Episodes

  • FYSA: Bridging the Science Gap

    FYSA: Bridging the Science Gap
    Jun 28 2023
    For your situational awareness, science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills are critical to the Department of the Air Force’s need to accelerate change. Having a diverse set of voices working on solutions is also critical. In this episode of FYSA we’ll learn how the Air Force is working to encourage new generations to pursue STEM careers through programs like Project Tuskegee, an outreach effort that exposes young people in diverse communities to what the service offers. We also meet a young engineer who benefitted from the Edison Grant, a funding source that gives Department of the Air Force STEM professionals the freedom to explore new ideas and technology. We’ll also meet a rocket launch engineer and an enlisted scientist, both involved in Project Arc, a program that sends STEM pros out to work with installations on innovative approaches to local problems. Civilian scientists play a major role in developing solutions to problems, and we introduce you to one civilian scientist doing important research who also actively encourages opportunities for diversity in STEM.
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    34 mins
  • FYSA: Change Agents

    FYSA: Change Agents
    Mar 31 2022
    FYSA: Change Agents. For your situational awareness, today’s Airmen are collaborative, connected, and they want to serve, making them the most valued asset in the United States Air Force. But what good is having super-intelligent Airmen if nobody’s listening to them? Join us to learn how a culture shift in leadership is encouraging positive change and repeatable innovation throughout the enterprise. In this feature we meet the creator of the VIPER Kit, a concept originally drawn out on the back of a bar napkin that's changed the way the Air Force conducts deployed refueling operations. We also talk with innovation experts from the Ventures Innovation Office at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center to find out how they’re cutting through bureaucracy to help Airmen turn good ideas from concept and development into full implementation across the force. We'll also discover how one Airman with the 17th Operational Weather Squadron took her concerns about a biased portion of a computer-based training to her leaders and together transformed education and training for Airmen everywhere.
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    43 mins
  • FYSA: Agility Prime

    FYSA: Agility Prime
    Nov 3 2021
    FYSA: Agility Prime. For your situational awareness, flying cars are real and the Air Force is helping to rapidly get them in the air. Our guest, AFWERX Director Colonel Nathan Diller prefers to call these flying cars eVTOLs, or electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicles. We’ll defer to his expertise. Plug in and join us for more insight on Agility Prime, the revolutionary initiative that partners the military with eVTOL industry leaders to accelerate the development of this amazing new technology.
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    32 mins
  • FYSA: Agility Prime

    FYSA: Agility Prime
    Nov 1 2021
    FYSA: Agility Prime. For your situational awareness, flying cars are real and the Air Force is helping to rapidly get them in the air. Our guest, AFWERX Director Colonel Nathan Diller prefers to call these flying cars eVTOLs, or electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicles. We’ll defer to his expertise. Plug in and join us for more insight on Agility Prime, the revolutionary initiative that partners the military with eVTOL industry leaders to accelerate the development of this amazing new technology.
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    32 mins
  • FYSA: Agility Prime

    FYSA: Agility Prime
    Oct 29 2021
    FYSA: Agility Prime. For your situational awareness, flying cars are real and the Air Force is helping to rapidly get them in the air. Our guest, AFWERX Director Colonel Nathan Diller prefers to call these flying cars eVTOLs, or electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicles. We’ll defer to his expertise. Plug in and join us for more insight on Agility Prime, the revolutionary initiative that partners the military with eVTOL industry leaders to accelerate the development of this amazing new technology.
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    32 mins
  • FYSA: SECAF Frank Kendall

    FYSA: SECAF Frank Kendall
    Oct 1 2021
    FYSA: SECAF Frank Kendall. For your situational awareness, it’s going to take "One Team, One Fight" for the Air Force to compete, deter, and win today and into the future. In this episode, the 26th Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall outlines some of his priorities that he hopes will ensure an edge over near-peer competition, including: bolstering relations with defense industry partners; taking care of the families of Airmen and Guardians; getting meaningful military capabilities into the hands of Airmen and Guardian operators; closing the gap on disparity in the forces; and of course, protecting the health of the Total Force by making sure everyone is safeguarded from the COVID-19 virus.
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    18 mins
  • FYSA: Game On!

    FYSA: Game On!
    Apr 27 2021
    FYSA: Game On! For your situational awareness, esports is a whole lot more than fun and games. Through Air Force Gaming, Airmen now promote resilience through positive virtual connection, inclusion and teamwork, all on their favorite platforms. Join us in the quest to explore the innovative grassroots initiative, its members, and how they built a global community of gamers in less than a year.
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    20 mins
  • FYSA: Coping With COVID Promo

    FYSA: Coping With COVID Promo
    Feb 12 2021
    The Coronavirus pandemic has presented new challenges for Airmen and their families around the world. New ways of working, new ways of learning, new ways of living. One of the sources of strength for the force has been the revitalization of Squadrons, the unit Air Force leadership says is the "beating heart" of the service. In this episode of An Air Force Podcast we look into how the renewed focus on Squadrons has prepared and supported Airmen and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    1 min