• AFMC outlines near-term budgetary guidance

    The budgetary uncertainties currently facing the Department of Defense, combined with a projected $1.8 billion shortfall in Air Force funding for overseas contingency operations, require prudent steps to mitigate budget execution risks, according to Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel

  • New vision and mission to guide AFMC

    New vision and mission statements are at the foundation of a new command strategy designed to ensure Air Force Materiel Command continues to deliver preeminent support to the warfighter.The command's vision is "one team, delivering capabilities to fly, fight and win ...today and tomorrow." AFMC will

  • Air Force begins testing new pod capability

    The Air Force completed testing this month on a flying wireless router to ground troops with almost instantaneous communications. The biggest difference between the router in most homes and the new flying router... the Air Force's version is attached to a 30mm Gatling gun.The flying router is a new

  • Former honorary commander wins humanitarian award

    Chris Sehman, a former 36th Electronics Warfare Squadron honorary commander, recently won the Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher 2012 Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award.The award was presented Jan. 10 by Michael Donley, the Secretary of the Air Force, and Crystal Fisher, the daughter of Fisher

  • F-35 training 'Year of execution' in review

    This time last year, the 33rd Fighter Wing stood up its Marine squadron with a fleet of aircraft with the thought 2012 would be their "year of execution."Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs stationed here would take off for their first of hundreds of sorties that year once they had their military flight

  • Community support coordinators focus on resiliency

    Amid a challenging fiscal and personnel climate, the Air Force recently created a Community Support Coordinator position at 71 Air Force installations to help Airmen and their families withstand, recover from and grow in the face of stressors and changing demands.The position was developed to