AFMC Command News

  • Airmen share COVID experiences

    “You think you’re healthy and doing everything right until something happens that could change everything,” said 1st. Lt. Amanda Smies, a senior engineer at the Quick Reaction Capability Branch here. Smies was rushed to the emergency room, where she was confirmed positive with COVID-19. She had been

  • Deputy PEO for Bombers shares career perspective

    As a single mother of seven-year old twin boys, and No. 2 on the leadership team responsible for the acquisition, modernization and sustainment of the Air Force bomber aircraft fleet, Jennifer Morgan is no stranger to navigating challenges and finding opportunities for success.

  • 2021 Fall Prevention Focus aims to keep Airmen 'upright'

    For the eighth year, the Department of the Air Force is partnering with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration during the National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls being held May 3-7. The DAF theme for this year’s focus is “Make a Difference in Fall Prevention.” The theme incites every

  • 2020 SE&TM outstanding performers named

    2020 science, engineering and technical management outstanding performers are announced, representing civilians and Airmen from across Air Force Materiel Command.

  • 72nd MDG physician assistant delivers CPR at home

    The skills and quick actions of a physician assistant assigned to the 72nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron potentially saved a life on Sept. 30, 2020. First Lt. Aaron O’Meara and his girlfriend, Erica Arellano, who had just received a food delivery in the lobby of their apartment, discovered

  • AFRL Materials scientist receives NextFlex 2021 Fellow Award

    Dr. Jeremy Ward, a scientist at Wright-Patterson’s Air Force Research Laboratory, has received a 2021 Fellow Award from NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute. Ward was one of four recipients.

  • Getting to know the new AFIMSC infrastructure lead at Tyndall

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Program Management Office, as a key component of the NDR Program, has a new general officer to provide executive-level support for the Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, rebuild. Following recently

  • AFRL testing made Perseverance, the search for life on Mars possible

    On February 18, 2021, NASA’s rover Perseverance touched down on the surface of Mars to begin searching for evidence of past life. The success of this touchdown would not have been possible without the work of a team of researchers who operate unique erosion testing equipment in a windowless bunker

  • Developing Self: Airman’s Foundational Competencies Category

    The Air Force has identified 24 Airman’s foundational competencies for all Airmen, these competencies are universally applicable to all Airmen and are categorized into four groups: Developing Self, Developing Others, Developing Ideas and Developing Organizations. Developing Self includes the

  • Munitions Flight: More than ammo

    Robins Air Force Base is home to 54 mission partners, most who share a common goal of providing depot-level maintenance to a variety of Air Force aircraft.

  • AFIMSC helps Air Force deliver quality child care facilities 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Quality infrastructure enables quality care for military children while their parents serve our nation.The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's primary subordinate units, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and Air Force Services Center, work

  • TEST Kids: AFTC Salutes the Military Child

    Military children are constantly being tested as to how flexible they can be while supporting their parents. They move every few years, have to make new friends, and try to keep up with their favorite activities that may not be at the next duty station. Seven Air Force Test Center children here at