AFMC Command News

  • 3-D imaging to help A-10 integrate latest weapons

    The A-10C Thunderbolt II is undergoing state-of-the-art 3-D measurement here through June 20 to help the close-air support aircraft carry the latest in smart weapons technology. The 46th Test Wing's Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office Computerized Physical Fit team is collecting approximately 100,000 3-D

  • Air Force recognizes Eglin's base library

    The base library here received the Air Force Library Program of the Year award June 12 as a result of efforts to meet the core Department of Defense library standards as well as Golden Eagle standards. With approximately 55,000 items logged in its inventory and 22 computers, the library serves as a

  • Hanscom AFB hosts coalition demonstration

    The Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration, an annual event sponsored by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and directed by U.S. Joint Forces Command, is under way here. The primary goal - at Hanscom and at CWID sites across the globe - is to better enable U.S. forces to perform

  • Air Force develops transparent transistors

    Air Force Research Laboratory scientists have demonstrated world-record performance of transparent transistors created from thin-film nanocrystalline zinc oxide which can function, undetected, on clear surfaces such as glass or plastic. Lead investigator Dr. Burhan Bayraktaroglu of AFRL's Sensors

  • Marathon registration figures on pace to shatter '07 record

    If current figures are an accurate predictor, the 2008 U.S. Air Force Marathon appears well on its way to shattering last year's registration record of more than 6,700 runners and could approach the 10,000 mark. As of June 13, the total number of runners registered for the 12th annual event stood at

  • Materiel Command's top civilian moving to Headquarters Air Force

    Air Force officials announced June 12 that Barbara Westgate will become the new Air Force Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and Programs. Mrs. Westgate, a member of the Senior Executive Service, currently is the executive director of Air Force Materiel Command, headquartered at

  • Civilian receives $10,000 for canopy repair 'IDEA'

    A civilian's suggestion to let the base egress shop repair F-16 canopies instead of sending them off base earned him $10,000 and will save the Air Force more than $1 million. Robert Watts, an ordnance inspector with the 412th Maintenance Squadron, received a check June 11 for his suggestion

  • TPS confers its first master's degrees

    On May 27, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School achieved a milestone by officially receiving accreditation to present its graduating students with a master's degree. Eighteen students from the Class 07B were the first to be granted a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering degree during a

  • Wind tunnel tests contribute to first flight of F-35

    The June 11 completion of the first flight of the short takeoff/vertical landing version of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., in Fort Worth, Texas, resonated with Air Force engineers at the Arnold Engineering Development Center here. "A number of us at

  • Robins implements philosophy to help maintainers

    Maintainers here no longer are standing in line to get such equipment as harnesses and lanyards thanks to an innovation by members of the high velocity maintenance high performance team. The search for a change began because Warner Robins Air Logistics Center maintainers were spending too much time

  • Historian garners Frank Futrell award

    A simple phone call from someone inquiring about a piece of Air Force history inspired Dr. William Head, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center historian, to write a book about AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger gunships in the Vietnam War. One year later, his book is being recognized at the Air Force

  • Restraint system improves aircrew safety

    A new restraint system based on the same technology that brings speeding roller coasters to a smooth stop may soon help save warfighter lives and reduce military mobile aircrew injuries. Air Force Research Laboratory engineers teamed with Wolf Technical Services, Inc., under a Small Business

  • Device provides active thermal control of spacecraft surfaces

    Air Force Research Laboratory engineers have successfully integrated two existing technologies to create a thermal emission management system suitable for space use. Achieving operationally responsive space capabilities requires versatile satellites that can adapt as needed to accomplish multiple

  • Computational analysis improves I-500 warhead survivability

    Air Force Research Laboratory engineers conducted dynamic computational analysis geared towards improving the survivability of a proposed I-500 warhead design. Ongoing computational analysis suggests that resulting changes should significantly increase the warhead's structural survivability during