Feb. 24, 2012 New fan blade contract saves Air Force millions A Value Stream Analysis of the Source Approval Request process has paid big dividends to the Air Force.The VSA was led by Melanie Jonason, chief engineer in the Propulsion Sustainment Division at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and championed by Col. Steve Bleymaier.This cross-functional team
Feb. 17, 2012 New AFMC chiefs attend orientation The 33 newest chief master sergeants within Air Force Materiel Command gathered for a week-long orientation at the command's headquarters here earlier this month. The AFMC Chiefs' Orientation is held every year after the promotion selectee list is published."Chiefs' Orientation is important to help
Feb. 14, 2012 AF 2013 budget: Cuts while keeping agile, flexible, ready force The Air Force released its fiscal 2013 budget Feb. 13, 2012, and stressed the need for difficult budgetary cuts to meet the new defense strategy while maintaining the service's agility, flexibility and readiness.The Air Force is requesting $154.3 billion in the president's 2013 budget, a reduction
Feb. 13, 2012 Edwards test squadron returns to Red Flag The lights of the Las Vegas strip served as a backdrop for Edwards Air Force Base crew members and four F-16s from the 416th Flight Test Squadron that participated in the realistic combat training exercise known as Red Flag from Jan. 23 to Feb. 4, 2012.The exercise marked a second appearance since
Feb. 8, 2012 President nominates next AFMC commander, first female Air Force 4-star When the leadership of Air Force Materiel Command changes later this year, the command will be led by a familiar face who will make Air Force history when she takes the reins of AFMC.On Feb. 6, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger to the rank of general, and as the
Feb. 6, 2012 AFMC, AFGE union officials reach labor agreement Senior leaders from the American Federation of Government Employees Council 214 and Air Force Materiel Command have completed negotiations on a new master labor agreement that will affect approximately 35,000 of the command's civilian employees.Scott Blanch, AFGE Council 214 president, and Gen.
Jan. 25, 2012 Building credibility and process improvement, one shop at a time The C-5 maintenance shops at Robins Air Force Base are a model for process improvement. Stroll into any of the work cell stations inside the cavernous Bldg. 169 and changes are evidenced by the steady hum of workers across flap and pylon shops, sanding booths and the heavily-used grit blasting room.
Jan. 13, 2012 Military logistics strained, but healthy, official says The state of military logistics is healthy and service members are doing amazing things to supply operations around the world, but the system is strained as a result of 10 years of war, the Joint Staff's director of logistics said here.Lt. Gen. Brooks L. Bash said military logisticians are, in many
Jan. 11, 2012 Air Force completes FY12 civilian workforce restructure Air Force officials announced 4,500 additional positions for elimination as a continuation of its FY12 Civilian Workforce Restructure Jan 11, 2012. This reduction builds on the realignments announced in November, including the elimination of 9,000 positions and the addition of 5,900 positions
Jan. 9, 2012 Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities.This issue -- one the department regularly