AFMC Command News

  • Futurist James Canton takes on Web 2.0, network defense

    Dr. James Canton, who will address the Air Force C2ISR Symposium at the end of September (see accompanying story for details), weighed in on the great debate within the Department of Defense about the risks and benefits of Web 2.0. "I wouldn't embrace the entire 2.0 platform," he said. However, it

  • Technology convergence could prevent war, futurist says

    The convergence of "exponentially advancing technologies" will form a "super-intelligence" so formidable that it could avert war, according to one of the world's leading futurists. Dr. James Canton, CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, a San Francisco-based think tank, is author of

  • E-tools gives support personnel access to digital data

    For decades, whenever an aircraft mechanic at Robins needed a technical drawing, technical order or any other document related to a repair, he had to traipse over to a warehouse, locate the drawing and return to the aircraft. That process would typically be completed many times over the course of

  • Installation Acquisition Transformation revises implementation plan

    Air Force officials here recently completed a comprehensive restructuring of installation acquisition within the continental United States, dubbed Installation Acquisition Transformation, and adopted a revised implementation strategy. The Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century high-value

  • AFSO21 senior leader course aims to improve

    An Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century senior leader course took place here Aug. 3-4 to help leaders from across the base continue improving AF processes in the future. The two-day course aimed at Colonels, GS-15s and Chief Master Sergeants was kicked off by the Director of Logistics and

  • First validation aircraft for HVM arrives at Robins

    The aircraft that will be validating the new High Velocity Maintenance program arrived at Robins July 31, but the HVM process started months ago. The C-130 Hercules is the first Air Force aircraft to undergo validation for the new maintenance process. HVM is designed to shorten the time the aircraft

  • ROTC Cadets Take Part in United States Air Force Marathon

    Combat boots keep rhythm against the pavement as local university ROTC Cadets gear up to take part in the United States Air Force Marathon. Army ROTC Cadets from Wright State University and the University of Dayton plan to run several events over the course of marathon weekend. The marathon,

  • Pace Team in place to help marathoners reach their goals

    The United States Air Force Marathon Pace Team will be on-hand during the 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon to help both first time and experienced marathoners looking to reach their running goals. The Pace Team is a group of experienced marathoners that lead runners through the entire 26.2 miles of the

  • Major force protection contract awarded

    A team of professionals led by Hanscom's 642nd Electronic Systems Squadron recently ensured Air Force security forces around the world will have access to cutting edge integrated base defense systems for the next five years. On July 24, the Air Force awarded a Force Protection Security System

  • Air Force volunteers pitch in for co-worker's extreme home makeover

    A team of Air Force military members and civilians volunteered their Saturday morning, Aug. 1, to help a fellow civilian Airman who is getting a new home as part of ABC-TV's popular series, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." The commander of Air Force Materiel Command, Gen. Donald Hoffman, and

  • WaveRider test vehicle meets B-52

    Airmen successfully mated the X-51A WaveRider flight test vehicle to a B-52 Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base July 17. The fit check followed integration earlier in the month of the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne scramjet propulsion system into the X-51 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.

  • Sheppard, AF retires workhorse of pilot training

    More than 50 years of dependable service is a lot to ask, especially from a tool used to train thousands of people in a critical and sometimes dangerous business. But as the U.S. Air Force said farewell to the T-37 Tweet July 31, it did so knowing it got all it asked for and more from the venerable