March 9, 2012 Air Force announces AFMC senior leader changes Air Force officials announced March 9, 2012, the President's nomination of two Air Force Materiel Command senior leaders for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with new assignments.Pending Senate confirmation, Lt. Gen. Charles R. Davis, commander of the Electronic Systems Center at
March 6, 2012 Air Force announces band restructure; AFMC’s two bands impacted As part of an ongoing service-wide search for efficiencies, the Air Force announced March 6, 2012, the restructure of the service's military band program. The announcement, along with other force changes, was made as part of the Air Force's broader force structure measures.Air Force Materiel
March 6, 2012 Air Force officials announce manpower force structure changes Air Force officials released force structure changes and resulting manpower impacts from the new DoD strategic guidance and fiscal 2013 President's Budget Mar. 6.The fiscal 2013 President's Budget adjusts Air Force military end strength to 501,000, with net reductions of 3,900 Active Duty, 5,100 Air
March 6, 2012 AFMC lifts hiring freeze Citing the success of hiring controls and voluntary separation and retirement incentives, Air Force Materiel Command officials here announced March 6, 2012, the end of the command-wide hiring freeze. "We've had to make some really tough choices as we restructure our workforce to meet the needs of
March 5, 2012 AFLCMC planning tempo quickens The "champion" shepherding planning for the standup of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center says input from the workforce is critical for the proposed new organization to be successful.Col. Art Huber, vice commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is
March 2, 2012 AFMC creates Governance Structure to oversee reorganization Air Force Materiel Command is using a dedicated process to guide the command's planned restructure from 12 centers to five.According to a charter approved by AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman, the AFMC Reorganization Implementation Governance Structure guides the development, coordination,
Feb. 29, 2012 President nominates Gen. Moore as new AFLCMC commander The President has nominated Air Force Materiel Command Vice Commander Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II for appointment as commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The nomination was announced by Air Force officials Feb. 29, 2012. Pending Senate confirmation, General Moore will lead the new
Feb. 28, 2012 Air Force issues flight release for Eglin AFB F-35A Officials at the Aeronautical Systems Center here issued a Military Flight Release today that will allow the F-35A Lightning II fighter to begin initial operations at Eglin AFB, Fla.The decision was reached after an airworthiness board conducted an assessment that evaluated potential risks and the
Feb. 28, 2012 AFMC wins international waste management awards The Air Force Materiel Command Asset Management Division recently earned the Richard I. Stessel Waste Management Award, making the AFMC team the first federal entity honored by the Air and Waste Management Association. The association named the AFMC division a winner of the Stessel award for
Feb. 27, 2012 Marine Corps unveils F-35B Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 hosted the Marine Corps' official F-35B Lightning II rollout ceremony here Feb. 24, 2012."These Marines are part of the cutting edge of marine aviation," said Gen. Joseph Dunford, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and presiding officer for the