AFMC Command News

  • Airmen provide foundation for Air Force weapon systems

    How do you build an Air Force organization responsible for the acquisition and support of all aircraft, engines, munitions, and electronic/cyber systems? You start with the people, of course.That's the message the commander of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is conveying, both to his

  • Global ASNT awards contract, moves toward next phase

    After moving into the engineering and manufacturing development stage, the Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal, or Global ASNT, program office awarded a contract to Raytheon last month, ushering the program into the first of three incremental phases. The $134 million Increment 1 contract is a

  • Tinker's Mowles receives Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Award

    The deputy director of the 76th Commodities Maintenance Group in the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex was named the outstanding Aircraft Maintenance Civilian Manager of 2012.Mike Mowles received the Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Award on Jan. 7, 2014, from Lt. Gen. Judith Fedder, deputy chief of staff for

  • Hanscom program office using expertise to protect trainees

    A program office here is using its expertise to help ensure the safety of Air Force trainees.Following occurrences of sexual misconduct during basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, a commander's directed-investigation looked at various programs and procedures to see how

  • B-52 upgrade to increase smart-weapons capacity

    Personnel here will update ground maintenance and mission planning software in support of a new Air Force contract that will increase the B-52 bomber's "smart-weapons" capacity by 50 percent.The $24.6 million agreement stipulates that Boeing will develop a modification to existing weapon launchers

  • Robins location, operation instrumental to multi-service exercise

    The Iron Triad -- which includes the Joint STARS E-8C, the AWACS E-3 and the Rivet Joint RC-135 aircraft -- were at Robins Dec. 12 preparing for the Composite Unit Training exercise off the east coast with the Marines and the Navy. "It's a big event at Robins, especially for TEAM JSTARS and Robins

  • More than $85 million saved at Robins as part of initiative

    When it comes to finding ways of being more efficient and cost effective in today's budget-conscious environment, Robins is doing its share by contributing more than $85 million toward the "Road to a Billion and Beyond" initiative.Cost-effective readiness initiatives were implemented earlier this

  • Commentary: Holidays offer a time for reflection

    As the holidays approach, it's a fitting time to reflect on the past year. With all of the budget cuts/uncertainties and the corresponding furloughs and recent force management announcements, 2013 was a year filled with many challenges. It was also a year filled with many successes. Through the

  • AEDC test workload increases 50 percent, technology up 25 percent in 2014

    Arnold Engineering Development Complex Director of Test Operations Col. Patrick Tom expects 2014 to be a challenging year with work across all of the business areas, including a 50 percent overall increase in testing and a 25 percent increase in technology workload."We have engines pinned in six

  • AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

    The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined.The Air

  • AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size

    Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement

  • FY14 force management to include senior NCO retention board

    Plans are underway to convene a June senior NCO retention board to consider eligible master sergeants and senior master sergeants for retirement, officials announced Dec. 11.The board is one of several fiscal 2014 force management measures that have been or will be implemented to transition toward a

  • DAU data call, prioritization of training begins

    The call for FY15 Defense Acquisition University requirements has started. Acquisition workforce members and their supervisors should be reviewing position requirements, new certification standards and assignment-specific training requirements to execute individual training plans working toward

  • Hill selected to receive first operational F-35A aircraft

    Hill Air Force Base, Utah, was selected as the new home for the Air Force's first operational F-35A Lightning IIs.Air Force officials chose Hill AFB after a lengthy analysis of multiple locations' operational considerations, installation attributes, economic and environmental factors."Hill AFB is