AFMC Command News

  • 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,

  • 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