Nov. 27, 2012 AFMC promotes wellness screening campaign Throughout December and January, Air Force Materiel Command will be promoting the "Do You Know Your Numbers" wellness campaign. This campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of knowing your numbers to help prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular
Nov. 21, 2012 Commentary: This is how we do The other night I was driving home from work listening to the radio. A commercial came on for Mountain Dew and Jason Aldean, a popular country singer, said, "This is how I Dew" -- then went on to explain his life philosophy. Later I saw a commercial with another music star that was advertising for
Nov. 20, 2012 Contract award helps keep BACN airborne The Space, Aerial and Nuclear Network Division here recently awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. for long-term platform maintenance on four E-11A aircraft. The current amount awarded is $48 million, which is for a one-year base. There are four one-year options,
Nov. 19, 2012 Keeping the warfighter safe: 416 FLTS continues to enhance life-saving auto collision avoidance technology Since the beginning of the partnership between the Department of Defense, NASA and Lockheed Martin, the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System has evolved into an instrument intended to keep civilian and military aircrew members fit to fly and fight another day.More than 25 years later, team
Nov. 19, 2012 F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing The Joint Strike Fighter began the integration phase of weapons testing Oct. 26, 2012, when the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing, or CTOL, aircraft successfully completed the first in-flight test with an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. It was the first time a weapon
Nov. 16, 2012 AF leaders target sexual assault in latest 'Letter to Airmen' Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy issued a tri-signature "Letter to Airmen" Nov. 16, 2012.As part of an effort to increase awareness of sexual assault, the Air Force's top
Nov. 15, 2012 AFMC vice commander learns about Hanscom during visit The vice commander of the Air Force Materiel Command visited Hanscom Nov. 9 for an orientation of the base and its mission.Acknowledging that it was his first time visiting the base and, because his background is more logistics-focused, Lt. Gen. Andrew Busch said his goal was to learn as much as he
Nov. 14, 2012 AEDC researches possible modifications to C-5M Super Galaxy wings A recent landmark aerodynamic test on a scale model of the C-5M Super Galaxy in Arnold Engineering Development Complex's 16-foot transonic wind tunnel was all about efficiency and the bottom line.Jack O'Banion, Lockheed Martin's director of air mobility improvements and derivatives, said the high
Nov. 13, 2012 F-35A OUE events completed, success handed to AETC for review A major step in building the Air Force's F-35A Lightning II training program was accomplished when the 33rd Fighter Wing completed the training and flying portion of the service's operational utility evaluation on schedule Nov. 15, 2012.Four pilots began training when the evaluation started Sept.
Nov. 8, 2012 AFMC commander speaks to students, veterans at Fayetteville State University The Air Force's first female four-star general shared her experiences as a woman in the military with a crowd of students and veterans at Fayetteville State University Nov. 5, 2012.Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, spoke as a part of FSU's Chancellor's Distinguished