May 27, 2015 AFIMSC stands up final detachment at AFMC The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center activated its tenth and final detachment, Detachment 6, during a ceremony here May 26, 2015.Detachment 6 will directly support Air Force Materiel Command, which is also AFIMSC's parent major command.Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter, AFIMSC commander,
May 27, 2015 Final retreat ceremony honors AFMC commander Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, accepts the flag from a member of the flag detail at her final retreat ceremony here May 21, 2015. Wolfenbarger will end a 35-year Air Force career when she retires in early June.
May 21, 2015 Wolfenbarger wins Air Force Small Business Director’s Award Air Force Director of Small Business Programs Mark Teskey presented Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger the 2014 Secretary of the Air Force Small Business Director's Beyond Goals Award during a May 20 visit to headquarters here.This award recognizes outstanding leadership in
May 21, 2015 Peace of mind: Portable tester provides reliable capabilities to warfighters When an AIM-9X air intercept missile is deployed from an Air Force weapon system, the pilot needs to be confident it'll get the job done.Known as Common Munitions Built-in Test Reprogramming Equipment, this portable field tester and mission programmer is attached to various compatible
May 19, 2015 Commentary: This Memorial Day, reflect on true meaning It was nearly 150 years ago that our nation first observed a day of remembrance for those who died in service to the United States of America.Over the years, more than one million American Soldiers, Sailors, Coast Guardsmen, Marines and Airmen have given their lives in defense of our great nation.
May 18, 2015 Airmen, weapons tested during Combat Hammer at Hill Airmen from across the country completed the Combat Hammer weapons evaluation at Hill Air Force Base and the Utah Test and Training Range May 8-14."If you enjoy watching action movies, you get to see that real world and live," said Maj. Jonothan Reid, deputy director of operations for the Utah Test
May 18, 2015 Initiatives to improve Air Force acquisition Addressing a standing-room-only audience of industry and government employees here May 13, the Air Force's Service Acquisition Executive spoke about acquisition priorities, challenges and initiatives.Dr. William LaPlante, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, emphasized his top
May 15, 2015 Ready to roll: Production milestone revs up AWACS upgrades The 552nd Air Control Wing recently received its first full-rate production E-3G AWACS aircraft, a milestone marking the start of faster upgrades for the rest of the surveillance and battle management fleet.E-3 Program Manager Thomas Ramsey with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center said the
May 12, 2015 Update: JSTARS Recap moves to next phase A senior Department of Defense official signed a key acquisition memo May 7 that will allow the Joint STARS Recapitalization program office here to begin awarding contracts.Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, signed a Materiel Development Decision
May 11, 2015 Flight tests conclude for shape changing aircraft flap A team of researchers from Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA and FlexSys, Inc., accomplished a long sought goal in aviation research April 22 with the last flight of the Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge Flight Research program.A radically new morphing wing technology called Flexfoil TM exceeded