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By Katie Milligan and Kacey Napier / Published December 05, 2022
Airmen and Guardians from the Refinery program meet virtually with Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass Oct. 13, 2022, to discuss their projects. The Refinery’s fifth cohort met with Bass to discuss innovative projects focused on improving systems, operations and processes. The Refinery, an initiative of AFWERX’s Spark Division, targets grassroots innovation efforts within the Department of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Stewart).
Airmen and Guardian team members discuss their project during the third week of the Refinery program in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2022. During the third week of the Refinery, founders were brought together to connect with relevant Program Execution Offices, Special Program Offices and the broader science and technology ecosystem. The Refinery program, an initiative of AFWERX’s Spark Division, targets grassroots efforts within the Department of the Air Force, or DAF, and rapidly advances innovative projects focused on improving DAF systems, operations and processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Madero).
The Refinery program, an initiative of AFWERX’s Spark Division, will host the next cohort of Airmen and Guardians for its four-week, hybrid Accelerator program in February 2023, to target grassroots efforts within the Department of the Air Force, or DAF, and rapidly advance innovative projects. The Refinery incorporates various stakeholders and locations to allow for innovators to promote projects focused on improving DAF systems, operations and processes. (U.S. Air Force graphic).
Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series about the AFWERX Refinery program. Part one provides general information and a basic introduction to the Refinery. Part two will focus on how the Refinery addresses the Secretary of the Air Force Operational Imperatives, or OIs, and Part three will focus on highlighting specific Refinery projects and success stories. The Refinery program, an initiative of AFWERX’s Spark division, will host its seventh cohort of Airmen and Guardians for a four-week, hybrid Accelerator program in February 2023 to target grassroots efforts within the Department of the Air Force and rapidly advance innovative projects that directly aid warfighters.