March 15, 2016 AFMC strategic plan to help carry Air Force to Third Offset Agility and innovation are cornerstones of a new Air Force Materiel Command strategic plan that will deliver war-winning capabilities. Those capabilities will propel the Air Force as a key element of the future national defense strategy known as the Third Offset.The first "offset" came in the 1950s
March 14, 2016 Active duty Airman advocates for inclusive playground, community The Properties of Wright Field will soon have a new playground -- an inclusive playground -- thanks to the advocacy efforts of Tech. Sgt. Amanda Golembiewski, a Public Health apprentice with the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine here.Golembiewski, founder of the non-profit
March 11, 2016 Hill pilot program adopted, expanded across Air Force Sustainment Center No one with a career in the military would ever compare it to Silicon Valley, where outside-the-box thinking, flexibility, collaboration and "creative spaces" are the norm. The Air Force Sustainment Center is hoping to change that, in part because of a successful pilot program that began at Hill Air
March 11, 2016 AFMC announces, honors annual award winners Air Force Materiel Command honored its top Airmen of 2015 during the command's Annual Excellence Awards Banquet March 9, 2016.Fifty-eight Airmen from throughout AFMC's headquarters, centers and wings were nominated to compete in nine separate categories -- airman, non-commissioned officer, senior
March 10, 2016 Transitioning from a performance- to contribution-based pay system in AcqDemo Training is in full swing for some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command personnel scheduled to convert to the DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) pay system in June 2016.During the training, employees are learning about the key differences in the performance management
March 9, 2016 Collaboration key to connectivity The Satellite Terminal Program Office here recently collaborated with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the MITRE Corp. and industry partners on testing to improve beyond-line-of-sight communications for contested operations.Last year, Hanscom-sponsored engineers began working to demonstrate that a
March 4, 2016 Civilian Health Promotion Services celebrates 10-year anniversary Throughout 2016, Civilian Health Promotion Services will celebrate its 10-year anniversary of providing health and wellness services to Air Force Materiel Command's workforce. The CHPS program began in 2006 in collaboration with Federal Occupational Health to maintain a healthy and productive
March 3, 2016 AFRL engineer lauded for advancing domestic manufacturing capabilities Air Force Research Laboratory materials engineer Dr. Benjamin Leever received the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Award of Excellence at a February 22, 2016, ceremony at the Pentagon.The Honorable Frank Kendall presented the award for Leever's
March 3, 2016 Air Force announces new AFMC executive director Air Force officials announced March 3, 2016, the assignment of Patricia M. Young as the executive director of Air Force Materiel Command. She is currently the Director, Washington Headquarters Services, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. The command's current executive
Feb. 26, 2016 Keep 'em flying, keep 'em safe There are aircraft -- some more than 40 years old -- flying across the sky every day specifically designed and built to preserve our nation's interests here and abroad. Helping to ensure those aircraft are sustained and flying safely is the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's C-5 Galaxy