AFMC Command News

  • 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,

  • Engineers select Air Force basic research program manager for fellowship

    A June announcement from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research indicates that the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Board of Directors has named an AFOSR program manager here as a Fellow for its class of 2007. The board selected Dr. Harold Weinstock, AFOSR's quantum

  • Depot modifies MC-130, returns it two months ahead of schedule

    An MC-130 H Combat Talon II returned to its mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla., in mid-June 53 days ahead of schedule and equipped with a new center wing box.Not only did the aircraft receive the center wing box replacement, it also received program depot maintenance before being sent home to Hurlbert

  • Atlanta Falcon players, cheerleaders visit Robins

    It will be about 10 more weeks before the National Football League officially kicks off the 2007 season. But football fans at Robins got an early glimpse of the excitement the league generates. Atlanta Falcons players Jerious Norwood, Boone Stutz, Daniel Fells and Paul Carrington joined four

  • Hill noncommissioned officer among 12 Outstanding Airmen

    The Air Force selected a nominee from Air Force Materiel Command as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2007. Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Hefti, assigned to the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, was among those selected by Air Force officials as the service's top

  • Air Force and Academia to partner in USAF Marathon

    Leadership from both the Air Force and Wright State University gathered at a press conference June 13 to discuss their new USAF Marathon partnership, and other details of the September race. Standing on the flightline of the 445th Airlift Wing in front of a massive C-5 Galaxy -- the featured

  • Brooks Airman among first to receive Combat Action Medal

    A Brooks aeromedical evacuation instructor was one of six Airmen who comprised the first group to receive Air Force Combat Action Medals. Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Paxton received the award from the Air Force chief of staff during a June 12 ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. Sergeant

  • AFMC updates wellness survey, officials encourage participation

    The health and well being of Air Force Materiel Command's work force of nearly 78,000 continues to be a high priority for the command's senior leaders. To promote candid feedback from workers on topics ranging from work environment to available counseling resources on Air Force bases, AFMC will

  • 'FOX and Friends' shines spotlight on Wright-Patterson AFB

    Television viewers who watched the FOX News Network's "FOX and Friends" morning program June 8 gained insight into the diverse mission of Air Force Materiel Command and the Air Force. With a C-5 Galaxy serving as its backdrop, "FOX and Friends" co-anchor Brian Kilmeade broadcast multiple live

  • AFMC improving E-Collaboration, Information Management

    Honk, honk! Traffic on the information superhighway is about to become a lot easier to navigate for Air Force Materiel Command employees. "It will be like driving a motorcycle between lanes of rush-hour traffic on L.A. freeways -- a more effective, efficient, and exciting mode of travel, albeit a

  • Eglin partnership helps endangered fish

    In another example of how the Air Force works with state and federal agencies on environmental issues, a project is under way here to aid the federally endangered Okaloosa darter, a fish species only found in six streams in Okaloosa and Walton counties. Construction continues on a project at the

  • Tuberculosis scare ends for Robins employees

    The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared three Robins workers to return to duty following an investigation into their exposure to a potentially infectious strain of tuberculosis, according to the Robins Public Health Office. The workers were passengers on at least one

  • Security forces unit mentors youths to minimize poor behavior

    For some students out of school on summer break, boredom can turn into mischief; mischief into crime; and crime into prosecution. That's a cycle Airmen from the 96th Security Forces Squadron investigations team here want to break by mentoring local students before boredom gets them into