AFMC Command News

  • AF physician advises, ‘follow your nose’ to early COVID-19 diagnosis

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An ear, nose and throat surgeon in the Air Force Research Laboratory assembled a multi-national team of nine other medical professionals to consolidate their front-line observations and recommendations regarding early symptoms of patients infected with

  • AFSC Spotlight: Meet Randall Looke

    AFSC Spotlight: Meet Randall LookeRandall Looke is the chief of the Air Force Sustainment Center Contracting Directorate’s Operational Contracting Branch, which is responsible for contracting support for the 72nd Air Base Wing and all of Tinker’s tenant units. Since Looke took over as branch chief,

  • Team Hill Frontlines: Ed Richardson

    Ed Richardson works in Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems for the 75th Operations Support Squadron, where he maintains navigational aids systems and equipment used to control air traffic. His hometown is Clearfield, Utah, and his/her hobbies include camping, boating, shooting, and fishing.

  • Reserve nurses mobilize to support COVID-19 response

    Two Air Force Reservist nurses with the 507th Medical Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base mobilized and departed for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 13 and 15, 2020, to provide medical treatment to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Keep Calm and Cope with COVID

    Stress and anxiety serve a purpose. These emotions are your body’s way of alerting you to a threat, calling you to action! Here’s the basics: wash your hands often and well, avoid touching your face, practice physical distancing, cough and sneeze into the inside of your elbow, and wear a

  • New COVID-19 policy extends some ID card benefits

    Department of Defense Military Personnel Flights are extending Uniformed Service ID cards expiring on or after Jan. 1, 2020, and authorizing continued benefit use through Sept. 30, 2020, to comply with recent Under Secretary of Defense guidance. Retirees, dependents, 100 percent disabled veterans

  • EPAWSS testing readies F-15 for future

    The F-15E Eagle fleet is currently undergoing critical electronic warfare testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) on Edwards Air Force Base, California. This F-15E is outfitted with the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS). The EPAWSS is an integrated digital

  • Air Force Marathon volunteer registration opens May 1

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Marathon is looking for 2,600 volunteers to be part of another successful race weekend at the 2020 Air Force Marathon. Volunteer registration opens May 1.  “Every year our feedback from participants highlights how exceptional our volunteers are,”

  • Does sleep really keep you healthy?

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - A recent article published in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, states getting enough sleep can actually help you maintain a healthier lifestyle. With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting our quality of life, remaining healthy should be a priority.Adults are