AFMC Command News

  • Take note: Air Force bands also are “in the fight”

    U.S. Air Force bands--like Air Force Materiel Command's Band of Flight located here -- perform thousands of concerts each year. A number of those performances are held for people in locations far away from this country as part of a relatively new "hearts and minds" campaign being led by military

  • Thermal curtains will offer protection to aircrews

    Engineers here are designing a product to protect Boeing B-52 Stratofortress aircrews from a nuclear attack's blinding light. Designed by the 540th Aircraft Sustainment Squadron's B-52 Communications Navigation and Weapons Flight, prototypes for the "thermal curtains" will be ready sometime in

  • Safety first: Wright-Patterson earns Star award

    The Star award, which is the highest level of recognition under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program, was presented to base officials here Dec. 9 as Wright-Patterson AFB became the first active-duty U.S. Air Force base to earn the award. Mandated in 2006

  • AF plan could enable Iraq air sovereignty, independence

    Work being done here by the Electronic Systems Center and its Federally Funded Research and Development Center partner MITRE Corp., is helping pave the way for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. ESC and MITRE International Operations specialists, in concert with a number of ESC acquisition

  • Eglin first stop for new commander

    Air Force Materiel Command's new leader is looking for fresh ideas and continuous improvement across the board, but he isn't planning drastic changes in conducting the command's mission. "Change of command is not change of course," said Gen. Don Hoffman, who took command of AFMC Nov. 21. "But we

  • Joint STARS' new engine program takes off

    America's eye in the sky, the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or Joint STARS, will soon be faster, quieter, more efficient and more operationally effective thanks to a major engine upgrade effort now under way. Col. Jim Lovell, 751st Electronic Systems Group commander, said

  • Researchers use gaming technology for interactive military training

    Blending commercial gaming technology with military-specific databases, researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing have demonstrated quicker, less expensive ways to develop the next generation of tools for interactive military training. The 711th HPW's Human

  • Space shuttle diverted, lands at Edwards AFB

    After a 15-day mission to the International Space Station, the space shuttle Endeavor and its crew of seven astronauts landed on runway 04-left  here at approximately 1:25 p.m. Pacific Standard Time Nov. 30 The shuttle was diverted to Edwards AFB, its alternate landing site, due to bad weather at

  • AFMC announces organizational excellence, outstanding unit awards

    Six Air Force Materiel Command agencies have earned the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award while another 13 earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, according to information released by AFMC's Manpower and Personnel Directorate Nov. 25. Officials will forward a certificate of achievement

  • Air Force civilian earns award for plasma research

    The Plasma Science and Applications Committee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has selected an Air Force Office of Scientific Research program manager for the 2009 Plasma Science and Applications award. The committee chose Dr. Robert Barker for his "outstanding contributions

  • New tool assures aircraft material integrity, performance

    Air Force researchers working with industry have developed and effectively demonstrated a portable, nondestructive evaluation technology that measures in real time the electrical properties of specialty materials underneath the exterior coating of advanced military aircraft. The new technology,

  • Gen. Hoffman assumes leadership of AF Materiel Command

    Gen. Don Hoffman assumed the top position for the Air Force major command responsible for the technology, acquisition, test and sustainment of the service's current and future weapon systems during a ceremony here Nov. 21. General Hoffman took the reins of Air Force Materiel Command from Gen. Bruce

  • ESC executive director calls for speed with discipline

    In today's environment, where technology advances enable operators to act and decide quicker than ever, acquisition efforts should be as nimble as possible. The Electronic Systems Center's new executive director, Rich Lombardi, shared that message Nov. 19 during a luncheon sponsored by the

  • Retired Air Force officer contributes to service’s history

    Air Force Materiel Command's History Office was the recipient of historical plans Nov. 12 that date from 1949. The plans recommended the formation of the first Television and Broadcasting function in the Air Force. Retired Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Leonard Gumley presented the plans to Chief Master