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    AFMC to host Digital Campaign Virtual Industry Exchange Day

    The Air Force Materiel Command will host a Digital Campaign Virtual Industry Exchange Day, July 30, to gather input and feedback from academia and industry on the newly-launched priority effort.“We need to streamline the design, development, acquisition and testing to get technology to our warfighters faster. This is critical to our support of the
  • The “Air Force Be Ready” app features a main menu that includes: emergency phone numbers, websites, a storm preparation checklist, potential storm threats, a customizable family plan and basic preparation suggestions.

    AFCEC leads hurricane season preparedness

    With a projected record-setting hurricane season in the making, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate is once again urging the Air Force community to “be ready” for natural disasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season that runs from June 1 to November 30 could include 19 named storms and 10 hurricanes – six of which are likely to be classified as major hurricanes.
  • Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer, 412th Test Wing Commander, transfers leadership of Operating Location Air Force Plant 42 to Dr. David Smith during a Change of Leadership Ceremony at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)

    Plant 42 changes leadership

    Air Force Operating Location Air Force Plant 42 changed leadership hands during a Change of Leadership Ceremony at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, July 1.
  • Airmen assigned to the 86th Medical Group and 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron transfer a COVID-19 patient following the first-ever operational use of the Negatively Pressurized Conex to transport 12 COVID-19 patients aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 1, 2020. The NPC is the latest isolated containment chamber developed to transport up to 28 individuals with infectious diseases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

    NPC completes first operational patient movement

    Less than 100 days from an idea on a napkin to its first real-world, aeromedical evacuation, the Negatively Pressurized Conex completed its first operational mission July 1, moving 12 patients from the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to receive higher level of care at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
  • Mike Nelson, training adviser for Large Capacity Refuel Vehicle manufacturer Stephens Pneumatics, trains Daniel Beasley, a Fuels Distribution Service Operator, 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron, on the new vehicles operation at Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 26. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    Edwards to test newest fuel truck

    The 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron recently took delivery of two of the newest version of the Large Capacity Refuel Vehicle, LCRV, at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
  • Concrete is poured, June 25, at the site of the future Air Force Flight Test Museum at Edwards Air Force, which will be located just outside of the Base’s West Gate. (Air Force photo by Grady Fontana)

    Edwards AFB Flight Test Museum Reaches Next Milestone, Closer to Reality

    The Air Force Flight Test Museum Foundation achieved an important milestone, June 25, when concrete was poured at the site of the future museum that will be located just outside of the Edwards Air Force Base’s West Gate.
  • The 412th Test Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer, announced the 2020 Aerospace Valley Air Show in October will be a “hybrid event.” Higer announced the change to the airshow during a live-stream town hall, June 19.

    Edwards AFB announces “hybrid” airshow

    The 412th Test Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer, announced the 2020 Aerospace Valley Air Show in October will be a “hybrid event.” Higer announced the change to the airshow during a live-stream town hall, June 19.
  • Jess Peterson, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School instructor, explains the school’s COVID-19 response from inside a mission control at TPS on Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 17. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    Air Force Chief of Staff visits Edwards AFB

    The Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. David Goldfein, paid a special visit to the Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe, Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 17.
  • The Rapid Sustainment Office's latest initiative is the creation of the Identify-Apply-Scale (IAS), a first-of-its-kind capability devoted solely to the sustainment of Air Force systems.

    Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office to launch sustainment innovation hub

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) is changing how the Air Force delivers new and emerging technology to the Sustainment Enterprise. The RSO’s latest initiative is the creation of the Identify-Apply-Scale (IAS), a first-of-its-kind capability devoted solely to the sustainment of Air Force systems.A
  • Gen. Bunch and Chief Master Sgt. Cadell are being briefed by leadership with the 309th Commodities Maintenance Group.

    AFMC's top leaders visit Hill AFB to see operations, address diversity and inclusion

    Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., said he was "really impressed" during his recent visit to Hill Air Force Base. The general and AFMC Command Chief Chief Master Sgt. Stanley C. Cadell visited Hill AFB June 10-11 to view how critical missions at the base are being executed and the impacts to AFMC’s teams during COVID-19.
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