AFMC Command News

  • Enhanced use lease selection will benefit Kirtland AFB

    Kirtland AFB officials, along with the Air Force Real Property Agency, announced Aug. 17 the selection of Kirtland Development Partners, LLC as developer for the Kirtland Technology Park Enhanced Use Lease, or EUL, project.EUL is a tool used by the military to attract private sector capital and

  • U.S. Air Force Marathon pace team plays important role

    It takes encouragement and a little coaxing to get most people to run for hours and miles on end, but members of the Air Force Marathon pace team are vocal supporters for people who endure the annual run at Wright-Patterson AFB. Pace team members run the race while holding a huge time sign in one

  • Command's executive director takes vast role in stride

    The executive director for Air Force Materiel Command has a lot on her plate these days. Yet, through it all, she wears an infectious smile, exudes confidence and brims with optimism. As the senior civilian within AFMC, Barbara Westgate, a member of the Senior Executive Service, advises AFMC

  • Partnership council continues making strides

    Labor and management officials gathered here Aug. 8-9 for an Air Force Materiel Command Partnership Council meeting with a view toward making the command a more exciting, productive and rewarding place to live and work. Among the attendees was AFMC Executive Director and co-chair Barbara Westgate.

  • Robins receives funding for software support facility

    A joint effort by base and government officials has secured funds for a $21 million software support facility. The 80,000 square-foot work center will help the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center continue to provide software that aids the warfighter. "This was a great team effort, and I am very

  • Automated test helps maintainers solve F-15 problems

    For many F-15 maintainers, a troublesome jet can mean numerous test flights and replacing several parts before locating the mechanical problem that causes a jet to fail. However, F-15 maintainers from bases around the world are focusing their eyes on Robins AFB, the 566th Combat Sustainment

  • SECAF certifies Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel blends for B-52H

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne announced the completion of the Air Force's certification of Fischer-Tropsch fuel blends in the B-52H during an Aug. 8 signing ceremony here. The signing ceremony certified that the blended FT and JP-8 fuel is safe for operational use in all B-52H aircraft

  • Center delivers new accounting, management system

    A state-of-the-art financial management system that serves the Air Force and U.S. Transportation Command came to fruition in late July when the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System Increment 1, Spiral 1 was successfully fielded at Scott AFB, Ill. The Defense Enterprise Accounting and

  • 3-D models of urban environments to aid military efforts

    An Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded team at the University of California, Berkeley has built 3-D models of urban environments for the first time in a fast, scalable and automated way. Dr. Avideh Zakhor, professor of electrical engineering at the university, leads a team that has

  • U.S. Air Force Marathon offers four-person relay race

    Runners who are interested in participating in the 2007 U.S. Air Force Marathon here, but aren't interested in running the full 26.2-mile course, have another option: the four-person relay. Relay team members each run a specific leg of the marathon with the team's total elapsed time determining the

  • Security forces Airman earns Bronze Star Medal with Valor

    Whenever Senior Airman Phillip King looks at his medals, he is reminded of Aug. 8, 2006. That was the day Airman King, through his actions, earned the Bronze Star Medal with Valor. Col. Bryan Gallagher, 95th Air Base Wing commander, presented the medal to him during a ceremony here July 30. Airman

  • Executive director gets close-up look at Arnold facilities

    Air Force Materiel Command's top civilian got an up-close and personal look at Arnold Engineering Development Center during her July 30 visit here. Although AFMC Executive Director Barbara Westgate had visited Arnold twice before, this two-day tour was her first since she joined the AFMC family as

  • Air Force technology results in improved firefighting vehicles

    Scientists at Tyndall AFB, Fla., have developed ultra high pressure water firefighting technology that will result in smaller, leaner and air transportable fire trucks. Starting in fiscal 2008, these new trucks can be deployed in sets of two on a C-130, whereas the former fire truck could be carried

  • Promotion, assignments pending for senior leaders

    Five generals within Air Force Materiel Command are among senior officers who will be on the move, according to an Aug. 2 senior leader announcement memorandum. President Bush has nominated Maj. Gen. Ted Bowlds to the Senate for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with an assignment to