AFMC Command News

  • 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

  • Air Force announces new Air Force Museum director

    The Air Force announced Dec. 2, 2010, the assignment of Senior Executive Service member and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John "Jack" L. Hudson as Director of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, effective Dec. 16, 2010. He will replace Senior Executive

  • Commentary: Fall In!

    What images come to mind when you hear the command "Fall in"? As a military member, you might recall the beginning of your career, with the T.I. in the 'Smokey the Bear' hat and dark-colored sunglasses screaming as you raced off the bus. As a civilian, you mightremember scenes from military movies

  • AEDC earns command-level environmental award

    As a major environmental cleanup project at Arnold Engineering Development Center starts to wind down, the work being done to restore the environment here is getting some prestigious recognition.The base recently earned the Air Force Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Restoration Program Award for

  • Band of Flight ensemble returns home from 120-day deployment

    A deployed ensemble from the Band of Flight returned here Nov. 20, 2010, after a 120-day deployment onboard the USS Iwo Jima. New Harmony's 10-member ensemble returned after traveling to eight different countries in Central and South America in support of the U.S. Navy's Continuing Promise 2010. The