Oct. 27, 2014 AFMC IG provides insight For 10 days, starting Oct. 28, Air Force Materiel Command inspectors will be visiting the command's units at Hill Air Force Base with one question in mind: How effectively is each unit accomplishing their mission?"It's not just about whether individual units pass or fail anymore. We're taking a
Oct. 24, 2014 Battle Management working to improve nuclear scenario planning A program that allows national leaders and combatant commanders to plan for deliberate and crisis nuclear scenarios is getting a significant upgrade.The Integrated Strategic Planning and Analysis Network, or ISPAN, provides planning capabilities for U.S. Strategic Command in support of their mission
Oct. 24, 2014 Step up to better health with AFMC's challenge Do you have 'sitting disease'? Too much time sitting down may put you at risk for health problems. When muscles don't contract, they require less fuel, and the surplus of sugar that accumulates in the bloodstream contributes to health concerns. Research has shown that sitting for long periods of
Oct. 23, 2014 Air Force implements TDY policy changes Recently, the Air Force started implementing two temporary duty policy changes that will impact travel reimbursements for Airmen.The first change, which took effect Oct. 1, made changes to the Joint Travel Regulations, Reimbursable and Incidental Expense Policy. The second will be a change in
Oct. 20, 2014 Commanders welcome units, members to new AFMC center The commanders of Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (Provisional) welcomed San Antonio-based members to the major command and its new subordinate center Oct. 9 during a town hall meeting here in the Bob Hope Theater.Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, AFMC
Oct. 20, 2014 New application aims to improve analyst's performance Members from Air Force Research Laboratory's Panning & Direction, Collection, Processing and Exploitation, Analysis and Production, and Dissemination - Experimental (PCPAD-X) team collaborated to create a new tool suite which could be used by the Air Force intelligence community around the globe.The
Oct. 17, 2014 DRAGON 'fires up' for flight The U.S. Air Force and NATO are undergoing a cooperative development effort -- known as the DRAGON program -- to upgrade the avionics and cockpit displays of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft belonging to the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker and the NATO E-3s at
Oct. 15, 2014 Commentary: Taking pride in creating the future AF I was privileged to attend and participate in the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference held near Washington, D.C. last month. It was simply outstanding.There were many inspirational moments. The pride that I felt during the presentation given by our Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh was
Oct. 14, 2014 AF releases criteria for new service medal Air Force officials released nomination criteria for the new Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal, following Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James' May 27, 2014, authorization.The medal will be awarded to individuals for their direct support of nuclear deterrence operations."This
Oct. 10, 2014 LCMC commander calls for staying, building on current course The Life Cycle Management Center's new commander, Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, visited Hanscom for the first time, after assuming his leadership role just last week, and took the opportunity to highlight the center's current and future direction during an All-Call Oct. 9, 2014."Knowing the mission