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
Oct. 10, 2014 New airfield lighting system increases flight safety When severe weather passed through Robins in June 2013, it damaged several lights that were part of an approach lighting system on the runway's south end.Since then a $917,000 replacement project has resulted in a new ALSF-1 approach lighting system. The project, completed by prime contractor MKJV
Oct. 7, 2014 Hackathon challenges abilities to solve real-world AFRL problems Air Force Research Laboratory is preparing to co-host LabHack, a 26-hour long coding competition which will task coding-savvy individuals, or "hackers," to creatively solve challenges that AFRL researchers face every day.The Air Force's first 'Hackathon' event -- produced by AFRL, the Wright
Oct. 7, 2014 Three-Dimensional Long-Range Radar contract awarded The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Theater Battle Control Division awarded a contract to the Raytheon Company for the service's next generation of long-range radars Oct. 6, 2014. The $19.5 million fixed price incentive firm contract covers the engineering, manufacturing and development of
Oct. 2, 2014 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