AFMC Command News

  • $21 million software facility project under way at Robins AFB

    Work began immediately following a groundbreaking ceremony here Feb. 19 for a 70,000 square-foot software support facility targeted for occupation by January 2010. The new, $21 million facility will be a two-story building designed to help Robins AFB maintain its place as the Electronic Warfare

  • Bacteria research could protect Airmen from radiation

    An Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded scientist has identified manganese complexes in the bacterium Deinococcus radioduran that resists the damaging effects of radiation.The goal of the research is to investigate biomaterials that offer protection to Airmen from various environmental

  • Airmen remember veterans on Valentine's Day

    A wave of blue flooded retirement and assisted living homes filled with veterans along Florida's Emerald Coast Feb. 14. In honor of all veteran service members and their spouses, more than 50 Airmen from Eglin AFB visited four facilities and hand-delivered Valentine's Day cards and yellow ribbons.

  • Air Force gears up for science, engineering review session

    As part of the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate fellowship, Air Force Office of Scientific Research officials are preparing for the 2008 application review meeting, which will take place Feb. 15-17 in Arlington. National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate, or NDSEG, is a

  • New matting system to improve deployment capability

    Engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate here, working with Webcore Technologies, Inc., located in Dayton, Ohio, have made significant advancements developing a super-strong, lightweight composite airfield matting that speeds-up forward aircraft

  • Edwards AFB wing commander dies

    The commander of the 95th Air Base Wing here died Feb. 5. Col. Bryan J. Gallagher was found unconscious at the Rosburg Fitness Center parking lot about 6:50 a.m. Base personnel started performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Emergency personnel responded to the scene and immediately transported

  • Air Force tests X-51 antennas

    Tests are under way at the Benefield Anechoic Facility here on the X-51 Scramjet-Waverider's antennas to ensure all of the X-51's antennas and communication systems are working properly. The 412th Test Wing Hypersonic Flight Test Team, Electronic Warfare Directorate and Boeing began month-long

  • Union rep strives to improve Voluntary Protection Program at Tinker AFB

    A union steward with American Federation of Government Employees Local 916, the primary negotiating body for civilian employees at Tinker AFB, is the first Air Force member selected to the National Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association. As a member of Voluntary Protection Programs

  • AFMC’s command chief to retire after 30 years of service

    Air Force Materiel Command's top enlisted member will close the book on his military career Feb. 1, exactly 30 years from the date he entered the Air Force delayed enlistment program. Chief Master Sergeant Jonathan Hake, AFMC's command chief, will say goodbye during a retirement ceremony that will

  • Edwards Airman first to fly F-35

    A pilot from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., became the first Air Force and government test pilot to fly the F-35 Lightning II during a test sortie at the Lockheed Martin facility Jan. 30 at Naval Air Station Fort Worth. Lt. Col. James Kromberg, the director of operations for the 461st Flight Test

  • Scientist demonstrates record speed for bendable electronics

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research has provided research funding for fast, bendable electronics to attach to unevenly shaped objects like airplane bodies or engines. A research team led by Dr. Zhenqiang (Jack) Ma of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has developed super-flexible silicon

  • New arrangement allows Robins AFB access to state-owned hangars

    An agreement between the Air Force and the state of Georgia will provide more production space for the Warner Robins Air Logistic Center here. A memorandum of agreement was signed in mid-January by Maj. Gen. Tom Owen, WR-ALC commander, and Army Maj. Gen. William Nesbitt, state of Georgia adjutant

  • Air Force funds research into oil repellent surfaces

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research is funding investigations into super oil repellent surfaces because of their potential utility in cleaning up jet fuel spills and protecting aircraft or rocket parts from fuel absorption. Drs. Gareth H. McKinley and Robert E. Cohen, professors of

  • Air Force develops friend versus foe identification system

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed a technology that helps identify friendly forces during combat exercises. Working with Lumitex Inc., AFRL's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate developed and fielded the Target Recognition Operator Notification, or TRON, system which has the

  • Brooks to serve as initial venue to test fit new AF service coat

    About 150 Air Force active duty members from Brooks City-Base along with Lackland and Randolph Air Force Bases in Texas, will participate in a fit test of the new Air Force Heritage service dress coat here Jan. 28 - Feb. 1. Subsequent fit tests in mid-February and March are slated for the Air Force