June 26, 2018 Mentoring Viewpoints: Do I need a mentor? WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Do I need a mentor? Well, the short answer is, you already have one, or more, whether you know it or not! We all have a boss, and that boss should be providing mentorship. But, that’s not the primary focus of this message.Have you ever wondered how to get
June 18, 2018 C-STARS visit highlights trauma training Assessing and treating critically injured warfighters is no easy task for Air Force medics with two feet firmly planted on the ground. At 35,000 feet in the air, the ability to provide care is even more of a challenge, requiring in-depth, realistic training and readiness for medic team success. The
June 12, 2018 Nature's hazard: Storms Summer has arrived and with it brings the threat of severe storms. Each year the United States averages around 10,000 thunderstorms, and each thunderstorm typically produces heavy rain for 30 minutes to an hour. According to the National Weather Service, severe thunderstorms are officially defined
June 6, 2018 New interns receive AFMC welcome More than 130 new interns were introduced to careers in civil service by the Air Force Materiel Command commander at the start of the Premier College Intern Program Symposium June 4 at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. A Secretary of the Air Force initiative, the PCIP is focused
May 22, 2018 One E-8C JSTARS to undergo organic depot maintenance WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force plans to bring an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, better known as JSTARS, into the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Robins AFB, Georgia, for Programmed Depot Maintenance by Summer 2018. The move would increase PDM
April 30, 2018 BACN goes global after delivering CENTCOM comms for 9 years Making BACN a program of record is a way to formalize requirements and set up a predictable budget. The change happened officially March 30. For a system that has proved its value to warfighters for nearly a decade, becoming a POR means the program office here can bring better communications to any
April 3, 2018 AFMC supporting analysis of T-6 unexplained physiological events Air Force Materiel Command is playing a lead role in analyzing unexplained physiological events with the T-6 Texan II training platform.Maj. Gen. T. Glenn Davis is leading a team to determine the root causes and corrective actions for recent T-6 aircrew breathing system problems. Gen. Ellen
April 2, 2018 Air Force awards contract to test device that may help prevent physiological symptoms in flight WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Agile Combat Support Directorate recently awarded a $195,000 contract to SPOTLIGHT Labs to test the company’s SPYDR device, designed to immediately alert T-6 aircrew of low oxygen in the bloodstream, which may allow
March 27, 2018 AFMC Airmen, team among winners of 2017 AF nuclear deterrence operations awards Air Force officials recently named the winners of the 2017 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Award and the Nuclear & Missile Operations Award.
Feb. 19, 2018 First command-wide exercise of 2018 ends, identifies key lessons Highlights of the week-long exercise that concluded throughout Air Force Materiel Command Feb. 2, 2018.