AFMC Command News

  • Military personnel take on Boston Marathon

    This year, 21,963 runners from around the world completed the Boston Marathon April 21. Twenty-eight of those runners were military members from the various branches of service, Air Force Academy cadets and civilians who boarded a bus here at 6:15 a.m. to take part in the nation's oldest marathon.

  • SuperBot research may offer information benefits to Air Force

    The goal of making robots learn from the environment seems intuitively simple but, in fact, it requires rigid investigation and mathematical calculations. Potential benefits to the Air Force are why the Air Force Office of Scientific Research is funding a study to improve SuperBot's prediction

  • General Hoffman to lead Air Force Materiel Command

    Department of Defense officials announced April 18 that Lt. Gen. Donald J. Hoffman, currently the military deputy in the office of the assistant Air Force secretary for acquisition at the Pentagon, will become the sixth commander of Air Force Materiel Command. President Bush has nominated General

  • AFSO21 helps medical group improve processes

    Ensuring patients receive the best possible care in the most timely manner is a priority for the 78th Medical Group at Robins AFB. The group's commander, Col. Jim McClain, said the concept of process improvement is an important part of the reason the group can efficiently and effectively accomplish

  • NASA turns to Air Force for 'Guppy' evaluation

    NASA brought its Super Guppy - a uniquely-designed aircraft used to transport cargo, including parts of the space shuttle program - to Tinker AFB in mid-April so that maintainers here could inspect the aircraft and perform some repairs. According to NASA Chief Flight Engineer Henry Taylor, officials

  • Logistics Readiness eliminates process, saves time, money

    The 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron recently implemented an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO21, initiative that eliminated a "no-value added" process. Historically, customers turned in office furniture to the base supply office which, in turn, turned in the furniture to the

  • Officials award $194.5 million contract for Human Performance Wing complex

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district office in Louisville, Ky., announced April 16 the construction contract award which will house the bulk of missions consolidating here as a result of Base Realignment and Closure 2005 decisions. A joint venture that includes Dayton, Ohio, contractor Butt

  • General Lanni makes first visit to Arnold AFB

    Air Force Materiel Command's Director of Air, Space and Information Operations, Brig. Gen. Joseph Lanni, visited the Arnold Engineering Development Center for the first time April 15. "I have met some great people," the general said. "The amount and quality of the people, infrastructure and the

  • Together, we can reduce obesity within AFMC

    I am sure most of you have already heard about recent emphasis being placed on reducing the obesity rate within the Command. However, I want you to hear this from me. Over 12% of our Air Force Materiel Command military members meet the clinical definition of obese. This is an issue we, as an Air

  • Recent AFSO21 initiatives translate into real results at ESC

    Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century and Continuous Process Improvement are terms that have become commonplace for Electronic Systems Center personnel, not only because of the importance of these initiatives, but also because of the strides the center has made by using them. The idea of

  • Hanscom Medical Group holds AFSO21 event to improve patient access

    "What is better for the patient?" was the question that was asked repeatedly during the 66th Medical Group's three-day Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century workshop held here Oct. 3 to 5. The event focused on the flow of primary care patients through the Hanscom Clinic, a process that has

  • Air Force, Eglin EUL process gets lean

    In accordance with Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century initiatives, Air Force Real Property Agency and Eglin officials hosted a Lean event for the Enhance Use Lease program here July 23-27. The goal of the event was to restructure the EUL process to reduce the time and cost. The

  • Pearl-like coating from oysters could protect aircraft

    Scientists from the University of Dayton Research Institute have manipulated the process of shell and pearl formation in oysters to demonstrate a method for depositing pearl-like coatings onto various metal surfaces. This biomimetic research could lead to new lightweight, durable coatings able to

  • Senior NCOs incorporate mentoring with fitness activity

    Senior noncommissioned officers here added a twist to their "Fit to Fight" team building exercise April 11. A group of about 65 senior NCOs went on an early-morning 4.5 mile hike through the nearby Mojave Desert and, during the hike, chief master sergeants took the opportunity to mentor their fellow

  • Survey aims to improve news, information delivery to AFMC work force

    Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command will launch a study soon to find out how AFMC people, both military and civilian, want to get news and information about AFMC and the Air Force. A randomly selected group of military members and civilian employees will receive an e-mail invitation asking them