AFMC Command News

  • AFLCMC product support managers win DOD-level awards

    Two product support managers in the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center each won a 2015 Secretary of Defense Product Support Manager Award announced by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall Dec. 9, 2015.Dale Hertenstein, the product support manager in

  • JSTARS Recap reaches Milestone A

    Following a seven-month Materiel Solution Analysis phase, JSTARS Recapitalization program was granted a Milestone A decision by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.On Dec. 10 the Air Force received OSD-level approval with the signing of a Milestone A acquisition

  • Australian Aerial refueler connects USAF and RAAF test teams

    A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30 tanker that arrived here Nov. 30 is connecting the RAAF to the U.S. Air Force in a Coalition Tanker Aerial Refueling Certification Effort. The first flight in the series of tests was Dec. 3 when the KC-30 refueled an Edwards F-16.The coalition test effort will

  • BACN continues to sizzle for 6 more months

    The Hanscom-based Battlefield Airborne Communications Node program, commonly referred to as BACN, recently awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract extension valued at more than $120 million, securing the system's future for months to come.The payload operations and sustainment extension will allow

  • Wright-Patterson facility saves DOD time, millions

    With budgets shrinking and the Department of Defense forced to do more with less, every penny counts when it comes to purchasing new equipment. Personnel at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Rapid Development Integration Facility understand that demand and are here to help.The RDIF began

  • AFMC promotes sober driving during the holiday season

    The holiday season is a time of year when people gather with friends, colleagues and family to enjoy time together and celebrate. Often these social events include alcohol. A driver's license mixed with a few alcoholic beverages can be dangerous. No one intends for alcohol-impaired driving accidents

  • General Levy: Financial pros essential to AFSC success

    The head of the Air Force Sustainment Center urged Air Force financial professionals Tuesday to "knock down barriers" and "get to the word 'yes'" to help keep the nation's global air combat power the best in the world.AFSC Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II spoke to about 200 financial managers at a

  • Mechanics shave their heads in support of co-worker

    If you look around the 551st Commodities Maintenance Squadron Sheet Metal Shop here, you will discover that everyone is sporting the same look.The group of sheet metal mechanics shaved their heads in support of their co-worker Ralph Odonnell after learning he has cancer and is going through

  • Team delivers Navy plane in record time

    The E-6 Service Life Extension Program recently delivered a structurally restored communications and strategic command aircraft to the Navy in a record 132 flow days.The Service Life Extension Program began in 2009 to enable the Navy's 16 Mercury aircraft to fly missions for another 20 years. The

  • The wait is over: E-3 Block 40/45 deploys to combat theater

    The long-awaited, highly anticipated deployment of the E-3 "Sentry" Airborne Warning and Control System Block 40/45 aircraft is finally over, with the arrival of the first upgraded weapon system to a combat theater of operations.The first E-3G arrived in Southwest Asia Nov. 18, 2105, marking the

  • Improving mission planning via the Hanscom MilCloud

    A mission planning team here is using the Hanscom MilCloud as a virtual environment in order to improve their acquisition process, including reducing costs, for an upcoming contract award.The System Engineering Integration Contract II, or SEIC II, will have four main goals: minimize costs for

  • STEMming interest: Starbase program fosters young minds

    With more dependence on technology, today's young people need a solid foundation of science, technology, engineering and math.In efforts to increase STEM interest, the Department of Defense funds the Starbase program for fifth grade elementary children.One of the requirements to receive the funding

  • Australia receives final C-17

    Team Robins' reach is worldwide. And, the Royal Australian Air Force welcoming its eighth and final C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 4 at its base in Amberley is further proof of that.According to the RAAF, the acquisition of two additional aircraft this year -- along with associated equipment and