• B-52 CONECTs to the digital age

    The venerable B-52 Stratofortress, our nation's preeminent strategic bomber, is getting the first major upgrade to its communications system in many years, making it an even more lethal weapon system in the Air Force's arsenal.OC-ALC's 565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is installing Combat Network

  • Next LCMC Focus Week begins July 25

    The next Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Focus Week is scheduled for July 25 to 29. As with previous focus weeks, offerings include both functional and general training.Courses are available locally and via distance learning through Defense Collaboration Services, or DCS. Focus Week

  • Air Force office takes packaging to the next level

    Transporting Air Force and Department of Defense assets like aircraft, munitions, parts, satellites, etc., isn't as simple as throwing them in a box and putting them in the mail. A considerable amount of time and effort is put into making sure the assets are packaged in a manner that keeps them safe

  • Center of Excellence supports acquisition professionals

    Buying new "stuff" for the Air Force isn't simple -- there are many rules and regulations in place to ensure the right company is selected for the job and that the selection process is fair and balanced.When a program office or directorate within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center decides to

  • Air Force awards Adaptive Engine Transition Program contracts

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Propulsion Directorate here has issued two separate contracts to design, develop, fabricate, and test complete, flight-weight, centerline, 45,000-pound thrust-class adaptive engines in the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP).The contracts were