July 28, 2023 CSTR proof of concept tests Defender unit-led training, equipment delivery As part of the CSTR concept, the exercise tested the delivery of Defender unit-led combat skills training using low-density, high-demand equipment at a new site.
July 28, 2023 Consolidated NexGen Atlassian improves user experience Air Force Materiel Command/A4 partners recently completed the migration and on-boarding of the Civil Engineering NexGen project into the BES Atlassian Toolset (BAT).
July 28, 2023 New integrated logistics capability improves mobility bag management, fulfillment A new ILS-S capability will improve and ease the UDM’s mobility bag management process and streamline the LRS mobility bag fulfillment.
July 27, 2023 General Allvin nominated to be next Air Force Chief of Staff Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, a command pilot with joint planning and strategy expertise, has been nominated as the Air Force’s 23rd Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III announced July 26.
July 26, 2023 ALCM summer training program prepares students for career opportunities More than 20 students learned about the day-to-day challenges Airmen face by working through real-world scenarios during the 2023 Air-Launched Cruise Missile Summer Training Program, held in two June sessions at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
July 25, 2023 AFMC Spark Tank open through Aug. 27 Air Force Materiel Command uniformed and civilian Airmen and Guardians are invited to submit their game-changing ideas now to compete in the AFMC Spark Tank: Integrated Capabilities Challenge, with the submission window open through Aug. 27.
July 25, 2023 Final destination: JSTARS aircraft transferred to Museum of Aviation An E-8C Joint STARS aircraft rolled into retirement from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia and to its final home at the Museum of Aviation on July 16.
July 24, 2023 Building the ‘Sandcastle’: 76 CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts The 76th Commodities Maintenance Group and Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling (REACT) Lab at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, have added the capability to sand cast aluminum parts in-house. The new technique adds one more tool to address the difficulty in sourcing parts for legacy aircraft.
July 24, 2023 Air Mobility Command's Largest Global Exercise Proves Success in Indo-Pacific Theater Air Mobility Command concluded Mobility Guardian 23, the largest iteration of the Air Force’s premier multinational mobility exercise to date this week. Air Force Materiel Command played a key role in the logistics build-up to the exercise, including accelerating aircraft through depot maintenance,
July 24, 2023 Multi-capable equipment initiative wins 2023 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo An idea to deliver multi-capable equipment for agile combat employment operations won the 2023 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo July 21 in San Antonio.