AFMC Command News

  • Gift a 2020 Air Force Marathon registration for Wright-Patt Airmen

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Returning this year for the 2020 Air Force Marathon, gift registrations can be purchased for junior enlisted members stationed at Wright-Patt AFB."Gifting a registration is a great way for people to show their appreciation to our young military members,” said

  • Mentoring Viewpoints: Tell me, teach me, involve me

    “Tell me and I forget.  Teach me and I may remember.  Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin FranklinThe value of mentorship is widely recognized by both the private and public sectors today, but it's important to note this is not a new idea.  The term "mentor" actually comes from ancient Greece and

  • Center acquires new executive aircraft

    TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA (AFLCMC) – On January 30, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Commercial Derivative Aircraft Division, awarded a firm-fixed price sole source delivery order for two C-37B aircraft from Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, which will deliver by the end of FY21, expanding the

  • Digital Directorate sets new pace for Phase II SBIR awards

    The Digital Directorate here recently employed an innovative approach to rapidly award seven Phase II Small Business Innovative Research Program, or SBIR, contracts, enabling startup recipients to advance technologies presented at two 2019 pitch days.

  • Behind the scenes

    For one Airman, the Air Force offered an opportunity to attain a higher education. What he did not expect was the in-person schooling on leadership he receives each day as the enlisted aide at the Air Force Materiel Command.

  • AFMC, ACC expand weapons system collaboration

    Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., commander, Air Force Materiel Command and Gen. Mike Holmes, commander, Air Combat Command, signed a memorandum of agreement establishing the Lead Wing Collaboration Program during the Technology and Acquisition Sustainment Review Conference, Jan. 29 at Joint Base

  • Edwards 'Makerspace' augments STEM education

    The 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base introduced its first TechEd High School Makerspace specifically geared for students during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Edwards AFB, January 29.

  • AFRL Sensors Directorate hosts design challenge, sparks technology advances

    DAYTON, Ohio – For today’s warfighters, advances in technology are the key to remaining competitive. Design challenges generate competitiveness between teams that create cutting-edge products with real-world application. The Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate and Wright Brothers