AFMC News

May 13, 2025
DMM workshop drives digital warfighting, AI strategy with industry partners

AFMC and industry partners collaborated to turn shared ambitions regarding artificial intelligence into actionable strategies that deliver mission-ready, trusted capabilities across the enterprise.
May 9, 2025
AFMC legacy training management system set to transition

The Education and Training Management System is set to cease operations by the end of this fiscal year as part of a large-scale effort to streamline and modernize systems across the Department of the Air Force.
May 8, 2025
New F-35 test force stands up

A first-of-its-kind F-35 Lightning II Combined Test Force stood up May 1, 2025 to become part of Eglin’s developmental and operational fighter test complex.
May 7, 2025
Modeling and simulation – Exploring lethality before it’s built

Before a new weapon system is ever built, flown or fired, it begins in a simulated environment digitally constructed, dynamically tested and refined in real time.
May 7, 2025
New USAFSAM partnership with Purdue University expands educational opportunities for Airmen, Guardians

A new partnership between the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, a mission unit within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Purdue University will expand educational opportunities for Airmen and Guardians and provide added mission flexibility.
May 6, 2025
Oracle-M Hot Fire Test: A major milestone in Cislunar Space Situational Awareness and National Security

SSC and AFRL have reached a critical milestone in advancing cislunar SSA with the successful completion of the Oracle-M Hot Fire Test, which marks a major step toward ensuring Oracle-M’s readiness for its upcoming mission to monitor and track objects as they traverse cislunar space, the vast region
May 5, 2025
T-7A Red Hawk completes successful Escape System Sled Test

This test brings the Air Force one step closer to fully qualifying the T-7A Red Hawk's escape system for instructor and student pilots.
May 5, 2025
AFIMSC tool empowers installations with real-time budget insights

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has developed a new tool to provide installations real-time budget visibility and significantly reduce manual data processing.
May 2, 2025
Hill AFB Defenders compete, place in handgun competition

Defenders from the 75th Security Forces Squadron at Hill Air Force Base competed in the 2025 Law Enforcement Handgun Competition, held April 16-17 at Big Salty Shooting Range. Master Sgt. Zachary McLaughlin placed second in the iron-sight division, while Senior Airman Tomas Read finished seventh.
May 2, 2025
Charting the digital course: AFTC hosts fourth annual DMM Summit

The fourth annual Digital Materiel Management Test and Evaluation Summit served as a pulse check on the Air Force’s digital modernization journey and a launchpad for the future.
May 2, 2025
DAF announces 2024 top performing safety leaders, teams

Department of the Air Force released the recipients for the fiscal year 2024 Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Safety Awards, as well as the Air and Space Forces Chief of Safety Awards. Several AFMC Airmen, civilians and teams were among the recipients.
May 1, 2025
Ogden ALC earns top industry certifications for quality, safety

The Ogden Air Logistics Complex recently achieved AS9100 and AS9110 certifications, demonstrating its commitment to aerospace excellence and adherence to rigorous industry standards for safe and reliable aircraft maintenance, manufacturing, and modification. AS9110 ensures high-quality aircraft
April 30, 2025
Air Force TOC-L enhances joint force C2

The Air Force experimented with the Tactical Operations Center-Light to improve multi-service command and control during Project Convergence Capstone 5, held at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and other locations
April 29, 2025
Commentary: Legal readiness is mission readiness

Legal readiness is being certain of who will care for yourself, your loved ones, and your belongings if you become incapacitated and are unable to care for them yourself.
April 29, 2025
Edwards showcases readiness to AFMC commander

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, visited here April 13–15 to gain greater insights into the 412th Test Wing’s mission readiness, to include installation support, warfighting readiness, and capability to support an increasing demand for test operations.

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