Dec. 5, 2011 My educational journey: If I can do it, anyone can! Air Force Materiel Command's "2011 Year of the Community College of the Air Force" campaign has been a smashing success. Over the past twelve months, more than 700 volunteer mentors sought face-to-face contact with 10,009 Airmen to encourage education. Their efforts resulted in 1,685 graduates at
Nov. 30, 2011 CSAF signs munitions realignment program action directive Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz signed the Program Action Directive Nov. 20 that details the transfer of munitions squadrons responsible for nuclear mission support from Air Force Materiel Command to Air Force Global Strike Command. The realignment has formally begun and will complete
Nov. 28, 2011 AFMC colonels among nominees for first star The Air Force announced Nov. 28, 2011, that four Air Force Materiel Command colonels have been nominated by the President to the Senate for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.The colonels are as follows: Michael T. Brewer, Commander, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air
Nov. 28, 2011 AFMC Force Development Newsletter available online The Air Force Materiel Command Force Development Newsletter is now available online for Air Force military and civilian members seeking to learn about a variety of career development programs and training offered Air Force-wide. Each month the newsletter highlights different force development topics
Nov. 28, 2011 AFMC wins Marathon MAJCOM Challenge Air Force Materiel Command was announced the winner of the 2011 Air Force Marathon MAJCOM Challenge in early November at CORONA Fall. This was the fifth year for the challenge, which uses a point system to evaluate both participation and performance from each major command. Air Force Chief of Staff
Nov. 25, 2011 Antenna can help speed communications Recent flight tests conducted by a combined team from the Electronic Systems Center, the Space and Missile Systems Center, MIT Lincoln Laboratory and MITRE Corp. have shown that the low-profile Advanced Multi-band Communications Antenna, installed on a wide-body aircraft, can effectively support
Nov. 23, 2011 Tinker team accepts accolade for best DOD depot program Senior leaders and employee representatives from Tinker have long maintained that they have the best workforce in the Department of Defense, and now they have the hardware to prove it. A 27-person Tinker delegation -- comprised of senior leadership, suppliers, maintainers, planners, engineers and
Nov. 21, 2011 C-17 flight takes on-the-job training to the skies Senior Airmen Ginnette Lykins (left) and Elyse Detling, both medical technicians assigned to the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here, listen intently as they receive instructions after securing a simulated patient to a litter during a training flight on board a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 17,
Nov. 21, 2011 AEDC's largest aircraft model ready for future testing An ongoing store separation test on "smart weapons" from the bomb bay of a new 10-percent scale B-52H model in the 16-foot transonic propulsion wind tunnel here rightly has the attention of test engineers.Prior to the test, all eyes were on AEDC designers, schedulers and machinists as they
Nov. 17, 2011 Tinker vehicle office exploring ways to 'turn over green leaf' A battery-powered vehicle to transport people and parts needed throughout Tinker Air Force Base would improve the air quality and reduce fuel consumption, the vehicle control lead for the 76th Maintenance Support Group's Vehicle Control Office said recently.David Davenport made that observation