AFMC Command News

  • Band of Flight honors Korean War heroes with music at Tattoo

    The United States Air Force Band of Flight will join many other organizations here June 25 as it pays tribute to military heroes, tactics and technology at Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo 2010. The theme of this year's Tattoo is 'Reflections on 60 Years' and will commemorate and

  • Two image collects released by Tactical Satellite-3 demonstration program

    Two image collects obtained by the Tactical Satellite-3's primary payload, the Advanced Responsive Tactically-Effective Military Imaging Spectrometer, during the experimental demonstration's 13-month mission were released today by program officials here and at Hanscom AFB, Mass.One features the

  • ESC works to enhance air traffic control for Kyrgyzstan

    The U.S. Air Force is now heavily engaged in efforts to relieve suffering that has resulted from ethnic unrest and a widening humanitarian crisis in Kyrgyzstan.The current crisis is delaying Foreign Military Sales efforts led by the Electronic Systems Center here that would support the Kyrgyz

  • Edwards to resume Retreat ceremony

    In the coming weeks, Edwards will reinstate a long-standing tradition with a daily Retreat ceremony to signify the end of the duty day. Monday through Friday, an audio file will be played over the Giant Voice System at 4:30 p.m. The file is approximately two and a half minutes long, in which Retreat

  • Tinker squadron extends service life of first aircraft in Navy E-6 fleet

    A maintenance squadron here completed work on the first of 16 Navy aircraft June 15, marking eight months since the squadron began extending the service life of the Navy E-6B Mercury fleet. The aircraft are flown by Tinker Air Force Base's Strategic Communications Wing ONE, whose primary mission is

  • At a Glance: AFMC Freedom's Call Tattoo 2010

    With just two weeks remaining until Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo 2010, here's a quick snapshot of what to know and where to go before taking to the roads to enjoy this spectacular family event. This year's theme of 'Reflections on 60 Years' commemorates and honors veterans from

  • Tactical Satellite-3 completes groundbreaking experimental mission

    Tactical Satellite-3 will transition from an experimental demonstration to an operational asset when spacecraft control authority officially transfers on June 12 from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate here to Air Force Space Command at Peterson AFB, Colo. Launched in May

  • ESC awards contract to help improve weather forecasting

    The 651st Electronic Systems Squadron here recently awarded a contract that will change how weather information is provided to combat forces.The $21 million award to the Raytheon Company for the Joint Environmental Toolkit Increment 2 Re-vector responds to an Air Force charge to change the way

  • Tinker maintained B-1 milestone

    A B-1 Lancer is about to achieve what was previously unimaginable when it reaches the 10,000-hour flying mark by early June. Initially envisioned with a 20-year service life in 1985, Tinker officials said they didn't expect the aircraft to reach such a milestone. Through the dedication and hard work

  • B-24 pilot to get Distinguished Flying Cross at Tattoo

    As a member of the 491st Bombardment Group, Ralph Hoehn piloted B-24 Liberators for 35 missions over Europe in World War II. For that, he will be presented the Distinguished Flying Cross at the Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo 2010 on June 25.A Delphos, Ohio, resident, Mr. Hoehn

  • New tech-advanced classroom awaits F-35 students

    A foundation for how the first generation of F-35 pilots and maintainers trains for the next half century continues to evolve here as the 33rd Fighter Wing adds state of the art technology to the classroom arsenal. "The technology is fabulous. It brings us to a revolutionary new capability that's

  • Eglin's Natural Resources Manager earns DOD environmental award

    The Department of Defense honored one of Eglin's own at a ceremony held at the Pentagon today.The 96th Civil Engineer Group's Steve Seiber received the 2010 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award for Natural Resources Conservation for his outstanding achievements to conserve and sustain natural

  • IP-based airborne comm tested hard during JEFX '10

    Officials at the Electronic Systems Center here are currently analyzing reams of data gleaned from the recently-completed Joint Expeditionary Forces Experiment 2010, known as JEFX.The massive experiment, the final phase of which ran from April 12 through 23, featured live-fly activities mostly at

  • 76 AMXG hosts automobile collision industry consortium

    Automobile collision industry representatives ventured to Tinker Air Force Base May 18 to discuss better business practices with the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group. Having recently discovered the unlikely ally, 76 AMXG leadership said they believed both industries would benefit by sharing ideas and