May 4, 2020 Contracting finds remote solution to accomplish mission WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – Contracting experts here and at Hanscom AFB found two solutions to a long-standing limitation that allowed full mission execution despite distributed operations.The final proof is contracting actions are on the same pace as last year without any slowing due to
April 30, 2020 Air Force realigns Program Executive Officers WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) -- In the coming months, the Air Force will restructure portions of its acquisition mission area to better provide unsurpassed capabilities and support to the Joint Forces and our International Partners. The Air Force Materiel Command’s Air Force Life Cycle
April 24, 2020 Testers unite in solution to transport COVID-19 patients The Portable Bio-Chemical Module is one of several options AF is considering to transport infectious patients.
Feb. 12, 2020 Center commander talks changes and challenges The commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center spoke about the Center’s mission, challenges it’s facing, along with the future of the Air Force overall during a State of the Center address Feb. 10.
Feb. 10, 2020 Hanscom seeks engineers, scientists, program managers for hire Hanscom’s top officials are looking for more than 45 computer scientists, engineers and program managers to help develop and field the latest weapon system technology. Candidates can expect to work on tomorrow’s most advanced radars, communication and intelligence systems, command and operation
Feb. 4, 2020 Speaker recounts Blackbird legacy WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO (AFLCMC) – “I think he’s out spying,” whispered Col. Adelbert "Buz" Carpenter’s 7-year-old daughter to a frantic Director of Operations looking for her “daddy.”While she might not have grasped the full impact and certainly was not privy to his exact location, Carpenter’s
Jan. 31, 2020 Center acquires new executive aircraft TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA (AFLCMC) – On January 30, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Commercial Derivative Aircraft Division, awarded a firm-fixed price sole source delivery order for two C-37B aircraft from Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, which will deliver by the end of FY21, expanding the
Nov. 18, 2019 Hanscom personnel recognized for AFLCMC excellence Winners of the 2019 Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Acquisition Management awards were recognized during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, Nov. 14.
Sept. 26, 2019 AFLCMC project managers graduate from new PMP certification course This summer, 15 program managers from across the AFLCMC organization were competitively selected to enroll in an experimental Project Management Professional program. As part of their training, students have the opportunity to earn their PMP certification -- an industry credential for project
July 15, 2019 New cyber defense facility to augment weapons resiliency, threat protection One of the Air Force’s ongoing challenges is to create processes, infrastructure and capabilities to counter threats to its weapon systems. To address this, organizations are looking at creative ways to forge partnerships and alliances to advance the cyber resiliency of weapon systems by protecting