AFMC Command News

  • Supervisor course gets off to smooth start

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Dozens of first-line supervisors at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are starting the year with newly acquired or updated skills, thanks to an inaugural course from Air Force Materiel Command that augments mandatory supervisor training.Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, 

  • CDE a key tool to manage career

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – “You’ve heard these words over and over from supervisors and mentors.  There's only one person that can manage your career, and that's yourself,” said Kathy Watern, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Executive Director.  “That’s what CDE is about.”  On the

  • Hanscom comptrollers commemorate finance commander

    Members of the 66th Comptroller Squadron here participated in a memorial 5K run Jan. 27 to commemorate the life and service of a fallen colleague. Col. James “Rob” Culpepper, director of Financial Management and comptroller for Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustice, Virginia, lost his six

  • Virtual reality could transform wing exercises

    Joseph Suddarth, assistant fire chief in the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is a finalist for the 2021 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo.

  • Eglin Airman’s simple idea could save lives

    Staff Sgt. Eric Gonzalez, extinguisher maintenance manager for the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is a finalist for the 2021 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo.

  • NASA astronaut returns to Kirtland in new role

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Renowned NASA astronaut and Space Force Director of Test and Evaluation, Col. Nick Hague recently visited Kirtland Air Force Base space agencies including the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and Air Force Operational Test

  • Software Group exceeds hiring goals for fiscal 2020

    The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex’s 76th Software Engineering Group hired 336 new employees in fiscal 2020 exceeding its goal of 300. This brings the group’s total workforce strength to more than 1,500 employees, including interns.

  • Hanscom ‘CEOs’ take part in professional development

    Three hundred civilians, enlisted Airmen and officers participated in a virtual professional development event here Jan. 21 through 22. The Leadercast event titled “Leading Through Disruption” featured guest speakers across business, marketing and sports industries who offered participants unique

  • Base Mentoring Program underway in the new year

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — More than 200 military members and civilian employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are taking advantage of an opportunity to develop new and/or different professional skills and perspectives, demonstrate strengths and explore potentials now that the 2021

  • Civil engineer heads community act of kindness

    A Hanscom employee has taken the lead in supporting local establishments as COVID-19 continues to impact his community. Scott Sheehan, a 66th Civil Engineering Division environmental engineer, has partnered with a neighbor to start a fundraiser to benefit restaurant workers in Salem, Massachusetts,

  • Wage-Grade career progression site LIVE

    The Wage-Grade career progression website is now live. Serving as a one-stop shop, this resource is available to help equip wage grade employees with the tools to plan their paths of progression. Visit https//cs2.eis.af.mil/sites/22298/wgcareerpath..

  • Engineer’s planning generates new machining systems for complex

    The 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group in the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, has received new computerized numerical control machining systems to replace machines that have been around for more than three decades.