AFMC Command News

  • Airmen rid Eglin of graffiti

    The message was clear to anyone passing by. Scrawled in what looked like white chalk on the dingy cement wall of a past bus stop in front of the East Gate chapel read:The f---ers are still here.In his 11 ½ years in the Air Force, Staff Sgt. Kenneth Winn, First Term Airmen Center NCOIC, had never

  • Edwards CAP squadron makes comeback

    In February 2004, Edwards Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron 84 was in danger of losing its squadron charter for various reasons. Because of this, they called in CAP Maj. Jason Markiewitz to be their commander.In just a year and a half, the whole squadron turned their gloomy fate into a victory as

  • Operation Care spreads Thanksgiving cheer to those in need

    A group of Eglin’s First Sergeants gathered together Tuesday morning to distribute frozen turkeys and other Thanksgiving essentials to squadron representatives as this year’s Operation Care got underway.Operation Care, a program funded through donations to the Combined Federal Campaign, provides

  • F/A-22 System Program Office gets new director

    Col. C.D. Moore assumed directorship of the F/A-22 System Program Office during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 8.Maj. Gen. Richard B.H. “Rick” Lewis, Air Force Program Executive Officer for the F/A‑22 Program, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for

  • Program allows Airmen to communicate with friends, family

    Deployed Airmen no longer have to wait for weeks for ‘snail mail’ or days for a brief phone call to find out what’s going on back home thanks to a capability developed by the Electronic Systems Center’s Global Combat Support System program last year.They can now “chat” real time with their loved

  • TPS students test autonomous aerial refueling

    Students at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School demonstrated various autonomous aerial refueling maneuvers during a flight test program at Edwards during October.A C‑12 represented the tanker and Calspan’s Variable Stability Lear‑25 represented the autonomous receiving aircraft. Both aircraft were

  • Center redesign promises to improve production

    Continuous process improvement is alive and well at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center. For proof, look no further than the 76th Maintenance Wing's new F100 Business Unit being stood up as part of a landmark $500 million, 10-year process of transforming maintenance, repair and overhaul, or MRO,

  • Brooks City-Base entomologists wage war against mosquitoes

    The aftermath of Hurricane Rita not only brought devastation to homes and buildings in East Texas, but swarms of potentially harmful mosquitoes. Entomologists from Brooks City-Base tracked, counted and with the help of an aerial spray squad, waged a private battle against the irritating insects.

  • Brooks City-Base entomologists demonstrate pioneering techniques

    They don't 'kill bugs dead' as the advertising slogan suggests, but they're finding them a lot faster now before these deadly microorganisms can cause havoc through disease outbreaks.Air Force medical entomologists at Brooks City-Base have developed an innovative capability that potentially could

  • Brooks laboratory aids in avian flu detection

    A Brooks City-Base epidemiology laboratory is working to develop more effective and timely methods for detecting avian flu to support a worldwide Air Force surveillance program designed to safeguard American military personnel from a potential outbreak.The Air Force Institute for Operational

  • Every plane part counts

    The aerial refueling capability of the KC-135 Stratotanker is an essential component of the Air Force mission throughout the world, and the expertise in two shops at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center ensures that every connection the tankers make is safe and successful.Specifically, the two

  • Helping Airmen help themselves

    The average income for a civilian eight years after high school graduation -- $42,000. Total compensation with existing Air Force career for a staff sergeant with eight years time in service and no dependants -- $52,244. Attending Eglin Air Force Base's Right Decision and Career Decision briefings

  • Security Assistance Center activates group, squadrons

    The Air Force Security Assistance Center completed its reorganization effort with the activation of the 555th International Group in a ceremony Nov. 8 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.The group now becomes AFSAC's primary organization responsible for supporting foreign

  • FOD prevention measures yield results

    Normally, the acronym FOD, or foreign object damage, when used in the same context with military jet engines is not a good thing. But in the Oklahoma City Air Logistic Center's most recent case, it is.Sept. 9 marked a significant milestone for the 76th Maintenance Wing, as the date signified the