AFMC Command News

  • Socks, deodorant send gym patrons fleeing

    A small blue gym bag did what no challenger could do in the preseason intramural basketball tournament – it stopped the 377th Services Squadron team’s drive to perfection. Services and a 377th Security Forces Squadron team were to battle on the court to decide a victor in the double-elimination

  • General Carlson emcees Air Armament Center ceremony

    Although major challenges lie ahead, the Air Armament Center’s new commander believes Team Eglin and its community partners can turn these challenges into winning opportunities. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey R. Riemer took over as Program Executive Officer for Weapons and assumed command of the AAC from Maj.

  • High calling: Team Kirtland Honor Guard

    A bitter wind sweeps across the hillside at the National Cemetery. The sun shines brightly on the carefully tended uniforms of Team Kirtland Honor Guard. This day they would meet in Santa Fe to honor the life of retired Master Sgt. Raymond Sakamoto. Heading Out The day started very early at

  • War Wagon focuses on basic combat skills

    A new program aimed at providing Airmen the basic combat skills necessary to operate downrange was the focus of a War Wagon exercise conducted Dec. 13-15 at the Glenwood training area north of Tinker Air Force Base. The Expeditionary Combat Skills Training course is a new program will be taught to

  • C-17 first to fully employ 'design of experiments' test strategy

    The 418th Flight Test Squadron C-17 test team recently became the first to fully employ a test strategy called design of experiments, or DOE, to a C-17 Globemaster III pilot-in-the-loop oscillation test. "Design of Experiments," said Dr. George Kailiwai, Air Force Flight Test Center technical

  • Looking for a job? Consider civilian government employment

    For those facing the force shaping board and contemplating the possibility of separating from the Air Force, employment options can seem overwhelming and limitless. However, the members of the 66th Air Base Wing Civilian Personnel office are standing by, ready to help military members make the

  • Knowledge Management: one big part of transformation

    Wright-Patterson's Air Force Knowledge Management Center of Excellence, located in the Air Force Materiel Command Capabilities, Integration, and Transformation Directorate, is giving Department of Defense employees improved access to a great resource - knowledge. "In today's age of exponentially

  • Airman files 1 millionth voucher in Defense Travel System

    Wayne Ulman, an engineer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio and a frequent business traveler, recently filed the 1 millionth voucher in the Department of Defense's new Defense Travel System. Wright-Patterson was among the first installations to receive DTS after the system was approved for

  • Two Upgraded F-16 Falcons delivered to Pakistan

    In the early 1980s, the Pakistan air force received its first delivery of F-16 aircraft from the United States - the maintenance support for which has been as unpredictable as world politics ever since. It wasn't until late 2003 that the U.S. agreed to provide an assessment of Pakistan's existing

  • Lean team selected as "Best Practice"

    The F-15 Central Gearbox Lean team from the 309th Commodities Maintenance Group at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has been selected as an Air Force Best Practice in the 2005 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Awards. The Air Force nominated 15 teams for the awards, which recognize outstanding team

  • Fit 4 Life garners national attention

    Being Fit 4 Life physically, nutritionally, mentally and spiritually has not only become a familiar motto around Tinker Air Force Base, but it is also garnering attention from a national organization which promotes healthier lifestyles. The American Council for Fitness and Nutrition recognized the

  • Military OneSource: Additional help with everyday challenges now available

    Service members are faced with the daunting challenge of balancing military life with family responsibilities every day. The good news is they're not alone in this endeavor. Whether they're preparing for a new baby, looking for child care, experiencing the stress of deployment, changing of duty

  • Service life extension program brings $600 million to Tinker

    A new service life extension program for the F110 engine is helping Tinker Air Force Base provide faster, better and less expensive support to the warfighters who maintain and fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center officially accepted the first engine into the F110

  • Raptor takes next step in supersonic JDAM capability

    The F/A-22 Raptor, traveling faster than the speed of sound, dropped a 1,000-pound guided Joint Directed Attack Munition over the Edwards range Dec. 1. Since July, the Raptor program has performed seven JDAM supersonic separation test missions under a variety of conditions to prove the JDAM could