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  • AFMC We Need

    'AFMC We Need' focus group coming to Eglin

    The Air Force Materiel Command’s AFMC We Need team will travel to operating locations across the command footprint to conduct in-person focus groups at Eglin beginning July 22. The AFMC We Need enterprise-wide initiative, launched in late June, seeks inputs and recommendations from AFMC civilian and military Airmen that can help posture the command to best support the National Defense Strategy today and in the decades to come.
  • A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned with Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., takes off during Exercise Northern Edge, May 14, 2019, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. More than 25 units and 10,000 personnel with approximately 200 aircraft and five naval ships are participating in the exercise. Northern Edge showcases the lethality of joint forces and the capabilities of U.S. forces in and around the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caitlin Russell)

    Northern Edge 2019 comes to a close

    The fully integrated, large-scale exercise provided realistic and comprehensive joint training opportunities in and around Alaskan land and airspace, as well as in and above the Gulf of Alaska. Eglin test units were among the participants who trained on defensive counter-air, close-air support and air interdiction of maritime targets.
  • A 43rd Fighter Squadron Raptor flight Nov. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 43rd FS’s mission is to provide pilot training in the F-22 and is a subordinate unit of Tyndall Air Force Base’s 325th Fighter Wing.

    Raptor roars

    A 43rd Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor roars down the runway Nov. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 43rd FS’s mission is to provide pilot training in the F-22.
  • An advanced weapons technology Airman here received the German Cross of Honor bronze medal Nov. 30.

    Airman receives German medal for nuclear efforts

    An Air Force Research Lab advanced weapons technology officer receives the German Cross of Honor, Nov. 30.
  • ATAK by SFS

    Eglin highlighted in AFMC Innovation Funds recap

    When Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein asked leaders to “unleash the brilliance in our Airmen,” Air Force Materiel Command answered the call, executing more than $4.6 million in Squadron Innovation Funds in fiscal year 2018.
  • Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Air Force Materiel Command commander, discusses job responsibilities with Capts. Paul Merrill (center) and Matthew Decker,

    Pawlikowski tenure marked by effectiveness, readiness

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski will retire from the Air Force following 40 years of service in September. As only the third female to attain the rank of 4-star general in the history of the Air Force, Pawlikowski’s career was marked by extraordinary achievements across the science and engineering domains. This article highlights a number of AFMC accomplishments during Pawlikowski's tenure and concludes with a brief look at her career highlights.
  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The McKinley Climatic Lab, along with its associated buildings seen here in the background, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1948, it was designed to allow engineers the ability to test aircraft and weapons under extreme environmental conditions within its chambers. (Photo by Jerron Barnett)

    McKinley Climatic Lab accident board findings released

    Contractor workers were performing structural repairs when a fire broke out on July 5, 2017, resulting in an estimated $30 million in damage to an air-mixing facility at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory, located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, according to a recently released Air Force Materiel Command Ground Accident Investigation Board report.
  • Airmen participate in exercise at Eglin

    First 2018 command-wide exercise identifies key lessons

    Highlights of the week-long exercise that concluded throughout Air Force Materiel Command Feb. 2, 2018.
  • Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski

    Commander's Log: AFMC highlights mentoring in 2018

    What is one thing that Steve Jobs, Benjamin E. Mays, Maya Angelou and Luther Powell all have in common? All of them were mentors to individuals who accomplished great things in the world. Mr. Jobs mentored Mark Zuckerberg, Mr. Mays mentored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ms. Angelou mentored Oprah Winfrey and Mr. Powell mentored his son, retired Gen. Colin Powell.
  • Congrats to Staff Sgt. Nathan Koenig, Air Force Test Center, on his selection as the Airman of the Year for Air Force Materiel Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Richard Oriez)

    Eglin Airmen take AFMC honors

    Two from Eglin claim AFMC annual awards.
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