AFMC Command News

  • AFMC urges swine flu awareness and prevention

    With the recent outbreak of the swine influenza virus infection, or swine flu, Air Force Materiel Command officials are urging individuals to educate themselves about symptoms, and to take precautionary measures that can prevent its spread.As of April 27, the World Health Organization reported 40

  • JSF test plane showcased, flies at Eglin

    After an initial delay, the Joint Stike Fighter was showcased here April 21-23.  Tthe test F-35 called AA-1 landed the afternoon of April 21, kicking off a week full of events designed to educate the base and local community about the Department of Defense and world's newest fighter. "We are very

  • Air Force chief offers perspective to acquisition community

    Some 700 Air Force senior leaders, acquisition professionals and defense industry partners met at the campus of Sinclair Community College April 20-22 to address challenges faced by the military acquisition, technology and logistics community. The two-and-a-half day event, organized by the Defense

  • Civil Air Patrol processor adapted for Tactical Satellite-3

    What do Civil Air Patrol planes have in common with Tactical Satellite-3? Both utilize the same onboard processing. Adapted for functionality in the cosmos for the upcoming TacSat-3 mission by Space  Computer Corp., Los Angeles, Calif., and the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles

  • Training system helps joint operators put bombs on target

    When Air Force acquisition program managers meet to discuss the impact of their programs, they frequently talk figuratively about the ability to "put bombs on target." But when managers of the Joint Terminal Control Training and Rehearsal System mention "bombs on target," they are being literal. The

  • Financial services delivery to change

    As everything from banking to making credit card payments to shopping and even tax preparation are going online, the Air Force is leading the way with a new system to deliver financial services to its employees. It's called Financial Services Transformation and consists of two phases:

  • Downed F-117 pilot, rescuer reunite

    Almost every reunion carries an emotional impact for the parties involved, but when a once-downed pilot reunited with the man who led his rescue effort, hundreds of others could feel the power of the moment too. Introducing Col. Phil 'Goldie' Haun during the Heritage of Freedom event here April 15,

  • Proposed B-1 program aims to speed maintenance, increase availability

    A team of high ranking Air Force officials visited Tinker this week in an effort to determine whether to change the way maintenance is performed on the B-1B strategic bomber. Called the "Red Team," the group from Air Force Materiel Command, the Air Combat Command and the Air Staff are considering

  • Process improvement for B-52 fuel hoses

    Consultants from the Air Force Inspection Agency and the University of Tennessee recently facilitated a four-day Rapid Improvement Event at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center in an effort to resolve issues involving spare parts for the B-52. The Rapid Improvement Event is part of the Air Force's

  • Tinker services help those affected by firestorm

    In 27 years of fighting fires, Terry Ford has never seen anything like the April 9 wildfires that swept through Midwest City and Choctow, Okla.  The firestorm obliterated roughly 100 homes in the two suburbs and left approximately 15 Tinker personnel homeless. But, despite the devastating results,

  • Tactical Satellite-3 to demonstrate rapid delivery of imagery

    Providing up-to-the-minute data to the in- theater commander can act as the tipping point to achieve success on the battlefield, and demonstrating that capability has been planned for the Tactical Satellite-3's upcoming, year-long mission. Serving as the spacecraft's primary payload, the Advanced

  • T-38 Talon turns 50 this month

    Fifty years and an old runway ago, a T-38 Talon flew over Edwards, marking the beginning of its career. From then on, the aircraft continued to add to its list of accomplishments, and on April 10, Team Edwards celebrated the T-38's first flight and its historical achievements. The T-38 is a

  • Moving beyond the F-22

    This op-ed piece appeared in the Washington Post on April 13, written by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz. The debate over whether to continue production of the F-22 Raptor has been one of the most politically charged and controversial