AFMC Command News

  • AFMC commander meets with space leaders

    U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Arnie Bunch, Air Force Materiel Command commander, met Oct. 25, 2021, at USSPACECOM headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.

  • Masters earns high honor from aerospace organization

    A member of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex team is among a group of professionals from around the globe who will soon be formally honored for their contributions to the aerospace field.Dr. James Masters, a model and simulation engineer at Arnold Air Force Base, the headquarters of AEDC,

  • Distance does not deter Airmen learning to communicate, connect

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Seven civilian personnel completed a John C. Maxwell Mastermind communication course facilitated by Air Force Materiel Command in September.The course, based on Maxwell’s book, “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect,” was led by Mary Moore, an alternate master

  • AFTC Commander learns more about the AEDC mission

    This month, Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien made his first visit to Arnold Air Force Base since taking on his latest role as the commander of the Air Force Test Center.During his two-day stop, Dertien had the opportunity to see many of the test facilities on base and speak with experts in each of the mission

  • AFRL scientists, engineers to be honored for exceptional career achievements

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory will honor 17 scientists and engineers October 25 for their outstanding career accomplishments during the laboratory’s 2021 Virtual Fellows and Science and Engineering Early Career Awards Ceremony. This year’s

  • Tinker department earns elite status for fire protection

    When it comes to fire protection, Tinker Fire and Emergency Services is in a class all by itself. The department recently became the first in the Air Force to achieve the International Organization for Standardization’s Class 1 distinction. In fact, there is only one other Class 1 organization in

  • Hurst talks Digital Transformation on latest Contracting Experience podcast

    Kyle Hurst talks about the mission of the Digital Transformation Office and why it’s so important for the Air Force to automate unnecessary manual processes and transform digitally in order to compete with near peer adversaries on the latest episode of The Contracting Experience podcast. He also

  • Command chief honored during retirement ceremony

    Chief Master Sgt. Stanley Cadell, Air Force Materiel Command command chief, delivers parting remarks during his retirement ceremony Oct. 1, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Cadell retired after 30 years on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

  • AFRL engineer recognized for contributions to composites research

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The American Society for Composites recently acknowledged Dr. Ajit Roy, of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, with its Outstanding Research Award for Exceptional Contributions to Composite Research. With his

  • AFIMSC acquisition team in running for DOD award for COVID-19 efforts

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – A small Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center team recently garnered Air Force-level recognition for its vast life-saving impact during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 45-person, 773rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron team was selected as an Air

  • AFTC launches centralized hiring supplement

    The Air Force Test Center Centralized Selection Program launches 1 October. The program aims to increase diversity and speed up the hiring process for civilians to build the Air Force Materiel Command We Need.