AFMC Command News

  • ESC activates 'new' wings with historic ceremony

    Today is the first day of the new Electronic Systems Center, Commander Lt. Gen. Chuck Johnson said May 11 during the activation ceremony for ESC's four newly numbered wings. "Today, we mark the beginning of a proud new era in our center's history," he said. "We now have a center with five great

  • B-1 Radar upgrade key to future of combat capability

    The U.S. Air Force recently awarded a $180-million contract to the Boeing Company to upgrade the fire-control radar on the service's fleet of 67 B-1B long-range bomber aircraft. The nine-year Reliability and Maintainability Improvement Program, or RMIP, will replace two, high-failure rate

  • Community service enriches NCO Academy experience

    There are plenty of volunteer activities on base and in the community, but with a new class arriving every seven weeks, the Noncommissioned Officer Academy has to be creative to come up with new ideas and opportunities. Students and staff aren't required to participate in community service projects

  • Customs and Border Protection provides air support for border patrol

    A heavily loaded, small private plane leaves an obscure airfield in rural Mexico. The pilot, a person not unknown to U.S. law enforcement agencies, has filed a flight plan indicating his entry into California, and no doubt has his illegal cargo securely stowed. What this hypothetical pilot doesn't

  • Back to school for Space Vehicles Directorate engineer

    For Contract Engineer Eric Pollard, designing and developing deployable structures for the cosmos at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., has been his vocation for the past year and a half, but beginning in August 2006, a college campus will

  • Ogden ALC signs partnership agreement with defense contractor

    In its ongoing effort to generate cost-effective support for the warfighter, the Air Logistics Center here signed a partnering agreement with BAE Systems May 11. The agreement - established to make maximum use of the center's industrial and technical foundation, while incorporating BAE Systems'

  • Standard Desktop Configuration keeps AFMC ahead of "bad guys"

    In an effort to stay one step ahead of the cyberspace "bad guys," aka computer hackers, the Air Force is implementing a new standard desktop configuration, or SDC, that will establish a uniform and secure desktop environment. For the Air Force "good guys," this means there will be one more layer of

  • ASC team member receives prestigious business award

    An Aeronautical Systems Center team member was selected as the Department of Defense Small Business Champion Award recipient May 4. William G. Machingo is the Chief of the Air Force Plant 42 Integrated Product Team of the Acquisition Environmental Safety and Health Division here and is the first ASC

  • AWARD: AFRL scientist receives award for excellence

    Development of a new breed of semiconducting material is transforming the operation of electronic devices. Dr. James Scofield of the Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate's Electrical Technology and Plasma Physics Branch has received the 2006 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for

  • Wright-Patterson motorcycle briefing, ride scheduled for May 19

    Motorcycle riding season is here and many riders are taking their bikes out of winter storage and riding to work or for pleasure. Renewed popularity in motorcycles, added to the soaring cost of gasoline, has also prompted those who don't own one to consider purchasing a motorcycle. Wright-Patterson

  • Westover ARB C-5 Galaxy visits Hanscom

    Airmen from around Hanscom gathered at the flight line May 4 to climb aboard a C-5A Galaxy from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., to gain a better understanding of the Air Force's "big picture." The C-5 was flown to Hanscom to show Airmen what the aircraft brings to the "fight," while the crew

  • Test Pilot School takes to open seas

    The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School took another step in building relations with other military services when Class 05B journeyed to San Diego recently and spent the day aboard the USS Stennis. "Flying out to the carrier was an adventure in and of itself," said Capt. Randel Gordon, TPS student.

  • Global Hawk completes wet runway testing

    The Global Vigilance Combined Test Force's 452nd Flight Test Squadron achieved an important milestone by completing wet runway taxi testing on the Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - the first-ever wet runway testing performed on an unmanned aircraft - May 3. The purpose of this test was to gather

  • Command four-star describes terrorists' long-range strategy

    Discussing the war on terror and Air Force weapon systems, the commander of Air Force Materiel Command told attendees of the 18th annual Systems and Software Technology Conference how their efforts play a big part in national defense. Gen. Bruce Carlson was the closing speaker May 4 for the four-day

  • Headquarters agencies drive CARR, seek safer work environments

    Spring cleaning often includes reorganizing the garage. Tools are prearranged on walls or in drawers. Routine maintenance is performed on lawn equipment. Hazardous materials are stored where children cannot reach them. These efforts help minimize injuries and increase job efficiency. Imagine the