Jan. 22, 2014 AFMC promotes American Heart Month February is American Heart Month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report approximately 600,000 Americans die from heart disease each year -- that's one out of every four deaths. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, but heart disease is preventable and
Jan. 15, 2014 Commentary: Air Force standards have altitude, no room for reduction In October, I had the pleasure of hosting several enlisted calls for our uniformed Airmen. In those discussions, we reviewed Air Force standards of conduct and professionalism. However, standards are not for enlisted Airmen alone; our professional standards are Air Force centric and apply to every
Jan. 14, 2014 Airmen provide foundation for Air Force weapon systems How do you build an Air Force organization responsible for the acquisition and support of all aircraft, engines, munitions, and electronic/cyber systems? You start with the people, of course.That's the message the commander of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is conveying, both to his
Jan. 13, 2014 Global ASNT awards contract, moves toward next phase After moving into the engineering and manufacturing development stage, the Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal, or Global ASNT, program office awarded a contract to Raytheon last month, ushering the program into the first of three incremental phases. The $134 million Increment 1 contract is a
Jan. 10, 2014 Tinker's Mowles receives Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Award The deputy director of the 76th Commodities Maintenance Group in the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex was named the outstanding Aircraft Maintenance Civilian Manager of 2012.Mike Mowles received the Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Award on Jan. 7, 2014, from Lt. Gen. Judith Fedder, deputy chief of staff for
Jan. 9, 2014 Hanscom program office using expertise to protect trainees A program office here is using its expertise to help ensure the safety of Air Force trainees.Following occurrences of sexual misconduct during basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, a commander's directed-investigation looked at various programs and procedures to see how
Jan. 8, 2014 B-52 upgrade to increase smart-weapons capacity Personnel here will update ground maintenance and mission planning software in support of a new Air Force contract that will increase the B-52 bomber's "smart-weapons" capacity by 50 percent.The $24.6 million agreement stipulates that Boeing will develop a modification to existing weapon launchers
Dec. 20, 2013 Robins location, operation instrumental to multi-service exercise The Iron Triad -- which includes the Joint STARS E-8C, the AWACS E-3 and the Rivet Joint RC-135 aircraft -- were at Robins Dec. 12 preparing for the Composite Unit Training exercise off the east coast with the Marines and the Navy. "It's a big event at Robins, especially for TEAM JSTARS and Robins
Dec. 19, 2013 More than $85 million saved at Robins as part of initiative When it comes to finding ways of being more efficient and cost effective in today's budget-conscious environment, Robins is doing its share by contributing more than $85 million toward the "Road to a Billion and Beyond" initiative.Cost-effective readiness initiatives were implemented earlier this