AFMC Command News

  • Commander-in-chief stops at Robins

    Nearly 200 Airmen and family members felt the thrust of Air Force One taking off after President George W. Bush departed Robins Air Force Base Oct 10. The Commander in Chief landed at Robins before heading to Macon for a fundraiser. Upon his arrival, President Bush was greeted by Georgia Governor

  • Major, NCO reconnect for retirement ceremony

    This is a tale of a career that's come full circle, proving once again that it really is a small Air Force world. In 1986, Alicia Graham was one of more than sixty cadets commissioned at Ohio State University as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. While a cadet in the ROTC, she studied military

  • Reservist gets ‘fit to fight’

    An Air Force reservist at Tinker Air Force Base is taking the charge to be "Fit to Fight" seriously. Master Sgt. Matt Thomas, a jet engine mechanic for the 513th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, has used the program to get himself not only fit but into outstanding health as well. In 14 months,

  • Deception detection research results presented

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here recently hosted a final review of its 5-year, $4 million research grant in detecting deception. Dr. Judee Burgoon, director of human communication research at the University of Arizona's Center for the Management of Information, is the lead principal

  • Research pioneer in atmospheric, space sciences retires

    When Dr. Herbert C. Carlson Jr. accepted a job at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here in 1998, he became the organization's first-ever permanently assigned chief scientist. Recently, he again made history as the first AFOSR chief scientist to retire. Dr. Carlson has proudly served his

  • Air Force leaders to discuss new 'Cyber Command'

    Air Force leaders are gathering in early November to discuss plans for creation of a new command, one chartered with flying and fighting in cyber space. Cyberspace became an official Air Force domain, like air and space, on Dec. 7, 2005, when Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne and Chief of

  • NATO reps benefit from Joint STARS

    Joint STARS spent four days sharing their hands-on knowledge of ground surveillance capabilities with NATO representatives from 16 countries. The Alliance Ground Surveillance Conference was Oct. 3-6 at the Robins Conference Center. "From the Joint STARS, we just hope they gain more knowledge from

  • 52nd CBCS helps Iraqi communications, morale

    The 52nd Combat Communications Squadron Airmen's mission is training at Robins, but when they deploy, their communications support is vital to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Whether it's supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom by raising the morale of fellow troops or learning to appreciate the efforts of

  • Balanced Scorecard program makes the grade

    Senior leaders at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center have adopted a new Balanced Scorecard, methodology used by Air Force Materiel Command to communicate strategy by illustrating performance drivers needed to achieve the AFMC vision of delivering "war-winning capabilities on-time, on-cost." The

  • Technology office tests synthetic fuel in ground vehicles

    The Air Force Advanced Power Technology Office here is conducting research on synthetic fuel for use in a ground environment. The use of synthetic fuel is vital if the Air Force is to have the means of operating without relying on foreign oil supplies. The Sept. 19 test flight by a B-52H

  • C-5 PDM earns award

    In a year of accolades and prizes, the C-5 Programmed Depot Maintenance team has earned one more. The Air Force has recognized the outstanding work of the C-5 PDM Process Improvement Team with the 2006 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award, presented last week by Gen. Michael Moseley at the Omni

  • First-ever laser test conducted using recycled fuel

    The world's first firing of a laser using recycled fuel was conducted here recently by an Air Force and Boeing Company team. During an Aug. 24 test at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate, a chemical laser was supplied with its two main fuels--basic hydrogen peroxide and

  • New radar flying high as crucial testing begins

    The path to greatly enhanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability became clearer Sept. 30 with the first developmental test flight of a new, state-of-the-art radar system. The test, the first in what will be a year-long effort, was run by the 851st Electronic Systems Group, here,

  • Medal of Honor recipients visit Hanscom School

    The three men had seen it all. War, death and destruction had accompanied them through some of the darkest hours in U.S. history. Across the room were more than 40 pairs of eyes -- eyes that widened as the students listened to true stories of courage and heroism that sounded as if they were taken

  • AFMC suffers motorcycle fatalities

    The Air Force saw motorcycle fatalities rise from 15 in fiscal 2005 to 17 in fiscal 2006, with two of the 17 assigned to Air Force Materiel Command organizations. Both AFMC fatalities occurred during the 101 Critical Days of Summer, the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day. In one case, a