AFMC Command News

  • Hypersonic vehicle completes inaugural flight

    A hypersonic vehicle comprised of five innovative payloads accomplished a successful, six-minute flight during its initial mission Sept. 20. Launched on a U.S. Navy-supplied rocket, the Re-Entry Structures Experiment, or RESE, reached an altitude of 95,000 feet at Mach 5 (five times the speed of

  • System proves it can handle intelligence-sharing capabilities

    By providing interoperability among 19 systems, four security domains, four networks, six countries and three continents, the Electronic Systems Center here recently demonstrated a level of connectivity some previously thought impossible. When the 950th Electronic Systems Group's DIB Management

  • Sessions advance efforts to realign supply processes

    In preparation for the transition of part of the 776th Maintenance Support Squadron here to the Defense Logistics Agency in February 2008, Air Force and DLA officials conducted a kickoff session here in mid-September. The support squadron, part of the 76th Maintenance Wing at Tinker AFB, is one of

  • AFOSR-funded scientists earn innovation honors

    The editors of "Technology Review" have recognized two scientists supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research as 2007 Young Innovators for their breakthrough research. Ju Li, 32, and Mung Chiang, 30, have been included in the journal's annual list of top innovators in the field of

  • Double deck aircraft mockup aids firefighting research

    Responding to operational challenges posed by the new generation of large double deck aircraft, Air Force Research Laboratory engineers here have developed a mockup to research how to best fight fires and save lives in the event of a crash. The AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Airbase

  • Task force readies base for Joint Strike Fighter mission

    With the next generation of fighter aircraft slated to arrive here in less than three years, the Eglin F-35 Site Activation Task Force is already working to get the base ready. Led by Col. George Ross and consisting of a 12-man joint service team, the SATAF has the formidable task of bedding down

  • Air Force leaders discuss need to control cyberspace

    Military and industry leaders who gathered here Sept. 24 spoke about the tremendous warfighting value of controlling cyberspace - but they were just as clear about the inherent threats. "If we lose our ability to use cyberspace, we lose out ability to war-fight," said. Col. Tony Buntyn, director of

  • Ohio officials applaud Air Force heritage

    Government officials from Ohio continue to honor the Air Force as part of Air Force Heritage Week activities here. The latest occurred Sept. 25 when Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman joined Lt. Gen. John L. Hudson, commander of Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in

  • Raptor performs first drop of small diameter bomb

    The F-22 Raptor Combined Test Force conducted the first airborne separation of a small diameter bomb from the internal weapons bay of an F-22 during a September test mission here."This is a major milestone for the F-22 modernization roadmap," said Lt. Col. Daniel Daetz, 411th Flight Test Squadron

  • Air Force Heritage Week soars in Ohio

    The State of Ohio showed its esteem for the U.S. Air Force Monday when the lieutenant governor proclaimed Sept. 24-30 as Air Force Heritage Week in a ceremony at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base. Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher thanked Ohio's men and women currently serving in the U.S. Air Force,

  • Personnel Center seeks to improve civilian recruitment

    The Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph AFB, Texas, has instituted changes to improve its employee recruitment program. John Steenbock, AFPC deputy director, briefed the changes at the Annual Joint National Labor-Management Meeting held here Sept. 12 in Air Force Materiel Command headquarters.

  • Union, command leaders discuss shared interests

    The latest Joint National Labor-Management Meeting at Air Force Materiel Command headquarters Sept. 12 brought together the commander and executive director of Air Force Materiel Command and the national and council presidents of the American Federation of Government Employees, or AFGE, to share

  • Under wing platform aids C-17 maintainers

    The September arrival of a new under wing maintenance platform will help C-17 Globemaster III maintainers here continue their mission safer and more effectively. The advent of the platform was made possible by the combined efforts of the Boeing Company and the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center.

  • Foreign air force members learn about C-130 programs

    Members of the air force of the Kazakhstan Republic visited Robins AFB in late September in an effort to learn more about how the U.S. Air Force takes care of business."They are interested in acquiring C-130s themselves," said Joye Marshall, Foreign Military Sales Logistics Flight director for the

  • U.S. Air Force Marathon official results announced

    Runners here during Saturday's U.S. Air Force Marathon were treated to crystal blue skies, cool temperatures and a new record set. The official results, announced today, confirmed 32 year old Josh Cox from San Diego and Mammoth Lakes, Calif. as overall winner in the men's full marathon. Cox's