AFMC Command News

  • AFMC civilian represents Air Force as award nominee

    An Air Force Materiel Command civilian is the Air Force nominee for the 2008 Spirit of Hope Award. The Spirit of Hope award is inspired by the USO and named after entertainer Bob Hope. It honors armed forces members and civilians alike who epitomize the values of duty, honor, commitment, integrity

  • Eglin wing prepares for transition to AETC

    Since January 2008, Col. Todd Harmer has led the 33rd Fighter Wing Nomads, continuing the unit's legacy to the end of its 30-year era of flying the F-15 Eagle as an operational combat wing. The colonel flew the wing's last F-15 to its final destination in Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 8, marking his final

  • OC-ALC, Navy cooperate with more work on E-6

    Workers from the 566th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron will begin work next month on the first of the Navy's E-6B aircraft scheduled for a Service Life Extension Program refit. The refit will involve inspecting and replacing up to 15,000 fasteners on the aircraft's wings. Fastener holes will also be

  • ESC contractor, US Attorney agree on $15M Fraud suit settlement

    Earlier this month, the United States Attorney and Dynamics Research Corporation, known as DRC, reached a settlement agreement in a False Claims Act suit filed by the United States. DRC, an advisory and assistance services government contractor supporting the Air Force's Electronic Systems Center,

  • Defense Department turns to ESC to lead way on NextGen

    Electronic Systems Center's chief technology officer, Dr. Tim Rudolph, has been named the Defense Department's lead architect for a massive federal initiative known as the Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen. The center's 653d Electronic Systems Wing, which has a lot of experience

  • AAFES explains return policy

    As the Department of Defense's oldest and largest exchange service, the Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is constantly looking for the most effective way to communicate information pertaining to its mission, policies, structure and so forth to those it accurately refers to as "the best

  • ASC career fair at the Nutter Center Aug. 27

    The Aeronautical Systems Center here will host a Career Fair to fill professional mid-career level, non-entry level, positions at the Ervin J. Nutter Center's Arena on Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees are asked to park in Lot 9. Professionals with advanced degrees and/or specialized

  • USAF Marathon makes history

    Registration for the 13th Annual United States Air Force Marathon has exceeded last year's total participation, making this the largest field in the history of the service's largest participatory athletic event. A weekly registration release, on Fridays, shows that as of Aug. 21, 7,412 runners are

  • Lean event speeds mechanics' logon

    A team from the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group recently used Lean principles to streamline what was becoming a cumbersome task for Tinker maintenance workers, increase worker satisfaction and possibly save the Air Force significant amounts of money. Aircraft mechanics are required to log on to

  • NATO AWACS proves interoperability at operational event

    Late last month, flying at an observation point 100 miles off the coast of Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., a NATO AWACS took part in six-hour combat scenarios that demonstrated interoperability between its prototype interrogator and various joint platforms that interrogate in the same

  • New AWACS seats will make long missions less painful

    For operators occupying the 19 control stations aboard an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, 12-to-14-hour missions will become a bit more comfortable thanks to new ergonomically designed seats being installed on the U.S. fleet. AWACS is the first of five legacy platforms to receive

  • Four munitions operations activated under AFNWC

    With the activation and assumption of command for the 798th Munitions Maintenance Group at Minot AFB, N.D., August 18, the Air Force significantly advanced one of its top goals -- reinvigorating its nuclear enterprise. The maintenance group was the last of four similar organizations to stand-up this