AFMC News

Jan. 9, 2020
DRAGON simulator to augment AWACS training

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., – A new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) simulator will train pilots and flight engineers operating the E-3 Sentry (AWACS) aircraft updated with cockpit modifications known as DRAGON, which stands for Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of
Jan. 9, 2020
Hill Air Force Base celebrates 80th anniversary

Celebratory activities at Hill Air Force Base will take place throughout 2020 and carry the theme “80 Years of Excellence” beginning with an 80th Anniversary Celebration held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Hill Aerospace Museum.
Jan. 9, 2020
Air Force leadership conducts privatized housing tour at Barksdale

The Honorable John W. Henderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, and Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, visited Barksdale Jan. 6, 2020 to conduct a privatized housing tour.The tour familiarized the leaders with the current
Jan. 9, 2020
SkillBridge Program offers transition into civilian life

Transitioning back into civilian life can be tough for military members, but the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program is trying to make finding a career after separation a little easier.SkillBridge is a DoD program connecting military members who are 180 days away from service separation with
Jan. 9, 2020
AFIMSC announces 2020 Innovation Rodeo finalists

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center announced finalists for the 2020 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo on Jan. 9.
Jan. 9, 2020
AFRL, ABL Space Systems, collaborate on development of next-generation rapid launch space systems

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory and ABL Space Systems are collaborating to develop and test rocket propulsion elements for use in launch vehicles thanks to a 3-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) both organizations have agreed to.The CRADA,
Jan. 9, 2020
AFMC beta-testing diagnostic fitness assessments

The Air Force Materiel Command will offer diagnostic fitness assessments to Airmen starting Jan. 20. As the Air Force continues to review the overall current fitness assessment guidance for Airmen, the AFMC has elected to implement diagnostic testing as a potential part of the policy change.
Jan. 8, 2020
AFMC command team to host virtual town hall

The Air Force Materiel Command commander, Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., along with AFMC command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Stanley Cadell, will host a command-wide virtual town hall Feb. 3, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. ET. The town hall will stream live on the AFMC Facebook page with opportunities for participants
Jan. 7, 2020
Ogden ALC earns energy management certification, works to heighten energy awareness

As the largest energy user on Hill Air Force Base, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex has been working hard to lower that demand and recently became only the second U .S. government organization to receive ISO 50001 energy management certification, and the first to include energy resiliency as part of
Jan. 7, 2020
Hang in there: HH-60W enters chamber for defense systems testing

The 413th Flight Test Squadron’s HH-60W went into the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems facility in mid-November for approximately seven weeks of defensive systems testing.
Jan. 6, 2020
AEDC T-3 engine test cell receives upgrades for future tests

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex T-3 turbine engine test cell at Arnold Air Force Base is undergoing several modifications to prepare it for future testing.Built as part of the Engine Test Facility, or ETF, at Arnold in the early 1950s, the T-3 test cell was designed for testing small
Jan. 6, 2020
Hill AFB aims to improve vehicle ops training with state-of-the-art simulator

The simulator offers more than 150 preset scenarios and can generate nearly any driving condition imaginable, as trainers control variables such as weather, road conditions, visibility and malfunctions.
Jan. 6, 2020
JSF ITF: Year in Review

the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Integrated Test Force (ITF) is responsible for developmental test of the world’s most advanced 5th generation fighter, the F-35 Lightning II. In 2019, as part of the Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System team, the ITF won the coveted Collier Trophy for “for the
Jan. 6, 2020
New Vice Director joins AEDC team

Jason Coker was impressed with Arnold Engineering Development Complex long before recently accepting a leadership post within the organization.“What Arnold does and its criticality to the nation’s aeronautical capabilities are really second to none,” he said. “It is an extremely important mission,
Jan. 6, 2020
Cloud brings benefits to users

A team here in the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorate is working to support the Air Force Service Acquisition Executive’s initiative of a Digital Air Force with its Cloud One project.

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