AFMC Command News

  • Inaugural Space Force race registration opens May 4

    Registration for the first-ever United States Space Force T-Minus 10-Miler race, in-person and virtual events, opens tomorrow, May 4, at runspaceforce.com.The United States Space Force inaugural T-Minus 10-Miler will liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Dec. 10, 2022.

  • AFMC Connect May focus: Considerate

    Consideration is being respectful of the people you interact with daily. Words or deeds can show intentional and deliberate thoughts of consideration and the desire to be considerate.

  • The never-ending quest for motorcycle safety

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- You wear your personal protective equipment. You stay on top of your motorcycle’s routine maintenance. You follow all rules of the road when you ride.What more can you do to be a safe rider? A LOT!Safety is one of those things in life that’s never-ending. There

  • PSM Forum sparks dialogue

    Registration is open now for the 2022 AFLCMC Product Support Manager Forum, which aims to generate conversations on improving Air Force readiness and operational effectiveness.

  • FY21 DAF Safety Awards Announced

    The Department of the Air Force recently released the fiscal year 2021 annual safety awards. These awards provide organizations, teams, and individuals the opportunity to be recognized for their hard work, enhanced performance, accomplishments, and feats in safety.

  • AFRL technology makes new weapon for sinking ships a reality

    The Air Force Research Laboratory and Eglin’s Integrated Test Team demonstrated a new low-cost, air-delivered capability for defeating maritime threats April 28, 2022, that successfully destroyed a full-scale stationary surface vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Leaders discuss JADC2, ABMS during New Horizons 2022

    Defense and industry leaders discussed their roles supporting the Secretary of the Air Force’s operational imperatives and the Advanced Battle Management System during the second week of New Horizons 2022.

  • First Red Hawk rolls out

    The first T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft rolled off the production line at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security building at Lambert International Airport. This is the first of 351 aircraft to be delivered to the Air Force under terms of a $9.2 billion contract awarded to Boeing in September 2018.

  • 586th FLTS helps showcase data link improvement

    The 586th Flight Test Squadron was involved last year in the testing and showcasing of the new Heimdall enhanced capability for legacy tactical data links.The 586 FLTS is part of the 704th Test Group at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The 704 TG is a unit of AEDC, headquartered at Arnold Air Force

  • AI accelerator focuses on education

    The Department of the Air Force-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator recently held a prototype capstone AI course at the MIT open learning space in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  • Taking down the Dragon Lady

    The 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group's Expeditionary Depot Maintenance team members from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, worked with the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Airmen to disassemble a Heritage Park static display of a U-2S Dragon Lady at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 22,