AFMC Command News

  • Air Force, DLA put heads together on F-22 parts acquisition

    The general in charge of F-22 Raptor acquisition for the Air Force visited Defense Supply Center Richmond Dec. 11 to see firsthand how Defense Logistics Agency transformation can add value to the F-22 program. Brig. Gen. C.D. Moore II is the F-22 system program director at Aeronautical Systems

  • AFMC chiefs discuss best ways to serve Airmen

    Communication, serving Airmen, building relationships and developing Airmen were the themes emphasized by Air Force Materiel Command's top enlisted person during the AFMC Senior Leaders Conference here Dec. 5-7. Chief Master Sergeant Jonathan Hake, AFMC's command chief master sergeant since

  • AFMC leaders plot 'One Materiel Command' course

    "Pushing widgets out your door but having those widgets stack up in front of another Air Force Materiel Command unit's door really hasn't helped the enterprise." With that statement, Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC commander, explained his concept of 'One Materiel Command' to 103 AFMC senior leaders here

  • University of Idaho students study human factors on B-52

    Seven students and a professor from the University of Idaho visited several organizations at Edwards on Tuesday for a subsystem evaluation on the B-52 Stratofortress. The University of Idaho students are currently attending a graduate-level course, called Advanced Human Factors, and were assigned to

  • Four more F-16s to be delivered to Poland

    Four more F-16s are scheduled to arrive in Poland Dec. 14 as part of a second wave of a 48-aircraft delivery and a $3.8 billion program executed by Aeronautical Systems Center and the Air Force Security Assistance Center here. The F-16 deliveries are part of the Poland Peace Sky Program, a Foreign

  • AFMC senior leaders convene

    Men and women who are the keepers of decades of Air Force history and wisdom convened this week to discuss current and future issues facing Air Force Materiel Command and the Air Force. As the biannual AFMC Senior Leaders Conference convened here Tuesday, Hill acted as host to a four-star general

  • Deployed AFMC lieutenant reaches out to Iraqis

    While many Americans spent mid-November preparing for Thanksgiving, one Air Force officer spent some time with Iraqi families. The experience left her feeling optimistic about their future and thankful for what she has. Air Force 1st Lt. Lea Ann Fracasso traveled to a Baghdad Civil Military

  • Dirt runway testing increases C-17 safety, agility

    In an effort to expand the capability of the C-17 Globemaster III, about 40 people from the C-17 Integrated Test Force are in the midst of a four-phase test program to determine the C-17 takeoff and landing performance on non-paved surfaces. Engineers and pilots are testing the aircraft in extreme

  • Tinker commander suspends e-mail use on Wingman Day

    The 72nd Air Base Wing went without e-mail Nov. 9 -- Wingman Day -- but it wasn't due to server or connectivity issues. Col. Mark A. Correll, 72nd ABW commander, eliminated the use of e-mail between wing personnel that day to stress two vital messages: don't rely on your e-mail for daily work; and

  • AFRL awards 'MAJIIC' research contract

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate awarded a $4,840,528 contract to Raytheon Systems Co. of State College, Pa., Nov. 16. The 22-month agreement, "Distributed Common Ground Station Coalition Releasable Enclave," will provide technology that uses MAJIIC -- which stands for

  • ASC leaders tackle requirements, acquisition processes

    Starting new programs correctly, ensuring customers have realistic expectations, and ending the "shoot-the-messenger" mentality were among the initiatives Aeronautical Systems Center leaders considered at a November offsite meeting. Lt. Gen. Jack Hudson, ASC commander, along with senior leaders and

  • Air Force taps four AFMC generals for new positions

    As a result of senior leader assignments announced by the Air Force Nov. 16, four generals within Air Force Materiel Command will move and the command will gain two Senior Executive Service civilians. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey R. Riemer is currently the commander of the Air Armament Center and Program

  • Air logistics center upgrades center wing boxes on C-130s

    Team Robins began a three-phase project in November to ensure the viability of the C-130 tactical transport fleet through the year 2030 and beyond. Center wing boxes on C-130s have been showing cracks earlier than expected. As a result, members from the 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group have removed

  • Information Directorate awards $1.4 million contract

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate awarded a $1,465,002 contract Nov. 13 to Active Computing Inc. of Herndon, Va. The three-year agreement, "Assessing & Operationalizing COORDINATORs," is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, of Arlington, Va., in

  • Multi-national agreement to advance high-speed flight

    The U.S. Air Force and Australian Department of Defence signed a multi-national research partnership Nov. 10 in Canberra, Australia, which will explore and develop fundamental hypersonic technologies, and experimental methodologies that could enable the next generation of weapon systems. The $54