General Carlson: 'Hill doing great'

Gen. Bruce Carlson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, visited Hill AFB Aug. 30 to learn more about how the base is handling his three primary focus areas: people, mission, and continuous process improvement. "Hill is doing great," General Carlson said. "While I was on my tour, I saw a number

Chiefs tap General Carlson for highest enlisted honor

Getting 13 Air Force chief master sergeants to agree on something: challenging. Watching the positive impact that agreement has on a surprised four-star general: priceless. That was the scene Sept. 7 when, during a video teleconference, chiefs at each Air Force Materiel Command base took turns

Threat reduction division transitioning to Eglin AFB

In May 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission put into motion sweeping changes here, one of which is now coming to fruition. One of the commission's mandates was to increase the efficiency of operations by consolidating technical facilities and capabilities; and to establish

AFMC executive director discusses challenges

Air Force Materiel Command's top civilian leader discussed several challenges facing the Air Force, including the increasing costs of personnel, and military health care, during a speech to the International Test and Evaluation Association Antelope Valley chapter Sept. 5.Barbara Westgate, AFMC

Bomb threat at Tinker AFB earns caller jail time

An Oklahoma City man who phoned in a bomb threat to Tinker AFB in December was sentenced Aug. 30 to four years in prison, federal prosecutors announced.U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton also ordered Neil Jason Wilfong, 35, to pay $475,631 in restitution, which was primarily the result of lost employee

New global logistics unit to be headquartered at Scott AFB

Air Force Materiel Command officials announced Aug. 30 that the Global Logistics Support Center headquarters will be located at Scott AFB, Ill. The Global Logistics Support Center, or GLSC, will serve as the Air Force's supply chain manager. It will stand up in fiscal 2008. According to Col. Brent

Meeting outlines personnel services for transferring maintainers

Employees from the 402nd Maintenance Wing's 702nd Materiel Support Squadron learned about the personnel services and support they will receive when they transfer to Defense Logistics Agency during an August town hall meeting at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. Under the Base Realignment and

Air Force to eliminate paper pay statements

In an effort to save money and improve security, the Air Force will stop mailing hard copies of Leave and Earning Statements, or LESs, to civilian employees beginning in October. After Sept. 29, access to LESs for Air Force Materiel Command's 56,700 civilians will be restricted to the "myPay" Web

General Carlson emphasizes Lean techniques

During a two-day visit to Tinker AFB Aug. 28-29, Gen. Bruce Carlson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, structured tours of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center around his three focus areas: mission, people and continuous process improvement.General Carlson emphasized how AFMC is working to

Hanscom NCOs honor fellow chief

AFMC commander addresses issues during Robins AFB visit

Gen. Bruce Carlson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, visited Robins AFB Aug. 27 to see what issues the workforce here faces. During a question and answer session, he covered topics ranging from centralized asset management, to AFSO21, to Depot Caucus. Q: Why are you visiting all three of

Program management review provides update on Global Logistics Support Center

Supply chain partners and customers came together here Aug. 15-16 as part of the Global Logistics Support Center's (Provisional Office) first major program management review. The Global Logistics Support Center (Provisional Office), or GLSC(P), is an Air Force Materiel Command Direct Reporting Unit

Virtual warehouse for foreign military sales sets record

With one month still remaining in fiscal 2007, the Worldwide Warehouse Redistribution Services program is approaching the $16 million mark, shattering the previous record for annual sales. Managed by the Air Force Security Assistance Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, Worldwide Warehouse Redistribution

Air Force provides information solution to combatant commander needs

U.S. Strategic Command is charged with providing the national command authority, including the secretary of defense and the president, with precise information on nearly any global contingency. This information must be solid enough to enable often rapid decision-making and comprehensive enough to

Defense procurement director promotes 'balanced' acquisition

The Defense Department's top acquisition executive shared his views Aug. 16 with contract specialists at Brooks City-Base regarding strategic sourcing designed to maximize efficiency in how the federal government procures goods and services. Shay Assad, Director of Defense Procurement and