Materiel Command’s ICE-Breaker: Air Force Materiel Command plans next week to hold the first Air Force Integrated Collaborative Environment (ICE) Breaker—an annual event to demonstrate modeling and simulation capabilities. The basic idea is to field advanced computer network and software capabilities more quickly—and on cost. This first ICE Breaker will feature scenarios simulating attacks on terrorist camps that will be visible on battle management screens at Aeronautical Systems Center in Ohio, Air Armament Center in Florida, Electronic Systems Center in Massachusetts, as well as the Pentagon.
The Air Force wants to “own and run” more of its air bases, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach said Nov. 6, in what could be a major potential revamp the military’s joint base program. Speaking at the Airlift/Tanker Association’s 2026 Symposium, Wilsbach said he and the…