AFMC Command News

  • OC-ALC/EN director moving to AFMC

    He'll be nearly 900 miles away, but Russ Howard said neither Tinker nor Oklahoma City will be far from his heart or mind. The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Engineering and Technical Management director recently accepted a promotion at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Starting in February,

  • AFMC's new command chief master sergeant is "all-in"

    During 28 years as an Airman, Chief Master Sgt. Eric R. Jaren has learned that a successful career requires not only fulfilling your duties, but thinking outside the box as well. For those who do both, he said, opportunities arise. The latest opportunity for Chief Jaren came by way of Gen. Donald

  • New Hanscom building on track for energy efficiency

    Hanscom's newest building will soon be not only the installation's most modern but also the most energy efficient. Scheduled for completion in late April 2011, the building will offer increased space with comparatively reduced costs, said Chris Perkins, Hanscom's base civil engineer."The benefit to

  • Ohio Task Force One ready to depart for Haiti from WPAFB

    An 80-member urban search and rescue team is packed and ready to go here, in case their unit will be the next to fly into earthquake-ravaged Haiti.Ohio Task Force One is composed of volunteer members from throughout Ohio and northern Kentucky, highly trained people anxious to provide search and

  • ESC group aids Haitian response efforts with critical imagery

    The 950th Electronic System Group's Eagle Vision imagery collection team here sprang into action within hours of the 7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti to its core Jan. 13.By about 9 p.m. that evening, program officials began working to order commercial satellite imagery of the island nation from a

  • Robins officer aids Afghanistan during election

    A 116th Air Control Wing air battle manager used his capabilities to make a positive impact in Afghanistan during Operation Eagle Express. Capt. Jay Vizcarra helped pre-empt attacks during the Afghan elections by hand-delivering geospatial information to regional commands in Afghanistan and

  • F-15 rewire flight to save money, manhours

    A new rewire flight at Robins is playing a key role in keeping the aging F-15 Eagle flying for years to come. The flight will perform a complete rewire on 122 F-15s during the next five years. The rewiring will be done on C and D models, and when complete, the flight will spend at least another five

  • Air Force seeking athletes for warrior games

    The deadline for submitting applications to compete in the inaugural Warrior Games is Friday.Approximately 200 wounded active duty members and military veterans will compete in the Warrior Games May 10 to 14 in Colorado Springs, Colo., Defense Department officials announced Jan. 7. Air Force is

  • Monitoring water flow, an important part of environmental management

    Wright-Patterson's Environmental Management Division ensures water discharging from the base into local waterways remains within national discharge pollutant standards. Wright-Patterson AFB, along with the City of Dayton, is located over a sand gravel aquifer known as the Great Miami Buried Aquifer,

  • Freedom's Call Tattoo 2010 to feature .38 Special as musical guests

    A southern rock explosion by guest performer .38 Special will be among the highlights at this year's Freedom's Call Tattoo slated for June 25. Known for integrating arena and southern rock into its music, the band will perform in a free concert, part of the Air Force Materiel Command's sixth annual

  • ASC Receives VPP Star Status

    The Aeronautical Systems Center Command Section recently received Occupational Safety and Health Administration and 88th Air Base Wing Voluntary Protection Program office validation as a Star Worksite."Having the Star flag will show all employees that ASC Headquarters is serious about the health and

  • Faster and More Efficient Software for the Air Force

    Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are working to increase the efficiency of the software testing process across Air Force systems by addressing the issue of faulty software. A recent breakthrough in the work of lead researcher Dr. Myra Cohen and her team has resulted in an algorithm

  • Wright-Patterson opens CrossFit gym

    Wright-Patterson hosted a ribbon cutting for one of the first fitness centers in the Air Force specifically to support CrossFit training classes January 7.CrossFit is a strength and conditioning fitness methodology that capitalizes on the theory of muscle confusion, by performing constantly varied,

  • 500th ESC-managed airborne intel system hits the field

    The 950th Electronic Systems Group here recently delivered the 500th unit of an airborne intelligence system that enables aircrews to send and receive the most timely situational awareness and threat data.The system, called Combat Track II, has been in production since 2004. Over time it's become a

  • MC-12 arrives in Afghanistan

    The newest aircraft to the Air Force's inventory arrived Dec. 27, 2009, to Bagram Airfield. The MC-12 aircraft, tail number 090623, was the first of an undisclosed number of aircraft for the new 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron.Following the MC-12's arrival, the 4th Expeditionary