AFMC News

April 28, 2025
AFMC Commander visits Arnold AFB

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, left, speaks with Lt. Col. Joseph Sabat, 716th Test Squadron commander, right, outside of the Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility lobby at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., April 24, 2025. Also pictured is Chief Master Sgt. Bill Fitch, AFMC
April 28, 2025
Trilateral E-7A Agreement marks new milestone with KC-46 Certification

In a historic first, the U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and Royal Air Force (RAF) collaborated to rapidly improve global combat capability while gathering critical test data for future acquisition of the E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
April 28, 2025
Total Force Awareness Training, consolidated data now available in DAF e-Learning

Airmen and Guardians now have another option for completing their required Total Force Awareness Training (TFAT). The training is now available on the Air Force e-Learning (DAFeL) platform.
April 25, 2025
Jump Master Pastor: Former Army Chaplain, focused on faith, calls Robins Air Force Base home

The Rev. Richard Barfield's uniformed service, from the U.S. Navy and Army Reserves, led him to a path of enlightenment, ultimately leading to become a Catholic priest and Air Force civil servant, ministering faith at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
April 25, 2025
561st AMXS completes first F-15E PDM EPAWSS installation

The 561st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, completed its first Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) installation on a F-15E aircraft in March 2025.
April 25, 2025
Richardson visits Hanscom AFB

During a two-day visit, Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, met with Hanscom AFB program executive offices and the 66th Air Base Group, and recognized Team Hanscom personnel for exceptional performance.
April 24, 2025
Field training exercise drives warfare readiness

This shift signifies a crucial step in preparing Airmen for the complexities of modern warfare and ensures a more predictable and sustainable deployment rhythm
April 24, 2025
Desert Showdown: AFMC teams forge readiness, resilience at Edwards AFB

The unforgiving Mojave Desert set the stage for the 412th Medical Group’s inaugural “Desert Showdown,” a first responder-centric obstacle course designed to push teams to their limits both mentally and physically was held April 10 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
April 24, 2025
Air Force personnel learn to advance innovation through startup collaboration

The ninth cohort of the Banshee Innovation Training Program wrapped up last week, comprising of participants from the Cyber and Networks Directorate and the Electronic Systems Directorate.
April 24, 2025
Aerial networking capability completes flight testing at Emerald Flag 25-1

A U.S. Air Force aerial networking capability recently completed flight testing at Hanscom AFB prior to exercise Emerald Flag 25-1 this month.The Department of the Air Force Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management partnered with industry, federally funded
April 23, 2025
Skills for life: the JROTC experience

Forget about marching robots - today's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets are being molded into well-rounded young leaders with a strong sense of community.
April 23, 2025
A look back: Guam Air Depot, as told through the Pictorial Study of the Guam Air Depot

A pictorial study of the Guam Air Depot as told by the Historical Office of the Guam Depot in May 1945.
April 23, 2025
Acquisitions officers learn to survive and lead in austere, mountainous conditions

Military contracting and mountainous terrain don’t usually go together in the same sentence, but two acquisition officers from Hanscom AFB have taken their talents to new heights at the Army Mountain Warfare School’s Basic Military Mountaineering Course.
April 22, 2025
Draper Laboratory breaks ground at Hill AFB on Sentinel support building

Dignitaries, Air Force leaders and Draper Laboratory officials gathered at Hill Air Force Base for a groundbreaking ceremony for a new building. The building marks an expansion of Draper’s presence at the base and brings the company’s research and engineering capabilities closer to its aerospace and
April 22, 2025
Red-Hot rush: DLA Aviation supports mission readiness with rapid response times

DLA Aviation at Warner Robins' job is critical when time is of the essence, particularly when aircraft are up for functional testing following programmed depot maintenance. When maintainers need a crucial part on a time crunch it’s labeled ‘red hot,’ and DLA Aviation is on the clock to prevent work

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