Dec. 20, 2018 Holiday thoughts: Remember your Wingman Family Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry offers thoughts on the holiday season for the AFMC family.
Dec. 18, 2018 2018 AFMC mentoring campaign resounding success The 2018 inaugural year of the Air Force Materiel Command “Growing People” mentoring campaign was a tremendous success, with the command selected to help lead the Air Force-wide mentoring campaign effort for 2019.
Dec. 12, 2018 Bunch nominated to command AFMC Lt. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. has been nominated by the President for a fourth star to become the next commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Dec. 3, 2018 Operation RED, WHITE, and BLUE: Eglin AFB and the Mariel Boatlift What role did the Air Force, specifically Eglin Air Force Base and the antecedents of Air Force Materiel Command, play in the Mariel Boatlift? In a time when immigration is a hot button topic, it is useful to review history to understand how the Air Force has responded to such events in the past.
Nov. 15, 2018 Environmental team aids Tyndall hurricane recovery An Air Force environmental recovery assistance team’s assessment of the environmental impact of Hurricane Michael on Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, is helping recovery and rebuilding efforts at the base.
Oct. 31, 2018 AFIMSC helps Tyndall get back in the fight As Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, recovers from the full-force punch leveled by Hurricane Michael Oct. 10, members and teams from across the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center are helping the base get back in the fight. AFIMSC Vice Commander Col. Pat Miller leads Task Force Phenix
Oct. 3, 2018 Science at War: Early Guided Missiles “Science at War: Early Guided Missiles,” takes the reader into the experimenting and science of the early guided missiles, from just prior to World War I and its beginnings here in Dayton, Ohio, through World War II and guidance technology in glide bombs. Flashbacks are short, informative readings
Sept. 28, 2018 Combat Support Wing exercise showcases agile lethality More than 150 Airmen from seven major commands participated in a Combat Support Wing proof-of-concept exercise Sept. 05-19 that tested a small team’s capability to conduct agile downrange operations. The exercise, conducted at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, with forward deployments to Moody Air
Sept. 7, 2018 Top AFMC Airmen to compete at 2018 Defender Challenge Six of the top Airmen from Air Force Materiel Command security forces units were selected to compete in the 2018 Defender Challenge, and two of those are from Hill Air Force Base.
Sept. 5, 2018 History office plays key role in OCP emblem-to-patch conversion Since early recorded history, warring tribes often carried banners or flags marked with emblems to represent factions and motivate their warriors to fight for the cause. It is to this historical tradition that we can trace the evolution of military emblems and patches. As the Air Force begins