May 25, 2017 Members of 419th FLTS, 912th AMS thanked for AFMC commander visit Brig. Gen. Carl E. Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, presented challenge coins to members of the 419th Flight Test Squadron and 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron personnel on behalf of Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command. Pawlikowski issued the coins as thanks for
May 23, 2017 Airmen stop woman from jumping off bridge What started as an ordinary day for three Tinker Airmen, soon turned into anything but. Their quick reaction and application of the Air Force’s Wingman concept saved a life May 10. Capt. Justin Phelps and 1st Lt. Camden Rogers of the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron, 552nd Air Control Wing at
May 23, 2017 AFNWC receives Air Force Organizational Excellence award The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center received the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for the fourth time since the center stood up in 2006. The four awards span seven consecutive years, from 2009 through 2015.Ensuring U.S. nuclear weapons are “never doubted and always feared,” AFNWC
May 18, 2017 QF-16s help F-35 JOTT plan for future testing Three QF-16s descended on Edwards recently to aid the F-35 Joint Operational Test Team with test planning. The QF-16 is a full-scale aerial target that has been modified to be flown with a pilot in the cockpit for training and also without a pilot as a target for live missile testing. The unique
May 12, 2017 Robins maintenance pros annihilate workflow, set record For an aircraft with an interior and exterior combined paint weight of 2,600 pounds, more than 100 miles of wiring, more than 5 miles of control cables and the ability to haul 58 Cadillacs or six standard Greyhound buses, the maintenance demands are extreme. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex
May 12, 2017 F.E. Warren hosts ICBM sustainment roadshow A team of Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Force Materiel Command senior leaders held two town hall briefings at F.E. Warren Air Force Base on May 4 to share current and future ICBM sustainment initiatives with Airmen charged with operating, defending and maintaining a viable weapons
May 11, 2017 Center awards major long-range radar contract The contract award covers the engineering and manufacturing development of three production representative units, but allows the ability to exercise options for low-rate production, interim contractor support, and full rate production when appropriate.
May 11, 2017 AFMC’s Wingman Intervention program in line with Green Dot philosophy Across Air Force Materiel Command, military and civilian employees continue to embrace the command’s culture and message of encouraging proactive bystander behaviors which emphasize intervening when others need assistance.The primary philosophy of the Green Dot program, implemented across the Air
May 9, 2017 Accident Investigation Board finds lapse in maintenance procedures contaminated VC-25A oxygen system Contractor mechanics failed to follow proper maintenance procedures leading to the contamination of the oxygen system on an Air Force VC-25A aircraft undergoing regular heavy maintenance, according to an Accident Investigation Board report compiled by Air Force Materiel Command.The contamination