AFMC Command News

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • SWEG welcomes new software facility

    Leaders at Hill Air Force Base cut the ribbon for a new $15 million software support facility at a Sept. 2 ceremony. The new facility, affectionately called TINA, or Trailer in the North Area, will be home to teams from the 309th Software Engineering Group, whose mission is one of the base’s top

  • AFICC awards Pool 3 in architect & engineering services contract series

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A collaborative effort between the Air Force Installation Contracting Center and Air Force Civil Engineer Center led to the award of Pool 3 contracts Aug. 30, 2021, as part of the $2 billion Architect-Engineer Next program consisting of four contractor pools. The

  • Keep safety in mind as summer ends

    The long Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer and offers many service members, civilians and their families the final opportunity to take to the highways and byways for a summertime adventure. Emphasis on managing risk is key, not only for a holiday weekend that historically

  • AFRL offers university satellite program

     KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s University Nanosatellite Program (UNP) request for proposals (RFP) will be open until October 1. UNP funds U.S. university students and programs to design, build, launch, and operate small satellites with the primary goal to

  • Air Force names 2020 Athletes of the Year

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force’s 2020 Male and Female Athletes of the Year both hail from Wright-Patterson AFB.Capt. Amber Hansen, commander of Global Activities Squadron Detachment 4 at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, and Airman 1st Class Michael Mannozzi, who

  • Air Combat Command asks for C2IMERA

    Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application is being directed for use by all ACC installations as a result of the application's successful implementation across more than 40 Air Force Installations.

  • AFMC Connect September focus: Resilience

    Resilience is the AFMC Connect focus for September. Resilience is the strength to find positive solutions, or a ‘better way’ during times of distress.