AFMC Command News

  • KC-46 critical design review officially closed

    The Air Force officially closed the KC-46 Weapon System Critical Design Review on Aug. 21, 2013, one month ahead of the Sept. 24 contractual date. This formal closure of the July Weapon System Design Review represents the culmination of more than 10 months of component and sub-system design reviews,

  • My educational journey: You can never have too much education

    My educational journey began before I joined the military. As a teen mother, I was determined to finish college; I wanted to be a role model for my son. I managed to complete a year and a half of college before being a full time student, working full time and being a mother began to be too much to

  • Only AF Forward Surgical Team saves service members' lives

    The phone rings and a medic answers. It's a service member ready to give a nine line report. There's been a rocket attack and resulting in several injuries. The medics quickly prepare for the incoming patients.All over Afghanistan service members are deployed to forward operating bases as they

  • 500th electronic tester delivered, Robins plays key part

    Robins Air Force Base plays a vital role in managing and sustaining electronic warfare capabilities onboard weapon systems platforms across the Department of Defense.That includes management and software maintenance for the Joint Service Electronic Combat Systems Tester, which recently celebrated

  • Tinker ramps up repair of fighter's F119 engines

    The 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group is amplifying its F119 jet engine repair capabilities."We are ramping up repairs of the F119 modules, and more parts will be routed to the component repair cells," F119 Program Manager Brian Thompson said.The F119 propels the F-22 Raptor. The fighter is powered

  • AF Heritage: Gen. Tinker still honored by native Indian tribe

    During the early days of World War II, an Army Air Corps major general, who was an Oklahoma native, and member of the Osage Indian tribe, was named to lead the air effort in Hawaii following Pearl Harbor.Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker managed to stay close to his tribe during his 30 plus years as a

  • Long-range radar program heading to next phase

    A program office here working to provide warfighters with a new ground-based, long-range radar system is ready to move forward after the completion of recent prototype demonstrations. The Theater Battle Control Division's Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar, or 3DELRR, program office

  • Airmen asked to participate in DOD anti-tobacco video competition

    The Department of Defense, Health Affairs, has recently announced a new countermarketing video competition that aims to target tobacco as an enemy of the military that degrades service members' health, fitness, mission readiness and work productivity. The competition, entitled "Fight the Enemy,"

  • Communications capability surpasses 50,000 flight hours

    A Life Cycle Management Center program managed here that ensures warfighters can stay connected reached a significant milestone last week.The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, translates and distributes imagery, video, voice and data between warfighters, both in the air and on the

  • Hagel announces reduction in civilian furlough days

    Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Aug. 6, 2013.Here is the complete

  • Emerald Coast pays tribute to Air Force legend

    Nearly 1,000 service members, veterans and citizens from across the nation paid their respects to the life and legacy of a retired Air Force colonel during a funeral service at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on Okaloosa Island, Fla., Aug. 1.Col. George "Bud" Day, a Medal of Honor recipient and

  • AF e-Learning offers free self-development 24/7

    AF e-Learning is a robust, on-line, self-development tool that is free and available to active duty, guard and reserve military personnel as well as Department of the Air Force civilian employees 24/7. It contains a large, searchable collection of free on-line courses, books, simulations, and other

  • Supervisor Resource Center offers no-cost tools for leadership development

    The Supervisor Resource Center, located on the Air Force Portal, continues to expand its offering of tools targeting the needs of emerging leaders, as well as new and experienced supervisors.The SRC is an on-line clearinghouse developed to put Air Force tools and no-cost resources for supervisory

  • AFMC Airman among service's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Force officials announced the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2013.An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands; direct reporting units, field operating agencies and

  • Tinker has largest electroplating shop in DOD

    Almost every part on a U.S. Air Force jet aircraft engine has a thin coat of plating or plasma spray on it, and that process is performed here at what is billed as the largest electroplating shop in the Department of Defense.According to John Foster, Special Processes Flight Chief in the 548th