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
April 23, 2025 Acquisitions officers learn to survive and lead in austere, mountainous conditions Military contracting and mountainous terrain don’t usually go together in the same sentence, but two acquisition officers from Hanscom AFB have taken their talents to new heights at the Army Mountain Warfare School’s Basic Military Mountaineering Course.
April 17, 2025 Hill Aerospace Museum aircraft restoration program: A win-win for history, future aviation mechanics and public visitors The Hill Aerospace Museum is bridging history and innovation with a unique aircraft restoration program that preserves vintage aircraft while offering students real-world airframe training through local academic partnerships and an on-site curriculum.