Oct. 7, 2016 Fighter aircraft shelter from Hurricane Matthew Florida F-15s and South Carolina F-35s come to Eglin Air Force Base to shelter from Hurricane Matthew.
Oct. 7, 2016 AFMC promotes ‘RECESS’ physical activity challenge During the months of October through December, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its RECESS physical activity challenge.RECESS is a command-wide initiative which is conducted by Civilian Health Promotion Services, to help the AFMC workforce increase movement by promoting short bursts of
Oct. 5, 2016 Team Edwards member wins DOD’s 2016 Spirit of Hope Award Timothy Bryant, 412th Operations Support Squadron, Space Positioning Optical Radar Tracking operations chief, was one of five people honored by the Department of Defense as a recipient of the 2016 Spirit of Hope Award, which is given for exemplary service and support to the troops. Bryant was among
Sept. 30, 2016 Interorganizational synergy fuels successful test outcome Synergy across organizations and across services was on full display during a recent deployment of three F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, 75 Marines and 21 JSF operational test team members from Edwards to Florida where they successfully completed five live-fire events using AIM-120 air-to-air
Sept. 28, 2016 Meeting of the minds: Innovation team hears energy-saving proposal The 412th Test Wing Innovation Team is always looking for a few good ideas, and it may have received one Sept. 23. Jack Frazier from the 412th Civil Engineering Group proposed that the base install solar-powered attic fans in buildings on base. Frazier is a resource efficiency manager for the
Sept. 26, 2016 AEDC Instrumentation, Data and Controls team implements significant software changes Members of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Instrumentation, Data and Controls team have implemented software changes that will benefit aeropropulsion test cells at the complex by increasing the speed in which the Air Force and AEDC test customers receive dynamic data. Mike Pepple, an ID&C
Sept. 23, 2016 Robins unit recertified by OSHA as VPP Star Site The 402nd Maintenance Support Group has been recertified as a Star Site by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following a visit in August. The group was awarded the prestigious OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Site accreditation in 2013 for its ongoing commitment to workplace
Sept. 21, 2016 AFMC commander says cyber threats are real, need to get ahead of them Cyber resiliency and hardening are more important now than ever and the Air Force Materiel Command commander made that point as she addressed a crowd at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 21.