AFMC Command News

  • AF Research Laboratory tests rocket engine turbopump

    For five seconds on July 12, flames lit up the night sky on the hill of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Detachment 7 here, as part of a new phase of Upper Stage Engine Technology program testing.The current phase of the program involves testing a turbopump, the component

  • No early retirement incentives for AFMC civilians in fiscal 2011

    Air Force Materiel Command officials have announced that voluntary retirement and separation incentives will not be offered to its civilian workforce during the remainder of fiscal 2011 which ends Sept 30. Instead, the command will continue using Air Force civilian hiring controls to manage the size

  • Air Force Marathon officials select AFMC team

    Air Force Marathon officials announced July 18, 2011, the individuals selected to represent Air Force Materiel Command at the Air Force Marathon scheduled for Sept. 17 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force located on Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.The following individuals have been

  • First F-35 arrives at Eglin

    The Department of Defense's first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter touched down at its new home here July 14, 2011, marking a major milestone in the nation's military history. Upon arrival, the jet officially became part of the Air Force inventory. It now belongs to the JSF training unit, the

  • Kirtland sergeant selected as one of Air Force's best Airmen

    Staff Sgt. Jordan Bishopp, of the 377th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Branch here, received a phone call July 8, 2011, informing him of his selection as one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.The conference call came from Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander,

  • Air Force names AFMC NCO 1 of 12 outstanding Airmen

    Air Force officials announced July 13, 2011, that Staff Sgt. Jordan Bishopp of the 377th Explosives Ordnance Disposal Branch at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., was selected as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2011. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center

  • X-51 testers perform perfectly during imperfect mission

    Although the second flight test of the X-51A Waverider scramjet ended prematurely, the coordination and performance of the Hypersonics Combined Test Force and the 419th Flight Test Squadron was flawless.More than 100 people from both Edwards Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Point Mugu took part

  • Edwards Airman to represent Armed Forces in international soccer tournament

    A field full of Tasmanian Devils running in a pack, tirelessly chasing a rolling object for four straight quarters is 1st Lt. Erin Wallace's first memory of playing the game she still loves. She was four, her jersey was yellow, and her mother was the coach.Twenty years later, Lieutenant Wallace,

  • Radome techs' work ensures pilot precision

    In a few small buildings here the 566th Electronics Maintenance Squadron performs the high-tech work of testing F-15, C-5, C-17 and C-130 radomes on its ranges to ensure pilots get the most accurate readings possible.A radome is the fiberglass nose cone which covers the radar array.The slightest

  • Air Force announces AFMC senior leader changes

    The Air Force announced July 7, 2011, the re-assignment of Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger from Air Force Materiel Command vice commander to military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.The Air Force also announced the President's

  • Commentary: Now, that is mentoring

    About 10 years ago, after enlightening me with, no doubt, another gem of wisdom that went over my head, the colonel said to me, "now, that's mentoring!" Years later, I'm beginning to understand what mentoring really is and that we can easily miss it, even when it's right in front of us. We often

  • Air Force Marathon opens new transfer program

    For a limited time starting July 6, 2011, any Air Force Marathon, Half Marathon or 10K registered runner who is not able to participate in the September 17 event can transfer their entry to a non-registered runner through the marathon's new Transfer Program. The online transfer form is available at

  • Guard C-130s continue to fight wildfires

    Four C-130 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped aircraft from the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group continue to fly missions from here to help suppress wildfires in the Southwestern United States.The first two aircraft, from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, came to