AFMC Command News

  • Robins earns DoD Environmental Management System award

    Robins recently took top honors for making environmental management a top priority. The 78th Civil Engineer Group's Environmental Management Division was presented the 2006 White House Closing the Circle Award in the military category at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., recently for its Environmental

  • 100 Air Force cyclists ride across Iowa

    An Air Force official charged with finding alternative fuel sources for the Air Force will demonstrate his commitment to the cause by riding in the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, RAGBRAI®. William “Bill” Anderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations,

  • Dirty crew pave their way

    What do you call a grown man who still plays in the dirt? A “Dirt Boy,” of course. “A ‘Dirt Boy’ is anyone who works in the pavement and construction equipment career field. (It’s) a nickname given to us because we are always working in the ‘dirt,’” said Steve Ray, 796th Civil Engineer Squadron

  • Composite technology set to improve tactical shelters

    The 84th Combat Sustainment Group, Tactical Shelter, Radome, and Tower Program Office is responsible for management of Air Force hard wall tactical shelters. Tactical shelters are used to house communications electronic gear for fixed or mobile deployment. The shelters can be configured as command

  • Innovative computer chip offers enhanced data storage capability in space

    A chemical alloy, used in everyday electronic items such as rewritable CDs and DVDs, serves as the source of a new computer chip which researchers hope will demonstrate non-volatile memory, or information storage retention without a power source, in the radiation-hardened space environment. Debuting

  • Preparations under way for KC-135 anniversary

    Tinker AFB will be the site for the KC-135’s 50th Anniversary. Patrons will gather Sept. 8-9 to celebrate the aircraft’s 50 years of service. Scheduled activities include a golf tournament, welcome reception, unit, industry and static aircraft displays, and a flyover. The events conclude with a

  • Hill AFB celebrates completion of 100th Minuteman III stage three case

    Three years after a plant explosion destroyed the original Minuteman III stage three “housing” facility, the ICBM sustainment program here observed a milestone July 13 at the Freeport Center in nearby Clearfield. The landmark occasion highlighted the completion of the 100th Minuteman III stage three

  • The Horn of Africa, the Air Force mission, the captain who vows to return

    Capt. Bob Everdeen, Aeronautical Systems Center public affairs, recently returned from a three and a half month deployment to the Horn of Africa. While there, he performed typical public affairs duties, in an atypical environment, for Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. Shortly after his

  • Spiritual wellness doesn't mean organized religion

    Think wellness, as in Air Force Materiel Command's Wellness and Safety Campaign, and the image conjured most often is one of physical fitness. But wellness, by AFMC standards, is more than a physical attribute. For AFMC, wellness is comprised of four dimensions: physical, social, emotional and

  • AEDC performs mission critical tests on F-35 model

    Arnold Engineering Development Center recently conducted successful aerodynamic loads testing on a 12-percent scale model of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in the center’s 16-foot transonic wind tunnel. The test was tentatively the next to last in a series of similar tests providing

  • Maintenance group achieves highest software certification

    Meeting and exceeding standards for software development helped the 309th Software Maintenance Group here achieve the highest level of certification issued by industry and the Department of Defense. The group received a Capability Maturity Model Integration — CMMI — Level 5 certification by the

  • DUI costs lieutenant thousands

    Recently, a 22-year-old, new Air Force second lieutenant never dreamed she would be standing at attention in front of the two-star Air Armament Center commander to receive an Article 15 for driving while under the influence. This “bright young officer” never thought about having to forfeit up to

  • Wing accepts challenge to get lean together

    In the Air Force, when you hear the word lean, one might think of the methodology used to streamline processes and improve current work flows. For team members of 554th Electronic Systems Wing - Wright-Patterson, or ELSW-WP, lean goes beyond value stream mapping and work flow diagrams; it also

  • Voluntary Protection Program helps reduce injury, illness

    Involvement in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program, or VPP, has many benefits for Air Force Materiel Command. Among the tangible benefits of participating in VPP are: > Reduced risk of injury or illness. > Reduced direct and indirect costs from injuries