AFMC Command News

  • 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

  • Training builds foundation for deploying medics

    The acrid, hazy smoke hangs over a scene that is straight out of a nightmare.A red substance that looks like blood is smeared all over the two vehicles, and one of the vehicles is tipped over on its side. Fake body parts and debris are scattered everywhere like a petulant child's unappreciated

  • Air Force chooses partnership for Enhanced Use Lease project at Hill AFB

    The Air Force announced Aug. 17 the selection of Sunset Ridge Development Partners LLC as the highest ranked offeror for Phase 1 of the West Side Development Enhanced Use Lease, or EUL, project here. Kathleen I. Ferguson, the Deputy Air Force Civil Engineer at the Pentagon, selected Sunset Ridge

  • Speakers talk integration, cyberspace at conference

    Nearly 5,000 government and industry officials gathered here at the Auburn University-Montgomery campus Aug. 13-15 for the 2007 Air Force Information Technology Conference. Hosted by the 754th Electronic Systems Group in conjunction with the City of Montgomery, the Air Force Information Technology

  • 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