Aug. 5, 2019 New AFSC website simplifies hiring The Air Force Sustainment Center has a new website, afscciviliancareers.com, aimed at easing the process of recruiting and filling positions using direct and expedited hiring authority.“The AFSC wanted to develop a site that was a repository for collecting resumes from applicants to fill positions
Aug. 2, 2019 DRAGON heads south for summer HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Pilots flew an upgraded E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft across the international date line and into the southern hemisphere in late July.The flights prove a $1.05 aircraft billion upgrade, called DRAGON, is worthy of long-haul, international
Aug. 2, 2019 Initiative draws large feedback, widespread support The Air Force Materiel Command’s AFMC We Need initiative continues to make steady progress, with project teams completing phase two visits to AFMC operating locations this week. The initiative aims to identify both the areas in which the command excels as well as the challenges and opportunities
Aug. 2, 2019 Bunch tours Tinker Air Force Materiel Command Commander, Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., visited Tinker last week, making it his first visit to a main logistics center location since taking command in May.“I am thrilled to get the opportunity to be the commander of AFMC, and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with
Aug. 1, 2019 AFIMSC navigates storms, disasters to exceed 84 percent budget execution A flexible strategy combined with strong partnerships that focus on taking care of Airmen. That’s what helped the Air Force exceed a goal to execute more than 83 percent of its $7 billion installation and mission support portfolio by the July 31 deadline.
Aug. 1, 2019 Soon-to-be officers get a taste of Air Force life Air Force ROTC cadets from around the country visited Hill Air Force Base this summer to get a taste of what Air Force life will be like after graduation. More than 80 cadets from nearly 60 colleges took part in a professional development training program called Operation Air Force.
Aug. 1, 2019 Command chiefs hold panel discussion Chief Master Sgt. Stanley Cadell, the command chief for Air Force Materiel Command, as well as command chiefs from other AFMC units, held a panel discussion covering a wide array of topics at the Minuteman Commons here July 30.
July 30, 2019 AFCEC summits promote whole-of-government response The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, which provides environmental remediation support to Air Force headquarters, major commands and installations, reintroduced the annual summits - an eastern, western and central - in 2016. The goal was to strengthen relationships between the Air Force, state and
July 30, 2019 Bunch to host online town hall Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, will host a virtual town hall Aug. 8, 1 p.m. EST. The event will be livestreamed on the AFMC Facebook page with opportunities for personnel to submit questions for Bunch prior to and during the event.
July 30, 2019 Air Force brings defense planning into 21st century through modern software For much of the defense community, the ease and functionality of modern technology is not translated to military planning systems. While cumbersome acquisitions processes, funding issues and security concerns are often valid causes, many Department of Defense processes (and any software associated