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  • Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Dr. Will Roper visited Tinker Air Force Base Sept. 13 to gain a better understanding of the Air Force Sustainment Center mission as the supporting command for readiness in the Air Force.

    Center showcases innovation efforts

     The Air Force Sustainment Center is setting the pace in many areas of efficiency and innovation, according to Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Roper saw AFSC processes in action when he visited AFSC headquarters Sept. 13.“This is the culture I want to see in an Air Force organization,”
  • Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander

    Sustainment Commander focuses on maintaining center’s top priorities

    One month into leading the more than 43,000-strong workforce of the Air Force Sustainment Center, Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland is intent on evolving the same priorities that have guided the Center in delivering combat power for America since AFSC’s inception.Priorities built on providing expert logistics and sustainment support while taking care of
  • Brig. Gen. John Kubinec, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex commander, announces a campaign to hire 1200 new employees at the air logistics complex in the next 12 months. The "1200 in 12 months" campaign aims to hire 1200 new workers for the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., by the end of fiscal 2019. That equates to an annual economic impact of $69M and over $345M over the next five years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Bell)

    Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex announces new hiring initiative

    Brig. Gen. John Kubinec, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex commander, held a press conference on the Robins Air Force Base flight line Aug. 15, announcing a new initiative to hire more than 1,000 new employees to work at the complex in one year.That equates to an annual economic impact of $69 million, and more than $345 million over the next five
  • Crew chiefs assigned to 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to launch F-35A Lightning II fighter jets at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, July 31, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

    388th Fighter Wing standing up final F-35A aircraft maintenance unit

    Hill’s 388th Fighter Wing recently began standing up the last of its aircraft maintenance units, a big step toward receiving the full complement of F-35A Lightning IIs by the end of 2019. The first operational F-35s landed at Hill Air Force Base in October 2015. Since then the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and 4th AMU have stood up and generated
  • Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski was the presiding official for the Air Force Sustainment Center Change of Command in which Lt. Gen. Donald E. "Gene" Kirkland assumed command from Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II.

    Lt. Gen. Kirkland takes command of AFSC

    Before a crowd of approximately 350 guests and several dignitaries described as a “Logistics Hall of Fame,” Lt. Gen. Donald E. “Gene” Kirkland became commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center Aug. 7 in Bldg. 3001 at Tinker Air Force Base. “I am sitting on hallowed ground when we talk about sustainment in our Air Force,” said General Ellen
  • C-5M RERP

    Galaxy wraps upgrades to become C-5M Super Galaxy

    ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The first flight of the Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy Transport aircraft took place on June 30, 1968, with an audience which included President Lyndon Johnson. It’s now 50 years later, and the Super Galaxy is still going strong.Today, the Air Force and Lockheed Martin have finished upgrades in Marietta, Georgia, to the
  • An F-35A Lightning II aircraft from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off from Nellis AFB, Nevada, Feb. 2. Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings at Hill are participating in Red Flag 17-01. Red Flag is the U.S. Air Force’s premier air-to-air combat training exercise. This is the first F-35A deployment to Red Flag since the Air Force declared the jet combat ready in August 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)

    Hill Airmen, aircraft progress together as F-35A program matures

    Two years after the Air Force declared IOC for the F-35A, pilots and maintainers at Hill’s active duty 388th and reserve 419th Fighter Wings are steadily erasing the word “initial” from in front of “operational capability.”Since the IOC announcement on Aug. 2, 2016, Airmen and the jet have grown together during deployments to Europe and Asia,
  • Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II will retire Aug. 7 after a 33 year Air Force career.

    AFSC commander reflects on role as he prepares to retire

    Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II took command of the Air Force Sustainment Center on June 5, 2015.On Aug. 7, he will relinquish command and retire from the Air Force.Levy said the center has evolved significantly over the last three years and that is a reflection of the 43,000 Airmen who comprise AFSC. “What they have been able to do during the time I have
  • 388th Maintenance group 3-D printer

    388th Maintenance Group eying future time, cost savings with 3-D printing

    Inside a simple-looking building just off of Hill’s flight line, Airmen are tinkering with advanced technology to bring the future of cost-effective maintenance to America’s most advanced fighter aircraft.  The 388th Maintenance Group’s Air Force Repair and Enhancement Program shop recently acquired a 3-D printer with the hope of increasing
  • Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, front, speaks at an event June 28 after being introduced by Daniel Pullin, dean of the University of Oklahoma Price College of Business. June 28. He was the inaugural speaker of a distinguished speaker series hosted at the Gene Rainbolt Graduate School of Business. His lecture centered on the theme of “Intersection of Innovation + Armed Services.”

    AFSC Commander touts importance of innovation to Air Force, community

    Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center, recently spoke at the inaugural session of a distinguished speaker series hosted by the University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business. The first session themed “Intersection of Innovation + Armed Services,” was held at the Gene Rainbolt Graduate School of Business
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