AFMC Command News

  • AFMC's Wingman Intervention program going strong

    More than two years after it was introduced, Air Force Materiel Command's Wingman Intervention program is still going strong."During the spring 2013 Wingman Day, AFMC made a concerted effort to provide its Airmen with the skills and confidence they need to safely intervene when they see fellow

  • Recapitalizing JSTARS: the communication system

    Communication is key.And for the Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft, its communication component is one of four major areas undergoing a combined multi-billion dollar recapitalization.Since JSTARS's introduction in 1991, Air Force command posts, Army mobile ground

  • Test team aims at new machine gun for Pave Hawk

    Arriving in the rain, an Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter landed at Edwards Jan. 5, 2016, to begin testing the ballistic dispersion of a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun.The Pave Hawk will be here until Jan. 22 with the 412th Test Wing and 418th Flight Test Squadron providing the facilities,

  • Solar Ready Vets program readies first class at Hill AFB

    The Solar Ready Vets program announced by President Barack Obama during a visit to Hill Air Force Base in April 2015 will begin training the first class of 24 veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce.The training, which begins Feb. 1, is being provided by Salt Lake Community College in

  • AFMC command chief speaks to ALS graduates

    The Airman with the most time in grade of any chief master sergeant in the Air Force offered leadership advice to Tinker Airmen last month.Chief Master Sgt. Michael Warner, command chief for Air Force Materiel Command, was the guest speaker for the Airman Leadership School graduation Dec. 17,

  • Wingman Toolkit supports Comprehensive Airman Fitness

    Comprehensive Airman Fitness is built on the four domains of fitness -- physical, mental, social and spiritual. CAF is a top-level priority in the Air Force, and it is essential for individuals to be fit across all four domains.Gen. Mark Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, has said,

  • R&D strategy leverages innovation, partnerships

    The stakes are high for Department of Defense leaders seeking to equip the U.S. military force of the future. In addition to the ever-present and evolving dangers presented by global terrorism, defense planners face proliferating and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats by nation-states,

  • Recapitalizing JSTARS: the BMC2 suite

    Hanscom program officials call it the "brain of the plane," and as the epicenter for JSTARS command and control, it's an integral part of the overall Joint Surveillance Target and Attack Radar System recapitalization effort.The battle management command and control suite, also known as BMC2, allows

  • Hanscom employee captures DOD-level award

    The Department of Defense has recognized a Hanscom employee with a prestigious product support award.Perry Hill,  product support manager and chief of logistics for the C3I and Networks Directorate's Space, Aerial and Nuclear Networks Division, recently won the 2015 Secretary of Defense Product

  • DOD CIOs visit area to discuss innovation and collaboration

    The Chief Information Officer for the Department of Defense and the Chief Information Officers for the Joint Staff, Air Force, Army, Navy and Coast Guard, along with more than 20 senior representatives from DOD, Cyber Command and the intelligence community, visited the local area Dec. 10 and 11 to

  • NATO AGS arrives at Edwards

    NATO's first Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft arrived here Dec. 19, completing its first flight. The test flight marks the start of six months of ground and airborne testing at Edwards before the aircraft is sent to its new home in Sigonella, Italy.NATO AGS is a derivative of the wide-area

  • One-of-a-kind radio tower will double HCIC range

    Looming high above the Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center is the testing facility's latest upgrade.Recently, the Air Force erected a new 120-foot radio tower for the center, which will double communication range, correct current line-of-sight issues and support an antenna capable of