AFMC Command News

  • F-22 Combined Test Force gets Collier Trophy nod

    The Air Force Chief of Staff nominated the F-22 Combined Test Force here for the National Aeronautic Association's 2005 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The trophy is presented annually for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance,

  • Services feeds, shelters transient troops

    "They came in droves, hungry and tired," said Lt. Col. David Preston, 379th Expeditionary Services Squadron commander. "But Services was up for the challenge." Bad weather delayed flights around the theater of operations. As a result, the base had an increased amount of transient personnel waiting

  • 'Thank you' lands Hill military wife on national show

    Kristine Bailey just wanted to say 'thank you'. The Hill military wife had no idea that her gratitude would lead to a television appearance. As with many Americans, Mrs. Bailey struggled with a weight problem. After her third pregnancy in 2001 she weighed 250 pounds on her 5-foot-2-inch frame. "I

  • The future of security forces in combat

    In the early morning hours of Jan. 1, 2005, the first combat patrols of Operation Desert Safeside left the northern perimeter of Balad Air Base, Iraq, and began an aggressive 60-day combat operation to kill or capture insurgents attacking the air base. This was a historic mission for Air Force

  • Three questions can save a life

    Nearly 20 years ago when Ida Glover asked her 40-year-old son a question and he couldn't respond, she thought he had suffered some type of nerve damage - but days later she discovered his prognosis was much worse. Doctors at the Medical Center of Central Georgia told Ms. Glover her son, Mr. Carey

  • Investment lost without exercise

    What if someone offered you $3,600 a year to take better care of yourself? And what if the only stipulation was a little concentrated effort on your part? Would you balk at the deal? I doubt it. And yet, that's exactly what you're doing if you're...say for example, a GS-11, step one employee, and

  • 'Smart' thinking: Smart Cable helps protect aircraft

    In December 2003 and January 2004, several Air Force aircraft took fire near Baghdad, but the missile warning systems failed to indicate the attacks. Air Force officials looked to the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center for a fix. An airlift defensive systems tiger team was formed to find a solution,

  • Telescope demonstrator proves big structure can fit in rocket body

    Positioning three delicate, circular mirrors to one one-thousandth of the width of a human hair consistently challenged scientists at Kirtland's Space Vehicles Directorate.For five years, scientists  have studied the deployable optical telescope (DOT), a 1.5 meter (approximately 4.9 feet) in size

  • Portion size critical to losing weight

    The health and wellness of the Air Force Materiel Command work force is one of Gen. Bruce Carlson's top priorities. The AFMC commander's focus is being realized throughout the command. In addition to policy changes, such as civilians working out during official duty time, health and wellness centers

  • Force-Shaping officers can go Reserve

    "One weekend a month, two weeks a year" - everyone has heard this catch phrase repeated on television commercials over the years, but for those facing the Air Force's force shaping initiative, it may soon become a reality. Joining the Reserve is just one of many options open to those lieutenants

  • Detachment provides Development Test and Evaluation for Predator

    With the test pace increasing for the Predator A and B weapons system because of the war on terror, the 452nd Flight Test Squadron's expanding mission was recognized in a ceremony Jan. 12. Detachment 1 actually began operation June 2005 and officially activated on Nov. 9. The ceremony was attended

  • Air Force takes delivery of first production Global Hawks

    The first of two production Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles was delivered to the Air Force Jan. 10 and immediately started flying missions in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The UAVs-which are managed by Aeronautical Systems Center's Global Hawk Systems Group here-are assigned to the

  • 5+1+1 equals U.S. air superiority

    Five plus one plus one equals ... the ability to direct the command and control of U.S. and coalition air power across the globe. It also equals seven of course. That's the number of "Falconer" air and space operations centers, and Falconer support centers, that have now been brought on line with

  • Leaders receive short course at Test Pilot School

    The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School here held a Senior Executive Short Course from Jan. 9 through 12. The short course is a three-day class introducing senior Department of Defense leaders, both civilian and military, to developmental flight testing. This particular course focused on the unique

  • Father and son blow up ordnance together

    While Chief Master Sgt. Julio Morelos and his son Staff Sgt. Julio Morelos III have enjoyed watching football and playing sports together throughout life, they found a new way to bond while deployed together. The father and son duo worked together on an Explosive Ordnance Disposal demolition