AFMC Command News

  • 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

  • Transition from PDM to HVM in the works, but will take time

    Even as the High Velocity Maintenance team is validating their processes and procedures on a C-130 for the first time, they're still working on the big question. "How do we get there from here?" The plan is to eventually transition all C-130s from the current Programmed Depot Maintenance process to

  • Save the date for WPAFB Retiree Appreciation Day

    Military retirees in southwest Ohio, northern Kentucky and eastern Indiana may want to highlight Friday, Nov. 13 on their calendars. That's the date of the next Retiree Appreciation Day at the Hope Hotel here. The annual event features guest speakers, free medical screening, refreshments,

  • 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