AFMC Command News

  • Commentary: 2011 a time of successes, 2012 will bring change

    As the holidays draw close and the year winds down, we have an opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months and think ahead about what's to come. I would like to thank our team of more than 85,000 hard-working Airmen--military and civilian. As a result of your talents and professionalism, we have

  • Ultra-marathon man to speak at 2012 Air Force Marathon

    Dean Karnazes, the man who once ran 50 marathons in all 50 U.S. states, in 50 consecutive days, will be the featured guest at the 2012 Air Force Marathon Sports & Fitness Expo slated for Sept. 13-14 at Wright State University's Nutter Center. Registration for the 2012 Marathon begins at 12 a.m. on

  • My educational journey: When the light bulb comes on

    I never thought I would be an advocate for higher education since my educational journey most certainly did not begin with what I would consider a "scholar's start". Nonetheless, here I am preparing to begin my first semester as a full-time college student, 11 years after graduating from high

  • My educational journey: If I can do it, anyone can!

    Air Force Materiel Command's "2011 Year of the Community College of the Air Force" campaign has been a smashing success. Over the past twelve months, more than 700 volunteer mentors sought face-to-face contact with 10,009 Airmen to encourage education. Their efforts resulted in 1,685 graduates at

  • CSAF signs munitions realignment program action directive

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz signed the Program Action Directive Nov. 20 that details the transfer of munitions squadrons responsible for nuclear mission support from Air Force Materiel Command to Air Force Global Strike Command. The realignment has formally begun and will complete

  • AFMC colonels among nominees for first star

    The Air Force announced Nov. 28, 2011, that four Air Force Materiel Command colonels have been nominated by the President to the Senate for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.The colonels are as follows: Michael T. Brewer, Commander, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air

  • AFMC Force Development Newsletter available online

    The Air Force Materiel Command Force Development Newsletter is now available online for Air Force military and civilian members seeking to learn about a variety of career development programs and training offered Air Force-wide. Each month the newsletter highlights different force development topics

  • AFMC wins Marathon MAJCOM Challenge

    Air Force Materiel Command was announced the winner of the 2011 Air Force Marathon MAJCOM Challenge in early November at CORONA Fall. This was the fifth year for the challenge, which uses a point system to evaluate both participation and performance from each major command. Air Force Chief of Staff

  • Antenna can help speed communications

    Recent flight tests conducted by a combined team from the Electronic Systems Center, the Space and Missile Systems Center, MIT Lincoln Laboratory and MITRE Corp. have shown that the low-profile Advanced Multi-band Communications Antenna, installed on a wide-body aircraft, can effectively support

  • Tinker team accepts accolade for best DOD depot program

    Senior leaders and employee representatives from Tinker have long maintained that they have the best workforce in the Department of Defense, and now they have the hardware to prove it. A 27-person Tinker delegation -- comprised of senior leadership, suppliers, maintainers, planners, engineers and

  • C-17 flight takes on-the-job training to the skies

    Senior Airmen Ginnette Lykins (left) and Elyse Detling, both medical technicians assigned to the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here, listen intently as they receive instructions after securing a simulated patient to a litter during a training flight on board a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 17,

  • AEDC's largest aircraft model ready for future testing

    An ongoing store separation test on "smart weapons" from the bomb bay of a new 10-percent scale B-52H model in the 16-foot transonic propulsion wind tunnel here rightly has the attention of test engineers.Prior to the test, all eyes were on AEDC designers, schedulers and machinists as they

  • Tinker vehicle office exploring ways to 'turn over green leaf'

    A battery-powered vehicle to transport people and parts needed throughout Tinker Air Force Base would improve the air quality and reduce fuel consumption, the vehicle control lead for the 76th Maintenance Support Group's Vehicle Control Office said recently.David Davenport made that observation

  • Enterprise Sourcing Group holds successful Dialogue with Industry conference

    The Enterprise Sourcing Group conducted its inaugural Dialogue with Industry conference at the Hope Hotel and Conference Center here on Oct. 25 and 26. The conference drew more than 500 attendees from industry and government. "We were able to exceed all of our expectations for this inaugural event

  • Commentary: Take advantage of education and tuition assistance

    Since I've returned from my recent deployment, I have read many articles in the Hansconian about Air Force Materiel Command's Year of the Community College of the Air Force initiative launched in January 2011. The advertisement is there and we are on track, yet it never ceases to amaze me that not