AFMC Command News

  • Bonner assumes AEDC Test Division chief post

    When Col. Ernest Lincoln Bonner and his own family needed it most, they received an outpouring of support from his Air Force family.“Our wing, group and squadron, they picked up every mission responsibility I dropped with literally no notice,” Bonner said. “They helped us take care of our oldest

  • Arnold AFB test teams maintain mission focus through COVID-19 constraints

    Most teams at Arnold Engineering Development Complex tasked with carrying out work critical to national security, for a period of time, did not have a full complement of personnel on hand.Precautions requiring adherence, such as team members maintaining a proper distance from one another and the use

  • Arnold machinists continue work to support AEDC mission, national defense

    Test operations across Arnold Engineering Development Complex are not possible without the proper components for the test facilities.Those overseeing testing rely on craft personnel within the Complex to provide the consumable parts necessary to accommodate customers and accomplish the mission.

  • Laster’s contributions to the aerospace testing remembered

    AEDC Fellow Dr. Marion Lynn Laster will be remembered for his contributions to Arnold Engineering Development Complex following his passing on June 14 at the age of 85.Throughout a career that spanned 40 years, Laster was credited with playing a significant role in the development of test facilities

  • AEDC team member named AF nominee for NDIA award

    A capability manager for Hypervelocity Flyout, Impact and Lethality Ground Test and Evaluation at AEDC, has been named an Air Force nominee for the 2019 Air Force Government Civilian Tester of the Year award from the National Defense Industrial Association.Jonathan Carroll joined the AEDC in 2014 as

  • AFSC bids farewell to top civilian

    The top civilian in the Air Force Sustainment Center will soon leave his post for the nation’s capital.Kevin Stamey, who has served as the executive director of the Air Force Sustainment Center for three years, is leaving the AFSC July 6 to become director of the Information Dominance Directorate in

  • AFRL, Griffiss Institute offer STEM Summer Camps

    ROME, N.Y. – The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate’s STEM Outreach Program in Rome, N.Y., in partnership with the Griffiss Institute, will once again offer STEM Summer Camp programs to students in grades 5-12.With the uncertainties of COVID-19, the summer camp experience will be

  • Air Force, MassChallenge project reaches significant milestones

    The U.S. Air Force Labs with MassChallenge initiative marked two major milestones this week as the accelerator culminated in a virtual demo day June 30 and the online Banshee program kicked off July 1. The demo day, hosted on Hopin, focused on the growth and accomplishments of the 10 startups in the

  • AFCEC leads hurricane season preparedness

    With a projected record-setting hurricane season in the making, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate is once again urging the Air Force community to “be ready” for natural disasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the 2020 Atlantic hurricane

  • AFIMSC single data call frees up civil engineers

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's consolidation and streamlining of data calls is making the lives of base civil engineers easier.AFIMSC's Facility Recap and Sustainment Branch collaborated with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's

  • Goldfein describes the future of the Air Force

    During the hour-long virtual appearance, the Air Force’s highest-ranking officer explained that the service has made progress toward high-priority goals that include all-domain, joint operations and adapting to meeting threats from near-peer powers.

  • Plant 42 changes leadership

    Air Force Operating Location Air Force Plant 42 changed leadership hands during a Change of Leadership Ceremony at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, July 1.

  • NPC completes first operational patient movement

    Less than 100 days from an idea on a napkin to its first real-world, aeromedical evacuation, the Negatively Pressurized Conex completed its first operational mission July 1, moving 12 patients from the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to receive higher level