AFMC Command News

  • Tiltrotor Test Rig Team including NFAC receives NASA award

    NASA Ames Research Center recognized the Tiltrotor Test Rig Development Team with a Group Achievement Award at its annual NASA Agency Honor Award ceremony Aug. 29.The multi-agency TTR Development Team is comprised of NASA Ames Research Center, the U.S. Army and Arnold Engineering Development Complex

  • Wolfenbarger co-hosts AF/DLA Day; DLA pledges improved support, less cost

    Top Air Force and Defense Logistics Agency officials discussed decreasing operating and material costs and other topics of mutual interest Aug. 28 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.Air Force/DLA Day is an annual meeting that gives senior leaders and staff from the military service and the agency

  • Hill welcomes F-35 workload

    Several hundred people gathered today in hangar 237 to witness the first F-35A Lightning II arrive for depot level maintenance during a ceremony hosted by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex commander, Maj. Gen. H. Brent Baker, Sr.The ceremony addressed Hill's key role in the depot repair and the F-35's

  • FMS community gathers at Robins

    The Foreign Military Sales community came together during an FMS All Call here Sep. 11, and was attended by nearly 400 FMS personnel.Nancy Donnelly Ivy, Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Policy Division chief, and Kevin Pendergast, AFSAC Financial Management Division deputy chief from

  • AFMC promotes Depression Awareness Month

    During the month of October, Air Force Materiel Command will promote Depression Awareness. Depression is a common and treatable condition that, if left unrecognized, can lead to behavioral health issues and possibly suicidal thoughts and behaviors."The primary goals of this mental health awareness

  • Edwards T-38 aircrew prep for new ejection seat upgrade

    For test pilots at Edwards, their long-time trainer airframe, the T-38 Talon, is receiving an upgrade that is set to ensure the safety of T-38 aircrew now and well into the future.The upgraded ejection seat, known as the Martin-Baker Mk US16T, brings added safety features that were not previously

  • Final C-17 enters Air Force inventory

    The Air Force received its final C-17 Globemaster III -- the 223rd aircraft -- during ceremonies Sept. 12, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston.The last new cargo jet, built in Boeing's Long Beach, Calif., facility, was delivered this week to the South Carolina base's 437th Airlift Wing and 315th Airlift

  • Level I and II acquisition certification now automated

    As of August 2013 the acquisition certification system will review personnel records daily to determine if an individual meets Level I or II acquisition certification standards. If a personnel record shows that an individual meets all required standards, he or she will automatically be granted

  • My educational journey: What drives me

    "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." -Michael Jordan"The best revenge is massive success." -Frank

  • 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