AFMC Command News

  • Air Force Marathon participation inspires winning attitude

    A Louisville, Ky., man said he plans on running in the 2007 U.S. Air Force Marathon and is living proof to the adage to never give up. Chris Perry, 23, said he all but gave up on running when it was determined that he had a fairly rare condition in both legs known as compartment syndrome. The

  • Air Force selects AFMC Airman for firefighter honor

    The Air Force Military Fire Officer of the Year resides here. The recipient is Master Sgt. Shawn Ricchuito, who is assigned to the 778th Civil Engineer Squadron. He will represent the Air Force at the Department of Defense level. Sergeant Ricchuito said he found out he was chosen at the Air Force

  • Hill implements Airmen as ambassadors program

    "Sharing the Air Force message is not just for our senior leaders and public affairs representatives. I encourage Airmen to engage your communities and their leaders with your personal stories of service, to share your views on the unique capabilities our Air Force brings to the fight, and to

  • AFMC on track to deliver more F-22As

    With F-22A deliveries consistently on or ahead of schedule, the Air Force received authorization from Congress to pursue multi-year agreements for Lots 7, 8, and 9, with the potential for cost savings in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The contracts with Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney will

  • Labor and management sign local supplement agreement at Eglin

    Eglin's union and senior management signed a landmark local supplement agreement reached in record-breaking time on June 25. While Eglin will continue to have two separate unions, the benefit of the agreement is that it applies to all bargaining unit employees and will provide ease of reference for

  • Space shuttle lands at Edwards

    U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lands at Edwards AFB June 22, capping a two-week mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle, with seven astronauts on board, touched down at Edwards at 3:49 p.m. EDT. Dense clouds and rain prevented the shuttle from landing at the Kennedy Space Center in

  • Hanscom welcomes home deployed members

    Hundreds of base personnel, family and friends gathered at Memorial Park here June 22 to welcome home more than 60 Hanscom deployers. It's part of a Heroes' Homecoming program that honors troops who have returned from deployments over the past six months. "This ceremony is an awesome opportunity to

  • Four Airmen receive Bronze Stars

    Four noncommissioned officers from the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron received Bronze Stars during a mid-June ceremony here for their actions while deployed in support of the Global War on Terror. The four explosive ordnance disposal Airmen are Staff Sgt. Evan Knight, Staff Sgt. Bradley Kline, Staff

  • Solutions Summit discusses projected skilled worker shortage

    Combating the projected shortage of skilled aerospace workers in Middle Georgia was at the heart of discussion with base and private industry leaders at the 2007 Middle Georgia Work Ready Aerospace Partnership Solutions Summit at the Robins Conference Center June 19. More than 100 representatives

  • Expeditionary Combat Skills Training gives Airmen tools to succeed, survive

    As with sister services like the U.S. Army, many Airmen are going beyond the lines of their normal job duties while deployed in locations such as Afghanistan and Southwest Asia.At Robins, the Expeditionary Combat Skills Training program equips Airmen to do that.All Airmen deploying to combat zones

  • Condemned housing provides unique fire training

    The deaths of nine firefighters in South Carolina June 18 has spotlighted the dangers of the job and the importance of training. At Eglin AFB, officials took advantage of base housing slated for demolition as part of the base's housing privatization initiative to provide base firefighters with a

  • Gen. Close assumes command of Ogden Air Logistics Center

    Brig. Gen. Kathleen Close (middle) accepts command of Ogden Air Logistics Center from the officiating officer, Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander, during a change of command ceremony here June 19. General Close will oversee an organization whose mission includes depot

  • Interoperability demo binds coalition forces for common warfighter value

    When U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Curt Harvey was deployed to the air operations center in Southwest Asia, he was struck by the challenge of working and sharing data with various coalition-nation partners. Now, as the combined forces air component commander for this year's Coalition Warrior

  • AFMC seeks to expand mentoring program for Air Force cadets

    The Air Force Cadet Officer Mentor Action Program has been hard at work mentoring young Air Force officers and cadets for nearly two decades. The program, also known as AFCOMAP, is a non-profit, nationally chartered, Air Force-sponsored organization. Its purpose can be summed up by the motto,