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June 6, 2024
AFSAC hosts 29th annual FLO International Reception

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation (AFSAC) Directorate hosted the 29th annual International Reception for their Foreign Liaison Officers (FLOs) on May 23 near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Dec. 21, 2023
AFSAC hosts international partner meeting ICUG-92

A recap of an international partner meeting hosted by AFSAC.
Feb. 22, 2022
AFLCMC Black History Month profile: Dr. Carlos Braziel, AFSAC

Dr. Carlos Braziel is Chief of the Global Facilities Support Division of the Air Force Security and Cooperation (AFSAC) Directorate, part of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC).
Feb. 18, 2022
AFSAC launches new international community development initiative

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) hosted a virtual event on February 17, 2022 with Foreign Liaison Officers (FLOs) representing U.S. international partner nations around the world to formally announce the 2022
Feb. 10, 2022
AFSAC Data Visualization and Analytics growing across Air Force FMS

Since 2020, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) Metrics Team has led a major initiative to modernize Foreign Military Sales case data systems.
Feb. 1, 2022
Air Force FMS lead discusses vision for the enterprise

Despite another year impacted by COVID, Foreign Military Sales continues to grow, with a total portfolio value of $230.2 billion consisting of 3,409 active FMS cases and $104.6 billion work-in-progress.
Sept. 3, 2021
India, US sign Air-Launched UAV Co-Development Project Agreement

Air Vice Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, Indian Air Force, Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Plans, and Brig. Gen. Brian R. Bruckbauer, Director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation (AFSAC) Directorate for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, signed a landmark agreement recently to
Aug. 26, 2021
Behind the scenes of foreign military sales: AFSAC helps international partners overcome airpower supply shortages

Recently, AFSAC worked with a key international partner nation to clear more than a dozen Not Mission Capable Supply cases which inhibited the foreign partner’s aircraft from performing identified missions. When an NMCS code appears for a country’s weapon system, the weapon system is not capable of
June 30, 2021
AFSAC develops first FMS case for Kessel Run software.

In May 2021, the NATO interoperability exercise Ramstein Ambition 21 made headlines about the successful execution of JIGSAW, a software package developed by Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Detachment 12, also known as Kessel Run, used for planning tanker refueling missions.
June 17, 2021
Behind the Scenes of Foreign Military Sales: PROS is a Proven Lifeline for International Partners

In the world of Foreign Military Sales (FMS), there are a lot of “moving parts” literally. Whether it’s an aircraft, Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) platform, or missile system, there’s a plethora of highly-technical, carefully-engineered parts and support equipment needed to operate
June 11, 2021
FMS customers see value in AFSAC

While countries do have the option to purchase military materiel directly from commercial sources without Air Force assistance, typically, they take advantage of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s experience.
June 10, 2021
F-16 fleet of Poland hits milestone; reaches 100,000 flight hours

May 2021 marked a historic milestone for the F-16 fleet of Poland. Since the delivery of the first two aircraft in November 2006, the Polish F-16 fleet has achieved 100,000 flight hours!
May 12, 2021
Tremendous growth, strategic developments shared on FMS Enterprise

Heidi Grant, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on April 9 and met with members of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) and other AFLCMC directorates, to discuss
April 23, 2021
Behind the scenes of Foreign Military Sales: AFSAC case development

A behind-the-scenes look at developing a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case by AFSAC.
March 16, 2021
Behind the Scenes of Foreign Military Sales: Worldwide Warehouse Redistribution Service (WWRS)

There’s a lot of details behind the scenes that go into delivering aircraft such as F-15s, F-16s and C-130s to International Partners for long-term mission success and military interoperability.There are entire teams dedicated to logistics and the buying and selling of parts and supplies that

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