AFMC Spark Tank Integrated Capabilities Challenge
Gen. Duke Z. Richardson (left), Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, gets ready to announce the winner of the AFMC Spark Tank Integrated Capabilities Challenge, Oct. 19, at Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command. The AFMC Spark Tank is an annual competition that leverages the inherent innovation of Airmen and Guardians, empowering them to use their problem-solving skills and creativity to solve the service’s most critical needs. For this year’s challenge, innovative solutions were sought to transform how AFMC drives research, development, test, sustainment, support, and infrastructure to optimize combat readiness across the spectrum. Semi-finalists (left to right): Donna Spry, Wing Process Manager, Arnold Engineering Development Complex; Douglas Szczublewski, Next Gen Capabilities Lead and aerospace engineer, Space Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory; Lt. Col. Trevyn Guglielmo, Emergency Services Branch Chief, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center