April 9, 2012 Hold the line: Truth is hard to hear, but can set you free As a master sergeant and the newly appointed squadron superintendent, I felt it was important to provide our unit's Airmen with an honest assessment of their performance. Seizing an opportunity, I asked a staff sergeant to come by my office for a chat. The staff sergeant was one of our hardest
April 6, 2012 B-1 mission planning software early release improves capabilities The Electronic Systems Center recently completed an early fielding of B-1 Mission Planning Release 6.0 software.This release provides new features and capabilities and minimizes the time currently needed to do mission planning."Currently, the user has to conduct mission planning by using a previous
April 4, 2012 SecAF: Air Force trading size for quality In the current economic environment, the best course of action for the U.S. Air Force is to "trade size for quality," said Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley March 30, 2012, in a keynote address to attendees of the 39th Tinker and Community Dining Out at the Tinker Club.The secretary said
April 3, 2012 SecAF lands at Edwards Team Edwards received a visit from its top leader March 26, 2012. Secretary of the Air Force, The Honorable Michael B. Donley, arrived at Edwards Air Force Base for a three-day tour to observe Team Edwards' Airmen in action. While at Edwards the SECAF observed flight testing of key airframes such as
April 3, 2012 SecAF visits F-35 test program at Edwards AFB "You continue to make history - literally every day - with the work you do here." These words of affirmation were given by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley during his visit to the Edwards F-35 Integrated Test Force March 28 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Donley, who was at Edwards March
April 2, 2012 Enlisted corps honors AFMC commander with Order of the Sword Taking part in an evening filled with pageantry and steeped in military tradition, Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman was inducted into the AFMC Order of the Sword during a March 30, 2012, ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force."This honor tonight certainly is
April 2, 2012 My educational journey: Many are given options; I created my own! I arrived at my current duty station -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio -- April 5, 2009 with the mindset of pursuing education. Throughout my time in basic training and technical school, I had vowed to myself I would attain my Community College of the Air Force degree before my peers and stay
April 2, 2012 AFMC commander talks warfighter input, tactical refinements after AOR trip Positive warfighter feedback and a shorter to-do list were among the predominant characteristics of a recent trip made by command senior leaders to the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, said Gen. Donald Hoffman during a March 26 interview."I can't say that I got any negative feedback
April 2, 2012 AFMC book commemorates command's 20th anniversary Air Force Materiel Command officials have released the command's limited-edition anniversary book, highlighting AFMC's 20 years of providing expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter.The release of this commemorative book, entitled 'Air Force Materiel Command: 20 Years of Warfighter Support,'
March 30, 2012 AFMC leaders plan toward summer stand-up of new centers Implementation details of the Air Force Materiel Command's restructure were refined when commanders and senior civilians from across AFMC gathered here for their annual Senior Leader Conference March 27 to 29, 2012.The focus of the conference was detailed planning on the command initiative to reduce