AFMC Command News

  • Full Throttle STEM returns, expands to Air Force Museum

    The Full Throttle STEM events May 10, 2022, at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, and May 12, 2022, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, proved to be successful this year after two years without, due to the pandemic. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Gaming Research Integration

  • AFLCMC, AFRL, AFIT Collaborate on STEM Projects

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Engineering and Technical Management Directorate (AFLCMC/EN-EZ) is collaborating with Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate (AFRL/RY) and the Air Force Institute of Technology Center for Directed Energy (AFIT-CDE) to advance state-of-the-art

  • Outreach program inspires students to pursue Air Force STEM careers

    With Hill Air Force Base needing to hire hundreds of science, technology, engineering and math professionals each year, the STEM outreach office here is inspiring the next generation of STEM professionals by encouraging STEM learning through its education and mentoring programs.

  • Dayton, Wright-Patt team up for Big Hoopla

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Dayton community displayed their mutual support and pride for each other on and off the court the week of March 13 amidst the Big Hoopla festivities, culminating in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament First Four. 2022

  • Air Force Research Lab working to develop future workforce

    Ensuring a steady supply of technical and scientific expertise for American industry and innovation has been a national priority since about 1957 when the Soviet Union launched its first Sputnik. Today, however, with the increasingly rapid pace of high technology, the need to attract young people to

  • USAFA Cadet Summer Program returns to Tyndall AFB

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Summer Program recently returned to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Laboratory here. The month-long annual research program that began in 2008 is an opportunity for second and

  • AFRL senior technical advisor inspires daughter to follow in her footsteps

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – A senior technical advisor with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate inspired her daughter to embark on a military career full of adventure and multicultural experiences.Lisa Fitzgerald raised four children who all ended up

  • AFTC honors Women's History Month: interview with Dr. Eileen Bjorkman

    March is Women’s History Month. Join us in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. We highlight Air Force Test Center executive director, SES Dr. Eileen Bjorkman during a question and answer session with Tiffany Holloway,

  • On-the-spot offers bring new talent to AFMC

    Ten immediate intent-to-hire job offers were the result of the recent Air Force Materiel Command recruiting efforts during the Black Engineer of the Year Award virtual conference, Feb. 11-13.

  • 586 FLTS testing software management program for aircraft

    The Arnold Engineering Development Complex 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base is conducting a test program to evaluate potential for the platform Kubernetes to be used in operational aircraft.Kubernetes, according to kubernetes.io, is an “open-source system for automating