AFMC Command News

  • AFRL reimagines tech development with virtual reality

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In a move the Wright Brothers likely never anticipated, but surely would approve, the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate is using a bicycle to demonstrate how virtual and augmented reality could revolutionize aircraft maintenance and

  • New SECDEF makes Wright-Patterson AFB his first Air Force stop

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Mark T. Esper chose Wright-Patterson AFB as his first Air Force base to visit as Secretary of Defense, Oct. 3-4.The new Secretary of Defense engaged Airmen and commanders during a whirlwind visit, including discussions with Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr.,

  • Preparing for PEGASUS

    Work on the first leg of the new KC-46A Pegasus’ maintenance depot, the single-largest construction project to hit Tinker Air Force Base since the 1940s, is progressing ahead of the official ribbon-cutting scheduled for Oct. 18.The new 156-acre maintenance campus will eventually boast 14 hangars,

  • October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

    Raising awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to ensure all Americans have the resources they need to be safer and more secure online, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a collaborative effort between government, through the Department of Homeland Security, and industry.This

  • How does your facility utilize its energy?

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Managing base energy and resources is an important mission at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and with October designated as National Energy Awareness Month, the push is on to conserve energy, resources and costs.Ayman Gaballa, 88th Civil Engineering base

  • Kessel Run receives top honors

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Detachment 12’s Kessel Run team recently received two Air Force-wide awards for its achievements.

  • Insights: Contracting from the other side of the table

    As a veteran contract negotiator, Amber Pecoraro, a procurement analyst at the Air Force Materiel Command Contracting Directorate, recognized a disconnect exists between startup companies and fulfilling the mission-related needs of the Air Force.Despite a shared goal of solving national security

  • PEO Digital encourages junior workforce to Pitch-IN

    Hanscom’s Digital Directorate hosted two innovation-focused events for their junior workforce here and in Boston Oct. 2 and 3.The first event, Pitch-IN, provided an opportunity for Digital personnel to pitch their ideas for improving current acquisition approaches, processes and procedures.

  • Charity fair creates awareness of dozens of organizations, causes

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Hundreds of employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and other federal entities “showed some love” to the Combined Federal Campaign during its kickoff Oct. 2 at Wright State University’s Nutter Center.The event was open to all Department of Defense,