• AFLCMC team tests ejection seat survival kit

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Ensuring aircrew members can access fully functioning survival kits following ejection is the priority of an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center team that is conducting a test on an ejection seat survival kit.Located in the seat bucket of ejection seats,

  • AFLCMC Packaging Office plays a key role in DOD logistics

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The success of any operation, conflict or war relies in part on the ability to move assets from Point A to Point B quickly, efficiently and securely.Since the 1960’s, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Packaging Technology and Engineering Facility

  • AFLCMC brings Air Battle Damage Repair Engineering to Wright-Patt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Air Battle Damage Repair Engineering (ABDRE) is a crucial Air Force readiness function. It allows deployed engineers to make quick repairs to support assets in field units.“If a major war were to break out and the Air Force was experiencing a lot of aircraft

  • Initiative draws large feedback, widespread support

    The Air Force Materiel Command’s AFMC We Need initiative continues to make steady progress, with project teams completing phase two visits to AFMC operating locations this week. The initiative aims to identify both the areas in which the command excels as well as the challenges and opportunities

  • Bunch to host online town hall

    Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, will host a virtual town hall Aug. 8, 1 p.m. EST. The event will be livestreamed on the AFMC Facebook page with opportunities for personnel to submit questions for Bunch prior to and during the event.

  • Air Force targets drones during latest Pitch Day

    The day-long event began with thirteen pitches from businesses, followed by deliberations by Air Force junior officers and civilians, who chose to award Phase 1 small business contracts to every Pitch Day participant. The afternoon included demonstrations from Northeastern University researchers,

  • Division turns to open office design to solve space constraints

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – When Col. Philip Carpenter came onboard as the senior materiel leader for the Simulators Division in the Spring of 2017, he took over an organization with a rapidly expanding mission but limited space for new employees.“When I started the job I realized