March 25, 2016 Crosstalks aimed at improving KC-135 service Experts from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the Air Force Reserve, National Guard Bureau and the Legacy Tanker Division conducted a customer support visit to Tinker Air Force Base and at two other bases, March 14-18, to listen to unit concerns regarding KC-135 "Stratotanker" support and
March 25, 2016 Utah vets are ready for the solar industry Chase Warner is from a small Wyoming town with rustic charm, a small grocery store that closed at 6 p.m. and an industry based in agriculture.For Warner, this wasn't enough. He joined the National Guard, enrolled in college and pursued a marketing degree, but when he graduated the only industry near
March 25, 2016 Commentary: Spring Wingman Day to focus on spiritual resiliency and fitness "Resilient, Agile Workforce" ... this is the goal, the end-state of what we in the Office of the Command Chaplain desire for all of Air Force Materiel Command. We believe Comprehensive Airmen Fitness (CAF), which is founded on the Air Force's four domains of fitness (physical, mental, social and
March 21, 2016 Arnold participating in Energy Savings Performance Contract Arnold Air Force Base has been selected to take part in an energy saving performance contract due to having a very large energy load.Through this contract, funding will become available to finance numerous facility improvement projects that will save money and energy for AEDC. The execution of the
March 18, 2016 Center gives 360-degree view of flight line; new software on horizon The Robins Maintenance Operations Center is an around-the-clock operation, staffed by former mechanics who are trained to assist with just about any request -- from supporting maintenance professionals with dispatching of aerospace ground equipment, to documenting incidents or injuries, to alerting
March 11, 2016 Hill pilot program adopted, expanded across Air Force Sustainment Center No one with a career in the military would ever compare it to Silicon Valley, where outside-the-box thinking, flexibility, collaboration and "creative spaces" are the norm. The Air Force Sustainment Center is hoping to change that, in part because of a successful pilot program that began at Hill Air
March 10, 2016 Transitioning from a performance- to contribution-based pay system in AcqDemo Training is in full swing for some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command personnel scheduled to convert to the DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) pay system in June 2016.During the training, employees are learning about the key differences in the performance management
March 9, 2016 Collaboration key to connectivity The Satellite Terminal Program Office here recently collaborated with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the MITRE Corp. and industry partners on testing to improve beyond-line-of-sight communications for contested operations.Last year, Hanscom-sponsored engineers began working to demonstrate that a
March 3, 2016 AFRL engineer lauded for advancing domestic manufacturing capabilities Air Force Research Laboratory materials engineer Dr. Benjamin Leever received the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Award of Excellence at a February 22, 2016, ceremony at the Pentagon.The Honorable Frank Kendall presented the award for Leever's
Feb. 26, 2016 Keep 'em flying, keep 'em safe There are aircraft -- some more than 40 years old -- flying across the sky every day specifically designed and built to preserve our nation's interests here and abroad. Helping to ensure those aircraft are sustained and flying safely is the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's C-5 Galaxy