• AFRL vice commander kicks off Air Force aircrew anthropometry study

    The last time the Air Force conducted a large-scale anthropometric (human body measurements) survey of its pilots, Super Bowl I featured Green Bay defeating Kansas City 35-10 and popular music included "Ruby Tuesday" by The Rolling Stones and "Penny Lane" by The Beatles. The year was 1967 and a lot

  • Life-limited parts prove a problem for FMS customers

    Evolution of supply chain management created a ripple effect in the availability of life-limited engine parts for international partner jet engines -- items that are vital to keeping jets in the air. The U.S. Air Force has a single automated process in place to track life-limited parts by serial

  • AFMC environmental award nominees

    Five Air Force Materiel Command units have been nominated for the Air Force General Thomas D. White Environmental Awards. The units are the 516th Aeronautical Systems Group, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; the 96th Civil Engineer Group, Eglin AFB, Fla.; the 75th CEG, Hill

  • AFRL wins Workforce Development Award

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Director of Personnel here is excited about winning a highly coveted award, not just for her own organization, but because of what it says about the entire lab. "This is an AFRL award, an enterprise-wide effort, that says AFRL cares about its people," said

  • Raptor gets thumbs up from AFOTEC

    The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center recently completed Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation of the F-22 Raptor's Increment 2 Modernization Program with an "effective and suitable" rating. This rating confirms that the F-22 weapon system meets warfighter needs and is absolutely

  • Maj. Gen. Bedke assumes command of Air Force Research Laboratory

    The Air Force Research Laboratory welcomed a new commander Thursday morning in a change-of-command ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Modern Flight Gallery. Maj. Gen. Curtis M. Bedke assumed command of AFRL from the departing Maj. Gen. Ted F. Bowlds, who has been commander since

  • Voluntary Protection Program growing steadily in AFMC

    The Voluntary Protection Program is alive and well in the Air Force Material Command. That was the thought of the members of the AFMC VPP Steering Committee who met in September, but as many members voiced, "there is still much to be done." The steering committee, meeting for the first time, is