AFMC Command News

  • AF Information Tech. Conference opens attendee registration

    Attendee registration is now open for the Air Force Information Technology Conference scheduled for Aug. 13-17 at Auburn University's Montgomery, Ala., campus. The AFITC is designed as a forum for the exchange of information between industry and government concerning the latest in information

  • ESC offers smart approach to air traffic management

    In an approach that revolutionizes and streamlines the acquisition process, the Electronic Systems Center's Global Air Traffic Management Division has made it possible for warfighters to procure new air traffic management components at the click of a button. Under an umbrella contract called

  • F-22 CTF tests AIM-120D noise, vibration

    The F-22 Combined Test Force here achieved another first when a Raptor flew with an AIM-120D missile in its weapons bay to test the effect of noise and vibration on the missile April 14. What was unique about the flight was that the weapon on board, the latest version of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium

  • New wellness-tracking system available online

    First, came a memorandum of agreement authorizing civilians to have duty time for physical fitness, which later was amended to include wellness activities. Next was a tobacco control policy, limiting designated smoking areas on Air Force Materiel Command bases to be no closer than 50 feet to any

  • Web saves civil engineer directorate time and money

    Members of the 88th Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate have developed a way to save money and time by creating a system to submit project design documents for technical and functional review through their Web site. This electronic process allows review agencies to make comments and post them

  • Pods help warfighters improve air combat maneuvers

    Knowledge is power and power is influence: In the case of fighter pilots, it enables them to control - even force their will on - adversaries in the air and on the ground. Here at the Ogden Air Logistics Center, the collection of information leading to superiority in the skies over a battlefield

  • Hill begins modifications on F-22 Raptor

    A new era for members of the 309th Maintenance Group here is under way as they modify an F-22 Raptor for the first time. The aircraft is the first of 12 to 14 scheduled to visit Hill this calendar year for minor modifications. A total of 18 are contracted to undergo work here. "We're excited," said

  • Ongoing H3 arc heater developmental testing sets record

    Arnold Engineering Development Center reached a significant milestone recently while conducting a series of independent tests on the H3 arc heater and a multiple model positioning system to expand the facility operating envelope and validate a major arc heater system upgrade. At the end of a series

  • Team tests pod at 'LITENING' speed

    The 416th Flight Test Squadron here, working together with the 85th Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and the 422nd OT&E Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev., began accelerated testing of a LITENING-AT targeting pod here March 17. The LITENING-AT test will update the

  • Doolittle Raider looks back on turning point in U.S. history

    It was early 1942, and it hadn’t been long since Japan threw the United States into the vortex of World War II with their attack on Pearl Harbor — or the day when 2nd Lt. Thomas Griffin stood up at the University of Alabama and swore to defend his country against all enemies, foreign and

  • 96th Services Squadron wins Hennessy Trophy

    The taste of victory is sweet for team Eglin’s 96th Services Squadron, having recently won the coveted John L. Hennessy Trophy. Named after John L. Hennessy, a food service executive and member of the Hoover Commission, the Hennessy Trophy Awards Program promotes excellence in customer service, meal

  • National-level athletes drive 377th LRS

    Athletes competing in the national championships of their events or on the U.S. national team in international competition are few and far between—thus affirming their elite status.In an impressive occurrence, the 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron here boasts three of these elite athletes.“I think

  • Ionospheric forecasts improve warfighter communication

    During specific times of the year over the earth's equatorial region, turbulence in the ionosphere, known as scintillation, causes extended degradation for Department of Defense navigation and communication satellites, but a sensor package installed at 14 locations worldwide has helped reduce the

  • Union and management confer at Kirtland AFB

    Air Force Materiel Command senior executive service officials and command level American Federation of Government Employees Council 214 representatives met for a Partnership Council meeting here April 6 and 7. The regularly scheduled meeting addressed issues of concern relating to the Partnership

  • Grammy-nominated performer entertains children

    Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Red Grammer has been entertaining audiences of all ages for more than 20 years. He performed for more than 400 spectators April 4 at the Wright-Patterson Base Theater. "I think the show went off great, and I had a wonderful time with kids," said Mr. Grammer. "I