AFMC News

March 25, 2021
Acting SecAF visits Hill AFB, focuses on supporting Airmen and Guardians

Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth visited Hill Air Force Base March 24, where he received a briefing on AFNWC's Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program.
March 25, 2021
Gift registration for Airmen returns to 2021 Air Force Marathon

Air Force Marathon registrants can gift a paid entry fee to any junior active-duty, Reserve and Guard enlisted member stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Gift registrations are available for the half and full marathon. All military members (E-1 to E-6) interested in receiving a donated
March 25, 2021
Hail-damaged T-1s back in the fight

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Several years ago, 39 T-1 Jayhawks assigned to the 47th Flying Training Wing, were severely damaged when a hail storm swept through Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.Unable to fly, the aircraft – used for advanced pilot training – were grounded for repairs.The
March 25, 2021
Tinker completes B-52 restoration as ‘Wise Guy’ re-enters arsenal

Nearly a year after arriving at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, the second B-52H “Stratofortress” bomber to be resurrected from the Arizona desert has left to rejoin the Air Force fleet. “Wise Guy” departed Tinker Air Force Base on March 10, 2021, to return to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot
March 25, 2021
Desert test mission

T-38s flew with Eglin F-16s in New Mexico.
March 23, 2021
Airfield Evaluation Team comes to DM

With 11 flying units and 152 aircraft, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base operates the busiest single runway in the Air Force. That much day-to-day activity eventually takes a toll on the airfield pavement.
March 23, 2021
Meet the first woman in the aviation industry

Ida Holdgreve is considered the first woman to work in the aviation industry. She blazed a trail that points directly to the AFUO today.
March 23, 2021
AFRL Directed Energy Industry Days— rolling out new rapid contracting vehicle

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate will host a Virtual Briefing for Industry to introduce the new Directed Energy Technology Experimentation Research (DETER), Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) April 13 – 14 from 10 a.m. to noon
March 23, 2021
Former commanders discuss evolution of C2 at Hanscom

Former commanders of both the Electronic Systems Division and Electronic Systems Center here addressed the growth and importance of command and control during a virtual panel March 17.
March 22, 2021
Defense, industry leaders talk digital transformation, ABMS at New Horizons

Defense and industry leaders discussed ways their organizations are using digital transformation to meet the Air Force Chief of Staff’s call to “Accelerate Change or Lose” during two days of virtual presentations March 17 and 18.
March 22, 2021
CSAF Memo to Airmen: Leadership Library

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.'s presents his Leadership Library. A chance to offer new books, podcasts and documentaries in order to generate regular conversations with Airmen on things that interest him and may interest them.
March 22, 2021
Energy efficient B-Huts could save resources, lives

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida – A construction project designed to test the energy efficiency of barracks huts, or B-Huts, could ultimately result in saving lives.The 823rd Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer, known as RED HORSE, and the Naval Mobile
March 19, 2021
AFRL researchers demonstrate record-breaking RF isolator performance in ultra-compact device

As the USAF continues with the unrelenting pursuit of driving down the size, weight and power of radio frequency (RF) components, the inherent challenges in these types of technologies are compounded. The typical difficulties of making smaller mechanical and physical components, however, are dwarfed
March 19, 2021
AFVentures releases annual report, details extensive efforts to expand defense industrial base, fight COVID-19 virus

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFVentures, the Department of the Air Force’s commercial investment group, has released its fiscal year 2020 annual report.The new report details AFVentures’ successes in fulfilling its mission of expanding and maintaining the Air Force’s innovative
March 19, 2021
AFWERX crowns 2021 Spark Tank winner at Virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Master Sgt. Justin Bauer from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona was awarded the prestigious AFWERX Spark Tank trophy after his innovative method for C-130 wheel repair was selected as the Spark Tank 2021 winner February

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