AFMC Command News

  • ASC program keeps heavy-lifters in the air for decades

    When the first C-5M Super Galaxy touched down at Dover AFB, Del., on Feb. 9, it signaled the first success of a $7.7 billion acquisition program designed to keep the heavy-lift transport in the air until 2040. Perhaps still young compared to other aircraft in the fleet, the C-5 has been hauling the

  • Reserve unit at Tinker performs vital mission for aircraft maintenance

    The 10th Flight Test Squadron is a unique squadron within its own right. Home to roughly 35 reserve Airmen and situated on the flight-line, separate from most other Tinker Air Force Base units, the 10th FLTS flies four different types of aircraft after they have undergone programmed depot

  • Test Tanker II visits Wright-Patt

    Aeronautical Systems Center program officials got a first-hand look at the capabilities of a very unique KC-135R Stratotanker here Feb. 6. The Test Tanker II, is a modified KC-135 tanker aircraft, built in 1963. Now part of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the aircraft is used

  • Air Force standardizes training for nuke inspectors

    Inspectors throughout the Air Force attended the first Nuclear Surety Inspector's Course from Feb. 2 to 6 at the Air Force Inspection Agency, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. As the Air Force reinvigorates its nuclear program, the implementation of this class was a top priority. The objective of the

  • Deadline approaching for Air University's online master's program

    If you've been toying with the idea of getting your master's degree, time is running out on one of the best deals around and it is virtually free. The Air Command and Staff College is offering a Distance Learning Master's Program in Military Operational Art and Science for a select number of

  • ESC group delivers operational comm need on-time, on cost

    The 751st Electronic Systems Group here has now completed an effort to provide operators at workstations on board the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System the ability to chat, e-mail and browse the Defense Department's secure Secret Internet Protocol Router Network from any location. The

  • AFMC commander visits Southwest Asia

    Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, visited the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Feb. 9 as part of a multi-base tour of bases in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The trip is the general's first to the AOR since taking command of AFMC in November. "I'm here to

  • Corrosion office helps prolong life of aircraft

    The Air Force Corrosion Prevention and Control Office at Robins employs only 17 people, but its small staff plays a big role in keeping aircraft and ground equipment operating throughout the Air Force. The tenant office, which is a geographically separated unit of the Air Force Research Laboratory,

  • Personnel officials to test new civilian recruitment toolkit

    Often, finding the right person for the right job isn't an easy task. With a significant increase in new Air Force civilian hiring due to contractor conversions, joint basing and end strength growth, the need to market job opportunities also increases. To help bases better market civilian job

  • Student's AF-funded research helping solve complex problems

    A doctoral student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is designing Air Force Office of Scientific Research-supported computer models that can describe the pattern of complicated scenarios ranging from finding oil underground to pinpointing suspicious behaviors in urban settings.

  • Program office makes first FAB-T delivery this week

    This week, officials here provided the first of a new family of satellite communication terminals to the B-2 program office, making it easier to move large amounts of voice, data, imagery, and video to and from the platform. This iteration of the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals, or

  • Transformation team scores F100 engine savings

    In July 2008, Brian deFonteny, Black Belt Center Transformation Office project facilitation, enlisted Michelle Waggoner, 547th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron industrial engineering technician, and her team to determine why the 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group's F100 engine Fan Blade Shop lost

  • Eglin personnel provide security for U.S. presidents

    Eglin personnel worked behind the scenes to ensure the safety of the presidents during the week leading up to the Jan. 20 inauguration. Airmen from the 96th Security Forces Squadron and the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight got up close and personal with outgoing