AFMC Command News

  • Arnold contributes to first supersonic flight using synthetic fuel

    When an Air Force B-1B Lancer became the first Air Force aircraft to fly at supersonic speed using a 50/50 blend of synthetic and petroleum-based fuels March 19, the Arnold Engineering Development Center work force knew they played a significant role in supporting the flight. Since 2006, AEDC has

  • Researchers explore materials degradation in space

    When Space Shuttle Endeavor launched in March, more than 1,000 new materials were onboard to be tested as a part of the sixth Materials International Space Station Experiment, or MISSE-6. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research initiated MISSE-6 to gain a theoretical understanding of the

  • Maintainers aid Royal Saudi Air Force with E-3 repair

    Representatives from the Royal Saudi Air Force arrived here March 24 to collect their newly repaired E-3. After the 566th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's E-3 Maintenance Flight here replaces a bearing between the rotodome and aircraft, an aircrew from the Royal Saudi Air Force's 6th Flying Wing will

  • Air Force reaping dividends from scanning electron microscope

    Since receiving the largest-known scanning electron microscope in the world in September 2007, officials here say the documented savings to date on less than eight components exceeds $70,000. Officials project annual savings to the Air Force of up to $1 million, plus the incalculable benefits of

  • First Air Force mock audit tests Voluntary Protection Program

    The Air Force's first Voluntary Protection Program mock audit took place here March 24-28 to evaluate the overall safety of the base as a work site. An out briefing is scheduled for April 11 to provide feedback to base officials. VPP originates from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

  • Air Force activates 711th Human Performance Wing

    The Air Force Research Laboratory officially activated the 711th Human Performance Wing during a ceremony at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall here March 25. The new wing combines AFRL's Human Effectiveness Directorate with elements transitioning to Wright-Patterson AFB from the

  • Air Force Assistance Fund encourages your support

    This month, at each base in our Command, volunteers from every organization will be coming around to offer you a chance to contribute to the Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF). I'd like to use this Commander's Log to encourage your support for this great program. Unlike other programs, the Air Force

  • ESC squadron preps new CAOC facility for summer installation

    As construction continues on the future home of the United States Air Force Central's Combined Air and Space Operations Center, 9th Air Force is readying the road for the 652nd Electronic Systems Squadron to begin its summer installation at the CAOC's new facility. "This new installation will

  • AF recruit drops 128 pounds to enlist

    Will Sims entered basic training March 24 as one of the Air Force's newest recruits. It is a significant milestone in a wild journey that began more than a year ago, when this young man set forth to overcome an obstacle that might keep others with less determination and resolve out of the military.

  • Upgrades enhance unit's emergency management capability

    A modernization project totaling more than $400,000 will enable Group Control Center workers here to achieve all of their missions more effectively. Upgrades to an existing building will help the 13-person team perform emergency management, production analysis, command and control and long-range

  • FAA lauds Air Force synthetic fuel team

    The U.S. Air Force team that has developed a blend of petroleum and synthetic fuel for the B-52 Bomber received the Federal Aviation Administration's 2007 Excellence in Aviation Research Award at a ceremony March 14 in the Air Force Research Laboratory's Propulsion Directorate. Barry Scott, director

  • Researchers honored for work with self-healing plastics

    Professors Scott White and Nancy Sottos, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)-funded scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, have been awarded several recent honors for their breakthrough research in self-healing plastics. In January 2008, they were included in the

  • Air Force implements AFMC's civilian orientation course

    When Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley recently sought a way to provide initial training to new Air Force civilians, Gen. Bruce Carlson, the commander of Air Force Materiel Command, offered AFMC's existing, extensive training course created for that reason. As a result, the Air Force