AFMC Command News

  • Air Force officials announce court-martial sentence for former command chief

    The week-long court-martial of Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney, the former command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, concluded Jan. 28, 2011, with a six-member panel of male officers sentencing the chief to 20 months confinement, reduction to rank of E-1 and a dishonorable discharge for 15

  • AFMC commander visits Tinker air logistics center

    Inside an E-3 Sentry aircraft at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Gen. Donald Hoffman gets an update on Block 40/45 modifications, including upgrading fiber optic and traditional data cabling, from Tinker's William Baumann, E-3 Production Flight Chief for the 76th Maintenance Wing. General

  • General calls for more speed, efficiency during 'State of ESC' address

    Delivering his fourth and final State of ESC address, Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds said the center had performed well against some specific targets he set a year ago.He delivered the address Jan. 26, 2011, at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass., and his speech was

  • AFMC commander flies drone during Holloman visit

    Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, got a firsthand look at the base's warfighting capabilities when he flew a QF-4 Phantom II during a two-day visit here that began Jan. 20, 2011. The supersonic QF-4 is a reusable full-scale target drone modified from the F-4 Phantom, and

  • Nuclear weapons center attains full operational capability

    The commander of Air Force Materiel Command declared full operational capability for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center during the change of command ceremony Jan. 20, 2011.During his comments, AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman spoke to the center's growth and noted that the center was the single

  • Long-range radar program moving forward

    The Electronic Systems Center's Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar program is finalizing one step and heading for the next in its development."3DELRR will be the primary ground-based long-range radar for tracking aircraft and ballistic missile threats in theater," said Maj. Brian

  • New commander takes lead at nuclear weapons center

    Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak became commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, succeeding Brig. Gen. Everett Thomas, in a Jan. 20, 2011, ceremony here. Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, presided over the change of command.About 300 people, including commanders,

  • Edwards developing new parachute system for Air Force pararescuemen

    Soon Air Force members who parachute into high-altitude areas will have a guardian angel helping them land safely and softly, thanks to work done here. The Air Force is replacing its nearly five-decade-old parachute system with a new one -- called the Guardian Angel Advance Parachute System, or

  • Second ECSS test phase starts; team remedies response-time issues

    Members of the Hanscom logistics community transitioned into the second phase of Expeditionary Combat Support System pilot testing -- Pilot B -- Dec. 20, 2010, when they expanded system use to information technology and supply equipment management, including communications security and small arms

  • My educational journey: From foster care to the forefront

    Growing up in foster homes left me with few educational opportunities and options. Struggling to find work, I enlisted in the Air Force in Feb. 1996 and began my career at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.I was eager to learn and get in school, but I found that many noncommissioned officers said,

  • Restoration officials recycle bombs, save money

    Environmental restoration officials here are shredding their way through 50,000 practice bombs.So far, they have recycled more than 1 million pounds of metal from the BDU 33 and Mark 106 bombs.The effort is part of the Air Force's military munitions response program.The mission of the MMRP is to

  • F-16s' arrival brings 'battle rhythm' to JSF wing

    After 17 months of silence, the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline finally roared back to life Jan. 13, 2011. The 33rd Fighter Wing received four F-16s from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz. The jets will help establish a "battle rhythm," as the wing stands up the first Joint Training Center for

  • AFMC command chief sees progress, community in Edwards visit

    In what felt like a homecoming, Chief Master Sgt. Eric R. Jaren, Air Force Materiel Command command chief, and his wife Laura visited the base Dec. 13 to 15, 2010, to witness first-hand the example-setting and innovative nature of Edwards. "Edwards is very dear to both Laura and me," said Chief