July 14, 2025 AFMC Citizen Developers, ‘bots’ help automate mission change Finding ways to work smarter, faster and more efficiently is much easier for Air Force Materiel Command Airmen thanks to Robotic Process Automation and the AFMC Citizen Developer Pathway program.
July 14, 2025 B-1 Bomber Celebrates 40 Years Originally intended as a temporary solution, the B-1B Lancer is now celebrating 40 years of service. First delivered to the U.S. Air Force as a stopgap measure until the B-2 Spirit bomber was operational, the Lancer remains a vital strategic asset.
July 1, 2025 Integrity, hard work: AFMC commander reflects on 42-year journey After more than four decades in an Air Force uniform, Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, will swap his service blues for civilian attire as he retires July 3.
June 26, 2025 Richardson receives highest enlisted honor Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, was formally inducted into the Order of the Sword during a ceremony June 24 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
June 4, 2025 Air Force demonstrates low-cost maritime defense capability with QUICKSINK QUICKSINK is a low-cost method for neutralizing surface vessels using a modified, air-delivered munition.
May 20, 2025 AQIC accepting applications through July 25 The highly-competitive Department of the Air Force Acquisition Instructor Course is accepting applications now through July 25.
May 13, 2025 DMM workshop drives digital warfighting, AI strategy with industry partners AFMC and industry partners collaborated to turn shared ambitions regarding artificial intelligence into actionable strategies that deliver mission-ready, trusted capabilities across the enterprise.
May 9, 2025 AFMC legacy training management system set to transition The Education and Training Management System is set to cease operations by the end of this fiscal year as part of a large-scale effort to streamline and modernize systems across the Department of the Air Force.
May 5, 2025 T-7A Red Hawk completes successful Escape System Sled Test This test brings the Air Force one step closer to fully qualifying the T-7A Red Hawk's escape system for instructor and student pilots.
April 28, 2025 AFMC Commander visits Arnold AFB Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, left, speaks with Lt. Col. Joseph Sabat, 716th Test Squadron commander, right, outside of the Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility lobby at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., April 24, 2025. Also pictured is Chief Master Sgt. Bill Fitch, AFMC