AFMC Command News

  • Airmen place flags, honor Veterans Day

    Over 100 Airmen and family members from Hill Air Force Base participated in a flag-placing detail in preparation for Veterans Day at the Utah Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Nov. 10, 2015.The detail was organized by the Air Force Sergeants Association, Chapter 1163, as a way to pay tribute to those who

  • AC-130J accident report released

    Air Force Materiel Command released an Accident Investigation Board report for the mishap involving an AC-130J Ghostrider that occurred on April 21, 2015. The mishap occurred while conducting a medium risk flying qualities test sortie over the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 40 miles south of Eglin

  • Medical Group commander advises women to take their health seriously

    Own your health.That's the advice of 72nd Medical Group Commander Col. Jeannine Ryder. "I am challenging you to maximize you -- for yourself, your family, your work and your friends -- by being the best you can be physically, emotionally and mentally," the colonel said. "Ensure that your health is a

  • Commentary: Veterans Day is a day to celebrate and honor

    Veterans have made a selfless choice to lay their lives on the line to serve and protect our country. In many cases, they have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure we continue to have our rights and freedoms.Veterans Day is a time we set aside to honor these special Americans.Originally known as

  • AEDC testing benefits future of F-35 fleet

    The full hot-life capability of Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine, which is used in the F-35 Lightning II, was successfully demonstrated during Accelerated Mission Testing in test cell Sea Level 2 at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.Sponsored by the U.S. Air Force Engine Component Improvement

  • Commentary: Choosing to live

    I have worked for the federal government for 13 years. In each and every one of those years, I have been through suicide awareness and prevention training. I have completed the Resiliency Training Assistant course, and I have even taught resiliency at Wingman Days. I know the toolsets to help and

  • F-35 fires first airborne shots successfully

    F-35A tail number AF-2 became the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to fire the four-barrel GAU-22/A 25mm Gun system while in flight Oct. 30, 2015.Maj. Charles Trickey, 461st Flight Test Squadron F-35 experimental test pilot, was in the cockpit and fired one burst of 30 rounds and two 60-round

  • OC-ALC launches '1,000 hires in 100 days'

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex aims to hire more than 1,000 entry-level to experienced maintenance personnel to meet the demands of growing requirements to include new workloads but also to cover the natural attrition that is occurring as the workforce retires and transitions. This is an

  • A Family Affair: Gen. Warner Robins' grandchildren visit base, museum

    The namesake of the city of Warner Robins and Robins Air Force Base had three daughters.Brig. Gen. Augustine Warner Robins and his wife,  Dorothy Gretchen, were the parents of Dorothy Robins Gray, Elizabeth "Betty" Warner Robins and Helen Robins Guilfoyle.On Oct. 26, the three children of the

  • Commentary: AFRL people: A national asset

    We recognized Air Force Research Laboratory's top scientists and engineers on Oct. 22 during the AFRL Fellows and Early Career Awards banquet. It was a spectacular event.We inducted seven senior researchers as AFRL Fellows, our most prestigious honor, representing the top 0.2 percent of our

  • AFMC exceeds small business goals two years running

    Aggressive marketing and outreach helped Air Force Materiel Command exceed its small business contracting goal for the second straight year. Also, every AFMC center reached its goal for the second straight year. The fiscal 2015 small business goal was 11.88 percent of contracts awarded, and AFMC

  • Ogden ALC unit awarded prestigious VPP Star status

    Seven years of taking a careful look at its safety and health programs paid off Oct. 20, 2015, when the 309th Electronics Maintenance Group received recognition as a Voluntary Protection Program Star site.The group's 690-plus employees gathered in Centennial Park to receive a flag and a plaque --