• Gen. Wolfenbarger receives fourth star, assumes leadership of AFMC

    Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger became the first female four-star general in the Air Force and assumed the top position of the major command responsible for the technology, acquisition, test and sustainment of the service's current and future weapon systems during ceremonies here June 5, 2012.Wolfenbarger

  • Aerospace Sustainment Directorates to play big role in AFLCMC

    Ask anyone associated with the planning effort to standup the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and they will agree on one thing: It isn't easy.The concept of creating a single organization responsible for cradle to grave weapon system management has been proposed before, but not fully

  • Senate confirms 3 AFMC senior leader nominations

    Air Force officials announced April 27, 2012, the Senate confirmations of three Air Force Materiel Command senior leaders' nominations.Officials announced the Senate confirmation of Maj. Gen. Andrew E. Busch, commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to the rank of

  • Air Force holds public hearings for F-35A basing

    The Air Force will host local hearings in Layton, Ogden and West Wendover, Nev., May 1-3 to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the analysis and findings of the Draft F-35A Operational Basing Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS).The Draft EIS evaluates the potential effects of

  • Officials implement flexibilities for third round of VERA/VSIP

    As the Air Force continues a fiscal 2012 civilian workforce restructure through voluntary retirement and separation initiatives, officials have instituted new flexibilities to help minimize the impact of downsizing and workforce shaping.Unlike the previous two rounds, the third round of Voluntary