AFMC Command News

  • New AFMC Command Chief named

    Air Force officials have announced that Chief Master Sergeant Eric R. Jaren will become the new command chief of Air Force Materiel Command.Chief Jaren comes to Headquarters AFMC from Edwards AFB, Calif., where he has served as the command chief for the Air Force Flight Test Center and 95th Air Base

  • New Deputy Director Announced for National Museum of the USAF

    Air Force officials announced Dec. 10 that Lt. Gen. (retired) John L. Hudson will become the new Deputy Director of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. The position of Deputy Director is newly established, and Gen. Hudson is the

  • X-51A WaveRider gets first ride aboard B-52

    In a flight test reminiscent of the early days of the historic X-15 program 50 years earlier, the X-51A Waverider was carried aloft for the first time over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 9 by an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52H Stratofortress.The "captive carry" test was a key

  • Building on Bold Quest, airborne network moves forward

    A team from the Electronic Systems Center here is now building on some encouraging airborne networking results achieved during Bold Quest '09, the Joint Forces Command-led exercise conducted in November.Despite some issues that took the main test aircraft off line, officials from the 653rd

  • Robins helps with vital flightline air conditioner fix

    A Robins team is working to resolve a top equipment issue for warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan. About a dozen people in the 642nd Combat Sustainment Group are involved with developing specifications for a redesign of flightline air conditioners that are critical to the operation of aircraft in

  • Senate confirms new AFMC vice commander

    The Senate on Friday Dec. 4 confirmed Maj. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger to the rank of lieutenant general with assignment to the position of Air Force Materiel Command vice commander. General Wolfenbarger was previously the Director of Intelligence and Requirements at Headquarters AFMC,

  • Officials launch new Air Force community Web site

    Air Force officials have launched a new Web site to meet social and informational needs of Airmen, civilians, retirees and their families.The entire Air Force family: all Airmen, married and single; spouses; children; Air Force civilians; and retirees are invited to log on to

  • Nuclear Surety Inspection Finds Two Wings Unsatisfactory

    Air Force Materiel Command nuclear surety inspections of two wings at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, last week found deficiencies which led to an overall rating of unsatisfactory. An NSI is designed to thoroughly evaluate a unit's ability to manage nuclear resources while complying with all nuclear

  • Air Force Safety Center creating awareness with family campaign

    The Air Force Safety Center has released the first public service announcement highlighting volunteer family members active in saving lives and preventing mishaps.As part of the safety center's campaign during the Year of the Air Force Family, the center is using the family to influence behavior.

  • Recycling effort saves money, earns award

    Six years ago, Wright-Patterson initiated a program to recycle its ceiling tiles. To date, the base has turned in 1.2 million square feet of ceiling tiles for recycling, which is enough to cover 20 football fields.Martin Nicodemus, an environmental scientist with the 88th Civil Engineering

  • Joint training to help improve labor-management relations

    The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center will soon provide joint training opportunities for managers and employees in an effort to give the two groups additional tools for resolving workplace disputes.The training, which focuses on communication, team building and the "necessity of changing

  • Warner Robins shares requirements at annual symposium

    The 7th Annual Aerospace Requirements Symposium held this week drew record attendance of over 900 industry representatives. The symposium, held at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter in Perry, is designed to assist industry in meeting the needs of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center.

  • Air Force announces AFMC senior leader changes

    Air Force officials announced Thursday several Air Force Materiel Command senior leader retirements and assignments.Maj. Gen. Curtis M. Bedke, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, will retire effective April 1, 2010. Maj. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, National Reconnaissance Office deputy director,