AFMC Command News

  • Robot dogs arrive at Tyndall AFB

    The robot dogs, designed by Ghost Robotics and Immersive Wisdom, are the first of their kind to be integrated onto a military installation and one of many innovation-based initiatives to begin at Tyndall Air Force Base, coined the “Installation of the Future.”

  • Leaders discuss digital engineering and acquisition, ABMS, more

    Air Force and industry leaders came together to discuss digital engineering and acquisition, the Advanced Battle Management System, improvements in cloud and edge computing, artificial intelligence, and other topics during virtual presentations March 23-25.

  • AFRL Executive Director to retire March 31

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Jack Blackhurst, executive director of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will retire from federal service March 31 culminating a career of a combined 46 years of military and civilian federal service. The retirement ceremony will be broadcast live,

  • AFRL civilian receives NATO SET Panel Team Excellence Award

    Dr. Muralidhar Rangaswamy, the Radar Sensing technical lead with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sensors Directorate, recently won the NATO Sensors and Electronic Technology Panel Team Excellence Award for his contributions to the NATO SET-ET-236 panel on compressive sensing for radar and

  • Acting Air Force secretary visits Wright-Patterson AFB

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on March 23 to get a firsthand look at various missions and a few of the more than 115 units and agencies that operate here. This was Roth's first visit to the base since he

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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