AFMC Command News

  • Air Force Safety Center creating awareness with family campaign

    The Air Force Safety Center has released the first public service announcement highlighting volunteer family members active in saving lives and preventing mishaps.As part of the safety center's campaign during the Year of the Air Force Family, the center is using the family to influence behavior.

  • Recycling effort saves money, earns award

    Six years ago, Wright-Patterson initiated a program to recycle its ceiling tiles. To date, the base has turned in 1.2 million square feet of ceiling tiles for recycling, which is enough to cover 20 football fields.Martin Nicodemus, an environmental scientist with the 88th Civil Engineering

  • Joint training to help improve labor-management relations

    The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center will soon provide joint training opportunities for managers and employees in an effort to give the two groups additional tools for resolving workplace disputes.The training, which focuses on communication, team building and the "necessity of changing

  • Warner Robins shares requirements at annual symposium

    The 7th Annual Aerospace Requirements Symposium held this week drew record attendance of over 900 industry representatives. The symposium, held at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter in Perry, is designed to assist industry in meeting the needs of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center.

  • Air Force announces AFMC senior leader changes

    Air Force officials announced Thursday several Air Force Materiel Command senior leader retirements and assignments.Maj. Gen. Curtis M. Bedke, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, will retire effective April 1, 2010. Maj. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, National Reconnaissance Office deputy director,

  • Air Force PTU Made in America

    The Air Force partnered with American industry to ensure the new physical fitness uniform is not only upgraded with better material and functionality, but is also 100 percent America made.The new PTU outer garment running suit is being manufactured near Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Every aspect of

  • Edwards hosts colorful first flight

    Edwards Air Force Base is world renowned for its first flights, but on November 15, a group of individuals from Albuquerque, N.M., Edwards Air Force Base, and surrounding communities gathered early on a cold, bright morning in order to experience a different type of aviation.Before the sun rose, the

  • Air Force secretary presents small business achievement awards

    The secretary of the Air Force presented the 2008 and 2009 Small Business Programs Special Achievement Awards at the Air Force Office of Small Business Programs Conference Nov. 17 here."Because of their size, these smaller companies have great advantages over their much larger competitors, namely

  • Don't let safety get lost in holiday hustle, bustle

    As we prepare for the upcoming holiday season, it's easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle of the season and not think about safety. For the Air Force Safety Center, the holiday season, which runs from the day before Thanksgiving to the day after New Years, can be one of the most dangerous times

  • Air Force names new AFMC manpower, personnel director

    Air Force officials announced Thursday that Senior Executive Service member John Steenbock has been named Air Force Materiel Command director of manpower, personnel and services. Mr. Steenbock currently serves as AFMC deputy director of manpower, personnel and services.As director, Mr. Steenbock

  • Air Education and Training Command wins the USAF Marathon MAJCOM Challenge

    The Air Education and Training Command won this year's U.S. Air Force Marathon Major Command Challenge Commander's Trophy, with the Air Force Materiel Command coming in second.The announcement was made last week at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.The MAJCOM Challenge is an Air

  • President nominates new AFMC vice commander

    The President has nominated Maj. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger, director of the Intelligence and Requirements Directorate at Air Force Materiel Command, for confirmation by the Senate to the rank of lieutenant general with assignment to the position of AFMC vice commander.As vice commander of AFMC, she

  • Kirtland AFB wins Air Force lodging award

    For the second year in a row and the third time overall, the lodging facilities here have won the Air Force Innkeeper Award for the large base category. Besides last year, Kirtland AFB Lodging also won the award in 2005.The competitors are evaluated using a lengthy checklist covering a variety of