CSAF at acquisition conference

Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, speaks to an assembly of some 700 Air Force acquisition professionals and defense industry partners April 21 during DOD Acquisition Insight Days at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. The event, organized by officials at Defense Acquisition University - Midwest Region, provided senior leader perspectives, workshops and training focused on delivering war-winning capabilities for joint warfighters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

CSAF at acquisition conference

Mr. Frank Anderson, president of Defense Acquisition University, chats with Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, April 21 during DOD Acquisition Insight Days at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. The event featured workshops, training and a forum for Air Force acquisition professionals to discuss the latest regulatory changes and ideas for speeding the delivery of new capabilities for joint warfighters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

Aaron Tippin slated as special guest performer for Tattoo

Country music superstar Aaron Tippin will take to the stage at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Friday, June 26, in a free concert that is part of the Air Force Materiel Command’s fifth annual Freedom’s Call Tattoo. The event, held on the grounds behind the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, features music, aircraft flyovers and a spectacular fireworks show. (Courtesy photo)

Air Force bands

Master Sgt. Robert Green, percussionist with the Air Force Band of Flight Wright Brass Quintet, performs a drum solo with the help of a local boy at the Douda School while deployed to Djibouti, Africa. Air Force band members have been deploying to U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility since 2004 to entertain troops and, more recently, to help in humanitarian and outreach efforts in places like Kyrgyzstan and Kenya. Sergeant Green and the Band of Flight are part of Air Force Materiel Command. The Band of Flight is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jason Plosch)

Formal retreat honors retiring AFMC commander

Members of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard lower the flag during a formal retreat ceremony in honor of Gen. Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander Nov. 18. The event included a mixed, four-ship flyover of F-15s and F-16s from Eglin AFB, Fla. General Carlson is retiring from the Air Force after 37 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

Formal retreat honors retiring AFMC commander

A mixed, four-ship flyover of F-15s and F-16s from Eglin AFB, Fla. conclude a formal retreat ceremony in honor of Gen. Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Nov. 18. General Carlson is retiring from the Air Force after 37 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

Air Force chief of staff visits Arnold

Randy Quinn describes the J-6 Rocket Motor Test Facility to Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz and Maj. Gen. Marshall K. "Keye" Sabol Nov. 17 at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. General Sabol is the Strategic Plans, Programs and Analyses director at Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Mr. Quinn is the Rocket Propulsion Flight lead. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Housch)

Silver Delegation

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFMCNS) — Dr. Steve Butler pauses with Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Sue Payton and Gen. Bruce Carlson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, after Ms. Payton presented Dr. Butler with a Probationary Silver Delegation for the Acquisition of Services certificate. The presentation, which took place here Oct. 21, follows an August agreement between AFMC and the Air Force Program Executive Office for Combat and Mission Support, commonly called PEO Services. The agreement established Dr. Butler, AFMC’s Executive Director, as the command’s Services Advocate and delegated management and oversight authority of services contracts between $100 million and $500 million to AFMC. The command stood up a multi-functional services team to support Dr. Butler. The team is collaborating with PEO Services to streamline the critical processes necessary to execute the authority. Team members will visit AFMC’s air logistics centers in November to deploy initial procedures. The team will host a services workshop in December for the requirements and acquisition community. (Air Force photo by Diana Leonard)

Wright-Patt NCO named one of the U.S. Air Force's finest

Air Force officials named Tech. Sgt. Tammy Shaw of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio as one of the service's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2008. Sergeant Shaw is a laboratory technician assigned to the 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron at Wright-Patterson Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo)

At 'em boys, give her the gun

Lt. Gen. Jack Hudson, Aeronautical Systems Center commander, Col. Bradley D. Spacy and Col. Colleen Ryan sing the U.S. Air Force Song following the 88th Air Base Wing change of command ceremony July 14 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Colonel Spacy succeeded Col. Ryan as 88th ABW commander during the ceremony, held in a World War Two-era hangar overlooking the flightline in Area C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christy Webb)

Raptor thunders over AFMC Tattoo

An F-22 Raptor streaks over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base during the Air Force Materiel Command Tattoo on June 29. More than 75,000 attended the fourth annual event featuring flyovers, musical entertainment and fireworks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Libecap)

Aerospace summit

Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski, vice commander of Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, takes the stage at the seventh annual Oklahoma Aerospace Summit and Expo Monday in Oklahoma City. Co-hosted by Tinker Air Force Base, the event draws industry and government aviation entities from across the country and welcomes attendees from around the world. General Gabreski previously commanded the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center before assuming her current role. (Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

AFMC commander salutes F-117's service

Gen. Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, speaks during a retirement ceremony honoring the F-117A Nighthawk. The Air Force is retiring the stealth fighter fleet because newer capabilities exist and it is expensive to operate and maintain. Savings will be applied to help modernize the across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ben Strasser)

Synthetic fuels certificate

Tim Dues presents a plaque to Gen. Bruce Carlson to commemorate the Air Force's certification of Fischer-Tropsch fuel blends in the B-52H. Mr. Dues, the deputy director for maintenance within the Logistics Directorate at Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, offered the plaque to General Carlson, the AFMC commander, on behalf of the B-52 Synthetic Fuel Initiative Team during a Dec. 21 meeting at Headquarters AFMC. (Air Force photo)

USAF Band of Flight Trumpets

The trumpet section of the USAF Band of Flight stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH is working hard during a concert at Notre Dame in October 2006. Pictured from left to right are SSgt Brian Hornbuckle, SrA David Diamond and MSgt Jay Halpin.

General Carlson Visits Eielson

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Cadet Sam Murphy, Ben Eielson High School Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, escorts Vicki Carlson, spouse of Gen. Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, under the saber arch May 14. This is General Carlson's first stop touring Pacific Air Forces to help gain base familiarization. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

Ohio community leaders tour Tinker

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Jim Hoehn (left), National City Bank president, and Ken Curp, Mayor of Riverside Ohio, took part in Air Force Materiel Command’s Community Leadership Program at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., May 1-3. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Margo Wright)

AFMC commander's call

Gen. Bruce Carlson addresses Brooks City-Base personnel at the Air Force Materiel Command commander's call March 9. The general discussed the importance of what’s going on in the command, reviewed the world situation and the challenges facing today’s Air Force and applied what those lessons mean to the airmen here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Thurow)

Air Force band plays final tribute for President Ford

Rehearsal for the funeral of Gerald R. Ford in Grand Rapids, Mich., is reflected in the bell of a sousaphone. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

Air Force band plays final tribute for President Ford

Air Force musicians warm up to rehearse for the funeral service for President Gerald R. Ford after arriving at Grace Episcopal Church Jan. 1 in Grand Rapids, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

Air Force band plays final tribute for President Ford

Armed Forces Honor Guard members and Air Force musicians rehearse Jan. 1 for President Gerald R. Ford's funeral service at Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

Crowds view patriotic airpower display at AFMC Tattoo

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -- Brig. Gen. Mark Matthews, Air Force Institute of Technology commandant, his wife, Christy, and daughter, Hope, stand for the National Anthem during the opening ceremony for the second annual Air Force Materiel Command Tattoo — “Freedom's Call 2006” June 30. The tattoo was a celebration of the Air Force, its mission and capabilities, as well as Independence Day with aircraft demonstrations, music and fireworks. (Air Force photo by Spencer P. Lane)

Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command

Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command