July 1, 2020 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
June 29, 2020 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.
April 30, 2020 Air Force realigns Program Executive Officers WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) -- In the coming months, the Air Force will restructure portions of its acquisition mission area to better provide unsurpassed capabilities and support to the Joint Forces and our International Partners. The Air Force Materiel Command’s Air Force Life Cycle
Feb. 3, 2020 AEDC Team member is AFMC nominee for 2019 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award A member of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex team is the Air Force Materiel Command nominee for the 2019 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award.Senior Master Sgt. Jason Harlan, a Munitions Flight Chief and Munitions Accountable Systems Officer, or MASO, at Arnold Air Force Base, stated he is
Jan. 10, 2020 The chance to be greater Lee, born in Massachusetts, spent his childhood in numerous locations in the U.S. as part of a military family. His motivation to join the military increased as he observed his father serving 21 years in the Coast Guard.
Jan. 9, 2020 Air Force leadership conducts privatized housing tour at Barksdale The Honorable John W. Henderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, and Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, visited Barksdale Jan. 6, 2020 to conduct a privatized housing tour.The tour familiarized the leaders with the current
Jan. 9, 2020 AFMC beta-testing diagnostic fitness assessments The Air Force Materiel Command will offer diagnostic fitness assessments to Airmen starting Jan. 20. As the Air Force continues to review the overall current fitness assessment guidance for Airmen, the AFMC has elected to implement diagnostic testing as a potential part of the policy change.
Oct. 4, 2019 420th Flight Test Squadron reactivated to support B-21 Raider testing at Edwards The 420th Flight Test Squadron was reactivated following an assumption of command ceremony here Oct. 4. The squadron will plan, test, analyze and report on all flight and ground testing of the B-21 Raider.
Oct. 4, 2019 CPI training focuses on increasing efficiency, innovation Air Force Materiel Command held the second annual Continuous Process Improvement training Sept. 24-25, providing practitioners command-wide the opportunity to network with their peers and enhance skills.
Sept. 5, 2019 91-year-old restoration volunteer preserves service heritage Aircraft are some of the most complex pieces of machinery. From concept, to fabrication, testing and maintenance, and eventual retirement, the behind the scenes work and effort required to maintain even the smallest parts of an aircraft are often not thought of by many. But for the restoration