AFMC News

Sept. 15, 2023
Eglin Warrior of the Month

Warrior of the Month - September 2023
Sept. 6, 2023
Major command inclusion teams gather for annual symposium

The symposium amplified Air Force Materiel Command’s efforts to remove equal employment opportunity barriers that may exist in personnel policies, practices and working conditions.
Aug. 9, 2023
SAF/IE Secretary visits Eglin

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment speaks at darter delisting ceremony.
Aug. 3, 2023
Tiny fish swims off the endangered species list

A decades long partnership between the Department of the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has brought one tiny Florida fish back from the brink of extinction. The Okaloosa darter, a two-inch perch-like fish found only in the streams at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, was removed from
April 26, 2023
New cyberspace test squadron activated

New squadron will conduct cyber security, resiliency
April 13, 2023
Serenity session helps calm traumatic brain injury patients

Relaxation techniques help active-duty service members with TBIs
Feb. 2, 2023
AFRL stands up new Civic Leader Program

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, established a new Civic Leader Program, or CLP, to build a group of informed and well-connected advocates that advises and collaborates with AFRL leadership and provides connections between civic leader communities and the public.
Dec. 16, 2022
AFRL reveals Advanced Munitions Technology Complex at Eglin Air Force Base

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 15, 2022, for the lab’s new Advanced Munitions Technology Complex, or AMTC, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Dec. 13, 2022
AFRL, AFTC collaborate on future technology via weeklong autonomy summit

Leaders and personnel from Air Force Materiel Command organizations collaborated virtually during the fall Air Force Research Laboratory-Air Force Test Center, or AFRL-AFTC, Summit Nov. 14-18, 2022, to discuss the future of autonomy.
Oct. 27, 2022
AF ‘Movement’ study could lead to healthier Airmen

Study designed to mitigate injuries in military operational teams and achieve mission accomplishment.
June 9, 2022
McKinley Climatic Laboratory celebrates 75th anniversary

As folks across the nation gear up to celebrate the 75th birthday of the branch later this summer, those at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, recently marked the diamond anniversary of their facility.
Nov. 30, 2021
AF to field new bladder relief device, working toward “suite of options”

The Air Force is slated to receive the first shipment of the Omni Gen. 3 Skydrate, an improved in-flight bladder relief device, early next month. The Air Force recognized that current devices were not optimized for long-duration sorties, and as a result, aircrew were routinely dehydrating themselves
Nov. 8, 2021
Better together: J-PRIMES/BAF collaborate to meet test demands

The Air Force Test Center operates two anechoic chambers with overlapping missions, Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems (J-PRIMES) at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and the Benefield Anechoic Facility located at Edwards AFB, Calif.Recent chamber collaboration for a test at
June 16, 2021
Air Force announces art contest winners

The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of the annual Air Force Art Contest. The contest ran March 1-31. A team of judges evaluated each entrant’s artwork for impact, creativity, and technical criteria in adult and youth categories.
May 18, 2021
370th Flight Test Squadron conducts air refueling operations with F-15EX Eagle II’s

F-15EX Eagle II’s from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing, and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, both out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, fly in formation during an aerial refueling operation over Northern California, May 14. The aircraft participated in the Northern Edge 21

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