored by AFWERX Spark, trained cadets, along with Department of Defense partners and Airmen innovators in design thinking and pitch...

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AIR FORCE PILOTS REACH NEW PROGRAM MILESTONES IN ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT

April 25, 2023

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Four Air Force pilots remotely flew a Joby electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the company’s Marina, California, manufacturing facility April 20...

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AFWERX TO DISCUSS EMERGING AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGIES AT AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2023 CONVENTION

April 12, 2023

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — AFWERX will highlight emerging aircraft technologies during the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International XPONENTIAL 2023 convention May 8-11, 2023, at the...

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SJAFB TESTS NEW IN-FLIGHT BLADDER RELIEF SYSTEM

March 20, 2023

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – When you think aircrew, your first thought may not be about in-flight bladder relief, but it can pose major health and safety issues for pilots.

In an effort to find an effective in-flight bladder relief solution for female aircrew...

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US AIR FORCE ACADEMY SPARK CELL - THE FUTURE OF AIR FORCE INNOVATION

March 17, 2023

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – A team of cadets in the US Air Force Academy have been finding success as an AFWERX Spark Cell.

AFWERX Spark Cells are an innovation network...

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SPARK TANK 2023 FINALISTS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT AFA WARFARE SYMPOSIUM

March 8, 2023

Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

Aurora, Colo. (AFNS) -- Finalists in the Department of the Air Force’s capstone innovation campaign, “Spark Tank,” presented...

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AFWERX REFINERY PROGRAM ACCELERATES AIRMAN AND GUARDIAN INITIATIVES

Feb 27, 2023

Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) -- The AFWERX Refinery program, an initiative of the AFWERX Spark division, is...

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AFWERX TO ATTEND SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE

Feb 24, 2023

Representatives from all four core divisions of AFWERX -- Prime, Spark, AFVentures, and SpaceWERX -- will be at the South by Southwest, or SXSW, conference March 10-19, 2023 in Austin, Texas...

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AFWERX REFINERY PROGRAM POSTURED TO ADDRESS CSAF’S ACTION ORDERS, SECAF’S OPERATIONAL IMPERATIVES

Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) -- The Refinery program, an initiative of AFWERX’s Spark division...

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AFWERX REFINERY SUPPORTS AIRMAN AND GUARDIAN INNOVATORS

Dec. 5, 2022

Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Refinery program, an initiative of AFWERX’s Spark division, will host its seventh cohort of Airmen and Guardians for a four-week, hybrid...

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