AFMC Command News

  • AF authorizes BDU cold weather item to wear with ABUs

    The Air Force has now authorized wear of the Battle Dress Uniform cold weather Gore-Tex and field jacket with the current Airman Battle Uniform. The decision to authorize the coat stems from the demand of cold weather gear outweighing current supply of the new ABU coat. According to a message

  • Guidance released on 100 percent cotton ABU

    Air Force senior leaders issued guidance clarifying the wear of the 100 percent cotton Airman Battle Uniform. According to a message dated Sept. 7, only Airmen in jobs that meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, requirements are authorized to wear the 100 percent cotton ABU. It

  • Brooks wing reorganizes as base takes next step towards closure

    In a move designed to better manage Air Force operations at Brooks City-Base as the installation moves toward the BRAC-mandated 2011 closure, the 311th Human Systems Wing reorganized into the 311th Air Base Group according to an announcement released today. Col. Harry R. Kimberly III became the

  • Chief of staff calls for harmony between technology, doctrine

    The Air Force chief of staff discussed the complementary roles of technology and doctrine during a major conference here Sept. 30. "Our success today relies on both the technology that enables advanced systems and - believe it or not - the doctrine that articulates our institutionally held beliefs

  • Eglin's 33rd Fighter Wing transitions to first F-35 training unit

    The 33rd Fighter Wing transitioned from an operational F-15 unit to the first F-35 "Lightning II" Joint Strike Fighter training unit during a ceremony Oct. 1, here. Col. David Hlatky assumed command of Air Education and Training Command's newest wing whose mission is to safely and efficiently train

  • Wright Flyer replica crashes; 104th Practical Flight Ceremony cancelled

    An authentic replica of the 1905 Wright Flyer III crashed at the Huffman Prairie Flying Field here at approximately 9:30 a.m. Oct. 1. Vintage aircraft builder and pilot Mark Dusenberry, was flown by CareFlight helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton where his injuries were initially identified

  • AFMC recognizes newest SNCOs

    A new batch of Air Force Materiel Command senior non-commissioned officers here will be honored at the 2009 SNCO Recognition Dinner and Ceremony Friday, Oct. 9. More than 60 technical sergeants base-wide were recently promoted to the level of master sergeant. Of this group, five are at the

  • Air Force demilitarizes big backlog of nuclear weapons-related components

    The Air Force has undertaken a massive effort to demilitarize more than 100,000 nuclear weapons-related legacy assets from its intercontinental ballistic missile, aircraft and space test programs. Under a $35 million, five-year plan funded by the Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Force Materiel Command

  • Self-inspection process vital to mission success

    We need more vitality in our self-inspection process. I see pockets of excellence, but also many areas where IG inspections or SAVs discover things that should have been self-discovered by the unit. Continuous improvement is part of our culture. We often inherit situations where compliance has

  • Space Command boss talks of space, cyber connection

    Addressing the Air Force Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Symposium here today, the leader of the Air Force Space community said space and cyberspace are integrally connected. "Think of space and cyber as circles on a Venn diagram," said Gen. C. Robert Kehler,

  • C2ISR Symposium kicks off with former CSAF Jumper

    The Air Force Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Symposium here kicked off Monday afternoon with a presentation by former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper. He told the mixed industry and government gathering that, in an era of flat or declining defense

  • Air Force updates apparel industry

    Members of the Air Force Uniform Office attended the American Apparel and Footwear Association, Government Contracts Committee (GCC), fall meeting in Washington D.C., Sept. 2 - 3 to brief members of industry on Air Force uniform projects and requirements. The GCC meets annually and according to