AFMC News

April 10, 2024
Ogden ALC uses virtual reality to enhance aircraft maintenance training

Over the past few years, the Ogden Air Logistics Center has introduced virtual reality training into its aircraft maintenance in order serve both new trainees and veteran workers seeking refresher training.
March 6, 2024
Hill AFB Airmen mentor future cyber defenders at local school

Cybersecurity is a growing need in today’s world, as technology advances rapidly and threats from hacking, viruses, and information theft affect all industries and our nation’s defense.
Nov. 30, 2023
Restoring an F-35A Lightning II: A collaborative endeavor

F-35 maintenance experts here are taking on a seemingly impossible task – stitching two mishap damaged aircraft together into a restored, fully operational F-35A Lighting II.
Nov. 6, 2023
Hill Aerospace Museum’s newest gallery nears completion

After nearly two years of planning and construction, the Hill Aerospace Museum is putting the finishing touches on its newest gallery, which will be called the L.S. Skaggs Gallery.
Sept. 7, 2023
Metrology and Calibration Flight keeps Hill AFB calibrated

The 809th Maintenance Support Squadron’s Metrology and Calibration Flight at Hill Air Force Base is a small group of highly-specialized technicians who perform a critically important support mission on thousands of tools and machines used by units across the installation.
June 14, 2023
Hills radome gets a facelift with new material technology, maintenance process

Sitting atop the north ridgeline overlooking the mouth of Weber Canyon at Hill Air Force Base sits a radome structure that is the test and engineering facility for the North American continents early warning radar defense system, known as the North Warning System.
July 8, 2022
Progress made on a salvaged F-35’s, repurposed for training aids

Airmen at Hill AFB are currently involved in transforming a salvaged F-35A fuselage and F-35B cockpit into sectional training aids. Significant progress is being made on the two condemned aircraft, which were both involved in mishaps during the last several years, then scrapped after being
April 25, 2022
RPA Roadshow encourages automation with robot software

The Air Force has adopted a Robotics Process Automation (RPA) software produced by UiPath, which is intended for use by Airman and Guardians to increase workflow efficiency by automating repetitive tasks.
Nov. 2, 2021
2021 FEHB open enrollment for eligible civilian employees

The 2021 Federal Benefits Open Season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Program, and the Federal Flexible Spending Account Program will run Nov. 8 through Dec. 13, 2021.
Feb. 17, 2021
Air Force Wounded Warrior program serves injured and ill Airmen

No other time than during the current pandemic has the Air Force’s mental health, family advocacy, and other support programs been so important. One program – the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program – has been essential in providing wounded, ill, and injured Airmen a place to turn for assistance.
Oct. 2, 2020
How service members and military spouses can vote from anywhere

The November election is rapidly approaching – Nov. 3. Don’t miss your opportunity to make an impact. If you’re active-duty military or a military spouse claiming residency in another state, you have two options for voting.
April 3, 2020
419th Fighter Wing hosts F-35 virtual field trip

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – With closures at schools across the nation due to COVID-19, the 419th Fighter Wing invited students to use their computers or cellphones to “visit” here for a virtual field trip today to see the Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-35 Lightning II.Col. Brian Silkey, the
March 18, 2020
Resources are available for those with needs as impacts of Coronavirus spread

The effects of the Coronavirus reach far beyond physical health, into many areas of daily life – from empty store shelves, to layoffs or lower paychecks, to stress and anxiety. Military families are not immune, especially those who may have members deployed. However, they are not alone. Hill Air
March 18, 2020
Hill Air Force Base response to magnitude 5.7 earthquake

At Hill Air Force Base, civil engineers and emergency response personnel at the installation are evaluating buildings for structural damage following the earthquake this morning.
Nov. 21, 2019
Ogden ALC units earn L-A-M-P award for safety, efficiency

Since the establishment of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex Logistics Airmen Mastering Possibilities (L-A-M-P) award in May 2019, it has been awarded monthly to the Ogden ALC’s units and teams that have gone above and beyond in making the complex a more efficient and better place to work.

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