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DAF-MIT Innovation & Technology Workshop

Participants are welcomed to the DAF-MIT Innovation and Technology Workshop. The workshop is a rigorous, 4-day in-person program that couples MIT’s approach to innovation with insights into three emerging technologies, framed around an interactive scenario. This workshop aimed to cultivate an informed cohort of officers, enlisted personnel, and civilians who are serving in various roles across the DAF's research enterprise focused on developing Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
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MagNav Demostration

MagNav equipment loaded on the back of a C-17A Globemaster III, ready for the first real-time demonstration on during Exercise Golden Phoenix May 11-15.
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AI Accelerator Phantom Fellowship

U.S. Air Force Capt. Zach Bauman and Maj. Jordan Tribble, personnel officers, assigned to the Department of the Air Force AI Accelerator as part of the phantom program work on the capstone project for cohort 6 in Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 19, 2022. Phantom Cohort 6 researched and explored options for artificial intelligence to assist/augment Basic Allowance for Housing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Amber Williams)
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Airmen fly drones at MIT Learning Machines course

U.S. Air Force Airmen fly drones during a simulated personnel recovery operation at the MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 30, 2022. The Learning Machines course is a three-day course that is hands on and focuses on policy, ethics, and an introduction to artificial intelligence fundamentals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Amber Williams)
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DAF-MIT AI Accelerator names new DAF director

U.S. Air Force Col. Garry “Pink” Floyd, DAF-MIT Artificial Intelligence Accelerator DAF director, poses for a photo at the Great Dome in Cambridge, Mass., Oct.19, 2022. Floyd oversees teams of Airmen and Guardians as they work alongside MIT’s leading experts to advance AI research, ensure ethical use of AI technologies, and ultimately, make AI work better for the Air Force and Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)
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AI accelerator focuses on education

Students collaborate during the Department of the Air Force-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator’s Autonomous Cognitive Assistance, or CogWorks, course at MIT’s open learning space in Cambridge, Mass, March 28. The course taught participants how to develop algorithms to create AI capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Vicente Pamparo)
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NSDC, JTF-SD foundational to protecting the space domain

Crews of the National Space Defense Center provide threat-focused space domain awareness across the nation security space enterprise. The NSDC was originally established in 2015 as the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center and was renamed in 2017 to more accurately reflect its mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Kathryn Damon)
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200501-F-GH181-001

Major components of Earth’s magnetic field include the stronger core field, shown here, and the crustal field. The core field is stronger but varies slowly over time.
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PANAMAX 2022 Exercise Wraps Up at Davis-Monthan AFB

Multi-National personnel work on the 612th Air Operations Floor during PANAMAX 2022 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., 08 August, 2022. The focus of PANAMAX 2022 was to exercise a variety of responses to a request for assistance from the government of Panama to protect and guarantee safe passage of traffic through the Panama Canal, ensure its neutrality, and respect national sovereignty.
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Sixteenth Air Force command team visits the 688th Cyberspace Wing

16th Air Force Command team receive a brief from 690th Cyberspace Control Squadron Airmen on the Air Force Mission Assurance Center operations floor Sept. 8, 2022 at Port San Antonio, Texas.
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Senior Airman Matthew Baldyga and Staff Sgt. John Kinglsey climb the radio frequency tower for training at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, June 14. Kingsley is a radio frequency transmissions craftsman and Baldyga is a radio frequency transmissions journeyman, both are with the 628th Communications Squadron.
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1 CMXS: On time, every time

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ricardo Hernandez, 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron network operations section chief, left, and Tech. Sgt. Chad Fisher, 1st CMXS unit training manager, discuss electromagnetic spectrum operations at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, April 5, 2022. In addition to providing traditional communications maintenance mission sets, the 1st CMXS enables warfighters to accomplish the 435th Air Ground Operation Wing’s Inside Out mission to get payloads on time, every time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John R. Wright)
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Leadership Rounds: Phoenix Spark

U.S. Air Force Maj. Eric Robinson, right, Phoenix Spark software lead, discusses innovation to Col. Corey Simmons, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, during Leadership Rounds Nov. 6, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. Robinson explained how the Puckboard is used; a new system utilized by 2500 Mobility Air Forces users for collaborative and mobile flight scheduling. The Leadership Rounds program provides 60th AMW leadership an opportunity to interact with Airmen and get a detailed view of each mission performed at Travis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)
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C-17 good platform for MagNav device

A team from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Force Research Lab, and Department of the Air Force/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator prepare a Mag in a Box, a navigation system for GPS denied environments, for testing on a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III Aug 6, 2021. A team from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Force Research Lab, and Department of the Air Force/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator are working on magnetic-navigation research and brought a stand-alone sensor to test on the C-17 help characterize the platform.
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Drones capture Digital Twin data at Tyndall AFB

Tyndall Air Force Base is using drones to construct a virtual and augmented reality replica of the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Cheyenne Lewis)
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Pilot Training Next

U.S. Air Force Second Lt. Charles Keller and Airman First Class Tyler Haselden, Pilot Training Next students, train on a virtual reality flight simulator at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, June 21, 2018. PTN is an Air Education and Training Command initiative to explore and potentially prototype a training environment that integrates various technologies to produce pilots in an accelerated, cost-efficient, learning-focused manner. The six-month program leans on a variety of technologies, to include virtual and augmented reality, advanced biometrics, artificial intelligence and data analytics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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SAR console

Capella Space synthetic aperture radar data console main page. The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command entered a no-cost cooperative research and development agreement with Capella Space in October, to integrate Capella synthetic aperture radar data into the U.S. Army's Payload Development Lab. (Capella Space graphic_
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608th Air Communications Squadron: Supporting the Nuclear Mission

Staff Sgt. Jon Cetinel, 608th Air Communications Squadron cyber defense supervisor, sets up connections for laptops as part of the cyber vulnerability assessment-hunter weapon system kit. This is key to making sure all platforms and cables are connected before powering on the system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bria Hughes)
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Weather flight keeps Malmstrom mission going

Airman 1st Class Michael Allison, 341st Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, observes radar images and weather data Aug. 10, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The weather flight supports the 341st Missile Wing and 40th Helicopter Squadron missions by collecting mission-critical weather data that helps Airmen plan and prepare for hazards caused by adverse weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)
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F-15EX arrives at Eglin

The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, arrives to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida March 11. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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