AFMC Command News

  • Identifying friendly forces to become easier for AWACS

    The Electronic Systems Center has achieved the next step in bringing an improved Identification Friend or Foe, or IFF, system capability to Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.Currently AWACS provides situational awareness of friendly, neutral and hostile activity, along with early warning

  • Commentary: Take time to reflect on holiday season's many gifts

    Another holiday season is upon us. At this time of year, we reflect on the past 12 months and recall the many gifts we've received. As we gather with friends and family to celebrate, we must also remember the sacrifices of those who have helped secure the very blessings for which we're

  • Senior DOD leaders share perspectives on future warfighting

    A panel of senior Department of Defense and service component leaders acknowledged Nov. 30, 2010, that an uncertain, fluid international security environment demands new thinking and approaches to meeting training and simulation requirements for future joint warfighters. While each service has its

  • FBI hosts blast investigation training at Eglin

    Improvised explosive devices ripped through three vehicles, sending debris up and out as far as 1,500 feet, creating a sprawling scene of devastation across the ranges Nov. 30 here.The explosions initiated the FBI's Large Vehicle Bomb Post Blast School for approximately 67 state and local law

  • AFRL showcases integrated training capabilities at I/ITSEC conference

    Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing are developing science and technology solutions to improve the ability of warfighters to realistically train as they would fight while reducing costs and increasing the availability of training systems through integrated

  • Air Force, Park Service to commemorate Wrights' first flight Dec. 17

    Air Force and National Park Service officials are planning a public ceremony at Wright Memorial Hill here Dec. 17 to commemorate the 107th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first successful powered flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C. Col. Stephen Goeman, the commander of the 445th Airlift Wing here, will

  • Survey critical in addressing quality of life needs

    The 2010 Caring for People Survey gives total force Airmen, civilians, retirees and dependents an opportunity to voice their concerns on how the Air Force can better address their quality-of-life needs. With Airmen deploying in support of global contingency operations for two decades, developing and

  • AFPC commander visits AFMC to talk nuclear force development, top priorities

    Air Force Personnel Center Commander Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart visited Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Dec. 1, 2010, as part of AFPC's 12-base tour to meet with senior leaders and Airmen in nuclear-related career fields."The purpose of this trip is twofold," General Stewart said. "First, we're

  • Feature: Air Force rugby team continues successful streak

    For a group that gets together only a couple of times each year, the Air Force men's rugby team performs extremely well. On Nov. 6, 2010, the team won its seventh consecutive Armed Forces Rugby Championship tournament.Players on the team are active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve Airmen of all

  • Modeling and simulation conference shaping future warfighting

    The new commander of Air Education and Training Command challenged developers of modeling and simulation technologies to work together to develop new and improved training systems to meet the full spectrum of threats joint and coalition warfighters may face in the future during a conference here

  • AFRL to hold ribbon cutting for Condor supercomputer

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate here will conduct a ribbon cutting Dec. 1, 2010, on a most unlikely supercomputer: a cluster of 1,760 Sony PlayStation 3 processors and 168 general-purpose graphical processing units.Nicknamed the Condor Cluster, the PlayStation 3 processors

  • Airman injured in Afghanistan one year ago passes away

    The 88th Communication Squadron voice network systems technician wounded in action one year ago in Afghanistan, died Nov. 28, 2010.Senior Airman Tre Porfirio passed away while visiting friends over the Thanksgiving holiday in Missouri. He was 22 years old. "We are all deeply saddened by the tragic

  • Digital close air support improvements on the way

    Airmen on the ground whose mission is to help deliver close air support will soon receive a set of tools that will help them do their jobs better while lightening the loads they're required to carry.Tactical Air Control Party Airmen are assigned with Army units who engage in all levels of

  • Feature: Tinker family turns loss into mission of hope for other families

    For Staff Sgt. Van Stewart and his wife Stephanie Stewart, there is no pausing, stuttering or hesitating when asked how many children they have. The answer is three, and one of them is an angel.Three-year-old Vashon is hard to miss. He's the little guy running around, giving his mother and father

  • Edwards wing tests Global Hawk with alternative fuel for first time

    An RQ-4 Global Hawk completed a 32-hour flight test using an alternative fuel mixture, Nov. 23, 2010.The 412th Test Wing's Global Vigilance Combined Test Force's Block 20 Global Hawk took off at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 22 and became the first remotely piloted aircraft to fly using the Fischer-Tropsch