• First cycle of B-2 repairs bring praise

    In February 2000, the then-Aircraft Directorate launched an "advanced composite repair capability" to support work on portions of the B-2 Spirit aircraft. That launch also started what would be nearly nine years of government and industry partnering. The result? The 575th Aircraft Maintenance

  • Child Development Center just keeps getting better

    The 75th Force Support Squadron Child Development Center has been receiving well-deserved recognition from Air Force evaluation agencies the past few weeks. On Jan. 30, the LeMay Team evaluators recognized two 75th FSS flights and two individual activities at Hill Air Force Base that they deemed as

  • 748th SCMG Shipping and Receiving AFMC best

    The 748th Supply Chain Management Group Shipping and Receiving wing accepted the Air Force Materiel Command's 2007 Supply Chain Management of the Year, Outstanding Supply Chain Management Team award during a ceremony held here Jan. 29. "This is a phenomenal thing," remarked Col. Eric Fox, 748th SCMG

  • Silent thieves -- even military need protection

    Last month, Heartland Payment Systems, a nationwide credit card transaction processor, and Monster Worldwide, an international job-search Web site holding millions of resumes, experienced breaches in their databases which compromised personal information on millions of clients. In some instances,

  • Chief's Corner

    The Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes 10 days of permissive  paternity leave (non-chargeable) to married members of the armed forces on active duty whose wife gives birth to a child. Upon approval by the unit commander, the absence will be taken over consecutive

  • AFMC commander emphasizes priorities during 'immersion visit'

    Air Force Materiel Command's new leader is looking for fresh ideas and continuous improvement across the board, but he is not planning any drastic changes in how the command accomplishes its mission. "I was given a healthy command from prior leadership," said Gen. Donald Hoffman, who took command of