AFMC Command News

  • Total Force effort brings needed improvements in two-week’s time

    More than 80 Airmen from across the nation joined the 412th Civil Engineer Squadron to complete three large construction projects at Edwards. The projects allowed the Airmen, mostly from Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard, to get hands-on training during their annual two-week-long

  • Go far by getting picky with the FAR

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, MASS. -- Acquisition regulations don’t come with CliffsNotes, so members of a High Performance Team wrote 21 pages interpreting them and won a Department of Defense level award June 28 for their work.The HPT members from Hanscom Air Force Base and several other major

  • Goalie weathers new Air Force career

    Rackleff started her Air Force career in April. Prior, she studied chemical engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, where she played ice hockey. Rochester recruited her to their NCAA Division 1 women’s hockey team from a junior league in California, and she earned a full academic

  • AFMC Airman earns Air Force-level award

    The Air Force recently named Senior Airman Patrick Schilling, an explosive ordnance disposal technician at Hill, as one of the service’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.

  • Air Force issues “Dr. Love” Risk Management Video Challenge

    Airmen around the globe now have the chance to create their very own “Risk Management in 45 Seconds or Less” video. The opportunity for Airmen to unleash their imagination and join in the fun is a result of the “Dr. Love” Risk Management Video Challenge, being held in conjunction with the Safe +

  • New leader takes helm of NC3 Integration Directorate

    Col. Amanda Kato became the new director of the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Integration Directorate during a change of leadership ceremony here June 28. She also became the Air Force’s program executive officer for NC3.

  • Mentoring Viewpoints: Do I need a mentor?

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  Do I need a mentor? Well, the short answer is, you already have one, or more, whether you know it or not! We all have a boss, and that boss should be providing mentorship. But, that’s not the primary focus of this message.Have you ever wondered how to get

  • Armed Forces Voters Week

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- In recognition of Armed Forces Voters Week, June 25 through July 5, Airmen and their family members are encouraged to make the choice to vote, no matter where they are.Oftentimes, Airmen have the mindset that the process of registering to vote is complex, or

  • Air Force seeks 2018 national public service nominations

    Air Force officials are accepting submissions for the 2018 National Public Service Award.The American Society for Public Administration and the National Academy of Public Administration established the award to honor individuals whose outstanding contributions and accomplishments serve as models of

  • Hanscom squadrons get innovative

    Two squadrons here are using innovation funds provided by the Air Force to improve efficiencies within their organizations.