Oct. 16, 2020 AFMC successfully navigates Fiscal Year 2020 challenges With a focus rooted in the ability to sustain the mission and an eye towards long-term expansion and growth, the Air Force Materiel Command successfully executed a $67 billion portfolio in Fiscal Year 2020, ensuring operational mission success for our warfighters.
Oct. 16, 2020 Defenders remember the life, service of Senior Airman Phan Members of the 66th Security Forces Squadron gathered to commemorate the life and service of Senior Airman Jason “Khai” Phan during a memorial ceremony here Oct. 16. Phan, 26, of Anaheim, California, was killed while serving overseas in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Sept. 12, and has been
Oct. 15, 2020 SATURN radio connects U.S. forces to allies To improve communication with allies, the Air-to-Ground, Tactical Data Links team, headquartered here, has been working to provide the Department of Defense with an anti-jam, hack-proof, and high-frequency radio system.
Oct. 14, 2020 Simulators Division awards contract for first E-4B simulator WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Simulators Division recently awarded a $16 million contract to CymSTAR, LLC, to develop and sustain the first of its kind high fidelity, full motion simulator for E-4B pilots and flight engineers.Currently,
Oct. 9, 2020 “SpeedDealer” demos wrap, agreement expected early 2021 Using a try-before-you-buy strategy, a team within the Digital Directorate, headquartered here, completed a series of live-fly demonstrations Sept. 26 to evaluate three commercially available, production-ready and deployable long-range radar systems.
Oct. 9, 2020 AFMC, AFGSC establish Weapons System Lead Wing Collaboration Program Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., AFMC Commander, and Gen. Timothy M. Ray, AFGSC Commander, cosigned a memorandum aimed at developing deeper collaboration between the program offices and operational wings, providing a venue for acquisition and operational Airmen to gain insight into each other’s
Oct. 9, 2020 Morris charts future course for AFLCMC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – “I think what makes our team great is we have a very good shared set of values in the Air Force core values. Those are foundational for me personally in how I live my life and how I try to lead and I think for most of our folks they are foundational in how they
Oct. 8, 2020 AFLCMC commander speaks on the how, where of a digital force The new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander spoke to the Hanscom workforce about the way forward to a digital Air Force during a virtual all-call here Oct. 7.
Oct. 7, 2020 Air Force family provides hope to Dayton, Ohio refugees in need WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - For retired Senior Master Sgt. Pete Peel, helping refugees in the Dayton area means giving boys a positive male role model. Pete’s wife Ning is the leader of the family when it comes to helping refugees in the Miami Valley. Pete helps while working his busy civilian job
Oct. 6, 2020 Air Force deploys commercial IT capability The Enterprise-IT-as-Service team, headquartered here, reached a significant milestone in information technology by allowing Airmen direct access to the enterprise edge utilizing commercial cloud environments at six Air Force installations.