AFMC News

Jan. 31, 2025
Exploring Aircraft Battle Damage Repair Engineering (ABDRE) opportunities within AFLCMC (PODCAST)

AFLCMC engineering officers discuss the benefits and knowledge gained from earning ABDRE certification.
Aug. 27, 2024
Propulsion Directorate team members discuss accomplishments at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 (VIDEO)

Nichole Buchholz and Beth Dittmer, based at Tinker AFB, discuss some of the Propulsion Directorate’s achievements at the annual airshow.
Aug. 16, 2024
Command Chief explains Center’s impact downrange; explains how to encourage leadership growth across enlisted ranks (PODCAST)

AFLCMC Command Chief Master Sergeant Timothy Wieser explains how Center staff are crucial to operational Air Force.
April 12, 2024
Exploring Digital Materiel Management (DMM) and how it helps support warfighters (PODCAST)

The AFLCMC Public Affairs office speaks with practitioners about Digital Materiel Management (DMM) and how it helps support warfighters.
March 12, 2024
A look at how the Personnel Directorate serves civilians and supports warfighter readiness (PODCAST)

The AFLCMC Public Affairs office explores how the Personnel Directorate serves civilians and supports warfighter readiness.
Nov. 2, 2023
Commander prepares for retirement; looks back on career in chat with AFLCMC historian

AFLCMC Commander Lt. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris looks back on a long and successful career.
Dec. 16, 2022
Office helps others ‘ACE’ acquisitions

There is an organization in AFLCMC whose primary purpose is to act as a force multiplier for the broader acquisition workforce.The Acquisition Center of Excellence, led by Melanie Marshall, is a group of multi-functional experts ready to offer on-demand assessment and advisement to groups facing
Dec. 9, 2022
Give permission to feel over holidays

Leadership Log looks at dealing with - and accepting - stress during the holiday season.
Nov. 18, 2022
Airman finds work, life balance essential

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” is an adage dating back more than 350 years. It hasn’t lost any utility with age.
Oct. 21, 2022
Parachute saves early test pilot

One hundred years ago, a Type A parachute saved the life of Lt. Harold Harris - the first time a manually operated parachute saved the life of a pilot.
Sept. 23, 2022
Engineering pioneer recounts early days of Air Force acquisitions

An early member of the Aeronautical Systems Division, a predecessor organization of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, recently made the trek to Dayton, Ohio, site of the early days of his flight test career.
Sept. 16, 2022
Innovative solution helps nursing mothers locate resources

The creation of lactation spaces either from converting existing rooms or the installation of “pods,” is one of many programs led by the Women’s Initiative Team which is part of the Department of the Air Force Barriers Analysis Working Group. Specifically, WIT is charged to identify barriers to
Aug. 19, 2022
Air Force Marathon returns in person for 2022

After two years as a virtual event, the Air Force Marathon will again be in person just in time to help celebrate the Air Force 75th anniversary.
June 17, 2022
Supply chain team keeps Reapers flying

Leadership Log: learning about the global supply infrastructure and MQ-9 supply chain to keep Reapers in the air.
June 3, 2022
First Sergeant recalls the power of words

“You'll be fine. I've seen worse.” Those were the words of a Walter Reed medical technician to Senior Master Sgt. Ben Seekell some 48 hours after a land mine in Afghanistan forced surgery to remove his lower left leg.

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