AFMC Command News

  • Army praises AFMC units for future battlefield improvements

    In front-line ground combat situations, specially trained Air Force warfighters must peer into the fog of war, collect target data from Army spotters, clearly grasp complex facts under high-stress chaotic conditions, and render a decision that will rain lethal air strikes against nearby enemy

  • Air Force leader visits Edwards, observes energy conservation methods

    The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics visited Edwards AFB Oct. 25 as part of a multi-base visit to the service's top energy saving bases. William C. Anderson made Edwards AFB a stopping point in his trip for what he said were "several reasons." First,

  • DoD selects ASC civilian for disabled employee award

    The beginning of the award reads, "outstanding DoD employee," defining a career marked by a strong work ethic and many achievements before mentioning the life-threatening injury that changed his world 11 years ago. Paul Gabriel, an electronics engineer at Aeronautical Systems Center's Engineering

  • Industry Days emphasize Air Force need for new tanker

    Nearly 100 people from industry and the government attended the Oct. 24 kick off of the Tanker Industry Days in nearby Dayton, Ohio. Sponsored by Aeronautical Systems Center's 653rd Aeronautical Systems Squadron at Wright-Patterson AFB, the purpose of Industry Days is to enhance competition through

  • Museum adds Bristol Beaufighter to gallery

    An aircraft that once filled the need for an effective night fighter in the U.S. Army Air Forces until an American aircraft could be produced was placed on display during a special ceremony on Oct. 18 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The newly restored British Bristol Beaufighter first

  • Pressure Sensitive Paint could save millions of dollars

    Arnold Engineering Development Center has reached a milestone with its Pressure Sensitive Paint system. A recent demonstration test was conducted on the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter model installed in the center's 16-foot transonic wind tunnel. PSP applied to a Joint Strike Fighter force

  • Wellness and Safety incorporates 0-0-1-3 principles

    There were 543 reported alcohol-related actions, involving active-duty members only, at Air Force Materiel Command bases in 2005. This may seem insignificant, compared with the Air Force average of 5,300 over the past five years. But when you consider that 33 percent of completed suicides, 57

  • Rocket scientists gather at space propulsion program review

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here recently completed a program review on space propulsion and power in Annapolis, Md. About 150 rocket scientists from leading universities and small businesses throughout the nation gathered to share recent results from their AFOSR-funded research and

  • Airdrop system protects Airmen, Soldiers

    Many geographic regions, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, where Coalition Forces serve today are remote, mountainous and littered with potential enemy combatants. Getting supplies to friendly troops in these areas is challenging at best, and often requires convoy movements across vast

  • AFRL awards $6.4 million contract to HNC Software

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate has awarded a $6,462,270 contract to HNC Software LLC, Advanced Technologies Group, of San Diego, Calif., for research to improve the capabilities of U.S. intelligence analysts around the world. Under the 52-month award, HNC will develop,

  • A-10 upgrade effort transforms Warthog capabilities

    The venerable, iconic A-10 Warthog - a guardian angel to coalition ground troops and the bane of ground-bound adversaries - is sharpening its teeth. Managed by the 642nd Aeronautical Systems Squadron at Aeronautical Systems Center here, the A/OA-10 is in the early stages of a five-year, $168 million

  • Team makes breakthrough in hypersonic research

    An Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate science and engineering team has made a significant breakthrough in its hypersonic computational research, which could lead to new warhead technologies. Funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here, the team is studying the

  • Paul Revere team returns from exercise

    Speeding the recovery of downed pilots and foiling the surprise of enemy ambushes - all within 20 minutes of initial imagery tasking - were among the measured successes for the 630th Electronic Systems Squadron's Paul Revere team that recently returned from participating in exercise Empire

  • Simple AFSO21 effort reaps big savings

    A continuing effort to identify and reduce waste and produce more efficiencies in the workplace using Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO21, has resulted in potential annual savings of more than $200,000 at Hanscom AFB. Working together, the 66th Air Base Wing Communication and

  • Robins engineer earns award

    One member of Team Robins said he wouldn't trade his job for anything and recently his hard work and love for his job earned him an Air Force level award. Marty Sheppard, an electronics engineer with the 402nd Electronics Maintenance Group, was recently awarded the 2006 Air Force Science and