AFMC News - Page 274

Sept. 28, 2020
Family first, with an eye always on the mission

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) - “I was vaguely aware of ROTC,” laughs Maj. Jazmyn Hyman, Program Manager for AFLCMC. “I had a friend who did Air Force JROTC [in high school] and we ran track and cheered together, but I was totally oblivious. I didn’t have anyone close to me that had served.
Sept. 28, 2020
Eglin, Holloman exchange Fighting Falcons

Units swap D and C models.
Sept. 25, 2020
A look back: Early Air Force Uniforms

The following is a look back at the origins of the distinctive USAF uniforms, what organizations oversaw the design and manufacturing and the early transition period of Air Force uniforms worn.
Sept. 25, 2020
Connect to Protect: Wounded Warrior shares personal story of suicidal thoughts, recovery

Hanscom hosted a virtual Storytellers event Sept. 22 during Suicide Prevention Month. Hanscom senior leaders named suicide prevention as a top priority and emphasized the importance of being socially connected as a community as a means to combat suicide. The 2020 theme for the Air Force observance
Sept. 25, 2020
New garden dedicated to giving H.O.P.E

There is a new place where hope can spring eternal at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. On September 23, 2020, Col. Brian Moore Robins, Installation Commander joined about two dozen Team Robins members in the dedication of the new H.O.P.E. Garden.
Sept. 25, 2020
Absentee Voter Week begins next week

Absentee Voters Week begins Sept. 27.
Sept. 25, 2020
New medical support team works to help keep Airmen mission ready

In an effort to help Airmen sustain the high levels of fitness and performance necessary to execute their missions and maintain operational readiness status, the 75th Medical Group has stood up an Operational Support Team, or OST.
Sept. 25, 2020
REARM keeps aircraft flying

The role of the 402nd Electronic Maintenance Group Reverse Engineering Avionics Redesign and Manufacturing team with the Warner Robins Air Logistic Complex at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is unique.
Sept. 25, 2020
Test Airman receives Air Force level volunteer award

A 96th Communications Squadron Airman received the 2020 American Legion Spirit of Service Award. This award honors one enlisted member from each branch of the armed forces for their exceptional leadership and volunteer service.
Sept. 24, 2020
ABMS signs more companies post onramp

The most recent selections – the fourth round announced in as many months – support an ABMS acquisition strategy that spurs competition from a variety of traditional defense as well as commercial-focused sources and streamlines the contracting process to produce capability in roughly four month
Sept. 24, 2020
Museum open late on first Thursday of each month

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will continue offering evening hours on the first Thursday of each month the rest of the year.
Sept. 24, 2020
B-1B Integrated Battle Station modification completed

An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule. Sixty aircraft went through the modification process that began in late 2012 and was completed in September 2020.
Sept. 24, 2020
Air Force PEO for Bombers talks stand up of new organization

Brig. Gen. John Newberry is the Program Executive Officer for Bombers. On June 30 he assumed leadership as the first PEO and director of the new Bombers Directorate.
Sept. 24, 2020
Eglin testers make history with low-altitude missile shot

Surface-to-air missile hits aerial target over range.
Sept. 23, 2020
SAME honors Det. 6 director with national mentoring award

A director at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 6 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was honored for his outstanding commitment to mentorship by the Society of American Military Engineers during a virtual ceremony on Sept. 16.

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