AFMC Command News

  • NCO serves 25 years with combat logistics support squadron

    Most enlisted Airmen call a base home for a mere four or five years. Master Sgt. John Ferrara isn't like most enlisted Airmen. Sergeant Ferrara, an aircraft structural maintenance craftsman and an F-15 production supervisor in the 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron at Robins, has served his

  • AFOSR officials outline basic research funding process

    Providing U.S. warfighters with a technological edge in battle is a huge responsibility and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here is actively involved in the process. Each year, AFOSR program mangers evaluate thousands of basic research proposals received from scientists and researchers

  • Eglin performs largest 'cook-off' test ever

    No one does cook-offs bigger than the 46th Test Wing. On Dec. 14, the 780th Test Squadron suspended a rocket motor over a 2,622 square foot pan full of approximately 28,000 gallons of jet fuel and lit it on fire for what is called a fast cook-off test. This test on a Ground-based Midcourse Defense

  • Chief McKinley returns ‘home’ to Tinker

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley returned to his old stomping grounds here Dec. 13 and, in the process, took a stroll down memory lane. The chief, a former first sergeant at Tinker from the mid '90s to July 2000, was on leave to visit family members in the area and to attend the

  • Micro satellite launches into space

    The TacSat-2 spacecraft has commenced operations on a planned six to 12-month experimental mission after a successful Dec. 16 launch onboard a Minotaur I rocket from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Wallops Island Flight Facility here. The micro satellite, managed by the Air Force

  • Blacks in Government recognizes Eglin NCO

    The idea that all people should hold themselves to a standard of continuous advancement and improvement is one that many organizations strive to embody -- especially the Air Force. For her work in promoting those values, Master Sgt. Angela Kennedy was awarded the Blacks in Government Meritorious

  • Contract modification adds four aircraft for Air Force, Marine Corps

    The Aeronautical Systems Center's 657th Aeronautical Systems Squadron issued an undefinitized contract action in December that will add four aircraft to be used by the Air Force and Marine Corps. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., was awarded the $256 million firm-fixed-price contract

  • Changes to bird strike program reduces Eglin incidents

    While most Air Force bases around the world have a Bird and Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH, program, Eglin officials have refocused and enhanced their efforts to more effectively deal with the diverse and rather large wildlife population. Thanks to a new program and suggestions, Eglin has

  • AFMC's performance means big bucks for AF small business

    In exceeding goals in all five categories of its Small Business Program performance, Air Force Materiel Command is at the top of the Air Force list for dollars awarded to small businesses in fiscal 2006. Specifically, AFMC's Small Business Office awarded more than $4.6 billion - or 52.8 percent - of

  • Agreement enhances hydraulic repairs at Hill

    Ogden Air Logistics Center consummated a partnering agreement with Parker Aerospace Dec. 18 paving the way for enhanced warfighter support. According to Hill officials, the public-private sector team integrates the best of both worlds to meet 21st Century warfighter needs on weapon systems that

  • Hydrogen fuel cell outperforms diesel counterpart

    An Air Force Materiel Command unit here is tied to a project that could provide warfighters at remote bases with a cleaner, quieter way to power runway lights and other electrically powered devices. The Air Force Advanced Power Technology Office, or APTO, here held a December demonstration of a

  • Arnold engineers contribute to F-35 initial flight

    The Dec. 15 initial flight of the new F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, or JSF, came after more than six years of development and testing at Arnold Engineering Development Center here. Center engineers have tested the new weapon system using various scenarios and flight conditions. The F135

  • B-52 flight uses synthetic fuel in all eight engines

    A B-52 Stratofortress took off today on a flight-test mission using a blend of synthetic fuel and JP-8 in all eight engines. This is the first time a "Buff" has flown using a synfuel-blend as the only fuel on board. In September, the Air Force successfully flew a B-52 with two-engines using the

  • AFMC creates Improvement Suggestions Process

    At one time or another, many people in Air Force Materiel Command have wondered, "Why do I have to do this - it is just a waste of time?" or "Why can't I just do it this way - it would save so much time and money?" Headquarters AFMC now offers an outlet for these and similar questions. On Dec. 11,

  • Air Force undersecretary discusses future while visiting Arnold

    Dr. Ronald M. Sega, undersecretary of the Air Force, visited Arnold Dec. 8 and shared his perspective on the future of Arnold Engineering Development Center in the Air Force, the Department of Defense and the nation. One of Dr. Sega's responsibilities is to oversee the recruiting, training and