• Young AFLCMC Contracting Officer helps fight pandemic

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment established the Joint Acquisition Task Force (JATF) to synchronize acquisition execution of the Department of Defense support for resources and to maintain the

  • Combat Air Force Fellowship teaches defense acquisitions

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Today, Lt. Col. Robert Waller, Jr. is Director of Operations for the 780th Test Squadron. This is a turn from how he began his Air Force career as an F-15E combat and test pilot.Waller studied Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and

  • Air Force to field interim enhancements to KC-46 Remote Vision System

    Washington, D.C. (AFNS) – After reviewing data from demonstration flights that occurred this past summer, the Air Force has decided to implement interim improvements to the KC-46 Remote Visual System, known as “Enhanced Remote Vision System,” or ERVS.  Implementation of ERVS will not add any risk to

  • PEO Digital boosts US production of COVID-19 medical supplies

    The Department of Defense is leveraging Air Force Life Cycle Management Center acquisition professionals for their rapid contracting expertise to boost national stockpiles of critical medical equipment and supplies in the fight against COVID-19.

  • Legacy Tankers keep the fuel flowing

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – There is an adage in the Air Force that illustrates the importance of aerial refueling: “No fuel, no fight.” It is the reason the Air Force maintains hundreds of tanker aircraft, many of which are in the air flying missions around the clock.  Those tankers keep

  • Serving up a holiday tradition

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Troie A. Croft, hands a team Wright-Patt Airman a Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 19, 2020, in the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, dining facility. It is a tradition for senior leadership to serve meals to Airmen before a

  • First C-21A with Delta Fin modification returns to service

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The first Air Force C-21A aircraft left the Avcon Industries facility in Newton, Kan., Nov. 10, after receiving an aft fuselage Delta Fin modification.The modification comes after a number of aircraft in the C-21A fleet incurred flight restrictions due to