AFMC News

June 13, 2025
DAF Weapons Safety Division Re-writes Nuclear Safety Design Criteria

The Air Force Safety Center Weapons Safety division recently hosted over 80 weapons safety experts from across the Air Force, including industry and government partners for a three day re-write of the Department of the Air Force Manual 91-119 Safety Design Criteria for Nuclear Weapons Systems
June 13, 2025
Air Force Sustainment Center launches Career Compass to boost civilian career growth

The Air Force Sustainment Center Directorate of Manpower and Personnel recently unveiled Career Compass, a professional development initiative for civilian employees. The program aims to empower AFSC personnel with tools to enhance their expertise and leadership skills.
June 12, 2025
Hegseth says shipbuilding, Golden Dome, nuclear deterrence make up DOD budget request for Billions in Funding

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss key points for DOD in the president's recommendations for discretionary funding levels for fiscal year 2026.
June 12, 2025
U.S., Japan committed to integration of C3BM capabilities

In a world of rapidly evolving threats, the U.S. and its allies are racing to develop command and control and battle management capabilities that deliver decisive decision advantage for warfighters.
June 12, 2025
Battlefield medicine's bleeding edge

Combat casualty care training is a pre-deployment requirement for Air Force medics.
June 11, 2025
Construction begins on newest Airman Training Complex at JBSA-Lackland

The construction of the Basic Military Training West campus, which started in 2019, is part of a multi-year program led by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center in collaboration with Air Force and industry partners to centralize BMT campuses to increase efficiency and replace training and housing
June 11, 2025
Microreactor pilot reaches major project milestone

The Department of the Air Force, in coordination with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy Office, reached a critical milestone in piloting advanced nuclear energy technology with the issuance of a Notice of Intent to Award (NOITA) to Oklo, Inc.
June 11, 2025
AFSC team offers youth career inspiration

Eighteen members of the Alpha Boys Institute traveled to the Air Force Sustainment Center Headquarters to learn more about career planning and opportunities within the Air Force.
June 11, 2025
Eglin, local emergency teams unite to find missing child

Eglin fosters long-standing working relationships with community agencies due to its land expanse, which covers three counties.
June 10, 2025
DOD launches child care expansion initiative, provides more options to military families

Dependable and affordable child care is a big issue for military families, and it's a priority for the Defense Department, which has a number of programs underway to expand the available options.
June 10, 2025
USAF Test Pilot School pioneers space cyber test workshop

The workshop provided the students a hands-on immersion into satellite testing from a cyber warfare perspective and covering the vulnerabilities inherent in satellite operations.
June 9, 2025
Ground test: Where lethality is designed

Before an aircraft ever flies, before a weapon system is put through its paces in the open air, it meets reality in a quieter, more controlled setting: ground test.
June 6, 2025
78th Logistics Readiness Squadron Ground Transportation carries load of ‘Combat Trucker’

Behind the roar of fighter jets and transport aircraft lies a crucial element of military readiness and airpower logistics. The 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron Ground Transportation Flight, located at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, ensures warfighters have the vehicles and support needed to carry
June 6, 2025
Revolutionizing equipment visibility: How one squadron's dashboard is reshaping Air Force logistics

The Basing & Logistics Analytics Data Environment, or BLADE, system provides an unprecedented level of visibility into the status of support equipment across the entire Department of the Air Force.
June 5, 2025
New AFRL chamber to enhance human, equipment performance in extreme environments

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the new Research Environmental Chamber (REC), May 27, 2025. The capability, part of AFRL’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, facilitates equipment and human performance evaluations with control over

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