AFMC Command News

  • Collaboration key to net-centric success, speakers say

    The 10th annual Net-Centric Operations conference held here Sept. 10, 2012, featured a diverse array of speakers who extolled the value of collaboration in acquiring, supporting and operating intelligence-gathering systems and cyber tools.The conference was sponsored by the Patriots' Roost Chapter

  • AFMC promotes ‘Colorful Choices’ in September

    During the month of September, Air Force Materiel Command will be promoting its 'Colorful Choices: Fruit and Veggie Initiative.'September is National Fruit and Vegetables Month, an excellent time to revisit these bright and colorful powerhouses of a healthy nutrition plan. Eating the recommended

  • Warner Robins C-130 team earns DOD top maintenance honor

    When the Department of Defense announced its top maintenance awards for depot and field-level units, recognizing outstanding achievement in weapon system and military equipment maintenance, it was a Robins Air Force Base, Ga., unit earning top honors.The 2012 Robert T. Mason Depot Maintenance

  • My educational journey: Education isn’t my thing!

    I left college in 1992 for multiple reasons, but mainly because of money; I was the only person in class that could not purchase the required books and equipment. I came to the conclusion that education just wasn't my thing, so I decided to enlist in the Air Force in April of the same year. I was

  • Edwards aircrew take virtual jump into parachute training

    For years, aircrew personnel at Edwards have had the opportunity to train in virtual simulators that mimic real-life scenarios that occur during flight.Now, thanks to virtual technological advances and Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape instructors with the 412th Operations Support Squadron,

  • F-35B completes first airborne engine start tests

    The short take-off and vertical landing variant of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter successfully completed a major prerequisite test for in-flight performance Aug. 15.BF-2 completed the first air starts, which test the ability of the F-35's propulsion system to restart during flight.

  • ORS Office organizing three new programs

    Perhaps the Operationally Responsive Space Office should consider changing its motto of "Employ. Deploy. Develop" to "Reaching the Reality of Rapid Response." In the past 14 months, the organization experienced success with its initial satellite, ORS-1, transitioned for operational use to U.S.

  • Feature: Edwards 'angel' donates time, aircraft, fuel to help others

    If you ask Bruce Wilder about his job as a flight test engineer on the Air Force's premier fighter aircraft, the F-22 Raptor, he will tell you it is one of the coolest jobs in the world. When the aviation enthusiast is not working on the most advanced fighter in the Air Force inventory, Wilder rents

  • Heroic acts of two AFMC Airmen featured in Portraits in Courage

    Two Air Force Materiel Command Airmen were among the 20 Airmen featured in the latest volume of the Air Force's Portraits in Courage series. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced  the names of selected Airmen during the Aug. 19, 2012, opening ceremony of Air Force Week New York City.

  • New CSEL capabilities provide additional communication options

    Recent improvements to the capabilities of the Combat Survivor Evader Locator radio are enhancing communications between an isolated person and rescue assets.CSEL is a hand-held survival radio used with base stations located across the globe that provides critical search and rescue infrastructure

  • My educational journey: How could I say no?

    I joined the military when the Iron Curtain was still up. My plan was to serve my country abroad and get an education. My first duty station was Templehof Central Airport, Berlin, Germany. I initially focused on getting through my first standardization evaluation and completing my Career Development

  • X-51A flight ends prematurely

    The X-51A Waverider successfully launched from an Air Force B-52 bomber over Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center Sea Range Aug. 14, 2012, at approximately 11:36 a.m. PST.The X-51 safely separated from the B-52 and the rocket booster fired as planned. However after 16 seconds, a fault was identified

  • Tinker's Green Infrastructure Plan harvesting big returns

    Most people would associate hay baling operations with agriculture and not grounds-keeping at one of the busiest aerospace maintenance, overhaul and repair complexes in the Air Force. At Tinker Air Force Base, baling hay is yielding a harvest designed to "green" the base while cutting

  • AFMC Airman among AF 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Force officials selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2012, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 35 nominees who represented major commands; direct

  • Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff

    The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10, 2012.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the