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  • Active duty Airman advocates for inclusive playground, community

    The Properties of Wright Field will soon have a new playground -- an inclusive playground -- thanks to the advocacy efforts of Tech. Sgt. Amanda Golembiewski, a Public Health apprentice with the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine here.Golembiewski, founder of the non-profit

  • AFMC announces, honors annual award winners

    Air Force Materiel Command honored its top Airmen of 2015 during the command's Annual Excellence Awards Banquet March 9, 2016.Fifty-eight Airmen from throughout AFMC's headquarters, centers and wings were nominated to compete in nine separate categories -- airman, non-commissioned officer, senior

  • Transitioning from a performance- to contribution-based pay system in AcqDemo

    Training is in full swing for some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command personnel scheduled to convert to the DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) pay system in June 2016.During the training, employees are learning about the key differences in the performance management

  • First civilians graduate from Airman Leadership School

    Base leadership and attendees from all over Edwards congratulated a new class of Airman Leadership School graduates Feb. 11 during a ceremony at Club Muroc. This particular class was unique because it included two civilians among the graduates, Matt Holder, 412th Communications Squadron, and

  • AIAA singles out AFRL researchers for 2016 Fellows honor

    Three researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory have been named American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellows for 2016.The three new Fellows are:· Dr. Russell M. Cummings, of AFRL's European Office of Aerospace Research and Development and the U.S. Air Force Academy, is being

  • AcqDemo team offers information about transition

    In June 2016, some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command employees will transition to the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) pay system.Employees whose positions have been identified for conversion are being notified through their respective Centers.

  • AFMC's Wingman Intervention program going strong

    More than two years after it was introduced, Air Force Materiel Command's Wingman Intervention program is still going strong."During the spring 2013 Wingman Day, AFMC made a concerted effort to provide its Airmen with the skills and confidence they need to safely intervene when they see fellow

  • Solar Ready Vets program readies first class at Hill AFB

    The Solar Ready Vets program announced by President Barack Obama during a visit to Hill Air Force Base in April 2015 will begin training the first class of 24 veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce.The training, which begins Feb. 1, is being provided by Salt Lake Community College in

  • Hanscom employee captures DOD-level award

    The Department of Defense has recognized a Hanscom employee with a prestigious product support award.Perry Hill,  product support manager and chief of logistics for the C3I and Networks Directorate's Space, Aerial and Nuclear Networks Division, recently won the 2015 Secretary of Defense Product