AFMC Command News

  • ESC Change of Command set

    Maj. Gen. Charles Davis, who will be promoted to lieutenant general in a ceremony earlier in the day, will take command of the Electronic Systems Center here Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. in the Hanscom Aero Club Hangar. Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds, who has commanded the center for nearly four years, will relinquish

  • My educational journey: Practice what you preach

    Growing up in a small town near Dayton, Ohio, I never dreamed of going to college. My goals were quite simple: play sports and graduate high school. Once those goals were met, I did think briefly about college, but I had no idea what to study -- and that lead me my local recruiter. In May 2000, I

  • Commentary: Culture of correcting standards

    Do our Airmen set and correct standards on a day-to-day basis? In the Air Force, do we have the "culture of correcting standards"? I think we do a great job in correcting each other with regard to our specific career field tasks. However, we don't do a very good job at correcting standards that make

  • Maintainers retrieve C-5 part from retired aircraft

    Earlier this year, a Robins test-flight crew made the unusual move of flying a C-5 directly from a maintenance depot to the retirement yard in Arizona.The retired plane flown to Arizona had been here for programmed depot maintenance, but maintainers discovered it had a mainframe crack that would

  • Energy competition wraps up, winners announced

    The Hanscom Energy Reduction Competition wrapped up on the last day of June and civil engineering officials feel the seeds have been planted to make the base a more energy efficient place. "We took a baseline energy reading in December," said Karl Berg, base energy manager. "From December to January

  • Euro Hawk says goodbye to Edwards

    The Euro Hawk is prepared for takeoff early July 20 at Edwards Air Force Base for a flight to Germany. After more than 20 hours, it successfully touched down at Manching Air Base in Germany. The Euro Hawk, which was developed and built for the German Ministry of Defence, is the first international

  • Air Force Marathon announces guest speakers

    The Air Force Marathon announced July 22, 2011, that Josh Cox will be the featured guest at the 2011 Sports & Fitness Expo to be held Sept. 15 and 16 at Wright State University's Nutter Center. Cox, the American 50K record holder, also owns the course record at the Air Force Marathon, having run a

  • Commentary: Invest in your people ... they are worth it! | VIDEO

    As a leader and senior NCO, I have many responsibilities -- ranging from ensuring the day-to-day job gets done to caring for Airmen. During the course of a normal day, there is no shortage of projects, tasks and suspenses reminding me there are still 101 jobs that need to be accomplished. The

  • TRANSCOM, AFMC commanders shed light on energy conservation, measurements

    Military senior leaders provided their perspective on operational energy and its associated metrics during the Army Air Force Energy Forum here July 20. Gen. Duncan McNabb and Gen. Donald Hoffman, the respective commanders of U.S. Transportation Command and Air Force Materiel Command, joined U.S.

  • 418 FLTS testers record highest cargo airdrop

    Testers at the 418th Flight Test Squadron brought another first to Edwards June 24..A C-17 dropped a 60,000-pound cargo load over the Edwards range from 35,000 feet -- higher than ever before.The squadron just wrapped up the airdrop portion of on-going testing of the Mode 5 Plus avionics software

  • 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,