AFMC Command News

  • Westover ARB C-5 Galaxy visits Hanscom

    Airmen from around Hanscom gathered at the flight line May 4 to climb aboard a C-5A Galaxy from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., to gain a better understanding of the Air Force's "big picture." The C-5 was flown to Hanscom to show Airmen what the aircraft brings to the "fight," while the crew

  • Test Pilot School takes to open seas

    The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School took another step in building relations with other military services when Class 05B journeyed to San Diego recently and spent the day aboard the USS Stennis. "Flying out to the carrier was an adventure in and of itself," said Capt. Randel Gordon, TPS student.

  • Global Hawk completes wet runway testing

    The Global Vigilance Combined Test Force's 452nd Flight Test Squadron achieved an important milestone by completing wet runway taxi testing on the Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - the first-ever wet runway testing performed on an unmanned aircraft - May 3. The purpose of this test was to gather

  • Command four-star describes terrorists' long-range strategy

    Discussing the war on terror and Air Force weapon systems, the commander of Air Force Materiel Command told attendees of the 18th annual Systems and Software Technology Conference how their efforts play a big part in national defense. Gen. Bruce Carlson was the closing speaker May 4 for the four-day

  • Headquarters agencies drive CARR, seek safer work environments

    Spring cleaning often includes reorganizing the garage. Tools are prearranged on walls or in drawers. Routine maintenance is performed on lawn equipment. Hazardous materials are stored where children cannot reach them. These efforts help minimize injuries and increase job efficiency. Imagine the

  • Ogden ALC fixes F-16 with Navy fuselage

    It was a long time in coming, but the completion of an F-16 damaged in an accident here December 2000 will save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. Originally in for depot modifications to extend the service life of the aircraft, the Virginia Air National Guard Fighting Falcon experienced an

  • ESC tests next generation radar, preps for Global Hawk installation

    The 851st Electronic Systems Group is on the cusp of the next major spiral for the Global Hawk variant of its Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program. The group is preparing for a year-long test of the smaller version of the radar aboard the Proteus, a manned twin turbofan high altitude

  • Wright-Patterson Sharks set record at Tampa Bay Marathon

    It was a record setting performance for three Wright-Patterson Air Force Base swimmers at the ninth annual Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. Doug Gale, of Beavercreek, Ohio, Jay Wilkerson, of Air Force Institute of Technology, and Chris Zingarelli, of National Air and Space Intelligence Center, teamed up to

  • Base children honored for their battle, bravery

    Heroes are defined by their brave actions. For the children honored by the Wright-Patt Young Heroes Association, heroic acts are a part of daily life as they battle potentially life-threatening illnesses. The Wright-Patt Young Heroes Association paid tribute to two children of base employees and

  • Scholarships totaling $144,000 awarded at symposium

    Eighteen undergraduate tuition scholarships donated by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the Army Research Office (ARO), and the Office of Naval Research (ONR), totaling $144,000 were awarded to 18 high school student winners of a

  • Tuskegee Airmen offer views of their past

    Members of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, retired Lt. Cols. James Harvey III and Harry Stewart, were here April 26 to lecture on the subject, "Integration of the Air Force: the Early Years," at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. A third, retired Master Sgt. Buford Johnson, a former crew

  • Pharmacy volunteer reflects on 66-year military connection

    In 1916, Woodrow Wilson was the president, Europe was fighting World War I, the U.S. military was pursuing Pancho Villa and the "Saturday Evening Post" published its first cover featuring a Norman Rockwell painting. It was into this world that Ben Sofka was born in Maynard, Mass., on May 10, 1916.

  • Logistics center gains access to technology through partnership

    The Department of Defense, like many of its civilian counterparts, is looking for creative ways to increase productivity by sharing the cost of program development, labor costs and technology. A major step toward that end is the emergence of partnership agreements between local and national

  • 2006 Franz Edelman award goes to WR-ALC

    The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS(R)) announced May 1 that Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC) has won the 2006 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research (O.R.) for its entry "Streamlining Aircraft Repair and Overhaul at Warner Robins

  • Hanscom OSI improves information collecting program

    The U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations here, Detachment 102, implemented a system May 1 to streamline the base's travel briefing program, placing the emphasis on information from recently returned travelers. The old system required Hanscom personnel traveling to foreign countries to