AFMC News

Sept. 8, 2021
Tinker AFB supports Afghanistan evacuation efforts

The U.S. military concluded evacuation operations from Afghanistan in support of the Department of State on Aug. 31 and members of Team Tinker were actively involved in the effort.
Sept. 8, 2021
AFCEC beddown support of F-35A mission in flight

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center continues a massive, multi-year construction effort to deliver the infrastructure needed to support F-35 fighter operations at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona; Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska; and Royal Air Force Lakenheath,
Sept. 8, 2021
Metals Technology Airmen reduce two year wait time to two month critical part production

On, July 6, 2021, Airmen from the 366th Maintenance Squadron’s (MXS) Metals Technology section began production on a critical structural beam within the main landing gear wheel, known as a trunnion beam. A trunnion beam houses the main landing gear strut in which the gear pivots when lowering and
Sept. 8, 2021
AFTC encourages Civilians to take advantage of educational opportunities

The Air Force released the results of the academic year 2022 civilian developmental education selection board last week. Across the Air Force Test Center, 55 out of 94 candidates were selected for CDE this year. The selection rate of 59% is higher this year than last. The selectees passed a rigorous
Sept. 7, 2021
Air Force repurposes condemned F-35 aircraft for training aids

Airmen here are currently involved in transforming a condemned F-35A Lightning II into sectional training aids for use during instruction of F-35 maintainers.
Sept. 7, 2021
Hill AFB Airman awarded AFSA Airman of the Year

Four days after arriving at Hill Air Force Base, Senior Airman Lelauni Sanders was in a commissary checkout line when a senior master sergeant unexpectedly reached out, swiped a card to pay for her groceries and told her not to worry about it.He asked her instead to come to a meeting.
Sept. 7, 2021
Resilience: Adapting to adversity

When something goes wrong, are you able to push through or do you feel like you are frozen? Resilience is the ability to adapt well to adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or even significant sources of stress.
Sept. 7, 2021
Hanscom employees win DOD, DAF Small Business honors

Two Air Force Life Cycle Management Center employees here were recently named top Department of Defense and Air Force small business professionals for 2020. The honors recognize their outstanding efforts to respond to mission need amid pandemic challenges.
Sept. 7, 2021
Civil engineers encourage workforce to ‘prepare to protect’

Base civil engineers encourage members of the community to observe National Preparedness Month throughout September. The theme for this year is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.”
Sept. 6, 2021
September is National Suicide Prevention Month

"If you see something, say something and do something."
Sept. 3, 2021
DAF announces mandatory COVID vaccine implementation guidelines for Airmen, Guardians

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has released a service implementation plan that requires Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the following dates, unless seeking an exemption.
Sept. 3, 2021
AFWERX drives innovation through flightline ops challenge

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Innovators and thought leaders from industry, academia and the federal government gathered at the AFWERX Innovation Hub in Las Vegas, Nevada, late last month to review technologies that will be a part of the Revolutionizing Flightline Operations AFWERX Challenge. This
Sept. 3, 2021
India, US sign Air-Launched UAV Co-Development Project Agreement

Air Vice Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, Indian Air Force, Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Plans, and Brig. Gen. Brian R. Bruckbauer, Director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation (AFSAC) Directorate for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, signed a landmark agreement recently to
Sept. 3, 2021
AFRL’s Aerospace Systems Directorate granted patent for innovative control surfaces technology

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate recently secured a patent for their control surface technology after successfully developing and demonstrating additively manufactured, multi-material conformal control surfaces
Sept. 2, 2021
The Summer Before 9/11

This September marks 20 years since our nation came under attack. Most people can vividly remember where they were on 9/11 and repeat that event in full detail; however, when you ask them what the nation, or the Air Force, looked like in the summer before 9/11, they struggle to find a memory.

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