March 9, 2012 ESC helping to achieve successful transition Detailed planning for Air Force Materiel Command's five-center transition is well under way, with some 50 people from across the Electronic Systems Center working hard to ensure the transition to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will be a success."Lots of planning and hard work has already
March 6, 2012 First flight launch means first step toward future air dominance The launch of the first F-35 Lightning II flight here March 6 is a small step into the next half century of air dominance.Morale was high even though the sortie was abbreviated by the pilot's determination of "in flight emergency.""Our first sortie is truly a milestone for the program," said Col.
March 6, 2012 Air Force announces band restructure; AFMC’s two bands impacted As part of an ongoing service-wide search for efficiencies, the Air Force announced March 6, 2012, the restructure of the service's military band program. The announcement, along with other force changes, was made as part of the Air Force's broader force structure measures.Air Force Materiel
March 6, 2012 Air Force officials announce manpower force structure changes Air Force officials released force structure changes and resulting manpower impacts from the new DoD strategic guidance and fiscal 2013 President's Budget Mar. 6.The fiscal 2013 President's Budget adjusts Air Force military end strength to 501,000, with net reductions of 3,900 Active Duty, 5,100 Air
March 6, 2012 AFMC lifts hiring freeze Citing the success of hiring controls and voluntary separation and retirement incentives, Air Force Materiel Command officials here announced March 6, 2012, the end of the command-wide hiring freeze. "We've had to make some really tough choices as we restructure our workforce to meet the needs of
March 5, 2012 Norwegian representatives visit F-35 Integrated Test Force Team members from the Air Force Flight Test Center and the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force welcomed Norwegian representatives for a visit here Feb. 28 and 29 to provide Norwegian media and Norwegian military officials access to the F-35 Lightning II in order to learn about the
March 5, 2012 My educational journey: Don’t wait ... just do it! I joined the Air Force for the fantastic education benefits. Believe it or not, the road to my degree was not as easy as I thought it would be. My journey started in Miami, Fla., in 1992. My recruiter told me all the training I would accomplish for the United States Air Force was accredited by the
March 5, 2012 AFLCMC planning tempo quickens The "champion" shepherding planning for the standup of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center says input from the workforce is critical for the proposed new organization to be successful.Col. Art Huber, vice commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is
March 2, 2012 AFMC creates Governance Structure to oversee reorganization Air Force Materiel Command is using a dedicated process to guide the command's planned restructure from 12 centers to five.According to a charter approved by AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman, the AFMC Reorganization Implementation Governance Structure guides the development, coordination,