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  • Wright-Patt’s third quarter base-wide exercise begins Monday

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -- The third quarter week-long, base-wide exercise begins July 29 and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel will once again be called upon to respond to a variety of emergency scenarios.Included in the week’s events is a search and recovery exercise and

  • Hiring events to take place next week

    The Air Force Civilian Service will host Air Force Life Cycle Management Center hiring events for Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, and Detachment 12 in Boston, July 30-31 and August 1-2 respectively.

  • AFMC mission aligns with NEPA process

    Mission and nature are enhanced at Air Force Materiel Command by viewing every action taken through the microscopic lens of the National Environmental Policy Act.Plans and policy updates, mission changes that bring new programs to a location, construction projects, base closures and more all fall

  • AFMC strengthens focus on Wingman Intervention Program

    The Wingman Intervention Program captures instances where bystanders take action to keep themselves and their Wingmen safe by recognizing warning signs, potentially dangerous situations or inappropriate behaviors.In a recent note to the staff, Maj. Gen. Carl Schaefer, Air Force Materiel Command

  • History in Two: Project MERCURY

    Project MERCURY was established in October 1958 with the following objectives: Place a manned spacecraft in orbital flight around the earth. Investigate man’s performance capabilities and his ability to function in the environment of space. Recover the man and the spacecraft safely.On  April 6,

  • AFMC Airman named one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of 2019

    An Air Force selection board at the Air Force’s Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected the 12 Airmen based on superior leadership, job performance and personal

  • Honorary Commanders tour Test Pilot School

    Edwards AFB Honorary Commanders participated in a tour of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, July 19. The Honorary Commander program is a two-year appointment that partners base commanders with local civic, educational and business leaders to enhance and promote a mutual relationship between the

  • AFIT research project evolves into innovative training

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – To have an agile Air Force, Airmen readiness is paramount and a new revolutionary education hub that can deliver the most current, relevant and interactive training just might be the way of the future for the warfighter.   “Created as a research project at the