AFMC Command News

  • Air Force announces senior leader changes

    The Air Force announced Nov. 18, 2010, the reassignment of Brig. Gen. Everett H. Thomas, commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Materiel Command, to vice commander at Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, currently

  • Clean, low-energy solutions sought for mammoth program

    Ongoing technical and cost analyses could lead program officials to seek a mixture of alternative energy sources to fuel the next generation of massive ground-based radars that will track space objects and debris.Last month, the Electronic Systems Center here released a Request for Proposal

  • New video gives snapshot of complex AFMC mission

    From researching groundbreaking technology to maintaining the Air Force fleet of aircraft, Air Force Materiel Command has the most diverse mission in the Air Force. And now, with the release of the official command video, anyone can learn more about that mission. View here.Clocking in at just under

  • Commentary: Back to the basics means doing things right the first time

    Basic mistakes in anyone's work will jeopardize production time and drive additional funding. It does not matter what your job or craft is; if you are working for the Air Force, your job is to support our ultimate objectives to fly, fight and win. Without your support and work ethic, planes would

  • Former commander in chief pays tribute to Wounded Warriors during visit

    One minute.That is the duration in which some 1,500 people -- including eight Wounded Warriors along with families of military members killed in action in the past 10 years -- stood and cheered for former President George W. Bush when the president took the stage inside the National Museum of the

  • President Bush salutes veterans during visit to Air Force Museum

    "No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks" -- James AllenThat was an ongoing theme expressed by former President George W. Bush as he praised veterans, active-duty personnel and their families during a speech at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Nov. 11, 2010.The 43rd president

  • ESC teams with warfighters to bring improved capabilities to the field

    Warfighters will soon have a more complete view of their battlespace with the planned November release of the newest version of an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance planning and management tool. Known as EMPIRE-A, the Evolved Mission Planning Interface to Raise Enterprise-level

  • Command approaching federal goal for small-business contracts

    As the Air Force command focused on acquisition of weapon systems and related hardware, Air Force Materiel Command stands to make a noticeable contribution to a stepped-up effort by the federal government to increase awards of contracts to small businesses.In summer 2009, the Department of Commerce

  • Double the blades means more power, efficiency

    The 418th Flight Test Squadron here is currently testing a C-130H3 cargo plane equipped with Hamilton Sundstrand NP 2000 propellers.The new eight-bladed composite propellers are shaped to provide additional thrust in the takeoff and low airspeed range while using the current C-130 engines.Regular

  • Community leaders from across AFMC share information, ideas with commander

    Eighteen civic leaders from across Air Force Materiel Command met with the commander Oct. 28, 2010, for a discussion of challenges that lie ahead in five significant categories tied to the AFMC mission.The civic leaders are members of the command's Community Liaison Program, a group of 40 people

  • AFIT graduates first-ever class of Cyberspace Warriors

    The Air Force Institute of Technology and the Air Force Cyberspace Technical Center of Excellence conducted its first ever Cyber 200 and 300 course graduation here Oct. 28, 2010. General. C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command, served as keynote speaker for this first class of

  • Newest version of DCGS Integration Backbone improves intelligence sharing

    The Oct. 15, 2010, release of version 2.0 of the Distributed Common Ground System Integration Backbone, or DIB, continues to improve on its current capabilities.The DIB consists of a common set of services and standards that are used across the DCGS community to facilitate sharing intelligence,