AFMC Command News

  • Hanscom’s C-130 trainer receives facelift

    Those who have been around Hanscom for any length of time may have seen the wingless and tailless C-130 Hercules somewhere near the flight line. This 94-and-a-half foot long "Hulk" (as it was originally referred to) was built in 1955 and arrived on Hanscom some 27 years later in October 1982. Its

  • Tracking technology improves sustainment

    Air Force Materiel Command is taking advantage of Automatic Identification Technology and finding ways to improve it. Logistics and depot maintenance experts demonstrated some cutting-edge tracking technology projects during an Automatic Identification Technology Showcase Aug. 15 attended by many of

  • Edwards tests Network Centric Warfare system capability

    Edwards' 412th Operations Group conducted a live fly exercise July 31 where, for the first time, pilots flexed their skills in a Network Centric Warfare environment. The 412th Test Wing volunteered to expand the exercise and make it a distributed event for the Joint Mission Environment Test

  • Products to revolutionize space weather forecasts

    Predicting the harmful effects of space weather on a specific U.S. military asset or mission has been advanced with the delivery of a prototype that combines environmental information with system specifications and thresholds. The prototype, which consists of five computer-generated products,

  • Small Diameter Bomb ready for war on terror

    Four major acquisition programs--developed in parallel--have come together to provide U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle crews with a revolutionary capability that combines accuracy and reduced collateral damage. Military and civilian employees in seven different locations worked together developing

  • AFRL awards $49.9 million contract to Colorado firm

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate has awarded a $49.9 million contract to Intelligent Software Solution Inc. (ISS) of Colorado Springs, Colo., to upgrade intelligence capabilities at U.S. sites around the world. The five-year agreement is an indefinite delivery/indefinite

  • CV-22 testing accelerates in August

    The CV-22 Osprey, an aircraft unlike any other, is now in the midst of a test unlike any other. In the Developmental Test and Evaluation phase, CV-22 testing has primarily been conducted by Bell-Boeing. However, when the Naval Air Systems Command requested an Electronic Warfare Integrated Assessment

  • Arnold AFB supports DoD assured fuels initiative

    The U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center is taking a leading role in supporting the Department of Defense's Assured Fuels initiative, which aims to steer the military away from its reliance on foreign oil. A team from the center took their technical expertise and specialized

  • Pace team provides coverage for half marathon

    An often overlooked but intricate part of a marathon is the pace team that is assembled to benefit runners by having an experienced leader to help get them through the race. In addition to the return of the pace team for the full 26.2 mile marathon, this year the pace team has expanded to provide

  • Edwards ‘Honey-Doers’ help local seniors

    Team Edwards is trying to go beyond the base "walls" and contribute their time and talents in the local communities by helping repair, clean and paint more than 120 senior citizens' homes. The Honey Do Program offers monthly services to senior citizens who can no longer accomplish the work

  • AFSO21 Leans out uniform development

    In January, a limited number of the new Air Force utility uniforms will roll off production lines. Their arrival will mark the end of a nearly five-year development cycle. Lessons learned from development of the Airman Battle Uniform will be applied to the Air Force's next uniform project, the

  • C-5 Galaxy undergoes dynamic runway testing

    As part of the C-5's Reliability Enhancement and Re-Engining Program, the C-5 Galaxy is undergoing dynamic taxi testing to check the structural strength and flexibility of the four-engine modification. The main focus of the testing was the C-5 structure's movement when traveling over rougher

  • Modifications to extend service life of A-10s

    At first glance the A-10 cockpit looks like a category five tornado just touched down in the middle of it. The chaotic scene - hundreds of loose wires and instrumentation ripped from consoles - however, is really the beginning of modifications that'll extend the service life of the "Warthogs" while

  • Marathon looks for relay teams

    Does the notion of running 26.2 miles seem a little daunting to you? Do you feel there is not adequate time left to train for the 2006 U.S. Air Force Marathon? The relay portion of the race may be the right choice for you. Relay teams consist of four members with each member running a specific leg

  • Cyber Security Boot Camp Graduates Class of 2006

    Thirty-five college students from across the nation were recognized Aug. 10 as graduates of the 2006 Advanced Course in Engineering (ACE) Cyber Security Boot Camp, a 10-week program at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate. Col. Daniel Ragsdale, vice dean of Education at