Great talk from Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Acq., Tech. & Logistics at @AirForceAssoc #AWS2020. Topics included #AFVentures, working with startups, & Agility Prime.

In the last 18 months, #AFVentures has awarded 733 companies $360 million dollars throughout 15 pitch days. In 2020, the Air Force hopes to grow its venture investment to reach $500 million. buff.ly/2IebgFE…

Thanks to our amazing team and partners, we're now hosting a virtual Spark Collider, Strategic DoD SBIR/STTR Program Office Showcase, & Pitch Bowl this Thursday! No need to register--just tune in via the "room" links on our site once they're live: bit.ly/38JFCKJ #VirtualDefenseCollab

#AFVentures is gearing up for Launch at our Digital Department of the Air Force's inaugural Pitch Bowl! Follow the AFWERX Collider live at the link below! youtube.com/watch?v=Kut5YV…

Great kick-off for our virtual Spark Collider and Pitch Bowl with Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett and Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the #USAF for Acq., Tech & Logistics this morning! Tune in to the live feed: afwerx.af.mil/virtual-collid… #VirtualDefenseCollab #VirtualAF

Have you checked out this livestream yet, #DEFCommunity? Way to adapt, move forward, and provide value to the community with this event AFWERX 👏👏

Shout-out to AETC - First Command's Technology Integration Detachment (ATID)! They're tuning in to the virtual Spark Collider & Pitch Bowl #PilotTrainingNext breakout session out of Capital Factory ⚙️ now! See all our programming: afwerx.af.mil/virtual-collid…

Dr. Will Roper was thrilled to meet & greet for some honest feedback from 5 of the inaugural #AFVentires STRATFI Awardees! “You guys are right on by designing a ‘right-sized’ program!” — Blake Teipel, Essentium (A Nexa3D Company)

That's a wrap on our #virtual Spark Collider and Pitch Bowl! Thank you to all the INCREDIBLE people who made this happen 🙌🎉 The event videos will be uploaded to our YouTube once finalized: bit.ly/38NrBM6 #VirtualDefenseCollab

Airmen unload COVID-19 testing swabs at the Memphis Air National Guard Base, TN, March 19, 2020. Approximately 500,000 testing swabs and supplies were flown from Aviano Air Base, Italy, to the FedEx hub in Memphis, to be distributed to medical facilities across the U.S. #COVID19USAF

Mark your calendars 📅! Next Tuesday, Dr. Will Roper will be hosting an "Ask Me Anything" event on #AFVentures from 2:30 - 4 p.m. EDT. Tune in live on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=3Jiw_W…