July 20, 2012 Squadron overhauls record number of KC-135 booms Repairs of KC-135 aerial refueling booms at Tinker AFB reached a record level last month.The 18 booms overhauled in June were the most ever repaired in one month since Tinker began working on KC-135 booms in 1993, according to Ginger Keisling, deputy director of the 551st Commodities Maintenance
July 13, 2012 Vietnam vets meet with AFMC commander Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, meets with a group of local Vietnam War veterans on July 9, 2012. David Fuchs (from left), Steve Ratcliffe, Wolfenbarger, Richard Barazzotto and Tom Istvan pose for a photo during the small gathering in the general's office. The
July 13, 2012 One of AFIT's own designs top word game app Wouldn't it be cool to design your own app? And wouldn't it be cool if the app was among the top 50 to be downloaded? Maj. (Dr.) Kennard Laviers, an assistant professor of computer science in the department of electrical and computer engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, recently
July 9, 2012 Becoming an MTI? There's an app for that There's a smart phone application for just about everything these days, including joining the ranks of the Air Force's military training instructor corps. The app, simply called "Air Force MTI," is free and available for Apple, Android and Blackberry devices."It takes a special person to be an MTI,"
July 5, 2012 Happy Birthday, AFMC! Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, prepares to cut a cake to commemorate the 20th anniversary of AFMC. The brief ceremony marking the occasion took place in Headquarters AFMC July 2, 2012. The command's 20th birthday was July 1. Assisting the general are (from left)
July 3, 2012 F-35 undergoes pit testing F-35 tail number AF-1 underwent stores static ejection testing at the F-22 Combined Test Force for the past three weeks. The aircraft is carefully positioned over a pit filled with foam, and instrumented inert weapons are released from the aircraft. This type of testing, also known as pit testing,
June 29, 2012 Air Force to offer online training site for contracting professionals When officials launch the Air Force Contracting Learning Center SharePoint site July 12, it will culminate efforts to provide contracting professionals with a single entry point for continuous learning. Per DoD Instruction 5000.66, contracting professionals must accumulate 80 continuous learning
June 29, 2012 Marathon slots available through charity partners Time is running out for runners still wanting to register for the sold-out Air Force Marathon.Through one of the Marathon's eight Charity Partners, slots for the full and half marathon are still available until July 13. "This is a great way to still get in the race and do something that gives back
June 29, 2012 My educational journey: Education is freedom My educational journey certainly had its challenges, but the rewards of learning were inspirational, sensational and powerful. We are living in a nation where education enables us to build our future to become leaders in communities, in business or in government. The United States Air Force gave me