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  • Doolittle Raiders Maj. Thomas Griffin and Master Sgt. David J. Thatcher participate in a question and answer session with the media April 16, 2010, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

    Photo essay: Doolittle Raiders meet for 68th reunion

    Remaining members of the Doolittle Raiders participate in a question and answer session with the media here April 16. The Raiders continue to inspire those servicing in the Air Force. View the slideshow.
  • Spectators from last year's Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo gather for stage events, music and a variety of other entertainment. This year's Tattoo will include musical entertainment and will commemorate Korean War veterans as part of the event's 'Reflections on 60 Years' theme. Gates will open at 4 p.m. June 25 on the grounds of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, and the event is free and open to the public. (File photo)

    Freedom's Call Tattoo 2010 offers budget-friendly fun for whole family

    With summertime around the corner and vacation planning on the horizon, this year's Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo will provide free fun for everyone in the family.Mark your calendars now for this sixth annual event starting at 4 p.m. June 25 on the grounds of the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Tattoo is free and
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    AFMC to honor top enlisted at Eglin awards banquet

    Preparations are currently under way to recognize Air Force Materiel Command's top enlisted Airmen during the command's 2010 Annual Enlisted Awards Banquet slated this year for April 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.The theme for this year's banquet is 'Honoring Excellence, Celebrating Family,' one chosen to highlight the Air Force's designation of
  • Quality Assurance Specialist James LaFave at the Air Force Petroleum Office cleans a distillation flask after working with JP-8 fuel. A DOD Live Bloggers Roundtable held March 25 featured experts who discussed first test flight of an A-10C Thunderbolt II powered by a blend of Hydro-treated Renewable Jet biofuel, or HRJ, and JP-8 at Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bonnie White)

    AFMC experts make strides with alternative fuels

    As the aviation community looks to a future of independence from non-renewable energy sources, the Air Force is making historic strides in alternative fuels that will bring about positive economic and environmental outcomes. Three Air Force Materiel Command fuels experts at Wright-Patt were on hand Tuesday for a DOD Live Bloggers Roundtable to
  • President Barack Obama speaks to military and civilian personnel about his plan to lift the nearly 20 year executive ban on oil and natural gas drilling off the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, March 31, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. President Obama also announced the Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet, dubbed "The Green Hornet," is slated to be tested on Earth Day, April 22. If the test is successful, it will be the first fighter to reach supersonic speed with a 50/50 blend of Hydrotreated Renewable Jet and JP-8 fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Perry Aston)

    President Obama highlights AFMC biofuels flight during energy speech at Andrews

    An Air Force first-ever feasiblity flight demonstration of an A-10C Thunderbolt II fueled with a blend of biofuels garnered added attention today when President Barack Obama delivered a speech about energy security at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Below is the transcript of his remarks today:THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you so much.
  • Lt. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander, answers a question asked by a Meadowdale PreK-8 School student during a visit to AFMC headquarters March 24. About 40 students participated in a job shadowing event organized by a Wright-Patterson AFB group called Airmen Acting. The group's mentoring program pairs volunteers from the base with students in an effort to provide guidance and help the students make responsible choices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chandra Lloyd)

    Command headquarters takes part in mentoring at-risk kids

    Students at Dayton's Meadowdale PreK-8 School might never have dreamed of experiencing the Air Force or meeting a general officer. However, many students did just that thanks to a base group's March 24 job shadow event. Airmen Acting, an organization established in January of this year by Senior Master Sgt. Dellaina Grundy, command supply systems
  • An A-10C Thunderbolt II from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., flies along the coast of Florida March 25, 2010, during the first flight of an aircraft powered solely by a biomass-derived jet fuel blend. The A-10 was fueled with a 50/50 blend of Hydrotreated Renewable Jet and JP-8. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Joy Josephson)

    Air Force officials take step toward cleaner fuel, energy independence

    Air Force officials, embracing the national priorities of cleaner fuel and energy independence, took a step toward a greener, energy independent future when an A-10C Thunderbolt II here took to the air March 25 fueled with a blend of Hydrotreated Renewable Jet, or HRJ, and JP-8.This first-ever feasibility flight demonstration was using HRJ, a
  • A RQ-4B Global Hawk completes a wet runway test March 12. 452nd Flight Test Squadron will wrap up its Block 20 wet runway testing around the beginning of April. (Courtesy photo)

    Global Hawk wet runway testing yields positive results

    At the crack of dawn, a force of Airmen, civilians and contractors work in choreographed precision to conduct a test which will only last one minute. That's what it takes to conduct a wet runway test for the new RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk here. The 452nd Flight Test Squadron has been conducting its Global Hawk wet runway testing with positive
  • Gen. Donald Hoffman (right), Air Force Materiel Command commander, examines two aircraft brakes while Senior Airman Stephen Baumgart, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, explains his mission at a location in Southwest Asia last month. General Hoffman, along with other AFMC senior leaders, visited as part of a trip through the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility to acquire feedback directly from the warfighter about the test and sustainment support the command is contributing to the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kasey Zickmund)

    Trip to war region heightens AFMC commander's resolve

    The commander of Air Force Materiel Command returned recently from a trip to Iraq and other sites in the region with an amped-up sense of responsibility to deployed Airmen who depend on his command for the supplies, parts and maintenance to get their jobs done.General Donald Hoffman had a simple message for the AFMC work force, which he shared
  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Navy Capt. Mike Saunders, 33rd Operations Group deputy commander, tries on the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter helmet after getting measured for the new flight suit. The new pilot equipment includes everything from underwear to cold weather outer gear to anti-G garments. The measurement brought Eglin one step closer to being able to commence training, said Marine Col. Arthur Tomassetti, 33rd Fighter Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

    33 FW 'measures' up with milestone, moves closer to F-35 training

    The 33rd Fighter Wing marked another milestone as pilots received measurements for the first F-35 pilot equipment here Feb. 25."The wing continues to work towards establishing the first DoD training center for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter," said Marine Col. Arthur Tomassetti, 33 FW commander. "While measuring an individual for flight equipment
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