Oct. 4, 2010 General Nolan takes command of Edwards center Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II became the 22nd commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center in a Oct. 5, 2010, ceremony here. After a final review of his troops, Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn relinquished the center's colors to Gen. Donald J. Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, who
Oct. 1, 2010 Energy conservation through culture change Many people remember their parents yelling at them about leaving the lights on in empty rooms. As the ones paying the bills, many of these same people are now yelling at their own kids about not turning out lights. All Dave Bury wants is for people here to bring that same mentality with them when
Oct. 1, 2010 Air Force names new AFMC Air Armament Center commander The Air Force announced Sept. 30, 2010, the assignment of Maj. Gen. Kenneth D. Merchant to the position of Air Armament Center commander and Program Executive Officer for Weapons, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. General Merchant has been the Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Mobility Command at
Oct. 1, 2010 Energy future depends on today's actions While Robins Air Force Base recognizes Energy Awareness Month every October, its energy-reduction movement is an "around the clock, 365-days-a year, more-than-a-decade-long" effort. That's because the Air Force has mandated the base to reduce its energy intensity by 30 percent over the next five
Sept. 30, 2010 'Hold the Line' initiative gets under way within command In a Commander's Log sent via e-mail Sept. 30, 2010, Gen. Donald Hoffman asked the Air Force Materiel Command workforce to get back to basics."Starting in October, we will reintegrate basic military activities, customs, and traditions to foster increased interaction among our Airmen," said the AFMC
Sept. 30, 2010 AFMC commander emphasizes basics of military culture AFMC Warriors, It is time to reinforce the need for basics. Many senior leaders, myself included, are concerned that, over time, we let personal accountability, compliance, and responsibility slip. We sometimes rely too much on technology to 'care for' and 'grow' our Airmen which shortchanges many
Sept. 30, 2010 Command priority: nuclear surety Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, looks over a maintenance capability letter with (from left) Chief Master Sgt. Eric Jaren, AFMC command chief, Senior Master Sgt. Julio Perez and Staff Sgt. Craig Helvie of the 15th Munitions Squadron during a visit to the squadron Sept. 24.
Sept. 29, 2010 Agreement green-lights ESC efforts in Kyrgyzstan A delegation led by Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds reached agreement with Kyrgyzstani government officials last week on efforts that will benefit the mountainous Asian nation and U.S. operators who rely on the Manas Transit Center there."This agreement marks the formal
Sept. 28, 2010 Robins makes strides in energy efforts For more than a year, the Energy Office here has tried to make people smart on ways to curb energy usage on the base. The office has done this not only with Robins in mind, but also with a desire to help the Air Force and the United States become more energy independent. The Air Force has
Sept. 27, 2010 B-1 High Velocity Maintenance prototype phase next step in program The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center B-1 Sustainment Division here has made headway in the B-1 High Velocity Maintenance program, which aims to trim 32 days off of programmed depot maintenance. Beginning in fiscal year 2011, the 13 B-1 Lancers scheduled to arrive at Tinker for programmed depot