AFMC Command News

  • Changes ahead for Air Force acquisition

    Some 275 Air Force and defense industry leaders met here Sept. 3 to discuss military technology acquisition challenges and opportunities facing the nation. The Air Force Association Technology Symposium was timed to immediately follow the semi-annual Air Force Materiel Command Senior Leaders

  • Record Crowd turns out for Air Force Marathon

    Nearly 10,000 runners - an almost 35 percent increase over last year -- lined up at the starting line here for the 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon. The 13th annual running event started with remarks by Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Owen, commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center, and included a first-ever

  • AFMC vice commander to retire after 35 years of service

    Air Force officials announced today that Lt. Gen. Terry L. Gabreski, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander, will retire from the Air Force effective Nov. 20. General Gabreski has served as AFMC vice commander since August 2005. Prior to her assignment at Wright-Patterson AFB, she served as the

  • New generation of energy-efficient UAVs

    Driven by ever-increasing military demands to reduce unmanned air vehicle size and weight but lengthen flight times, Air Force Research Laboratory is funding a project exploring the integration of solar power sources directly into the base materials used to build UAVs.Dr. Max Shtein and his team of

  • Dayton, Wright-Patterson coalition helps Brooks Airmen to smooth transition

    A mixed coalition of Dayton business leaders, Air Force civilians and military members visited Brooks City-Base, Texas, September 15 to help a group of 170 Airmen from Brooks City-Base units get answers to questions and ease their transition when their units move to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. In

  • Hanscom to host Cursor on Target users meeting next week

    Looking to bring together a diverse and constantly growing community of users, the Electronic Systems Center here will host meetings and demonstrations next week for users of the Cursor on Target, or CoT, technology. The 653d Electronic Systems Wing's Enterprise Integration Division will host the

  • USAF Marathon's MAJCOM Challenge draws record-breaking participation

    After first going to Air Education and Training Command, headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, and then to Air Force Materiel Command, headquartered, here, the Major Command Challenge, or MAJCOM Challenge, trophy is again up for grabs at this year's United States Air Force Marathon. The

  • CSAF to attend USAF Marathon

    In another historical first, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, is scheduled to attend the U.S. Air Force Marathon on Sept. 19. General Schwartz's attendance marks the first time the service's most senior officer will attend the event, which is in its 13th year. The general, an avid

  • Ceremony set to transition SFW

    Plans are set to celebrate the success of a workhorse weapon in the Air Force arsenal. Government workers and contractors will come together Sept. 24 at the Air Armament Museum to commemorate the transition of the Sensor Fuzed Weapon from the program office here at Eglin AFB to the Ogden Air

  • Air Force unveils new PT running shorts at USAF Marathon

    The Air Force will unveil a new lightweight running short this month in time for the Air Force Marathon. The shorts feature a durable, quick-drying nylon shell with polyester brief for moisture management, a 4.5" inseam, drawstring waist, and oversized inside back key pocket. They are the same shade

  • FAB-T flight tests propel critical SATCOM program

    A team here has now wrapped up a series of successful flight tests that demonstrated the near-fruition of an advanced satellite communication capability. The tests on the Family of Advanced Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminals, or FAB-T, means the Department of Defense is closer to being able to move

  • AFMC leaders continue to focus on nuclear sustainment

    Sustaining the Air Force nuclear arsenal was emphasized by Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, as he led his center and wing commanders along with AFMC headquarters senior staff through two days of in-depth discussions during AFMC's semi-annual senior leaders conference

  • Staff Sgt. honored for lifesaving action

    "He's the reason I joined the Air Force," explains Airman 1st Class Kelly George. "I wanted to do something that mattered. To serve my country." Her cousin, Staff Sgt. Chris Harlan, did both. In 2007, he and two friends helped rescue a group of drowning college exchange students during a weekend