AFMC Command News

  • Greening Tinker: Base holds creek clean-up

    Teaching man to fish can feed him for a lifetime and so can caring for the water those fish live in. In support of Tinker's Earth Month activities, volunteers from civil engineering fanned out April 7 and 8, 2011, along base waterways armed with knowledge and heavy duty trash bags to care for the

  • AFMC surveys workforce to gauge interest in early retirement, separation

    Air Force Materiel Command will survey its civilian workforce beginning May 1, 2011, to determine how many individuals would be interested in applying for a fiscal year 2011/12 VERA/VSIP incentive program. VERA/VSIP stands for Voluntary Early Retirement Authority/Voluntary Separation Incentive

  • Flex fuel use on the rise at Robins

    To help Robins meet federal and Air Force energy mandates, "flex fuels" are increasingly being used in day-to-day operations here. In fact, the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron has added more than 100 general-purpose flex fuel transports to the installation's fleet since fiscal year 2000. "By

  • Robins home to new green hangar facility

    A Marine hangar here in March became the first facility at Robins certified under a new and important energy engineering standard. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, recognizes new construction and renovations which incorporate green building concepts into their design, building

  • Hanscom team helps 'forge' new path for software development, testing

    Acquisition by its nature is a fairly rigid business, governed by established rules and procedures designed to ensure integrity, fairness and programmatic oversight. This creates a vexing problem for those trying to increase acquisition speed and agility. It's particularly challenging when dealing

  • AFMC senior leader, community members talk energy, initiatives

    While Air Force Materiel Command continues its facility energy and conservation efforts, there still remains an imperative need to engage in dialogue now to arrive at long-term preservation solutions in the future.This was the message Paul Parker, AFMC Director of Communications, Installations and

  • Air Force museum not selected to receive space shuttle orbiter

    NASA officials announced April 12, 2011, that the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force was not selected to receive any of the operational shuttles or the gliding prototype Enterprise. "The Air Force respects NASA's decision and the museum will move forward with its plans for a new fourth building

  • Tinker project could save millions in fuel costs

    Armed with everything but a cape and mask, the Propulsion Environmental Working Group here is actively striving to "green" the engine community. Comprised of Department of Defense personnel and academic and industry partners since 1991, the group identifies opportunities for environmental

  • Troops to receive full mid-month pay April 15

    All service members will receive their full mid-month pay they have earned in their paychecks April 15, 2011, Pentagon officials said today."Basically, all active duty and reserve service members will receive full mid-month pay on the 15th of April," Pentagon spokesman Marine Col. Dave Lapan said.

  • Commentary: Rags to Riches

    In early 2010, Jordan Hall dormitory here was, to put it lightly, the "hot spot" on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. It was rare for a week to go by without some manner of incident. As the oldest dorm on base, Jordan Hall was run-down -- which aided in the establishment of an "I don't care"

  • Hanscom, Kirtland work together to ensure AFRL division's smooth move

    As a result of the 2005 Congressional Base Realignment and Closure decision, directing the relocation of Air Force Research Laboratory's Battlespace Environment Division from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., to here, people from both locations have collaborated to make this a smooth move to

  • Hanscom recognized for base's excellent commuter options

    Hanscom received the highest honor during the first annual Massachusetts Excellence in Commuter Options award ceremony at the statehouse on April 1, 2011. Three levels of awards were presented to recognize the contributions in the field of commuter options that Massachusetts employers have made

  • Altitude chamber training begins at the new human performance wing complex

    Altitude chamber training for future flight surgeons began here April 4, 2011, at the new 711th Human Performance Wing complex, becoming one of the latest United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine classes to transition from Brooks City-Base, Texas, as part of the Base Realignment and

  • 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