AFMC Command News

  • 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.

  • Precision-guided munitions play key role

    The two 500-pound bombs that took out terrorist leader Abu Musab Al Zarqawi June 7 have a long history of development and improvements at the Air Armament Center here. The munitions used were a GBU-38 — a bomb with a tail kit better known as a Joint Direct Attack Munition, which uses inertial

  • Three from Wright-Patterson ‘escape’ from Alcatraz

    Mike Polakowski, Paul Day and Lt. Col. David Hardwick represented Wright-Patterson June 4 at the 2006 Accenture Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco. The event is considered to be a top triathlon event in the world. More than 1,600 top athletes from 10 countries and 49 states were

  • Music to tell Air Force story during AFMC tattoo

    While aircraft from the Air Force inventory will headline the second annual Air Force Materiel Command Tattoo June 30, the Air Force Band of Flight will bring the show to life. The AFMC Tattoo — “Freedom’s Call” will focus on the service’s total force, including flyovers expected from a B-2 Spirit,

  • Addition to Air Force Art Collection features Hanscom scenes

    With golden eyes peering down an arched beak, the national symbol blanketed by the stars and stripes and surrounded by military heritage beckons viewers to look closer. And they did June 15 during the unveiling of the newest addition to the United States Air Force Art Collection. The painting,

  • Command IG introduces Community of Practice Web site

    Many have heard the old joke that goes “We’re the IG and we’re here to help.” Well, the HQ Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General is here to help with their brand new Community of Practice Web site. According to the outgoing IG, Col. Henry L. Andrews, Jr., the CoP allows the IG team to

  • C-17 performs second test of Falcon Small Launch Vehicle

    A C-17 Globemaster III performed the second in a series of tests June 14 by airdropping a 65-foot, 65,000-pound mockup of a booster rocket over Edwards Precision Impact Range Area. The drop, performed at 29,500 feet above sea level, was part of a project called Falcon Small Launch Vehicle, a joint

  • Hydraulics shop ‘Leans’ into AFSO 21

    By discussing processes during continuous improvement workshops, called Kaizen, the 56th Component Maintenance Squadron is able to develop smarter operations by just using common sense. Industry-proven process improvement programs such as Lean that use techniques like Kaizen are being used to

  • Scientific research office completes molecular dynamics program review

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here completed a thorough periodic review of its molecular dynamics research program during an annual conference held last week in Arlington. More than 90 researchers and scientists attended the 2006 Contractors’ Meeting in Molecular Dynamics.

  • Court-martial results in murder conviction for lieutenant

    An officer charged in the death of his infant son was found guilty on the charge of murder during a court-martial June 15. After closing arguments, the military judge, Lt. Col. Gary Jackson, deliberated for about 40 minutes, and then convicted 2nd Lt. David Valois of murder in violation of Article

  • NASCAR Driver Ken Schrader’s show car races to museum

    Linking the worlds of auto racing and Air Force aerodynamics, a NASCAR show car bearing the Air Force logo and embodying a partnership between the service and Wood Brothers Racing will be on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force June 28 – July 1. The car, which will be on display