March 27, 2019 AFPC hosts Squadron Commander Course After a six-year hiatus, the course was reinstituted in January and redesigned to provide new and sitting squadron commanders a first-hand opportunity to learn about key issues and processes about AFPC’s key programs and processes for talent management and care for Airmen and families.
March 26, 2019 Vaccine preventable disease on the rise In recent years, vaccine preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough have made a resurgence in the U.S. and in Europe.
March 25, 2019 Air Commando pursues dream of flying on AFSOC airframes As a child, she sat in front of the TV watching the “Top Gun” movie over and over again and listening to Tom Cruise proclaim, “I feel the need – the need for speed!” Watching the aircraft soar across the screen made it clear to her that she wanted to fly when she grew up.
March 25, 2019 March 30 offers recognition for physicians National Doctor’s Day commemorates military and civilian physicians who devote their lives to keeping others healthy.
March 22, 2019 Air Force seeks triathletes for Armed Forces competition The Air Force is looking for men and women for the 2019 Armed Forces Triathlon in Ventura County, California, June 19-23.
March 21, 2019 Fraud training focuses on prevention and remediation HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Fraud counsel here and at Air Force Materiel Command invite all government employees to attend two different fraud training events in Massachusetts the first week of April. The first training is at Hanscom, April 3 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in building 1604, room 242.
March 21, 2019 Air Force’s top NCO gets look at all things Edwards Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright received a whirlwind tour of the Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe March 18-19.The highest ranking enlisted member in the Air Force got a firsthand look at almost every squadron and unit on Edwards. Wright visited with everyone from security
March 18, 2019 ‘The Bone’ returns to Arnold Air Force Base for store separation testing It had been nearly 20 years since a test involving the B-1B Lancer aircraft was conducted by Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base.This long absence recently came to an end, as a 10 percent model of the bomber, known in the flight world as “The Bone,” is now being used to
March 18, 2019 AFMC announces award nominees The Air Force Materiel Command has selected the major command-level award winners across multiple categories for 2018. Command individual and unit award winners will move forward to compete against their peers at the Headquarters Air Force level.
March 18, 2019 Working with Air Force One: AEDC’s John Washer shares his experience Very few of us can say we’ve met even one U.S. president, but Test Operations and Sustainment contractor John Washer has met two – President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. He met them when he started working with Air Force One, the president’s airplane.“The team I was assigned to