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Oct. 9, 2020
Morris charts future course for AFLCMC

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – “I think what makes our team great is we have a very good shared set of values in the Air Force core values. Those are foundational for me personally in how I live my life and how I try to lead and I think for most of our folks they are foundational in how they
Oct. 8, 2020
Tinker Frontlines: Meet Craig Richards

Craig Richards is a jet engine mechanical work inspector in the 546th Propulsion Maintenance Group’s F108 Assembly Shop.
Oct. 8, 2020
72nd ABW Defender nominated for 2020 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award

Capt. Brandon Casso, 72nd Security Forces Squadron director of operations, earned the Air Force Materiel Command nomination for the Lance P. Sijan award in the company grade officer category and will now compete at the Air Force level.
Oct. 7, 2020
New AFMC command chaplain views Airmen, families as priorities

Col. Matthew Franke assumed the position of Air Force Materiel Command Chaplain in July 2020 faced with the challenges of COVID and a spike in the numbers of suicides within the Air Force, but also with a clear view of the way ahead.
Oct. 6, 2020
552nd ACW, families remember Yukla 27 crew 25 years later

Rain could not deter the members of the Airborne Warning And Control System family on Sept. 22, 2020, as they gathered to remember the crew of Yukla 27, an E-3 Sentry flight that crashed shortly after takeoff 25 years ago.
Oct. 5, 2020
Team creating digital copy of B-1 Bomber

In an effort to keep the aircraft flying and operational, the B-1 Program Office is sponsoring an initiative with Wichita State University’s National Institute of Aviation Research (NIAR), to create a virtual or digital twin of the bomber, which will help identify maintenance and structural issues
Oct. 2, 2020
AFMC begins phased COVID-19 surveillance testing

Air Force Materiel Command began a phased roll-out of COVID-19 surveillance testing Oct. 1, 2020.
Oct. 2, 2020
Tinker completes construction for the Air Force’s largest ESPC project

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida – The Air Force completed construction for a $243 million energy project at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in September.The Energy Savings Performance Contract project will improve energy efficiency and resiliency for the base, said Les Martin, acting director for
Sept. 24, 2020
B-1B Integrated Battle Station modification completed

An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule. Sixty aircraft went through the modification process that began in late 2012 and was completed in September 2020.The Integrated Battle Station was developed as three separate
Sept. 23, 2020
Roper joins first Digital Campaign virtual industry day

The Air Force Digital Campaign kicked off the first Virtual Industry Exchange September 21, hosting industry and academia to share the Digital Campaign strategy, invite input from the commercial and private sector, and to prepare participants for how the Department of the Air Force will conduct

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