AFMC Command News

  • Researchers create family of composite materials

    Scientists funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research have constructed an entirely new class of materials that potentially could aid Air Force missions. Dr. David Avnir, Head of the Institute of Chemistry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, led scientists to a surprising

  • Commander foresees Air Force mastery of cyberspace

    Information technology is a two-edged sword the Air Force must wield more expertly than the nation's enemies, said the commander of Air Force Materiel Command during an Oct. 25 speech at the InfoTech Conference in Dayton, Ohio. Gen. Bruce Carlson discussed today's fight against terrorism, including

  • Bomber rescue: AFMC helps return damaged B-1B to friendly environment

    When a $283-million aircraft that's a segment of America's long-range bomber force loses one of its four engines - over the skies of Afghanistan - Airmen kick their fix-it instincts into high gear. Thanks to a unified effort led by Air Force Materiel Command, a maintenance team repaired a damaged

  • TF33 jet engine shop up and running at Tinker AFB

    The Air Force's lone TF33 Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance shop here achieved full operational capability status in mid-October. During a ribbon cutting ceremony, Brig. Gen. Judy Fedder, 76th Maintenance Wing commander, said "this marks a shift of engine workload from field units to the Oklahoma

  • Tinker unit designs new welding process for B-2

    When the B-2 Systems Support Manager at Tinker AFB needed three spar caps refurbished for a spare right aft deck kit, he uncovered a larger problem. The aft deck panels on the stealth bomber were not originally designed to be replaced, so there were only a couple of spare right aft deck kits

  • Leadership encourages Red Ribbon Week participation

    Air Force Materiel Command senior officials want to remind the command's work force that in order to provide the warfighter with the best support, workers need to remain drug free. In order to raise awareness of AFMC's commitment to a drug-free community, AFMC's senior leaders encourage commanders

  • Leaders unveil new partnership for weapon-systems acquisition

    Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command and acquisition professionals at the Pentagon have formed a new partnership to overcome weapon-system acquisition challenges, according to senior Air Force leaders. Sue Payton, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, and Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC

  • Air Force cleans up 30-year-old crash

    An Air Force recovery team scaled a mountain peak just shy of 9,000 feet on the Utah-Nevada border in mid-October to recover pieces of an F-4 Phantom . The aircraft crashed into the Deep Creek Mountains on the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Indian Reservation nearly 30 years ago. The crash

  • Air Force research leads to use of exhaust recirculation system

    Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate determined using exhaust recirculation during spray painting in a corrosion control facility here is safe and compliant with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. Materials and

  • C-17 completes first flight on synthetic fuel blend

    The Global Reach Combined Test Force began testing a C-17 Globemaster III using a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel blend here Oct. 18. Flight tests began the following day, marking the first time a C-17 was flown using the F-T fuel blend. Another test flight was conducted Oct. 22 as part of the Air

  • Air Force completes worldwide weather system installation

    The Electronic Systems Center here has wrapped up a five-year, $70 million effort to replace 110 fixed-based weather sensing systems at sites across the globe. The center and the prime contractor, Coastal Environmental Systems of Seattle completed the final installation in Southwest Asia Oct. 5,

  • Web tool lets Airmen build online career path

    An Air Force officer's career goals now get broader exposure and move more efficiently through routing thanks to last month's launch of the Airman Development Plan capability. Officials from the 554th Electronic Systems Group developed ADP, which is now available through the Virtual Personnel

  • Chief McKinley visits Robins, discusses Air Force priorities

    As part of the Air Force Week Georgia celebration, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley traveled to Robins AFB Oct. 11 and spoke with Airmen throughout the base. Chief McKinley met with several groups and squadrons during the visit. His primary message to the enlisted Airmen is the

  • Military working dog dies defending freedom

    When Staff Sgt. Marcus Reaves, a military working dog handler in the 78th Security Forces Squadron's Military Working Dog Section here, deployed with his canine partner, Arras, he never imagined he'd come home without the dog. Arras, a 5-year-old Dutch Sheppard explosives detector and patrol dog

  • DLA-Warner Robins officially activates

    The Defense Logistics Agency gained 240 employees Oct. 15 when DLA-Warner Robins stood up here. The "new" employees will provide supply, storage and distribution support to the maintenance activities for Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. DLA activated the new detachment of its aviation supply and