Oct. 15, 2015 AFMC promotes Freeze the Gain with the DASH Eating Plan During the holiday season, Air Force Materiel Command will promote the Freeze the Gain Challenge to help the AFMC workforce prevent and control high blood pressure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 3 adults in the United States has HBP. HBP is called the "silent
Oct. 14, 2015 Former loadmaster, tester to be inducted into hall of fame Retired Master Sgt. Theodore Venturini will be inducted into the Airlift Tanker Association Hall of Fame Oct. 31, 2015. He is one of six C-17A Pathfinder Loadmasters that will be honored at an Air Mobility Command and ATA Symposium in Orland, Florida.According to the ATA nomination, the Pathfinder
Oct. 13, 2015 AFMC offers professional logistics certification programs Air Force Materiel Command has developed the Logistics Professional Development Program for civilian and military employees, working in a logistics career field, who are looking to formulate a career plan, determine job-related continuous learning objectives and enhance their professional
Oct. 13, 2015 AFMC wingmen continue to take action Air Force Materiel Command's culture of respect and resiliency is still going strong, and Airmen across the command continue to prove their dedication to that culture through their actions as wingmen."In AFMC, and across the Air Force, we accomplish our mission as a dedicated team committed to our
Oct. 10, 2015 Pegasus drogue, hose and boom systems deployed The KC-46A Pegasus notched another success this week when the systems at the heart of aerial refueling were demonstrated on EMD-2 with the deployment of both drogue systems and the boom.On Oct. 8, 2015, EMD-2 successfully extended the drogue refueling baskets from both the Centerline Drogue System,
Oct. 9, 2015 C-130H gets new training mission -- saves time, money An aircraft that had been flying continuously since 1974 has made Robins Air Force Base its final resting place.The Sept. 29, 2015, arrival of a retired C-130H will not only enable maintenance professionals across Robins to have a dedicated aircraft for training purposes, but it will be a welcome
Oct. 8, 2015 Tinker on track for big energy savings in 2015 Tinker Air Force Base is on track to reap more than $500,000 in energy and water savings when the final figures for fiscal year 2015 are tallied, according to base officials.The home of the heavily industrial Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is projected to exceed the Air Force's 3 percent energy
Oct. 7, 2015 Air Force testers cleared for Pegasus Now that Boeing has two aircraft -- one a 767-2C freighter and one a militarized KC-46A tanker -- in the air, the program expects flight testing will really get off the ground. All told, the path forward is for flight testing to validate the aircraft meets performance requirements and achieves both
Oct. 7, 2015 AFNWC welcomes new commander The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center welcomed Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson as its new commander at a ceremony Oct. 1 at Hardin Field.Jansson came to Kirtland several months ago as program executive officer for strategic systems. He will retain that position as well as serving as the AFNWC commander."Over
Oct. 7, 2015 B-52 gets mapped for laser operations with new LITENING Targeting Pod The 419th Flight Test Squadron here recently executed ground laser testing on the B-52H aircraft. The B-52 bomber is integrating the LITENING targeting pod, or TGP, under the right wing.Operational B-52 aircrews have requested additional targeting pod resources to maintain precision weapon delivery