AFMC Command News

  • Cyberspace Technical Center of Excellence begins Cyberspace Education program

    Officials from the Air Force's new Cyber Professional Continuing Education Program at the Air Force Institute of Technology have officially started efforts to produce skilled and knowledgeable cyber leaders to support joint warfighting efforts. The Cyber PCE courses, Cyber 200 and Cyber 300, will

  • Tinker sergeant named one of Air Force's best Airmen

    A four-star general doesn't often call an Airman in the field, but on July 27 Master Sgt. James Mogren picked up the phone and heard the voice of Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman on the other end of the line. What came next was good news as Sergeant Mogren, 72nd Security

  • RED HORSE Airmen literally bring safety to JSF brake testing

    Here in the high desert, an 11-man team consisting of five Airmen from 823rd RED HORSE out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and six from 820th RED HORSE out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., arrived in late July to provide an added layer of safety to the Joint Strike Fighter taxiing and braking tests being

  • Air Force names AFMC NCO 1 of 12 outstanding Airmen

    Air Force officials announced Aug. 3 that Master Sgt. James P. Mogren of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., was selected as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2010. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center in San Antonio considered 36

  • Electronic Systems Center enhances Air Force Network

    The Cyber/Integration Division, formerly known as the 753rd Electronic Systems Group, has recently improved the way information flows to and from Air Force computers worldwide and saved approximately $24 million in the process. This was accomplished through modernization projects that upgrade both

  • Boom containment critical to Eglin's waterways

    Eglin Air Force Base is using reverse psychology to protect its waterways from possible contamination.Bruce Stippich, 96th Civil Engineer Group's environmental compliance expert, has been busier than usual since an oil well ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico April 20. The Deepwater Horizon disaster has

  • ESC awards contract to upgrade Saudi AWACS aircraft

    The Airborne Early Warning and Control International Branch of the Electronic Systems Center here recently awarded a $73 million contract to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems in Seattle to enhance and improve capabilities for the Royal Saudi Air Force's fleet of E-3 Airborne Warning and Control

  • AFRL test marks return to 'in-house' rocket fuel development

    The Air Force Research Laboratory here returned to its roots with its latest rocket test June 17. AFRL has tested rockets of all sizes and fuels of all make-ups for years. What makes this test unique is that all components of the test were developed at the laboratory by AFRL employees.The research

  • ESC team completes Bulgarian TACAN effort, enhances NATO compatibility

    An Electronic Systems Center team has completed a Foreign Military Sales effort in Bulgaria, adding new capabilities for this NATO-member nation and enhancing U.S. security interests in the region.The ESC and contractor team completed the site acceptance test and flight certification for the

  • AFMC civilians set for Sept. 12 transition from NSPS

    The majority of Air Force Materiel Command employees covered under the National Security Personnel System will transition to the General Schedule beginning Sept. 12, the final of four phases within the Air Force that began on July 4. This conversion out of NSPS was mandated by the Fiscal 2010