March 31, 2015 Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center reorganizes The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center reorganized its structure March 30, 2015, realigning responsibilities, authorities and accountability to better serve the Nuclear Enterprise.The center now has three execution directorates: one for ICBM systems, one for air-delivered systems, and a third focused
March 27, 2015 Senate confirms AFMC senior leader nominations Air Force officials announced March 27, 2015, the Senate confirmation of five Air Force Materiel Command senior leaders' nominations.Officials announced the Senate confirmation of Lt. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition at
March 17, 2015 AFMC announces, honors annual award winners Air Force Materiel Command hosted its top Airmen of 2014 during the command's Annual Excellence Awards event March 10 and 11, 2015.Sixty-one Airmen from throughout AFMC's headquarters, centers and wings were nominated to compete in nine separate categories -- airman, non-commissioned officer, senior
Feb. 19, 2015 Air Force announces nomination of new AFSC commander Air Force officials announced Feb. 13, 2015, the President's nomination of Maj. Gen. Lee K. Levy II to the rank of lieutenant general with assignment as the commander of Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.No date has been announced for the
Feb. 13, 2015 Air Force announces nomination of new AFMC commander Air Force officials announced today the President's nomination of Lt. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski to the rank of general with assignment as the commander of Air Force Materiel Command. Officials also announced the retirement of current AFMC Commander Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger.No date has been
Feb. 9, 2015 AFMC's enlisted Airmen honor commander with Order of the Sword In an event steeped in medieval symbolism and military tradition, Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger was inducted into the AFMC Order of the Sword during a ceremony Feb. 5, 2015, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.The Order of the Sword is the highest honor the
Jan. 30, 2015 F-35 nears completion of all-weather testing For the past four months, an F-35 Lightning II has endured extreme weather temperatures to certify the fleet to deploy to any corner of the world. An F-35B from the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force in Maryland has undergone rigorous climatic testing at the U.S. Air Force 96th Test Wing's
Jan. 26, 2015 Hill AFB maintainers break record using "Art of the Possible" The 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group's C-130 team recently shattered their aircraft delivery performance record by delivering an aircraft in 107 flow days.The 572nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completed the aircraft Dec. 18, 2014, and bested their previous record by 10 days.Officials said it was a
Jan. 21, 2015 Joint Base San Antonio selected to host AFIMSC headquarters Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, was selected as the host base for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Headquarters.Air Force officials chose the installation after analyzing operational considerations, installation attributes, economic and environmental factors at four candidate
Jan. 20, 2015 AFMC exceeds Air Force small business goals for FY 2014 In 2014, and for the first time since 2005, Air Force Materiel Command exceeded its goal for awarding contracts to small businesses. The Fiscal Year 2014 small business goal was 10.41 percent of contracts awarded, and AFMC achieved 12.03 percent, with $3.7 billion awarded to small