AFMC Command News

  • Tunnel 9 completes vehicle testing

    The Arnold Engineering Development Center's Tunnel 9 facility in White Oak, Md. is playing a crucial role in the ongoing Falcon program, with the completion of mission-critical testing of the Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 1.The Falcon initiative is a joint Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

  • New technology dazzles aggressors

    A laser technology being developed by Air Force Research Laboratory employees at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., will be the first man-portable, non-lethal deterrrent weapon intended for protecting troops and controlling hostile crowds.The weapon, developed by the laboratory's Directed Energy

  • AFMC leaders count on hearing your opinions

    Air Force Materiel Command leaders are relying on all Airmen in the command to take the Air Force climate survey. They hope for comprehensive feedback that will lead to improvements throughout the command.Survey respondents are asked to assess factors that affect work environments and to give

  • Lean effort: Robins colonel shares Iraqi mission success

    The Lean journey recently debuted on the battlefield. Lt. Col. Calvin Butts, Center deputy director for Plans and Programs at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., led a group made up of members from every branch of the military working together to set up a first of its kind operation called the Joint Air

  • Mended Eagle: 402nd helps get crash-damaged F-15 back home

    An F-15 Eagle that sustained severe damage during a collision over the Sea of Japan last year will soon return to her nest thanks to the 402nd Maintenance Wing's F-15 Hospital Section at Robins Air Force Base, Ga.According to David Pryor, C-section deputy section chief, a team of 37 mechanics and

  • Wiring harness gives F-15 backup power source

    Workers in the 402nd Electronics Maintenance Group at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., used their expertise to give the F-15 Eagle "the juice to turn loose."Six electronics technicians from the group worked more than 4,000 hours making 112 wiring harnesses to replace existing faulty ones.Ronnie

  • Heavy-duty hybrid electric R-11 refueler expected to save energy

    The Air Force is seeking a way to save fuel and energy, while meeting mission needs.The R-11 hybrid electric refueling truck is the first step in a spiral development between the Advanced Power Technology Office at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and the Mack-Volvo Corporation to incorporate hybrid

  • Podcasting becomes another Edwards first

    An Air Force Materiel Command base became the first to offer news updates through podcasting on the public Web site Oct. 14.At Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., podcasting, a method of publishing audio broadcasts via the Internet, allows users to subscribe to a feed of MP3 files.These feeds deliver

  • Carlson assumes command of AFMC

    Gen. Bruce Carlson assumed command of Air Force Materiel Command from Gen. Gregory S. Martin on Aug. 19 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. General Carlson, who previously commanded the 8th Air Force at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., pinned on his fourth star in a private

  • CFC monitor experiences generosity first hand

    When Donna Britton West opted to become a monitor for the Combined Federal Campaign at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., she had no idea she would experience firsthand the overwhelming generosity of one of the campaign's charitable organizations just three days later. On Aug. 20, a fire broke out in the

  • Predator achieves milestone in Global War on Terrorism

    The MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system continues to build its reputation as an increasingly high-demand, lethal asset in counterinsurgency operations, achieving a monthly record of 4,700 flying hours in July. Managed by Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and

  • New Air Force Portal application gets parts to warfighters quicker

    Armed with a single user ID, password and valid stock number, logisticians can now get parts into the hands of warfighters quicker by using a new application on the Air Force Portal. The Enterprise Solution-Supply online tool gives logisticians the ability to find parts stored in any of the more

  • F135 engines scheduled for future testing at AEDC

    Pratt & Whitney's Thomas Johnson, chief engineer of the F135 program, and Jim Dunn, chief of validation and test, visited the Arnold Engineering Development Center Sept. 12 to prepare for the conventional takeoff and landing, or CTOL, qualification test for the F-35's F135-PW-100 engine. Two

  • Air Force Research Laboratory tests transparent armor

    With the goal being to protect military members facing the threat of armor piercing weapons on the battlefield, engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory are testing a new type of transparent armor, stronger and lighter than traditional materials. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials

  • Depot opens 24/7 to better serve warfighter

    To help meet the growing demand for getting aircraft replacement parts downrange more quickly, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center established a one-stop Customer Service Center, or CSC, that provides its customers timely, accurate, 'action-based' service around the clock. Mark D. Johnson, 448th