AFMC News

Oct. 22, 2020
Retired Reserve 'Awaiting Pay' Notification Letter Update

Effective October 1, 2020, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center reinitiated the process to notify service members assigned to the Air Force Retired Reserve’s ‘awaiting pay’ status on the processing procedures to draw retirement pay.
Aug. 21, 2020
Travis firefighters help community battle Solano wildfires

Airmen from the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron responded to the LNU Lightning Complex Fire to support the Vacaville Fire Protection District’s firefighting effort, Aug. 19, 2020. A small team from AFCEC's Beale Wildland Support Module answered the call to help fight the wildland blaze.
Aug. 4, 2020
Community College of the Air Force reveals plans for new degree program

The new Associate of Applied Science in Military Technology and Applied Sciences Management degree is a flexible alternative for enlisted personnel serving in Air Force specialties lacking enough formal skills training to meet current degree program requirements, said Dr. Hank Dasinger, the dean of
July 16, 2020
Reservist, civilian fire chief responds to COVID-19 crisis

At the beginning of 2020, it was unclear how devastating the COVID-19 pandemic would become. During these uncertain times, first responders voluntarily work in harm's way in order to help others.
July 15, 2020
Legion Pod reaches two flight milestones

The infrared search and tracking pod builds a more complete picture of the battlespace for the aircrew.
June 2, 2020
309th Missile Maintenance Group keeps 'big stick' on alert through the pandemic

Being in charge of keeping two-thirds of the nuclear triad operational is no small feat and for the 309th Missile Maintenance Group at Hill Air Force Base, one they pride themselves on no matter what the obstacle.
May 21, 2020
Hill AFB F-35 maintainers speed egress inspection and servicing

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Maintainers here are helping aircraft availability numbers by decreasing downtime in the process for inspecting and servicing F-35A Lightning II seats.388th Maintenance Group Airman Staff Sgt. Cameron Westin and 419th Maintenance Group Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Westover, an Air
May 1, 2020
Eyes in the sky: Team JSTARS stays focused on mission, keeps warfighter support on target

U.S. adversaries are always at work, plotting our forces’ demise, but the 461st and 116th Air Control Wings are working together as an integrated force that always has the warfighter’s back around the clock.
April 23, 2020
Test squadron uses simulators to support high-priority F-35 test missions

As the Air Force Test Center’s 412th Test Wing resumed mission-essential flight testing, the 772nd Test Squadron’s (772 TS) modeling and simulation (Sim) engineers and technicians restarted manned cockpit simulation operations to support flight test mission rehearsals at Edwards Air Force Base,
April 15, 2020
Reserve nurses mobilize to support COVID-19 response

Two Air Force Reservist nurses with the 507th Medical Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base mobilized and departed for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 13 and 15, 2020, to provide medical treatment to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 8, 2020
452nd FLTS work to keep Global Vigilance mission on track

The 452nd Flight Test Squadron has worked through the challenges of teleworking and modified work schedules to keep their fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawks flying and meeting mission requirements.

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