July 18, 2011 Air Force Marathon officials select AFMC team Air Force Marathon officials announced July 18, 2011, the individuals selected to represent Air Force Materiel Command at the Air Force Marathon scheduled for Sept. 17 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force located on Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.The following individuals have been
July 15, 2011 First F-35 arrives at Eglin The Department of Defense's first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter touched down at its new home here July 14, 2011, marking a major milestone in the nation's military history. Upon arrival, the jet officially became part of the Air Force inventory. It now belongs to the JSF training unit, the
July 13, 2011 Kirtland sergeant selected as one of Air Force's best Airmen Staff Sgt. Jordan Bishopp, of the 377th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Branch here, received a phone call July 8, 2011, informing him of his selection as one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.The conference call came from Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander,
July 13, 2011 Air Force names AFMC NCO 1 of 12 outstanding Airmen Air Force officials announced July 13, 2011, that Staff Sgt. Jordan Bishopp of the 377th Explosives Ordnance Disposal Branch at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., was selected as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2011. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center
July 13, 2011 X-51 testers perform perfectly during imperfect mission Although the second flight test of the X-51A Waverider scramjet ended prematurely, the coordination and performance of the Hypersonics Combined Test Force and the 419th Flight Test Squadron was flawless.More than 100 people from both Edwards Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Point Mugu took part
July 13, 2011 Edwards Airman to represent Armed Forces in international soccer tournament A field full of Tasmanian Devils running in a pack, tirelessly chasing a rolling object for four straight quarters is 1st Lt. Erin Wallace's first memory of playing the game she still loves. She was four, her jersey was yellow, and her mother was the coach.Twenty years later, Lieutenant Wallace,
July 11, 2011 Electronic Systems Center working on new weather situational awareness capability Members from the Electronic Systems Center's Aerospace Management Systems Division Weather Programs Branch here are working to implement a new capability intended to improve weather situational awareness for warfighters.FalconView Weather is a net-centric, lightweight, easy-to-use capability that
July 8, 2011 Radome techs' work ensures pilot precision In a few small buildings here the 566th Electronics Maintenance Squadron performs the high-tech work of testing F-15, C-5, C-17 and C-130 radomes on its ranges to ensure pilots get the most accurate readings possible.A radome is the fiberglass nose cone which covers the radar array.The slightest
July 7, 2011 Air Force announces AFMC senior leader changes The Air Force announced July 7, 2011, the re-assignment of Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger from Air Force Materiel Command vice commander to military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.The Air Force also announced the President's
July 6, 2011 Commentary: Now, that is mentoring About 10 years ago, after enlightening me with, no doubt, another gem of wisdom that went over my head, the colonel said to me, "now, that's mentoring!" Years later, I'm beginning to understand what mentoring really is and that we can easily miss it, even when it's right in front of us. We often