AFMC Command News

  • My educational journey: Take advantage of the benefits available to you

    One of the saddest things I've witnessed during my 35 years with the Air Force -- including over 23 years active duty, as a contractor, and now as an Air Force civilian -- has been people who stay with our Service as a career, yet never use the many educational benefits available to them. My

  • Live fire training keeps Edwards department proficient

    The Edwards Fire Department gathered for live fire training Oct. 18 with the help of North Tree Fire International, who provided the firefighters with a mobile live fire trainer. The department is required to perform the structural fire training once every six months. The tractor trailer, which

  • New program aims to get kids excited about science and math

    A new program aimed at getting area students excited about science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, will soon be opening its doors here. The Department of Defense initiative, called STARBASE, will begin teaching fifth grade students within an approximately 30-mile radius of the base in

  • Air Force awards $365 million Secondary Power Logistics Solution contract

    Officials from the United States Air Force and Honeywell International Inc. signed a new eight-year, $365 million extension to the Secondary Power Logistics Solution contract to provide logistics and depot support for F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft. This extension builds on Increment I of the SPLS

  • PEO talks about priorities for Business and Enterprise Systems

    The program executive officer for Business and Enterprise Systems, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Ala., shared some of his mission objectives and insights about his position during an industry meeting here Oct. 10, 2012.Robert Carl "Shof" Shofner, speaking at the Hanscom Representatives

  • Base loans revolutionary artifacts to national park

    In a ceremony here Oct. 3, Col. Lester A. Weilacher, 66th Air Base Group commander, handed over several Revolutionary War artifacts to Nancy Nelson, Minute Man National Historical Park superintendent. The artifacts, including several musket balls, a shoe buckle and a knife, were uncovered during

  • AFOSI Tip Line provides new ways to report suspicious activity

    In an effort to better engage the community and prevent threats to the United States Air Force, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations recently announced a new initiative to move its EagleEyes "tip line" into the virtual world.The new program will allow individuals to send anonymous

  • Commentary: Energy dependence, climate change remain leadership challenges

    As a clinical neuropsychologist who has studied the intricacies of how the human brain operates for the last 20 years, it still remains fascinating to observe the difficult process of change, even when negative consequences and facts are within clear view. For example, the negative effects of

  • My educational journey: Without education, we can’t compete

    I began my federal service career in 1989 when I was only 19 years old, which was quite an honor as far as I was concerned. I was thrilled to get a position as a GS-5 secretary in what used to be called the Industrial Base Initiative Group. I had great skills from attending business classes -- or so

  • AFMC to declare 5-Center IOC Oct. 1, track results of reorg

    After some 18 months of planning and careful transition, Air Force Materiel Command officials are ready to declare initial operational capability of AFMC's 5-Center reorganization Oct. 1 and continue the process of improving its support to the warfighter. In early July, the command began activating

  • Air Force recognizes AFMC's 2012 Outstanding Airman of the Year

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy (left) and Sandy Schlitt (right) Air Force Association chairman of the board, present a plaque to Master Sgt. Alan Braden during the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year reception and awards dinner in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2012. The recipients were

  • AFMC's Year of Continuing Education yielding positive results

    Building on the success of its 2011 Year of the Community College of the Air Force initiative, Air Force Materiel Command launched its Year of Continuing Education campaign on Jan. 1, 2012. While continuing to emphasize CCAF degree completion, the scope of YoCE was expanded to include officers and