AFMC Command News

  • Air Force leader reflects on his time at MIT

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Uprooting from Dayton, Ohio to spend a year as a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or MIT, was an experience of a life-time for John Bailey, an engineer and deputy director of the Agile Development Office within the Fighters and Advanced

  • First sergeant overcomes severe wound with resilience

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — In December 2004, Senior Master Sgt. Benjamin Seekell joined the Air Force in Security Forces as a military working dog handler.In 2011, during his deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Seekell was conducting a routine foot patrol

  • AFRL exchange officer leads international Space collaboration

    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (AFRL) – Air Force Research Laboratory exchange officer to the United Kingdom Capt. Jacob Singleton, plays an important role in promoting international cooperation in military research, development and acquisition among the United Kingdom (UK), United States and other North

  • Wing’s 2020 Airman of the Year brings maturity to work

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Having joined the Air Force at age 22, Staff Sgt. Valerie Graw brought more life experience than a typical recruit and a considerable work ethic to her career. Her achievements and positive mindset won her the 88th Air Base Wing’s 2020 Airman of the Year

  • AFCEC program builds installation, I&MS leaders of the future

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Second Lt. Eric Jochmans thought it would be years into his civil engineering career before he’d be part of any big decision making. But within a few months, he found himself alongside seasoned engineers evaluating thousands of new, cutting edge technologies being

  • Propulsion leader by day, champion rower by night

    An Air Force colonel and deputy director of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate looks back on his college days rowing crew - and how a lifelong passion for the sport has impacted his career and management style.

  • 309th SWEG receives DoD award for software maintenance excellence

    Brig. Gen. Cauley von Hoffman, Ogden Air Logistics Complex commander, Steven J. Morani, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics, and Jim Diamond, 309th Software Engineering Group director, during the presentation of the 2020 Rear Admiral Grace M. Hopper Award March 5, 2021, at

  • History office keeps stories alive

    Although the organization has been around less than a decade, the legacy of Air Force acquisitions goes all the way back to the Wright Brothers.  

  • Medical program keeps Airmen mission ready

    In order to fly, fight and win, Airmen are the most important asset in the Air Force. For that reason, the 78th Medical Group Airmen Medical Readiness Optimization program at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, makes sure each individual is ready for the rigors of active duty.

  • 78th Medical Group programs win top honors

    Lightning struck twice for the 78th Medical Group at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The group received the United States Air Force Surgeon General Award for Clinic of the year and USAF Best Ambulatory Clinic Patient Safety Program for 2020.