My educational journey: 36-2618 reasons to get a CCAF

Learning from my educational journey, I frequently challenge my peers to get their Community College of the Air Force degree. You see, I was an Airman who did not see relevance or worth in a CCAF; to be honest, I did not want one. I had enlisted in the Air Force for a real education and made the

Brooks' last Air Force unit completes inactivation ceremony

The Air Force ended nearly 95 years of service, research and training at Brooks City-Base Aug. 31, 2011, when the last unit inactivated in a ceremony rich with military tradition. The commander of the Air Force Materiel Command and commander of the 311th Air Base Group at Brooks led the ceremony in

Eglin F-35 number increases to four

C-17 airdrop sets record, completes next step for Ares I program

Though Edwards, along with the rest of the nation, bid farewell to the space shuttle mission, the 418th Flight Test Squadron and NASA took another step toward the future of America's space program -- and set a record doing it. An 85,000-pound jumbo drop test vehicle was extracted out of a C-17A at

Commentary: 10 years later, tragic losses of 9/11 reflect nation's unity, strength

Ten years ago we experienced a tragic attack on our nation -- an attack that changed our lives and changed our national security focus. Though we suffered great loss, the devastation on Sept. 11 failed to achieve its intended goals. Rather than causing us to shrink, we grew stronger; instead of

AFMC command chief visits the 445th Airlift Wing

3 Tinker organizations unite to accomplish engine feat

Personnel from the 848th Supply Chain Management Group, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Aerospace Sustainment Directorate and 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group achieved the seemingly impossible in just 21 months.They increased the number of go-ready reserve level F100-229 engines from two to 41.

AFMC’s Year of the CCAF initiative on track to meet goals

In a mid-year update on Air Force Materiel Command's Year of the Community College of the Air Force, Chief Master Sgt. Eric Jaren, AFMC command chief, said the campaign is yielding positive results and on track to meet or even exceed its goals.Launched in January, YoCCAF aims to increase the number

Air Force celebrates JSF arrival, rolls out nation's airpower future

An official unveiling of the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter was labeled an "historic occasion" by Air Force officials hosting the ceremony Aug. 26, 2011, at the 33rd Fighter Wing here."This is indeed a new era," said Gen. Edward Rice, Air Education and Training Command commander and host of

Preparing to retire, General Bowlds highlights Air Force opportunities, ESC work

A love of airplanes is what began an Air Force career spanning more than 36 years. Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds, whose retirement ceremony is set for Sept. 1, following a change of command ceremony, never had a set plan for a military career."I always loved airplanes and

Last space shuttle astronauts visit Edwards, pay tribute to workers for support

Astronaut and space shuttle mission STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson recalled the day that ended a historic and unprecedented era in United States history."When we were driving out to the shuttle [on launch day] and I looked out the window at all the people and media, it was only then we absorbed

AFMC vice commander reflects on tenure, transition to new post

Progress -- that's the legacy Air Force Materiel Command Vice Commander Lt. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger hopes to leave behind as her tenure at Headquarters AFMC draws to a close this week."As I look back on this time frame, my hope is that I will be remembered not only for taking care of the command's

Teamwork leads to big Oklahoma City ALC win

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center recently won the highly regarded 2011 Robert T. Mason Depot Maintenance Excellence Award for its work on the KC-135 Stratotanker Programmed Depot Maintenance line. The Department of Defense award, named for Robert T. Mason, a former assistant deputy under the

ESC awards contract for lightened instrument landing system

Officials at the Electronic Systems Center issued an $8.8 million contract award to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Network Systems Division, on Aug. 12, 2011, to provide the U.S. Air Force a deployable precision approach landing capability to support contingency operations or humanitarian missions

ESC radar program reaches major milestone

The Electronic Systems Center's Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program, or MP-RTIP, sensor recently had its first flight on Global Hawk Block 40."This event marks a major milestone for the program after nearly 10 years of planning, development and initial testing," said Lt. Col. Michael