AFMC Command News

  • General speaks on change, calls for mission focus during 'State of ESC'

    Transition and transformation were the main topics highlighted when Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. CR Davis presented the 'State of ESC' Jan. 19 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass.However, the general emphasized that, even with all the change on the horizon, it's essential for ESC

  • Deployed Eglin Airman helps with coat drive

    Nurzat Ashimeva looks though coats while Staff Sgt. Shane Goss organizes them Jan. 17, 2012, during an Operation Warm and Dry distribution at the Beat School here. More than 1,600 winter coats and 200 blankets were handed out to Kyrgyz citizens in the Issyk-Kul region. There are seven phases to

  • Building credibility and process improvement, one shop at a time

    The C-5 maintenance shops at Robins Air Force Base are a model for process improvement. Stroll into any of the work cell stations inside the cavernous Bldg. 169 and changes are evidenced by the steady hum of workers across flap and pylon shops, sanding booths and the heavily-used grit blasting room.

  • OC-ALC receives DOD maintenance award

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center received the 2011 Robert T. Mason Depot Maintenance Excellence Award at a presentation ceremony here Jan. 11, 2012.John B. Johns, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for maintenance at the Department of Defense, presented the award, which was given for

  • Military logistics strained, but healthy, official says

    The state of military logistics is healthy and service members are doing amazing things to supply operations around the world, but the system is strained as a result of 10 years of war, the Joint Staff's director of logistics said here.Lt. Gen. Brooks L. Bash said military logisticians are, in many

  • Marine F-35Bs delivered to Eglin, Warlords

    A resolution to be even more expeditionary will be met this year, now that Marines here received their first two F-35B Lightning II variants of the Defense Department's fifth generation fighter Jan. 11, 2012.At the 33rd Fighter Wing, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 is the home for the

  • Team accelerates test, delivers B-1B close-air support capability

    B-1B bombers can find and strike moving targets in close-air support of ground troops even quicker than before thanks to a developmental test team from Edwards partnering with an operational test team from Texas to accelerate testing and deliver a mission-critical capability to the

  • Hold the line: The importance of feedback

    Help your Airmen help you, themselves, and our Air Force. How? With feedback, feedback, and more feedback.Of course, my intended audience for this message is every first-line supervisor in our Air Force, both Airmen and civilians.While some may consider this message a re-statement of the obvious,

  • Hold the Line: Life lessons -- learning to be remembered

    Some days I, like many others, only learn life's lessons through a significant emotional event, only learning the hard way. Do we have this trait in common? Some of these significant emotional events are very positive and some painfully negative. For some it's the first time away from home, an

  • Air Force completes FY12 civilian workforce restructure

    Air Force officials announced 4,500 additional positions for elimination as a continuation of its FY12 Civilian Workforce Restructure Jan 11, 2012. This reduction builds on the realignments announced in November, including the elimination of 9,000 positions and the addition of 5,900 positions

  • AFMC kicks off "Year of Continuing Education"

    Building on the success of its "Year of the Community College of the Air Force" campaign in 2011, Air Force Materiel Command rolled out a plan for the "Year of Continuing Education" Jan. 1, 2012.Gen. Donald Hoffman, AFMC commander, introduced the initiative in a Commander's Log sent via email Jan.

  • Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel

    With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities.This issue -- one the department regularly

  • Supervisor Resource Center now available online through Air Force Portal

    The Supervisor Resource Center, a virtual clearinghouse of resources that provides helpful online tools and information for new and seasoned supervisors and employees, is now available online through the Air Force Portal.The Supervisor Resource Center features a blend of human capital management

  • My educational journey: No excuses

    When I joined the Air Force in April 1985, my goal was to do four years and return back home with a college degree. My older brother had already set the example for me when he joined the Air Force a decade earlier. His four year enlistment led to him achieving a four year degree. So, if it worked

  • AFMC commander emphasizes continuing education

    AFMC Warriors,Building upon the success of the 2011 "Year of the Community College of the Air Force" (YoCCAF), AFMC will continue the initiative for 2012 and beginning this month will launch into the "Year of Continuing Education" (YoCE). Continuing education benefits all us -- Officer, Enlisted,