AFMC Command News

  • Electronic Systems Center gets ‘Smart’

    In a sweeping effort to improve its processes, the Air Force recently launched "Smart Operations 21," which combines key aspects of several industry efficiency tools. The most notable among them are Lean and Six Sigma, which have been used extensively to improve customer value while reducing waste,

  • Successful acquisition transformation tied to risk-based management

    Many acquisition stakeholders say acquisition programs take too long, cost too much, and lack credibility. The consequences, however, are unmistakable: they result in the cannibalization of programs to cover other priorities and they delay modernization. Ultimately what this means is reduced

  • Space Vehicles Directorate member earns presidential recognition

    When President Bush arrives in Albuquerque Feb. 2, one of his first official duties in the Duke City will be to present the President's Volunteer Service Award to a Space Vehicles Directorate member. The recipient is Mike Martin, a contract employee with Applied Technology Associates, Albuquerque,

  • Budgeting software benefits command and users

    Learning how to load software onto a computer was painful for Paul Grabiel. He is a budget analyst, not a techie. As a result, until mid-January, Mr. Grabiel couldn't do his job without biting his lip in frustration. But there's good news for Mr. Grabiel and his colleagues in financial management at

  • Sensor increases battlefield awareness

    Air Force Research Laboratory engineers are developing a tool that will provide troops superior battlefield awareness with real-time information on battlefield threats. The tool is the Cross Dispersion Prism sensor. According to William Ewing, one of the sensor's principle developers, the CDP sensor

  • Air Force Research Laboratory engineer receives award

    An engineer from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate recently received the Air Force Science & Engineering Award in the category of Manufacturing for 2005. Mr. Doug Carter, who currently works with the directorate's Manufacturing Technology Division, earned

  • Tinker civilian lauded for valor

    A Tinker Air Force Base civilian was lauded for his heroism Jan. 9 during a 72nd Mission Support Group commander's call. Johnnie Pickett, a materials examiner and identifier with the 72nd Services Division's Recycling Department, was presented with the U.S. Air Force Command Civilian Award for Valor

  • Fact-finding mission brings assistant SECAF to Tinker

    The recently appointed Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics visited Tinker Air Force Base Jan. 18-20 to gather some all-important facts before his first briefing to Congress next month. "I've only been on the job about 70 days and I made a commitment at

  • Slow, steady progress helps people excel in fitness

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFMCNS) - Most marathon runners can't complete a 100-mile marathon on their very first try. Most weight lifters can't lift 500 pounds during their first bench press attempt. It takes time, effort and commitment for people to improve their endurance or strength. It's the

  • AFMC leaders meet to plan command's future

    An acquisition, corporate, logistics and sustainment “meeting of the minds” took place here Jan. 26-27 to discuss Air Force Materiel Command’s path ahead and how the application of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century can help.Headquarters AFMC hosted 73 people from AFMC agencies, IBM,

  • Electronic Systems Center program honored

    An Electronic Systems Center command and control program that enables real-time threat detection and response planning recently received a coveted award from the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement. The Integrated Strategic Planning and Analysis Network Program (ISPAN) won in the

  • Conference to examine DoD compliance with civil airspace requirements

    The Electronic Systems Center's Global Air Traffic Systems Group will hold its 2006 Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Conference Feb. 27 to Mar. 2 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The conference will enhance Defense Department understanding of CNS/ATM

  • Rapid prototyping speeds up design feasibility assessment

    Traditional wind tunnel models are meticulously machined from metal in a process that can take several months. These models are highly precise, but the manufacturing process is too slow to assess a new design's feasibility quickly. In support of Integrated Rapid Aerodynamics Assessment, the Air

  • New facility set to be environmentally friendly

    A new aircraft paint and depaint facility under construction here is designed to be environmentally friendly and cost efficient. Before a shovel ever hit the ground Environmental Management personnel ensured the project was safe from an Environmental Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH)

  • Global Hawk earns military airworthiness certification

    Global Hawk became the first unmanned aerial system to complete the military airworthiness certification process and be granted a military airworthiness certificate during a ceremony Jan. 25 at Aeronautical Systems Center here. Randy Brown, Global Hawk Systems Group director, signed the official