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  • Airmen assigned to the 86th Medical Group and 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron transfer a COVID-19 patient following the first-ever operational use of the Negatively Pressurized Conex to transport 12 COVID-19 patients aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 1, 2020. The NPC is the latest isolated containment chamber developed to transport up to 28 individuals with infectious diseases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

    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 of care at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
  • Spark Tank infographic

    AFMC launches Spark Tank competition

    Air Force Materiel Command Airmen are invited to submit innovative, game-changing ideas to compete in the AFMC Spark Tank competition.The submitters of the top five, most innovative, game-changing ideas will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges during the AFMC Senior Leader Conference this September. This panel will then select the top two ideas
  • 2nd Annual AFLCMC PSM flyer

    Center to host virtual PSM Forum

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) -- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will host the 2nd Annual AFLCMC PSM Forum from 14 to 16 July. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event will be held virtually via CVR MS Teams.  This event is open to Government Employees only.  Registration is available here:  Register: https://go.usa.gov/xwvPp    "The PSM
  • NPC

    NPC, NPC-L ready to save lives

    On June 24 the first Negatively Pressurized Conex ready for operational use touched down at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, with 16 experts from Joint Base Charleston and three members of the program office team to stand on alert status and train additional Airmen on the NPC.
  • A C-40C aircraft with the 932nd Airlift Wing departs Sept 8, 2017 from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, heading to Tyndall Air Force Base to pick up fellow service members ahead of approaching Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)

    Presidential fleet to receive communication upgrade

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A team from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Presidential & Executive Airlift Directorate has begun fleet-wide satellite communication (SATCOM) upgrades on aircraft supporting the President and other Executive Department leaders.The U.S. Air Force and L3 Harris implemented the Secretary of the Air
  • A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135T from the 171st Air Refueling Squadron at Selfridge ANG Base in flight on a refueling mission over central United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Munnaf Joarder)

    Tanker Directorate team installs ADS-B Out on KC-135 fleet

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFLCMC) – The U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker fleet has received the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) upgrade, thanks to the efforts of a team led by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Tanker Directorate. The ADS-B Out program was established to upgrade the KC-135 fleet with the
  • Tech. Sgt. Brady Craddock, non-commissioned officer in charge of the Air Force Gunsmith Shop, explains the benefits of the M18 modular handgun system. The Air Force Security Forces Center, in partnership with the Air Force Small Arms Program Office, has begun fielding the new M18 to Security Forces units.(U.S. Air Force photo by Vicki Stein/Released)

    AFLCMC acquires new Air Force handgun

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFLCMC) – Combat Arms units across the Air Force are getting new and improved 9mm caliber handguns to replace the M9 pistols that have been in service since 1985.The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Small Arms Program Office acquired approximately 125,000 M18s from Sig Sauer for $22.1 million, and is
  • Air Force awards contract for improved Female Body Armor

    Air Force awards contract for improved Female Body Armor

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Female Fitment Program Office has awarded a contract to begin production and development for body armor designed to better protect female Airmen during combat and contingency operations.Finding uniform items and gear optimized for female Airmen is an Air Force Chief of

  • AFSAC awards $524 million construction contract

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Construction Division recently awarded a $524 million contract to a joint venture between Bahadir Construction Engineering Contracting and Trading Company & Impresa Costruzioni Giuseppe Maltauro to begin constructing
  • The Rapid Sustainment Office's latest initiative is the creation of the Identify-Apply-Scale (IAS), a first-of-its-kind capability devoted solely to the sustainment of Air Force systems.

    Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office to launch sustainment innovation hub

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) is changing how the Air Force delivers new and emerging technology to the Sustainment Enterprise. The RSO’s latest initiative is the creation of the Identify-Apply-Scale (IAS), a first-of-its-kind capability devoted solely to the sustainment of Air Force systems.A
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