AFMC Command News

  • Chief of Staff to participate in Air Force Marathon 10K

    The Air Force Chief of Staff is putting himself on the starting line during Air Force Marathon events here, joining thousands of others ready to show their dedication to physical fitness.Gen. Norton Schwartz plans to return to the Air Force Marathon for the second year in a row, this time running

  • C-17 conducts flight tests with biofuel

    The Air Force's ongoing alternative fuels certification efforts reached a new milestone Aug. 27, 2010, when a C-17 Globemaster III from here flew on all engines using jet fuel blended with a combination of traditional petroleum-based fuel, or JP-8, biofuel derived in part from animal fat, and

  • Aircraft take shelter at Eglin to evade hurricane's effects

    The once familiar sight of F-15 four-ships soaring over the Eglin skies returned Sept. 1, 2010, but only lasted for a short time. The F-15E Strike Eagles were from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., which evacuated its aircraft due to the approaching Hurricane Earl.Approximately 30 F-15Es and

  • MQ-9 Reaper crashes near El Mirage Airfield, Calif.

    An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft crashed approximately one mile north of El Mirage Airfield, Calif., at 2:45 p.m. EDT Aug. 31, 2010.The RPA was flying a training mission and launched from Gray Butte Airfield located about five miles east of El Mirage. Both airfields are about midway between

  • Chief Scientist describes future technology

    "Humans today are still more capable than machines, but by 2030 that is absolutely not going to be the case anymore," said Dr. Werner Dahm, Air Force Chief Scientist, in describing one of the conclusions he reached during the Air Force's first in-depth look at future technology in more than a

  • Symposium presents case study in saving lives

    "History has favored those who embraced technology ahead of their adversaries," said Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander in opening the Air Force Association's Technology Symposium Aug. 26 at the Hope Hotel here. "It's not just the weapons you produce, but how you sustain

  • Net-centric conference to examine changing environments, apps

    The theme for the eighth annual Net-Centric Ops Conference, to be held Sept. 20, 2010, at the Wentworth-by-the-Sea Hotel and Resort in New Castle, N.H., is "Changing Environments -- Changing Applications." Organizers of the conference, which also includes a golf tournament Sept. 21, say discussions

  • Air Force officials urge operational security vigilance

    Fraudsters continue to hijack accounts on social networking sites and spread malicious software, FBI officials said. One technique entices users to download an application or view a video that appears to be sent from users' "friends", giving the perception of being legitimate. Once the user responds

  • AFMC leaders told to seek efficiencies, get back to basics

    Challenging times ahead and developing efficiencies to accomplish the mission were among the key topics highlighted at the semi-annual Air Force Materiel Command Senior Leaders Conference here Aug. 23-25.AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman led his center and wing commanders, along with other command

  • Upgrade already saving more than $534K annually

    A project to replace the original compressed air supply system at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center is nearing completion and is already paying significant dividends, literally, according to an AEDC project manager."Add this energy savings to the money saved by not having to

  • ESC awards Iraqi air traffic control tower integration contract

    The Electronic Systems Center's Aerospace Management Systems Division has awarded a contract to ARINC for procuring, integrating, installing and testing air traffic control tower equipment for two Iraqi air force bases. The tower equipment and integration will allow the Iraqi Air Force to establish

  • ESC exhibits capabilities during Empire Challenge

    The Electronic Systems Center displayed a number of capabilities during the U.S. Joint Forces Command-led Empire Challenge '10 demonstration that was held recently at more than 20 U.S. and worldwide sites.Empire Challenge is an annual joint and coalition intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

  • Destructive F-16 test makes strides toward fighter's new role

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon was blown apart on the Eglin range Aug. 19 as part of a test to determine future development of next-generation fighter technology. The explosion was intentionally initiated to test an aerial-target flight termination system. The test was conducted by the 780th Test Squadron,

  • Air Force leader asks Airmen to share ideas with Defense INVEST program

    Air Force Under Secretary Erin Conaton urged Airmen to share their best ideas with the Defense Department's INVEST Program in an e-mail that reached all Air Force members Aug. 20, 2010."The Air Force strongly supports the [Defense] Secretary's overall campaign for greater efficiency, and I encourage