May 19, 2020 Center begins phased return to full capacity The Air Force Sustainment Center is beginning a phased “Return to Full Capacity” at all of its locations after recent adjustments to operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Each wing and Complex within AFSC is implementing return measures informed by local public health conditions and
May 19, 2020 Virtual JSTARS: Training enters virtual reality Virtual reality is coming to the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft in a collaboration with the 116th Air Control Wing and the 461st Air Control Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. A VR Maintenance and Operations Training Program has been created to supplement training
May 19, 2020 Robins Frontlines: Summer Brannigan Summer Brannigan, 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production support technician, plays a vital role within the C-5 Galaxy Enterprise. In her position, Brannigan schedules C-5 aircraft maintenance and ensures parts, kits, and mission partner support are ordered and in place for C-5 aircraft on
May 18, 2020 Air Force announces 2019 athletes of the year JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force recently named its male and female 2019 athletes of the year. They are a world-class handball player and a top equestrian.The Air Force’s Female Athlete of the Year is Maj. Andrea D. Matesick.Matesick, the chief of safety and a T-38C instructor
May 18, 2020 Flashback: The Navaho Missile: Part 2 Note: This is part two of a series on the Navaho Missile. Part one can be viewed at The Navaho Missile: Part 1.As Phase 1 testing of the X-10 Program came to an end, the flight test portion for Phase 2 began to ramp up at the Air Force Missile Test Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. From the
May 18, 2020 AEDC hypersonic test team presses on during pandemic Seven Hroncich, left, an instrument technician, Robert Bradford, center right, an electrician, Kevin Thompson, right, test operations engineer, Tim Mullins, an outside machinist, and others prepare for a test run in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Arcs Test Facility Control Room,
May 18, 2020 Tinker Frontlines: Meet Diann Riter Tinker Frontlines: Meet Diann RiterDiann Riter is the Installation Emergency Manager at the Emergency Operations Center and has served in this position for over seven years.Riter, originally from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, has spent 16 years in civil service and is an Air Force retiree.In her free
May 18, 2020 Team DLA averages two hour delivery time for crucial Air Force parts In early March, Robins Air Force Base began to send high risk personnel home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. By the end of the month the base had emptied to critical personnel. One critical team from Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Warner Robins is the Delivery Response Team that
May 18, 2020 Hanscom commander provides COVID-19 update In a nutshell, Hanscom never truly closed - we’re just operating differently.
May 18, 2020 Team Hill Frontlines: Chris Clawson Chris Clawson works in the 75th Operations Support Squadron in Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems. He maintains navigational aids systems and equipment used to control air traffic. Chris hails from Hyrum, Utah, and his hobbies include skiing and ATV riding.