AFMC Command News

  • AFCEC breakthrough keeps mission moving

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – After nearly five years of research, and despite a hurricane that crippled critical testing facilities, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center is on the cusp of delivering a visionary product that repairs damaged pavement and keeps the mission moving.“This project is a

  • AFRL creates new modular weapons storage for cargo aircraft

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Junior Force Warfighter Operations team continuously develops innovative solutions for  Airmen. Their latest project aims to update the gun rack, or Modular Weapon Storage System, for the U. S. Air Force C-130 aircraft.The

  • Two OAY medics share how they support USAF

    Two medical Airmen selected as the Air Force’s 2019 Outstanding Airmen of the Year award share their experiences, and how they support the Air Force both at home and abroad.

  • Florida resilience chief gets look at Tyndall rebuild

    Florida’s first Chief Resilience Officer Dr. Julia Nesheiwat visited Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to see first-hand the Tyndall Program Management Office’s plans to develop and rebuild a resilient “Installation of the Future.” The main responsibility of the CRO is to prepare Florida for the

  • Retiring Det 9 chief recalls life-changing mission

    For Chief Master Sgt. William Ewing, who recently retired as Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Det. 9 senior enlisted adviser, a selfless decision to join an explosive ordnance disposal team on a mission in Iraq became an experience he will endure the rest of his life.

  • Kirkland provides readiness update to Congress

    Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee on Nov. 21.The testimony pertained to the organic industrial base within the United States Air Force, and allowed the general to update the members

  • Early contact eases newcomers’ transition

    Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center leaders are encouraging early contact with inbound AFIMSC newcomers and families to ensure smooth transitions into the organization. 

  • Ceremony to mark 116th anniversary of first powered flight

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 116th anniversary of powered flight will be observed Dec. 17, to honor the Wright brother’s historic achievement. The ceremony will be at 10 a.m. at the Wright Brothers Memorial near Area B, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Col. Thomas Sherman, 88th Air

  • Lengthening life for the B-1 Lancer

    The B-1 Lancer has been flown hard in the theater of war and terror for the past 15 years. In order to keep the fleet serving the Air Force for the next 20 years and beyond, it needs dedicated structural repair and maintenance, and that’s where Tinker Air Force Base comes in.“It’s been flown past

  • 2019 Annual AFMC Gen. Jumper and Information Dominance Awards nominees

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. – The Air Force Materiel Command is pleased to announce the following nominees for the 2019 Air Force Gen. John P. Jumper and Information Dominance Awards: Gen. Jumper Excellence in Warfighting Officer: Capt. Alan S. Boyles – Air Force Research Laboratory,

  • Fest tests Air Force systems in GPS-denied environment

    Global Positioning System, or GPS, has become a commonplace technology in today’s world since it first became fully operational in the mid-1990s. Its role as a force-enhancer have also made it a viable target in a contested cyber-space domain. To help prepare for an event in which GPS is denied or