AFMC Command News

  • 19th annual Air Force Marathon kicked off at Wright-Patt

    Thousands of runners and spectators from across the country and around the world descended on the grounds of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, for the 19th annual U.S. Air Force Marathon, Sept. 19.Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel

  • Reduced costs, high on-time delivery rate stem from squadrons' collaboration

    The final C-17 Globemaster III modified with a missile threat detection and countermeasures system at Robins departed Sept. 11, 2015.This latest endeavor closes out another successful chapter in the business of aircraft maintenance and modification at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex.For the

  • Tinker, community celebrate Air Force's 68th birthday

    More than 600 Tinker and community members celebrated the Air Force's 68th birthday at the annual Air Force Ball held Sept. 12, 2015, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Norman, Oklahoma.Brig. Gen. Allen Jamerson, former 72nd Air Base Wing commander, was the guest speaker. The general is currently the

  • Feature: Two Air Force generals are true brothers in arms

    For about 45 days, the Air Force has two Brig. Gen. Holts in service to the nation.In a ceremony Sept. 14, 2015, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt, deputy, U.S. Military Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, assisted with the pin-on ceremony of

  • Commentary - Our Air Force: 68 years of guts, innovation and air superiority

    In 1911, a young Henry Arnold learned to fly at the Wright Brothers aviation school on a dusty field in Ohio. A strong advocate of aviation research and development, "Hap" Arnold went on to become a five-star general.He made history.In 1918, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker shot down 26 enemy aircraft over

  • Air Force Materiel Command: Aerospace revolutionaries

    Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, the Air Force Materiel Command commander, showcased AFMC's revolutionary capabilities in her address at the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 15.The general highlighted AFMC's involvement in all five of the Air Force's primary

  • Imperative innovation in austere times

    Chief Scientist of the Air Force and other senior leaders conducted a panel discussion about the importance of innovation in a time of austerity during the 2015 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 14.The panel members, led by Dr. Greg Zacharias, included

  • Quality of civilian work-life tops discussion at annual union meeting

    During an annual joint national labor management meeting on Sept. 1, 2015, Air Force Materiel Command leaders and union officials came together to discuss quality of work-life for the command's civilian workforce. For the first time as AFMC commander, Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski joined J. David Cox,

  • EAP offers September campaign -- There is Hope

    The Air Force Materiel Command Employee Assistance Program offers 24/7 confidential assessment, referral and short-term consultation for any personal concern. Services are a free benefit available to all AFMC civilian employees and their family members. Mission partner civilian employees and their

  • Robins ALC production continues in positive direction

    With one month remaining in fiscal year 2015, the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex will soon close out another chapter in the aircraft sustainment business and successfully return weapon systems to the warfighter.Through years of continuous process improvements and implementing a standardized

  • Marine Corps recognizes Tinker F135 engine team

    Top Marine Corps officials recently visited the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex to deliver a big thank you to the Heavy Maintenance Center F135 Engine Team.Col. William Lieblein, deputy chief of the Marine Corps Aviation Weapons Branch, attended a celebration marking the engine shop's crucial

  • Hanscom captain chosen for prestigious doctoral program

    A Hanscom program manager found himself on a very short list of selectees when the Air Force announced its choices for the 2015 Chief of Staff of the Air Force Prestigious Captains Ph.D. Program.Capt. Jason Rathje -- who oversees the Advanced Tactical Command and Control program within C3I and

  • F-35 ITF, Italian air force KC-767 'fuel' the way for milestone

    Italy's F-35 program achieved two recent milestones with the completion of the first aerial refueling certification between an Italian air force KC-767A tanker with an F-35A and the inaugural flight of an Italian-built F-35A."Italy is one of the partner nations on the F-35 program and since we are

  • First operational F-35As arrive at Hill AFB

    The Air Force ushered in a new era of combat air power Sept. 2, 2015, as Hill Air Force Base received the service's first two operational F-35As.Hill's active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will be the first combat-coded units to fly and maintain the Air Force's newest