Test Tanker II

Staff Sgt. Dan Wowk, communications system operator with the 412th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, explains communications test capabilities of the Test Tanker II aircraft to Air Force Materiel Command senior leaders. Lt. Col. Jordan Kriss, 412th FLTS commander (left), Dr. Steve Butler, AFMC Executive Director and Brig Gen. Tom Smoot, AFMC Director of Personnel, listen in. The Test Tanker II, a modified KC-135 in service with the Air Force Flight Test Center, visited Wright-Patterson Feb. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Test Tanker II

The Test Tanker II, a highly modified KC-135, visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Feb 6. The aircraft is used for aerial refueling support at the Air Force Flight Test Center and as a platform for testing avionics and senior leader communications systems, providing an opportunity for senior leader evaluation during airlift support missions. Program logistics support is provided by the Aeronautical Systems Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

AFMC change of command

A B-52 Stratofortress stands silent guard behind the crowd gathered for a change of command ceremony Nov. 21 in the Modern Flight Gallery of the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The ceremony, which is steeped in military history and tradition, marked the passing of leadership of Air Force Materiel Command from Gen. Bruce Carlson to Gen. Donald Hoffman. As AFMC commander, is responsible for providing the acquisition management services and logistics support required to develop, procure and sustain Air Force weapon systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Top AF leaders convene for quarterly council meeting

Gen. Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler (left), Pacific Air Forces commander, chats with Gen. Arthur J. Lichte (center), commander of Air Mobility Command, during a break at the Air Force Process Council quarterly meeting. The council met Nov. 20 at Air Force Materiel Command headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In the foreground, Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC commander, reviews notes before the meeting resumes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Formal retreat honors retiring AFMC commander

Tech. Sgt. James Carr, the noncommissioned officer in charge for the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard, presents the American flag to Gen. Bruce Carlson during a formal retreat ceremony in front of Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Nov. 18. Hundreds of active-duty personnel and civilians attended the ceremony, which featured a mixed, four-ship flyover by F-15s and F-16s from Eglin AFB, Fla. General Carlson, the AFMC commander, was the guest of honor. He is retiring from the Air Force after 37 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

AFMC Organizational Excellence

Senior Master Sgt. Scott Leach, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command first sergeant, lowers the organization’s guidon to allow Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC commander, to add the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award. It was part of a formal retreat ceremony, which featured a mixed, four-ship flyover by F-15s and F-16s from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., that took place Nov. 18 in front of Headquarters AFMC at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. General Carlson, who was the guest of honor at the retreat, is retiring from the Air Force after 37 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)