AFMC Command News

  • Edwards launches first base-focused video podcast in DoD

    More than 16 months after Edwards launched its first audio podcast, the base launched video podcasts on its public Web site Feb. 28.Podcasting is an Internet publishing technology that allows users to subscribe to an automatic feed of audio and video files. The first video posted in the new podcast

  • AFMC's 24-hour customer support centers partner with warfighters

    When aircraft maintainers half-way around the world need help fast, it's only a phone call away thanks to round-the-clock support now available at Air Force Materiel Command's three air logistics center. The customer support centers, or CSCs, at Tinker AFB, Okla., Robins AFB, Ga., and Hill AFB,

  • Research Lab helps warfighters with communication and hearing protector system

    Developmental testing involving two Air Force Research Lab technical directorates has helped the Army's Rapid Equipping Force equip and assess improved communication and hearing protection systems for deployed forces. Known as QuietPro™, the lightweight technology protects against acoustic trauma --

  • Air Force selects Columbus, Ohio to host AF Heritage Week

    Reaffirming its commitment to the commemoration of 60 years of air and space power, the Air Force announced Feb. 23 that Columbus has been selected to host the nation's only Air Force Heritage Week in September in conjunction with The Gathering of Mustangs and Legends. Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski, vice

  • General Carlson reports on AFMC's contributions in Southwest Asia

    In the thick of rocket propelled grenades, mortars and small-arms fire in a battle, the last thing on a combat controller's mind would be thanking Air Force Materiel Command for the weapons the controller is about to employ. Using better intelligence offered by AFMC's advancements, the controller

  • Test squadron demonstrates Sniper pod capability

    The 419th Flight Test Squadron recently completed its initial developmental testing of the Sniper pod installed on a B-1B Lancer here. The Sniper pod will increase the aircraft's self-targeting capability.The Sniper pod, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, is an advanced targeting pod with multi-sensor

  • Light carbon-fiber structure protects heavy space cargo

    The inaugural performance of a structural configuration and corresponding method for fabricating launch vehicle fairings met the expectations of Space Vehicles Directorate scientists here. The Advanced Grid-Stiffened composite payload fairing was employed during the December 2006 launch of the

  • AFMC commander discusses achievements, challenges at Air Warfare Symposium

    Aerial support is critical in Iraq and Afghanistan. It saves lives and enables re-supply for troops fighting in difficult, remote terrain. But the heavy demand for aerial support also has worn down available assets, compounding problems already faced by aging U.S. Air Force fleets. The necessity of

  • Tool kit aids logisticians, program managers

    Has this ever happened to you? An aircraft modification kit is sent to your unit. Upon receipt, you verify the kit has all the parts listed on the inventory and review the modification instructions. Satisfied, you schedule one of your multi-million dollar aircraft for incorporation of the new

  • Hill unit supports warfighters with software products

    Mimicking logic in thousands of lines of code isn't easy. Simulated warfare found in popular video games can take months of detailed planning and encoding. In the real world, the lives of American warfighters rely on quality software products. Factoring in the Department of Defense's need for

  • Hill reaps savings from decision to eliminate decals

    A decision made by Hill officials eight months ago has led to savings of nearly $1 million and precedes the February Air Force announcement that the Air Force will stop requiring bases to issue decals effective March 15. Hill was the first of two Air Force bases that already has stopped issuing

  • New technology could protect objects deployed in space

    Current deployment mechanisms operating aboard spacecraft primarily consist of heavy springs which, when activated, inflict shock to components such as solar arrays and antennae. This often hinders the equipment's efficiency in the harsh environment of space. Air Force Materiel Command's Space

  • Arnold conducts Minuteman motor test

    Arnold Engineering Development Center workers here successfully completed the first of eight scheduled Minuteman motor tests this year in late January. The initial test took place in the J-6 Large Rocket Motor Test Facility, where approximately $2.1 million worth of Minuteman testing will occur. The