Aug. 24, 2015 SecAF speaks on acquisition, partnerships and priorities at Hanscom During a visit to Hanscom AFB Aug. 20-21, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James discussed her top priorities with Airmen and state officials while emphasizing the importance of the acquisition base and its partnerships."Hanscom is a unique ecosystem of engineering, technology and
Aug. 19, 2015 JSF ITF reaches historic sortie milestone at 'lightning' speed The Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force, which oversees all three test variants of the F-35 Lightning II, has proved its resolve to test and equip the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps with their latest fifth-generation fighter. This is evidenced by achieving a historical milestone
Aug. 10, 2015 AFMC commander cites AFSC focus on generating combat power The new commander of Air Force Materiel Command may have had to cross three time zones to complete her immersion of the Air Force Sustainment Center last week, but, geographical variance aside, what she saw was a highly connected enterprise focused on generating combat power for America."Getting to
Aug. 5, 2015 Maintainers extend life of T-38 Talon The Air Force's trusted trainer, the T-38 Talon, has a new lease on life thanks to a robust structural-modification program.Technicians in the Ogden Air Logistics Complex's 575th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, recently completed the first aircraft in the program and
July 27, 2015 AFMC Airman among service's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Air Force officials have selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2015.An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 35 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and
July 17, 2015 New AFMC mission, vision statements emphasize agility New mission and vision statements are the foundation of a new command strategy designed to push Air Force Materiel Command to be more agile as it delivers war-winning support to the warfighter.The command's new mission statement is succinct but declarative: "deliver and support agile war-winning
June 19, 2015 Ogden ALC completes test flight after F-35B STOVL mods The Ogden Air Logistics Complex completed an F-35B functional check flight here June 18, 2015, after the first depot-level modifications were completed on two F-35B STOVLs for the Marine Corps.Lt. Col. Kevin "Sonar" Hall with 514th Flight Test Squadron -- the first depot test pilot in the Air Force
June 9, 2015 CSAF, CMSAF visit Wright-Patt Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody held an All-Call at the Air Force Institute of Technology here June 8, and spoke about the importance of the work being accomplished by the people in the room and across Air Force Materiel