Dec. 7, 2012 AFMC, union leaders focus on early communication at annual meeting Leaders of the Air Force's largest civilian employer and the military's largest employee union reaffirmed a strong partnership at their annual meeting as they sat down to discuss workforce issues here Nov. 29, 2012. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, and J. David Cox,
Dec. 5, 2012 CSAF directs Air Force-wide inspection Commanders across the Air Force will conduct health and welfare inspections starting Dec. 5 to emphasize an environment of respect, trust and professionalism in the workplace.The health and welfare inspection is a tool routinely used by unit commanders, command chiefs, and first sergeants.Air Force
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. 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. 6, 2012 Commentary: Veterans Day honors a truly elite group Because we are Airmen, and are surrounded by the military on a daily basis, it can sometimes be easy to forget how incredibly significant it is to be a veteran. The approximately 22 million living veterans in this country make up only about 7 percent of the population. And less than 1 percent of
Oct. 29, 2012 AFMC professional wins national health care award Lt. Col. Rob Nyquist, command public health officer in Air Force Materiel Command's Surgeon General Directorate, was recently named the recipient of the William Gorgas Preventive Medicine Award by the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.Each year AMSUS selects an individual from
Oct. 29, 2012 AFMC to transition to new energy efficient power strips In an effort to reduce its energy consumption, and save $5.4 million over ten years, Air Force Materiel Command recently began distributing new energy efficient power strips for electronic devices located in workstations throughout the command. AFMC will distribute more than 77,000 of the new
Oct. 10, 2012 AFOSI Tip Line provides new ways to report suspicious activity In an effort to better engage the community and prevent threats to the United States Air Force, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations recently announced a new initiative to move its EagleEyes "tip line" into the virtual world.The new program will allow individuals to send anonymous