Nov. 13, 2009 Air Force names new AFMC manpower, personnel director Air Force officials announced Thursday that Senior Executive Service member John Steenbock has been named Air Force Materiel Command director of manpower, personnel and services. Mr. Steenbock currently serves as AFMC deputy director of manpower, personnel and services.As director, Mr. Steenbock
Nov. 6, 2009 Families have always been essential to the U.S. Air Force Although the U.S. Air Force is the nation's youngest service, its proud history not only shows the essential contributions of officers or enlisted troops, active duty members or reservists, but also a history of family commitment. "This importance of family is no more evident than when taking a
Nov. 5, 2009 AAC awarded for excellence The Air Armament Center was recently awarded the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for its ability to provide war-winning capabilities to Combat Air Forces to meet national security objectives. The Air Force Organizational Excellence award recognizes the achievements and accomplishments of
Nov. 3, 2009 Air Force Materiel Command civilian receives Spirit of Hope Award Air Force leaders presented a civilian employee with a Spirit of Hope Award Oct. 27 for enhancing the quality of life of injured service members and their families. The award is named in honor of Bob Hope, the first honorary veteran of the U.S. Army for his 50-plus years of entertaining troops, both
Nov. 3, 2009 Air Force family's 'Extreme Makeover' to air on Nov. 8 During this Year of the Air Force Family, one ultimate act of Airmen helping their own will get national attention Nov. 8 when ABC-TV's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' features a civilian Airman and his new custom-built house. "We are having lots of fun in the new house and life has been so much
Oct. 30, 2009 Engineers perfect software for Special Ops aircraft A C-130 gunship can lay down fearsome firepower in close support of ground operations, firing sensor-targeted ammo from 105mm and 40mm cannons while circling thousands of feet above combat area's. The gunship crews, however, saw a way to improve their capability through dual targeting. Previously,
Oct. 28, 2009 AEDC engineers play critical role in NASA Ares I-X first flight Workers at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) here contributed to the successful unmanned, flight test of the NASA Ares 1-X flight vehicle today, which was launched for the first time. The Ares will replace the shuttle and is slated for completion in 2017. AEDC testing
Oct. 28, 2009 Kirkuk ceremony marks transfer of navigational aids to Iraqi air force A ceremony held at Kirkuk Air Base in Iraq Oct. 26 demonstrated the emerging independence of the Iraqi Air Force. The ceremony marked the official turnover of a suite of navigational aids provided by the Electronic Systems Center, headquartered here, through a first-of-its-kind foreign military
Oct. 20, 2009 General Bowlds discusses innovative comm ideas, calls for more Rapid technology evolution, asymmetric threats, constrained defense budgets and a host of other dynamics pose vexing communication challenges, Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds told more than 1,200 conference attendees at a luncheon here Oct. 19. But "ideas for meeting those challenges abound," the Air Force