AFMC Command News

  • 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

  • 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