AFMC Command News

  • Edwards test squadron returns to Red Flag

    The lights of the Las Vegas strip served as a backdrop for Edwards Air Force Base crew members and four F-16s from the 416th Flight Test Squadron that participated in the realistic combat training exercise known as Red Flag from Jan. 23 to Feb. 4, 2012.The exercise marked a second appearance since

  • AFMC brigadier generals among nominees for second star

    The Air Force announced Feb. 8, 2012, that four Air Force Materiel Command brigadier generals have been nominated by the President to the Senate for appointment to the grade of major general.The generals are as follows: Howard B. Baker, Commander, Air Force Global Logistics Support Center, Scott

  • President nominates next AFMC commander, first female Air Force 4-star

    When the leadership of Air Force Materiel Command changes later this year, the command will be led by a familiar face who will make Air Force history when she takes the reins of AFMC.On Feb. 6, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger to the rank of general, and as the

  • Workers' dedication returns F-15E back to warfighter, saves millions

    The dedication and determination of workers at Robins has saved the Air Force millions of dollars. After about a year of hard work, Robins will send an F-15E back to the warfighter Feb. 6, 2012."The actual scope of what we did to this aircraft is tremendous," said Ed Fuller, 561st Aircraft

  • AFMC, AFGE union officials reach labor agreement

    Senior leaders from the American Federation of Government Employees Council 214 and Air Force Materiel Command have completed negotiations on a new master labor agreement that will affect approximately 35,000 of the command's civilian employees.Scott Blanch, AFGE Council 214 president, and Gen.

  • Assistant Secretary of the Air Force visits Edwards

    Terry A. Yonkers (center) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics visits with David Harrell (right) a facilities specialist with the 95th Civil Engineering Division in the utility building on Jan. 19, 2012, as Col. Calvin Williams, senior military assistant

  • My educational journey: You are never too old

    My education journey took a very long time to achieve. My father never finished high school and my mother finished only two months of nursing classes before she married my father. I was the oldest of six children, and only one of two in my family to receive a college degree. It was never the

  • DOD pricing director visits Electronic Systems Center

    "Common sense" was a main theme when Shay Assad, Defense Pricing director for the Department of Defense, spoke to the Electronic Systems Center workforce on 'Better Business Initiatives' at the base theater Jan. 30, 2012.Saying that for a long time the Department has just been paying too much, Assad

  • Commentary: A command chief's educational journey

    A few years ago I was asked to be the commencement speaker at a Community College of the Air Force graduation. I gladly accepted and over the next few weeks I worked on developing a speech that would be meaningful and hopefully enlightening.However, as I conducted my research, I was amazed by what I

  • Operationally Responsive Space-1 satellite declared mission ready

    On Jan. 3, 2012, Air Force Space Command Commander Gen. William Shelton declared the Operationally Responsive Space-1 satellite had achieved initial/final operational capability.The declaration marked another milestone for the record-breaking spacecraft, which went from the drawing board to the

  • Acquisition board approves DEAMS next phase

    The Defense Acquisition Board on Jan. 10, 2012, approved the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System's entry into the engineering and manufacturing development phase, otherwise known in acquisition terms as Milestone B.The purpose of DEAMS, which was initiated in 2003 as a joint effort

  • ESC working to upgrade the 'heart' of control, reporting center

    The Electronic Systems Center is working to modernize the U.S. Air Force Control and Reporting Center and has recently put out a request for information to upgrade the CRC Operations Module. The CRC is a mobile command, control and communications radar element which provides a comprehensive air

  • AFMC to observe American Heart Month in February

    February is American Heart Month and a good time to educate ourselves on how to prevent heart disease. Cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, is the number one cause of death for men and women in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control, every 25 seconds an

  • General speaks on change, calls for mission focus during 'State of ESC'

    Transition and transformation were the main topics highlighted when Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. CR Davis presented the 'State of ESC' Jan. 19 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass.However, the general emphasized that, even with all the change on the horizon, it's essential for ESC

  • Deployed Eglin Airman helps with coat drive

    Nurzat Ashimeva looks though coats while Staff Sgt. Shane Goss organizes them Jan. 17, 2012, during an Operation Warm and Dry distribution at the Beat School here. More than 1,600 winter coats and 200 blankets were handed out to Kyrgyz citizens in the Issyk-Kul region. There are seven phases to