AFMC Command News

  • ‘AFMC We Need’ continues to drive change

    One year after its launch, the Air Force Materiel Command 'AFMC We Need' initiative continues to drive success across the mission, bringing positive change and improvements, moving the command closer to the ideal set in motion by the operation’s pursuit.

  • Tinker completes construction for the Air Force’s largest ESPC project

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida – The Air Force completed construction for a $243 million energy project at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in September.The Energy Savings Performance Contract project will improve energy efficiency and resiliency for the base, said Les Martin, acting director for

  • Symposium generates ideas for revitalization, collaboration

    During the Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center symposium Sept. 30, speakers emphasized reinvigorating the center as a hub for collaboration and leveraging its capabilities to help meet Advanced Battle Management System, Joint All Domain Command and Control, and digital engineering needs. The

  • Legal Offices help ensure service members’ civil relief

    The Judge Advocate Office here can assist Hanscom members in understanding their rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The SCRA is a federal law designed to ease financial burdens on members during periods of military service, and protect their assets from predatory companies. It

  • Armament Directorate kicks off Weapons Pitch Day

    EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida – In an effort to find technologies that support the Air Force’s priorities of reach, affordable mass, autonomous collaboration, sensing and communications, non-kinetic effects and digital engineering, the Armament Directorate recently kicked off Phase I of its Weapons

  • Air Force Test Center stands up Multi-Domain Test Force

    AFTC Commander, Maj. Gen. Christopher Azzano, stood up AFTC Detachment 1, the Multi-Domain Test Force Oct. 1, 2020, at Edwards AFB, Calif., to address the increased demand for testing multi-domain capabilities across the U.S. Armed Forces.

  • Permitted and prohibited political activities for most federal employees

    According to the Hatch Act, federal employees, may actively participate in political management and political campaign. Accordingly, these employees may engage in political activity on behalf of a political party or partisan political group or candidate in a partisan election as long as it is not on

  • Division moves hypobaric altitude chamber to Lackland

    The Agile Combat Support Directorate’s Simulators Division, recently spearheaded an effort to relocate a hypobaric altitude chamber from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida to the 344th Training Squadron Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence hangar at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

  • Robins Security Forces train in active shooter drill

    Protecting people and property are two main functions of the 78th Security Forces Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. Another important part of the job is keeping Airmen’s tactical skills sharp in case of possible threats - like an active shooter.

  • Palletized Munitions weapon system C2 demonstrated during ABMS Onramp #2

    The Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office successfully demonstrated the ability to command and control an experimental Palletized Munitions weapon system, while participating in the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management Family of Systems (ABMS) Onramp #2