AFMC Command News

  • Seven AFMC civilians receive Presidential Rank Award

    Seven Air Force Materiel Command senior civilians received the prestigious Presidential Rank Award at the Women and Military Service for American Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery April 30.Each year the president awards the ranks of Distinguished Executive or Meritorious Executive to a select

  • Airmen continue warfighter support teaming trend

    Active-duty maintainers from two other bases are spending time at Robins to help return C-130s to action as quickly as possible. A surge in getting C-130s through programmed depot maintenance has meant an abundance of work for the functional test flight, which performs detailed tests and checks

  • Snake species makes comeback on base after nearly 140-year hiatus

    The discovery of Smooth Green snakes on base might conjure images from movies like "Snakes on a Plane" or "Anaconda" for some. However, the snakes are actually harmless to humans and friendly to the environment."This is exciting to find," said Jeff Davis, a consultant biologist for Wright-Patterson

  • DoD acquisition leader shares his priorities

    More than 700 military, civilian and contractor acquisition professionals and defense industry partners discussed challenges they face during the DoD Acquisition Insight Conference held April 20-21 at Sinclair Community College here.Among the many senior executives who shared their perspective was

  • DoD making massive investment in its acquisition workforce

    The Department of Defense is investing several billion dollars to re-build, train and educate its acquisition workforce, and it expects a return on its investment.Shay Assad, director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, remarked there are about 127,000 people in the Defense acquisition

  • Joint F-35 electronic warfare squadron stands up

    The squadron serving as the sole Department of Defense provider of electronic warfare support for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter activated April 23 in a ceremony here. Surrounded by artifacts from the history of airpower in the Air Armament Museum, the 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron stood up as a

  • AF panel likens DoD acquisition to contact sport

    The Defense Department's journey to recapture acquisition excellence took a big step forward during two days of discussions and workforce training held at Sinclair Community College here April 20-21.That was the assessment made by several senior leaders at the DoD Acquisition Insight Conference,

  • AFMC opens access to social media

    Air Force officials announced April 26 that Air Force Materiel Command is one of six Air Force commands to receive access to social media sites beginning May 1, with AFMC bases implementing the change at different times in the coming weeks.This initiative comes as part of the service's two-week

  • AFMC commander tells senior leaders to conserve resources, money

    Earth Day 2010 took on a special meaning for some 90 Air Force Materiel Command senior leaders here April 22.AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman took advantage of the command's semi-annual Senior Leaders Conference kicking off on Earth Day to highlight the importance of the command's resource

  • Boeing comes to McKinley Lab to test 787

    The McKinley Climatic Lab here is hosting Boeing's newest passenger aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, for two weeks of cold and hot weather testing.The new plane arrived at Eglin April 18 and was moved into the lab to begin its cold-weather testing with temperatures reaching negative 45 degrees

  • AFMC announces, honors annual enlisted award winners

    Air Force Materiel Command announced its top enlisted Airmen during the command's 2010 Annual Enlisted Awards Banquet April 22 at the Eglin Officers' Club.The theme for this year's banquet was 'Honoring Excellence, Celebrating Family,' chosen to highlight the Air Force's designation of the Year of

  • 418 FLTS breaks record with heaviest airdrop

    Flight Test Nation delivered its latest aviation first when the 418th Flight Test Squadron set a record for the heaviest single payload ever extracted out of a C-17 during flight April 14. A 77,000 pound jumbo drop test vehicle was extracted out of a C-17A T-1 at 25,000 feet over the U.S. Army Yuma

  • Contract award to enhance in-flight operations for top U.S. officials

    Officials here issued a contract award last week that will provide highly reliable, secure and integrated voice, data, and video equipment for airborne U.S. senior leaders. The nearly $209 million award to Rockwell Collins will allow the Air Force to retrofit a fleet of 20 special aircraft used to