AFMC Command News

  • C-5 upgrades - Edwards team provides proof of expanding Galaxy

    An Edwards team is hard at work providing proof the Galaxy is expanding.The C-5 Galaxy is expanding its capabilities through hardware and software upgrades that will position the monster transport aircraft for the successful completion of its Air Force mission for the next 40 years.After major

  • New solar farms could light the way to power bill savings at Edwards

    With today's fiscal climate, Edwards Air Force Base is always looking for good ways to save money.One area where Edwards is looking to save is energy costs.After three years of planning and coordination with Southern California Edison, the California Public Utilities Commission and environmental

  • ESC team looks to improve AWACS capabilities

    A team at the Electronic Systems Center, working in conjunction with the Boeing Co. and personnel from several Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Army bases, is working to get important warfighter-requested capabilities onto the AWACS platform. During a proof-of-concept demonstration at Tinker AFB,

  • AFRL develops 'snubber' to prevent engine damage

    An innovative solution from the Air Force Research Laboratory is expected to save the Air Force upwards of $40 million.The $35 "snubber" developed by the Propulsion Directorate is a vibration damper that will prevent cracks in the J-seal on the F119 engine's inlet case, a spoked, ring-like device

  • My educational journey: A 2W2 perspective

    Taking classes as a 2W2 Nuclear Weapons Technician isn't easy, no matter what time frame you are talking about (before/during/after the Minot incident). With that said, it certainly doesn't get easier to take classes during an inspection (before/during/after), especially one that the unit fails.

  • Program office marks upcoming delivery of 50,000th CSEL unit

    Officials from the Electronic Systems Center held a special ceremony here Sept. 30, 2011, in anticipation of the October delivery of the 50,000th Combat Survivor Evader Locator radio.Prime contractor Boeing Corp. presented commemorative plaques to Ron Mason, the Program Executive Officer for Cyber

  • From CCAF to doctor, Edwards optometrist's educational journey pays off

    When Oscar Corredor was a young Airman serving at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., he was on top of the world serving as an optometry technician. He had a job and potentially a long Air Force career in front of him. He had no desire to pursue higher education."I had my high school diploma and

  • CJCS outlines themes for tenure in letter to the joint force

    U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlined what he sees as key themes for his time as Chairman in a letter to the joint force dated Oct. 1, 2011:It is an honor to be the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I am thankful for the opportunity to continue

  • AFMC Order of the Sword induction rescheduled

    Chief Master Sgt. Eric Jaren, command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, announced the ceremony inducting AFMC Commander Gen. Donald J. Hoffman into AFMC Order of the Sword has been rescheduled to March 30, 2012. The original ceremony was scheduled for Oct. 27, 2011. Earlier this year General

  • Hold the Line: Respecting what we represent

    As patriotic Americans, our hearts pound at the sight of the American Flag -- its 13 stripes and 50 stars being unfurled ... the red, white, and blue ... affectionately named "Old Glory." She flies on military installations, in school yards, at ball parks, at the top of the White House and in

  • Energy Awareness Month kicks off with Industry Days

    Energy awareness is emphasized each year during the month of October, and this year is no different. Civil Engineering, in conjunction with Operational Contracting, is gearing up for Industry Days Oct. 12 and 13. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the Hanscom Conference Center, utility providers,

  • ESC provides modern air traffic control system for Iraq

    The Electronic Systems Center completed work in September that improves and upgrades Iraq's air traffic control system.The completion of this foreign military sales effort involved the delivery of two new air traffic control tower systems along with state-of-the-art radar and ATC-tower simulators to

  • New tracking system helps cut gas cost

    Robins Air Force Base is testing a smarter data-tracking system, which if fully implemented, could help the base reach its energy reduction goals and save fuel.The Automotive Information Module 2, or AIM2, is an upgrade to the current way the military issues fuel and tracks fuel costs in government

  • Commentary: Changing the energy culture

    The absolute lifeblood of the modern military is energy. It allows us to be expeditionary and go anywhere on the globe. For true energy assurance as an Air Force, we need to be able to find energy solutions and strategies anywhere, even in hostile nations. At the most basic level, that assurance