AFMC Command News

  • 2020 SE&TM outstanding performers named

    2020 science, engineering and technical management outstanding performers are announced, representing civilians and Airmen from across Air Force Materiel Command.

  • 72nd MDG physician assistant delivers CPR at home

    The skills and quick actions of a physician assistant assigned to the 72nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron potentially saved a life on Sept. 30, 2020. First Lt. Aaron O’Meara and his girlfriend, Erica Arellano, who had just received a food delivery in the lobby of their apartment, discovered

  • AFRL Materials scientist receives NextFlex 2021 Fellow Award

    Dr. Jeremy Ward, a scientist at Wright-Patterson’s Air Force Research Laboratory, has received a 2021 Fellow Award from NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute. Ward was one of four recipients.

  • BATMAN team’s support of SIBR project increases combat survival potential

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Battlefield Air Targeting Man-Aided Knowledge team, referred to as BATMAN, lent its effort to the Air and Space Forces’ Small Business Innovation Research program to make a few former Airmen’s dreams come true and

  • Teams deliver innovative solutions at I-WEPTAC

    Teams tasked with tackling the Air and Space Forces’ most challenging Agile Combat Support issues delivered their recommendations April 21 at the 2021 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference.

  • Getting to know the new AFIMSC infrastructure lead at Tyndall

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Program Management Office, as a key component of the NDR Program, has a new general officer to provide executive-level support for the Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, rebuild. Following recently

  • AFW2 Announces Team Air Force for Warrior Games 2021

    The Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program is proud to announce the 2021 Air Force Warrior Games team. A team of coaches and staff selected 45 primary and 15 alternates, a combination of active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen and veterans, after their 2021 Virtual Air Force Trials competition. The

  • AFRL testing made Perseverance, the search for life on Mars possible

    On February 18, 2021, NASA’s rover Perseverance touched down on the surface of Mars to begin searching for evidence of past life. The success of this touchdown would not have been possible without the work of a team of researchers who operate unique erosion testing equipment in a windowless bunker

  • Former commander to face court-martial charge

    A sexual assault charge has been referred to general court-martial in the case of Air Force Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley.The General Court-Martial Convening Authority, Gen. Arnold. W. Bunch, Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, referred one charge under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice,

  • AFMC administrative professional employs flexibility, succeeds with aplomb

    AFMC administrative professional employs flexibility, succeeds with aplombThe job description of the military administrative professional shelters a varied list of skill sets, each filled with positive challenges viewed as ‘all part of the job’. For Staff Sgt. Elda D. Quesenberry, the challenges

  • Developing Self: Airman’s Foundational Competencies Category

    The Air Force has identified 24 Airman’s foundational competencies for all Airmen, these competencies are universally applicable to all Airmen and are categorized into four groups: Developing Self, Developing Others, Developing Ideas and Developing Organizations. Developing Self includes the

  • AFRL Inspire to deliver inspiration to virtual audiences worldwide

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFRL Inspire, a two-hour special event with eight TEDx-style talks, will be livestreamed from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall Auditorium April 28 beginning at 2 p.m. EDT. Inspire showcases the innovative ideas and passionate people