Oct. 16, 2020 AFMC successfully navigates Fiscal Year 2020 challenges With a focus rooted in the ability to sustain the mission and an eye towards long-term expansion and growth, the Air Force Materiel Command successfully executed a $67 billion portfolio in Fiscal Year 2020, ensuring operational mission success for our warfighters.
Oct. 13, 2020 Small Diameter Bomb II approved for operational use Air Force Strike Eagle squadrons to fly with the air-launched precision-guided munition.
Oct. 9, 2020 711th Human Performance Wing receives AF Outstanding Unit Award WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In an announcement from Air Force Materiel Command, the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory headquartered here, has been awarded the 2019 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. The Wing, comprised of the Airman Systems
Oct. 9, 2020 AFMC, AFGSC establish Weapons System Lead Wing Collaboration Program Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., AFMC Commander, and Gen. Timothy M. Ray, AFGSC Commander, cosigned a memorandum aimed at developing deeper collaboration between the program offices and operational wings, providing a venue for acquisition and operational Airmen to gain insight into each other’s
Oct. 7, 2020 New AFMC command chaplain views Airmen, families as priorities Col. Matthew Franke assumed the position of Air Force Materiel Command Chaplain in July 2020 faced with the challenges of COVID and a spike in the numbers of suicides within the Air Force, but also with a clear view of the way ahead.
Oct. 7, 2020 USAF Connect mobile app continues to provide AFMC info on-the-go After more than 18 months, AFMC personnel continue to benefit from the Air Force Materiel Command presence in USAF Connect mobile application.
Oct. 2, 2020 ‘AFMC We Need’ continues to drive change One year after its launch, the Air Force Materiel Command 'AFMC We Need' initiative continues to drive success across the mission, bringing positive change and improvements, moving the command closer to the ideal set in motion by the operation’s pursuit.
Oct. 2, 2020 Tinker completes construction for the Air Force’s largest ESPC project TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida – The Air Force completed construction for a $243 million energy project at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in September.The Energy Savings Performance Contract project will improve energy efficiency and resiliency for the base, said Les Martin, acting director for
Oct. 2, 2020 Armament Directorate kicks off Weapons Pitch Day EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida – In an effort to find technologies that support the Air Force’s priorities of reach, affordable mass, autonomous collaboration, sensing and communications, non-kinetic effects and digital engineering, the Armament Directorate recently kicked off Phase I of its Weapons
Sept. 30, 2020 Palletized Munitions weapon system C2 demonstrated during ABMS Onramp #2 The Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office successfully demonstrated the ability to command and control an experimental Palletized Munitions weapon system, while participating in the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management Family of Systems (ABMS) Onramp #2