• AFLCMC Lieutenant Colonels selected for Colonel

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center recently announced that the following lieutenant colonels were selected for promotion to colonel:James BeckerBen BoehmJustin CollinsMatt DomsallaMatt GlenJeff HamblinGregg JeromeChristopher KadalaEric

  • AFMC promotes wellness screening campaign

    During the month of February, Air Force Materiel Command is launching its “Do You Know Your Numbers” wellness screening campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of knowing your numbers to help prevent chronic diseases such diabetes, hypertension, and

  • Log rolling makes a splash at Wright-Patt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Members of the Catholic Chapel Youth Group had the chance to give the century old art of birling, or log rolling, a try at the Dodge Gym pool Jan. 14.During the logging boom of the late 1800’s, America’s immense river systems were often times the only way to

  • Take command: Urgent care now easier to access

    As of Jan. 1, 2018, most TRICARE Prime enrollees no longer need a referral for urgent care visits and point-of-service charges no longer apply for urgent care claims. This change replaces the previous policy, which waived referrals for the first two urgent care visits per year.

  • AFLCMC ‘entwined’ with senior leader goals

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Air Force acquisition is battling the pincer effect of shrinking workforces and expanding portfolios, according to Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry, who spoke at a defense industry event in Bedford, Massachusetts, Thursday.  McMurry, commander of the Air Force Life Cycle

  • Allied C2 Capabilities RAMPed Up

    RAMP, the Royal Saudi Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control Systems Modernization Program, is an extensive mission computing and communications upgrade program, turning current Block 30/35 AWACS into the 40/45 configuration. The International Airborne Battle Management Command and

  • Strengthening Trusted Care culture in Air Force medicine

    On October 26th, 2017, over 130 leaders across various health care organizations gathered to listen to Col. Christian Lyons and Lt. Col. Michael Fea speak on Trusted Care’s aim of positioning the Air Force Medical Service as a high reliability organization.

  • Explosive ordnance disposal flight wins AFMC-level award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 788th Civil Engineer Squadron was awarded the Senior Master Sgt. Gerald J. Stryzak Award for best civil engineer explosive ordnance disposal flight of the year for 2017 at the Air Force Materiel Command level. This annual award recognizes the EOD flight

  • Wright-Patt unit deployment manager ensures readiness of personnel, equipment

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s lead unit deployment manager ensures new UDM’s are trained and military members and equipment are ready for deployment.Jeffrey Bottorff, program manager for the 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron, oversees the base-wide UDM