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
Feb. 25, 2016 Air Force Sustainment Center hosts OK Commanders' Summit The state's highest-ranking military commander recently hosted the first Oklahoma Commanders' Summit aimed at building cooperation and efficiency among the state's military installations across all service branches.Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center, headquartered at
Feb. 25, 2016 Hiring surge yields lessons and successes, leaders say The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex's "1,000 hires in 100 days" initiative generated a new pool of nearly 1,400 qualified applicants, a welcome outcome for the ongoing hiring surge at one of the country's largest Air Force maintenance depots, officials said."We are extremely pleased with the
Feb. 23, 2016 New AFMC chiefs attend orientation The 42 newest chief master sergeants within Air Force Materiel Command gathered for a week-long orientation here earlier this month. The AFMC Chiefs' Orientation is held every year after the promotion selectee list is published."Chiefs' Orientation is essential to get these new chiefs the tools and
Feb. 19, 2016 Gallium alloys could be the future of radio frequency electronics Electronic circuits and antennas for integral Air Force systems and tasks could one day receive a boost in effectiveness, thanks to the research and development of Gallium Liquid Metal Alloys (GaLMAs) underway at the Air Force Research Laboratory.GaLMAs are composed of the liquid metal, gallium, and
Feb. 19, 2016 EMXG deploys science behind AFSC philosophy Ensuring accuracy, monitoring and gaining control of production flow, having a clear picture of where assets are, and giving clear expectations to team members -- those are just a few principles deployed in one 402nd Electronics Maintenance Group squadron. While the Air Force Sustainment Center's
Feb. 19, 2016 309th AMARG wing refurbishment key to Special Operations Forces Combat Talon II mission Teamwork and ongoing process improvement efforts at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group resulted in an early shipment of the first of seven refurbished outer wing sets for the MC-130H Combat Talon IIs operated by Air Force Special Operations Command.The 309th AMARG is based at
Feb. 17, 2016 First civilians graduate from Airman Leadership School Base leadership and attendees from all over Edwards congratulated a new class of Airman Leadership School graduates Feb. 11 during a ceremony at Club Muroc. This particular class was unique because it included two civilians among the graduates, Matt Holder, 412th Communications Squadron, and
Feb. 17, 2016 Hanscom looks to improve flexibility for command and control Hanscom AFB will be putting out a request for proposal this month that is the final piece of a program for a net-centric command and control air operations suite to provide more flexibility in delivering C2 applications and information services.The Command and Control Air Operations Suite-C2
Feb. 12, 2016 KC-46 tanker successfully refuels F/A-18 A U.S. Air Force and Boeing aircrew aboard the KC-46 tanker successfully refueled an F/A-18 fighter jet in flight Feb. 10.The air refueling was the program's first using the KC-46's hose and drogue system. It took place in the skies over Washington state.According to Boeing, the flight lasted more