AFMC Command News

  • Newest 'Herc' propelled through Phase 2 testing

    C-130J test teams from Edwards concluded Phase 2 Operational Test and Evaluation testing on Dec. 21 after more than 300 hours of OT&E flight test activities. It culminates nearly five years of developmental and operational testing. The C-130J is the latest addition to the C-130 fleet. It provides 40

  • F-16 pylons receive upgrade

    Wiring for F-16 pylons are being upgraded by the 309th Commodities Maintenance Squadron, Ogden Air Logistics Center, enabling them to handle 21st century smart munitions. The cables that deliver the pilot's commands to the munitions must be more complex as weapon systems and munitions improve. "The

  • People's willingness to change impresses AFMC commander

    When then-Lieutenant Bruce Carlson was stationed in Thailand in the 1970s, every day he would walk from his hooch to the post office, pass an airman or sergeant and ask, "Don't you salute lieutenants?" Today, the commander of Air Force Materiel Command doesn't see any evidence that company-grade

  • F-16 receives special care at Hill

    Specialists at the Ogden Air Logistics Center, 649th Combat Logistics Support Squadron, used their unique equipment and skills to repair a damaged F-16. The squadron's role was pivotal since they were the only active-duty maintenance unit capable of making such repairs, said 1st Lt. Joshua Holmes,

  • Improved earpieces reaching Falcon pilots

    A new earpiece is set to be implemented among Hill's F-16 pilots affording them better hearing protection and an improved mission focus. The 4th Fighter Squadron's "Fighting Fuujins" will receive the new Attenuating Custom Communication Earpiece System this month. The earpiece was developed at

  • New commander joins AFRL

    Maj. Gen. Ted F. Bowlds officially assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory Jan. 9 during an appointment of command ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's Modern Flight Hangar in Dayton, Ohio. Gen. Bruce Carlson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, presided over the

  • Wright-Patterson heat plants among cleanest in world

    Two coal-fired heat plants that produce super-heated water for heating buildings in the winter and for supporting projects in the Air Force Research Laboratories at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, are among the cleanest in the world. Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency laws allow no more than

  • Troops to Teachers sergeant named teacher of the year

    A retired senior master sergeant who used the Troops to Teachers program was surprised in December when he was named the 2005 Ohio Teacher of the Year. Retired Senior Master Sgt. Eric Combs teaches ninth-graders at Fairborn High School and loves his work, but was surprised to find out just how much

  • Injured Airman receives visit from the president

    An Airman who was seriously injured in Iraq was recently honored with a visit from U.S. President George W. Bush. While performing explosive ordnance disposal duties near Baghdad, Iraq, in early December, Senior Airman Daniel Acosta was caught in a blast that severely burned 18 percent of his body

  • Unique mission focuses on exposing systems' vulnerabilities

    Three to four times a year a group of junior U.S. military officers and federal government employees use open source databases such as the Internet and libraries in an attempt to reveal potential weaknesses in the Department of Defense's current and future space systems. More often than not,

  • New Mexico Tech to build on Kirtland AFB

    The Air Force is set to convey more than eight acres of Kirtland Air Force Base land to New Mexico Tech's Institute of Mining and Technology during a ceremony Jan. 6 at 9 a.m.The deal resulted from a unique agreement designed to stimulate business efficiencies and technological advancement through

  • Deployed Airman receives call from president

    An Airman here received a surprise when the commander-in-chief called her on Christmas Eve. Staff Sgt. Melina Russell, a security forces fire team leader, received that call at 4 p.m., when the White House switch board put President George W. Bush through to her. She had learned Dec. 21 the

  • Security Forces captain earns 2005 Lance P. Sijan award

    A captain from the 88th Security Forces has earned the 2005 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award in the junior officer category. Capt. William M. Dains, a training and resources officer for the 88th SFS was nominated for the award for his work as officer-in-charge of convoy operations at

  • AFRL scientist receives Presidential Meritorious Rank Award

    Dr. Donald W. Hanson, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award. Administered by the Office of Personnel Management, the award recognizes a small group of career Senior

  • Airmen and Marines team up for Tots

    The Air Force teamed up with the U. S. Marine Corps Reserves and the Dayton community this year to continue the tradition of Toys for Tots, a nationwide campaign designed to bring the joy of Christmas to needy children. Because of deployments, the number of troops to carry out the holiday volunteer