AFMC Command News

  • F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing

    The Joint Strike Fighter began the integration phase of weapons testing Oct. 26, 2012, when the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing, or CTOL, aircraft successfully completed the first in-flight test with an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. It was the first time a weapon

  • AF leaders target sexual assault in latest 'Letter to Airmen'

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy issued a tri-signature "Letter to Airmen" Nov. 16, 2012.As part of an effort to increase awareness of sexual assault, the Air Force's top

  • AFMC vice commander learns about Hanscom during visit

    The vice commander of the Air Force Materiel Command visited Hanscom Nov. 9 for an orientation of the base and its mission.Acknowledging that it was his first time visiting the base and, because his background is more logistics-focused, Lt. Gen. Andrew Busch said his goal was to learn as much as he

  • AEDC researches possible modifications to C-5M Super Galaxy wings

    A recent landmark aerodynamic test on a scale model of the C-5M Super Galaxy in Arnold Engineering Development Complex's 16-foot transonic wind tunnel was all about efficiency and the bottom line.Jack O'Banion, Lockheed Martin's director of air mobility improvements and derivatives, said the high

  • F-35A OUE events completed, success handed to AETC for review

    A major step in building the Air Force's F-35A Lightning II training program was accomplished when the 33rd Fighter Wing completed the training and flying portion of the service's operational utility evaluation on schedule Nov. 15, 2012.Four pilots began training when the evaluation started Sept.

  • High-tech simulator keeps Edwards skies safe

    To ensure air traffic controllers here are at the top of their game, tower personnel train using a high-tech simulator that creates realistic scenarios that would be encountered during normal day-to-day operations. "The control tower simulator provides training at the entry- and journeyman-levels on

  • Commentary: Veterans Day honors a truly elite group

    Because we are Airmen, and are surrounded by the military on a daily basis, it can sometimes be easy to forget how incredibly significant it is to be a veteran. The approximately 22 million living veterans in this country make up only about 7 percent of the population. And less than 1 percent of

  • PEO stresses importance of relationships

    The program executive officer for C3I&N provided an update on his organization and emphasized working together during a presentation to an industry group at the Minuteman Commons here Oct. 25, 2012.Speaking to approximately 100 attendees, Maj. Gen. Craig Olson told a personal story about working

  • Reality TV star tours Edwards, discusses 'push'-ing through adversity

    On Oct. 25, 2012, Team Edwards members were treated to a visit from an individual who has met adversity in her own way, and overcame it, in the form of quadriplegia.As a reality TV star, model and producer of the new Sundance Channel reality show called "Push Girls," Angela Rockwood experienced her

  • AFMC professional wins national health care award

    Lt. Col. Rob Nyquist, command public health officer in Air Force Materiel Command's Surgeon General Directorate, was recently named the recipient of the William Gorgas Preventive Medicine Award by the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.Each year AMSUS selects an individual from

  • AFMC to transition to new energy efficient power strips

    In an effort to reduce its energy consumption, and save $5.4 million over ten years, Air Force Materiel Command recently began distributing new energy efficient power strips for electronic devices located in workstations throughout the command. AFMC will distribute more than 77,000 of the new

  • Forum spawns 'big data' collaboration

    Enhanced information sharing and partnership are among the benefits expected to stem from an early-October forum co-sponsored by Hanscom Air Force Base and the Department of Transportation's Volpe Transportation Center.The forum held at the Volpe Center brought together a number of experts from

  • 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