AFMC Command News

  • Georgia, Robins join forces to bring prosperity to base, state

    The opportunity to provide the Air Force easier access to the innovative technologies being developed by research universities and companies in Georgia was made possible through the first joint venture between an air logistics center and its state government.Robins has joined with the state of

  • They're ready for Team Lean Challenge -- Are you?

    Air Force Materiel Command's top two leaders sign up for Team Lean Challenge, a command-wide competition to promote wellness and weight loss through camaraderie and enjoyable activity. Gen. Bruce Carlson, center, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, and Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski, left, AFMC vice

  • Robins engineer earns DoD award

    A civilian from the 402nd Electronics Maintenance Group here has won the 2006 Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement award. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Ken Krieg announced that Robins engineer Marty Sheppard was selected for the honor. Mr.

  • Simulator lets Robins air traffic controllers take virtual spin in the tower

    As recently as a few years ago air traffic controllers learned to direct the skies above an airfield with two simple tools - paper and toy planes. Today air traffic controllers new to Robins train on a simulator programmed to give the controllers the same bird's eye view they would experience in the

  • Air Force plans to develop revolutionary engine

    Air Force Research Laboratory engineers have outlined a five-year timeline for a new, adaptive engine that will enable pilots to switch from high speed combat maneuvers to long-range persistence mode as effortlessly as a bird in flight. AFRL's Propulsion Directorate recently issued a Broad Agency

  • Hill provides training resources to RAF unit

    A Royal Air Force detachment began using the Utah Test and Training Range March 11 as part of its live weapons training here. The RAF detachment consists of nine Tornado GR-4 aircraft, and more than 100 crew members, maintainers and support staff needed to keep the detachment running. "The

  • Air Force funded scientist receives technical achievement award

    The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Signal Processing Society has chosen an Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded scientist for the 2006 Technical Achievement award. Dr. Arye Nehorai, chairman and professor of the department of electrical and systems engineering at

  • Upgrades by Hill maintainers enhance A-10

    The Air Force will benefit from an A-10 milestone achieved here in March. Personnel from the 571st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completed a Precision Engagement modification on an A-10 14 days ahead of schedule. The modification gives the A-10 precision weapons capability through significant

  • Acquisition agency helps deliver MQ-9 Reaper ahead of schedule

    The first MQ-9 Reaper touched down at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., March 13. Its arrival, which occurred nearly one year earlier than projected, signals another effort by Aeronautical Systems Center to meet the warfighter's needs. ASC is the primary acquisition agent responsible for developing,

  • Hill welcomes deployed Airman at Warrior Welcome

    Members of the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron, friends and family rallied around more than 50 Airmen who recently redeployed from various locations during a Warrior Welcome gathering here March 15. Those at the Warrior Welcome party acknowledged recently returned members from deployment, those

  • Deadly aim: Airborne Laser fires tracking laser, hits target

    The YAL-1A, a modified Boeing 747-400F known as the Airborne Laser, successfully test fired its Target Illuminator Laser in-flight on March 15 during a five-hour test mission. The mission and test firing represented the Airborne Laser's first in-flight external laser firing, and used the NC-135E

  • Air Force, DLA jointly plan for BRAC 2005 implementation

    Efforts are under way by a joint implementation team to plan the execution of the Base Realignment and Closure 2005 Supply, Storage and Distribution Management Reconfiguration decision at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The team consists of Air Force Materiel Command

  • C-17 simulator provides virtual, hands-on training

    The Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III is capable of transporting 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and attendants rapidly out of the area of operations. This makes the C-17 a valuable asset to today's inter-theater aeromedical evacuation missions. However, with the introduction of new technology

  • New program lets Airmen speak their mind

    A group of Airmen and Air Force civilians are being invited to become the Air Force's Internal Communication Assessment Group, called the ICAG. Internal communication refers to how the Air Force delivers information to Airmen and Air Force civilians.Senior Air Force leaders want to know Airmen's

  • Robins NCO earns AFA award for physical medicine performance

    Tech. Sgt. Crystal Gomez has helped injured Airmen get back in the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan to fight terrorists. She has worked closely with her medical counterparts to set up a satellite physical medicine clinic so Airmen wouldn't have to travel far for treatment. Now, the Physical