Aug. 21, 2015 'This is depot work - this is what this base was meant to do' Heavy structural repairs occur every single day at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, yet one in particular has received some extra attention during the last few months.As an F-15C was moving early on through programmed depot maintenance in the 561st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, a vertical
Aug. 20, 2015 British woman to run AF half-marathon in girl's honor The daughter of two Airmen stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base may cross the finish line of the U.S. Air Force Half Marathon Sept. 19 -- in the arms of either her father or a British woman who is coming to run in her honor.Grace Golembiewski, 2, the daughter of Tech. Sgt. Paul Golembiewski
Aug. 20, 2015 Edwards squadron does prerequisite testing for KC-46 program The 418th Flight Test Squadron is setting the stage for the arrival of the new KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueler with legacy tanker fuel surge testing conducted July 26 through Aug. 9. Both the KC-135 and the KC-10 were tested successively on the ground to baseline surge pressure environments.The same
Aug. 19, 2015 JSF ITF reaches historic sortie milestone at 'lightning' speed The Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force, which oversees all three test variants of the F-35 Lightning II, has proved its resolve to test and equip the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps with their latest fifth-generation fighter. This is evidenced by achieving a historical milestone
Aug. 10, 2015 AFMC commander praises Team Hill Airmen, 'AFSC Way' During a visit here Aug. 5-6, Air Force Materiel Command's top leader met with Team Hill Airmen and experienced firsthand how Air Force Sustainment Center units are implementing the "AFSC Way," a program focused on delivering high-quality combat power quickly and at less cost.Gen. Ellen M.
Aug. 10, 2015 AFMC commander highlights new AFMC mission, vision, family Without a culture of respect and resilience, Airmen can't carry forward the Air Force's core missions of air and space superiority; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; rapid global mobility; global strike; and, command and control.It is that culture that Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Air
Aug. 10, 2015 AFMC commander cites AFSC focus on generating combat power The new commander of Air Force Materiel Command may have had to cross three time zones to complete her immersion of the Air Force Sustainment Center last week, but, geographical variance aside, what she saw was a highly connected enterprise focused on generating combat power for America."Getting to
Aug. 7, 2015 Ogden ALC saves time, money with MHU-83 lift work For many years, the 526th Electronics Maintenance Squadron, part of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, overhauled Munitions Handling Unit-83 lift trucks in support of supply-chain customers at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.The MHU-83 is an aerial lift truck that lifts and secures munitions, weapons,
Aug. 7, 2015 Not just business as usual: New process to benefit CMXG flight control production Without ailerons, elevators and rudders on a C-17 Globemaster III -- the powerful cargo jet that carries troops and supplies to the battlefield and in support of humanitarian efforts -- the aircraft can't safely be controlled during flight. And without regular inspections and maintenance of those