Air Force Sustainment Center

Oct. 31, 2016
AF takes initial steps to reduce training unrelated to primary missions

The Air Force plans to reduce training not related to Airmen’s primary jobs in order to address concerns that excessive and non-mission related demands are impacting Airmen’s ability to focus on and accomplish their core duties, officials announced Oct. 31.
Oct. 28, 2016
Robins to make room for C-5 workload

Shops across the 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group and many others are currently experiencing a renaissance of sorts. That’s because there’s an air of anticipation, with a nod to the future of exciting things to come. When mission-critical contract work performed on the C-5 Galaxy ended in 2015,
Oct. 28, 2016
Complex closes out fiscal 2016 with 182 aircraft

For Brig. Gen. John Kubinec, the continued mission success the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex experienced in 2016 is a direct result of “having the ‘best on the planet’ professional workforce, a strong, collaborative partnership with our union, amazing civilian leadership and the Art of the
Oct. 27, 2016
AFSC Small Business Offices exceed contracting goals in last three years

To keep critical combat aircraft like the F-15 Eagle and a few dozen more combat platforms ready to defend the nation, the Air Force Sustainment Center routinely contracts with the defense industry giants that build them. But with roughly 32,000 military and civilian personnel primarily spread
Oct. 26, 2016
Edwards boom operators set sight on future KC-46 testing

Earlier this year in Everett, Washington, workers from the 418th Flight Test Squadron, Detachment 1, and Boeing teamed to achieve major test milestones for the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling tanker, which resulted in the Department of Defense authorizing initial production in August. Going forward
Oct. 26, 2016
QF-4 mission nearly complete

The QF-4 Aerial Target mission is winding down and two of the aircraft visited here Oct. 25 so that those who have supported F-4 Phantom IIs over the years could see them one last time.
Oct. 20, 2016
Materiel Maintenance Group unfurls new flags during re-designation

Airmen from 49th Materiel Maintenance Group here sheathed the guidon for the 49th MMG and unfurled a new banner at a re-designation ceremony marking the group’s re-designation to the 635th MMG on Oct. 20
Oct. 13, 2016
Robins saves $1.2 million – injury compensation hits 15-year low

For the third straight year, Robins has achieved significant savings from decreased costs of workers’ compensation claims. A total of $1.2 million was saved from the last chargeback year, from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. That total represented 21 percent of the Air Force’s total $5.6 million
Oct. 7, 2016
Making a pledge

On Oct. 7, Air Force Sustainment Center senior leaders take time to fill in their pledge cards to signal the start of the Combined Federal Campaign, which began Oct. 3 and runs through Nov. 17. Filling in their pledge cards are Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, AFSC commander, center, Brig. Gen. Tom Miller,
Oct. 7, 2016
T-38 maintenance unit finds efficiencies with mobile shelving

We all face a problem of needing more space from time-to-time.The 575th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Randolph AFB, Texas, faced such a problem, but proactively sought a solution that that would impact its aircraft maintenance production line in a positive way.The 575th AMXS is home to the Air