AFMC Command News

  • My educational journey: The best thing since sliced bread?

    There was a guy at my high school who was a real know-it-all. Ever meet one of those? The kind of person you just can't teach anything? Some people call them punks; others say they're just immature and have some growing up to do. Well, right after our junior year, this guy quits. He figures he's

  • Commander shares information, ideas with AFMC's community leaders

    Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, meets with his Community Liaison Program members March 30, 2011, at command headquarters. A key discussion item for the group included Air Force efficiencies. Among those at the meeting were (from left) Alis Odenthal, representing Edwards

  • AFMC announces, honors annual enlisted award winners

    Air Force Materiel Command announced its top enlisted Airmen of 2010 during the command's Annual Enlisted Awards Banquet March 31, 2011, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.More than 300 family members, friends, wingmen and command officials gathered in the modern flight gallery of

  • AFMC commander surprised with enlisted honor

    Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, stands between AFMC Command Chief Master Sgt. Eric Jaren (left) and former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Sam Parish during the AFMC Enlisted Awards Banquet March 31, 2011. During the banquet, Chief Jaren made a surprise announcement

  • Command seeks members for AFMC marathon team

    Air Force Materiel Command is currently seeking members for its command Air Force Marathon team.A total of 10 active-duty members will be selected to participate. Three male and two female runners will be selected for both the full-marathon and half-marathon races.Individuals interested in

  • CE targets water usage for Tinker energy savings efforts

    Often when the topic of energy is mentioned, people automatically think "electricity." But water, another natural resource, needs just as much attention, officials said.At Tinker AFB, thousands of gallons of water are wasted, costing the Air Force big bucks. But it doesn't have to be that way;

  • Energy competition moving forward at Hanscom

    It's been three months since Hanscom's Energy Reduction Competition kicked off, and officials are already encouraged. The campaign, which began in January 2011, aims to promote an energy culture change and reduce consumption across the base. "The real purpose of the competition is to promote energy

  • TPS's Test Management Program brings real-world projects to classroom

    United States Air Force Test Pilot School students endure a rigorous schedule where they have to balance intense academics while flying a wide variety of aircraft. Another portion of the 11-month course is the Test Management Program, a six- to eight-month project that gives the students hands-on

  • Marathon early registration brings chance to win prize package

    Anyone registering for the Air Force Marathon before April 30, 2011, will be automatically entered to win an All Access Prize Package. "We did this contest last year in July and it was a huge hit, but this year the races are filling up so fast that we didn't dare wait until then," said Molly Louden,

  • Back from the war: AFMC commander refines support priorities

    When asked if he returned home with a to-do list after visiting select Pacific Air Forces bases and Afghanistan, Gen. Donald Hoffman thumbed through a quarter-inch stack of papers before citing several examples during a March 25, 2011, interview."The purpose of this trip was not to solve

  • Air Force leaders issue sexual assault prevention, response message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the men and women of the United States Air Force:We must commit to eliminating sexual assault from our Air Force.Air Force leaders

  • New baler reduces cost, time to improve AEDC's recycling capability

    The Mission Support Division here acquired a new major asset last summer -- a state-of-the-art baler that will process approximately 2,000 pounds of recyclable materials, including paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and aluminum cans, every 20 minutes.Robbie Evans, the base services lead at Arnold's

  • F-22 completes synthetic biofuel flight test

    An F-22 Raptor completed a test flight March 18, 2011, on a 50/50 fuel blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and a hydrotreated renewable jet fuel, HRJ. This flight test marked the first time this type of biofuel has been used in a fifth-generation fighter like the F-22.The flight was the

  • Test report: AFNet effective, suitable, mission-capable

    The effort to manage Air Force web and e-mail operations as one, consolidated enterprise took a giant step forward March 18, 2011, with release of a testing report on Air Force Intranet Increment 1, referred to as AFNet Inc 1. The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's Operational

  • Senior leaders thank KC-46A source selection team

    Department of Defense and Air Force senior leaders flew here from Washington March 21, 2011, to congratulate the team responsible for the source selection of the Air Force's top acquisition priority: the KC-46A tanker. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley; Undersecretary of Defense for