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    Telework supplement continues to drive AFMC culture change

    The Air Force Materiel Command has developed supplemental guidance to the Air Force telework policy as part of ongoing efforts to lead the enterprise in workplace change.
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    Maximizing warfighter core capabilities through partnerships

    The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex has multiple partnerships that support the sustainment mission at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. One of those partnerships is with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Automated Test System Program Office and the WR-ALC 581st Software Engineering Squadron Automated Test Systems Software Integration Lab.
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    Air Force Materiel Command reaches IOC as servicing major command for Space Force

    The Air Force Materiel Command declared Initial Operational Capability for its support to the U.S. Space Force on Oct. 1, 2021. The IOC milestone means AFMC is well on its way to fully supporting the Space Force as its Servicing Major Command for Space Force-assigned Airmen.
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    Be a changemaker through the Combined Federal Campaign 2021

    You can be the face of change through the combined federal campaign program that begins Oct. 25 and runs through Jan. 14, 2022. The CFC is the official workplace giving campaign for all people associated with the military, and has been for the past 60 years.
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    CHPS class to focus on Women's Health

    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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    ‘You got here first!’ Tinker reduces reserved parking spots

    Shoppers visiting Tinker Air Force Base’s Exchange and Commissary will now have an easier time finding a parking space, especially junior enlisted Airmen. Col. G. Hall Sebren Jr., 72nd Air Base Wing commander, directed that reserved parking spaces for senior leaders be reduced and dedicated spaces for junior enlisted Airmen be added. Base facilities such as the Commissary and Exchange normally have reserved parking spots that are assigned to senior leaders such as chief master sergeants, colonels and general officers.
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    First African American Joint Chiefs Chairman Also Was the Youngest

    Retired Army Gen. Colin L. Powell, who was an ROTC cadet, rose to become the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the youngest, and later served as secretary of state, died today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland.
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    Fiscal Year 21 drives innovation, readiness across command, enterprise

    The Air Force Materiel Command executed more than $68.5 billion across all funding areas in fiscal year 2021, closing out the year 99.9% obligated despite challenges related to the coronavirus, Operation Allies Refuge and Welcome, underfunded enterprise programs, innovation needs and more.
  • Draven Lee, 526th Electronics Maintenance Squadron, removes coils from an automated winding machine at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 9, 2021. The 526th EMXS replaced its process of winding and forming coils by hand with automated equipment in order to save time and money while improving product quality and shop safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

    526th EMXS removes human from process, saves time, costs

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The 526th Electronics Maintenance Squadron, part of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex and responsible for the maintenance and overhaul of airborne generators, replaced its process of winding and forming coils by hand with automated equipment in order to save time and money while improving product quality and shop safety.
  • Jason Davis, 429th Supply Chain Management Squadron, demonstrates the amount of data available through a single QR code scan. Davis is an Air Force Materiel Command semi-finalist in the Spark Tank competition thanks to his idea to eliminate scanning errors and improve asset tracking by replacing four barcodes with a single QR code on a DOD form.

    Idea earns sustainment center civilian a Spark Tank semi-finalist spot

    A simple idea to add a QR code to a Department of Defense form could bring major improvements in tracking aircraft parts and other ordered assets across the globe.
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