AFMC Command News

  • Testers ‘set sights’ on Joint Strike Fighter

    What if a pilot could turn in any direction, but still have access to the information displayed on the heads-up display at the front of the cockpit? That’s the question members of the 412th Test Wing answered when they completed a project June 20 to help evaluate a helmet-mounted display system for

  • Last Block 10 Global Hawk arrives for check flights

    An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, the last Block 10 production aircraft, arrived here June 15 for a thorough checkup before delivery to the warfighter. The aircraft will undergo a series of acceptance and operational check flights by the 452nd Flight Test Squadron before flying to Beale

  • Team assesses Hanscom's environmental compliance

    Over the past week, a small group of individuals could be seen roaming the base, appearing to be searching for something. This group did not limit themselves to just Hanscom, they also traveled to various geographically separated units as well. This group of volunteer military members and civilians,

  • Celebrities give ‘slam-dunk’ performance

    The 95th Air Base Wing Striker team defeated the 412th Test Wing Fighter team, 88-77, in a National Basketball Association Entertainment League game June 17. Col. H. Brent Baker Sr., 95th ABW commander, along with Terry Crew, Drew Lachey, Joel McHale, Bobby Ender, Jon Huertas, Corey Hardrict and

  • Lean tools hammer waste, improve processes

    Many people within Air Force Materiel Command associate toolboxes with maintenance-oriented jobs. However, with the renewed emphasis on continuous improvement, more people are turning to their “Lean” toolbox. This toolbox contains various Lean improvement tools that are part of Air Force Smart

  • AFRL awards $8 million ISIS contract to Raytheon

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $7,996,471 contract to Raytheon Systems Co. of El Segundo, Calif., The two-year contract is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of Arlington, Va., in support of its "Integrated Sensor Is Structure (ISIS)" program. ISIS

  • AFRL awards $10.2 million contract to Lockheed Martin

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $10,251,024 contract to Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors, of Akron, Ohio. The two-year contract is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of Arlington, Va., in support of its “Integrated Sensor Is Structure

  • C-5 still going strong after 38 years

    Thirty-eight years after the C-5 Galaxy made its maiden flight on June 30, 1968, it marks another significant milestone. At Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., on Monday, June 19, the upgraded C-5M made its first flight right on schedule. A rollout ceremony for the first of 111 C-5Ms was held at the

  • A cold day in Hill: ice blaster saves money, manpower

    To remove sealant from F-16 wings, the 574th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is replacing elbow grease and plastic scrapers with dry ice. The process, which blasts material with dry ice pellets, saves time, money and manpower, and is easy to clean up. Hill officials say it has already paid for itself.

  • Commitment, senior leader involvement enhance RIE success

    Rapid Improvement Events are occurring with rapid-fire frequency at Hanscom these days. One of the most recent, which began last week and will continue next week, tackled the process of ensuring new civilian supervisors receive needed training soon after starting their new jobs. The level of effort

  • Welcome home: Airmen return from Afghanistan

    More than 40 Airmen from Edwards, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and Nellis AFB, Nev., arrived here, June 9. Airmen from the 95th Security Forces Squadron spent more than six months in Afghanistan after completing a two-month training with the U.S. Army. “We’re so excited to have these guys back,”

  • Armament Systems Wing wins Air Force award

    Being the number one provider of joint combat firepower to the entire Combat Air Force, the 308th Armament Systems Wing won the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the period of Jan. 27, 2005 through March 17, 2006. Combined with the 308th Strategic Missile Wing May 15, and designated the 308th

  • Eglin Recycling Center rescues two schools’ recycling drives

    Two local elementary school teachers received a total of $5,000 in educational grants after they collected 7,490 phone books, or just shy of 7.5 tons, as part of the nation-wide R.H. Donnelly’s Recycle for Teachers program. But as the program neared its May 8 starting date, the teachers faced a

  • Academy cadets get first glimpse into AF

    Twenty-two Air Force Academy students are getting a chance to set aside their academic lives and step foot onto the operational Air Force by observing Edwards accomplish its mission. The first of three groups of “Operation Air Force” cadets arrived June 4 and will be here for three weeks receiving

  • Air logistics center supports Special Ops crews

    When Special Operations MH-53 Pave Low helicopter crews discovered they were even more vulnerable to small arms fire than they thought, they put out a call for help. That call was answered by a team from the 330th Special Operations Support Group, now called the 580th Aircraft Sustainment Group.