AFSC News

  • First B-52 arrives at depot for CONECT upgrade

    The first B-52H Stratofortress departed Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 16 and arrived at Tinker, for the Combat Network Communications Technology, or CONECT, upgrade.The CONECT upgrade will allow B-52 crews to receive and send real-time digital information such as updated intelligence, mapping

  • AFMC recognizes second quarter “Graduates”

    Congratulations to the following members of the Air Force Materiel Command team on completing a degree or certificate program during the second quarter of 2013, AFMC's "Year of the Graduate."The goal of YoGrad is to inspire those considering or currently working on an education plan to start,

  • New process unique to Robins

    A new process for stripping paint from C-17s has been validated at Robins.Known as plastic media blasting, it's environmentally-friendly, and allows a more efficient way of removing paint from aircraft during programmed depot maintenance."This is unique to Robins, the fact we have the capability to

  • Hill AFB bikers show up in force to support 'See Me, Save Me' ride

    July 11, Hill's 'See Me, Save Me' campaign ride was "a success," said Allan Woods, Hill's Motorcycle Safety Program manager. About 200 riders showed up in force to ride a circular route through local communities around the base.The goal was "to motivate motorists to take a second look, specifically

  • F-16s being regenerated into drones

     Less than three months after the last F-4 phantom II departed from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group for drone conversion, maintainers here are already turning the wrenches on Air Combat Command's fourth generation of aerial targets, the F-16 Fighting Falcon.With AMARG's entire

  • JSTARS unit beefs up for disaster

     The 116th Air Control Wing Civil Engineer Squadron was selected among a group of Air National Guard CE units across the nation to take on an additional mission, bolstering disaster response in the Southeast United States.To meet the mission, the Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force, or Prime Beef

  • Robins Management, Union ink commitment

     Base and local union officials signed a joint statement June 25 in which they agreed to "work together ... for the betterment of the Robins Air Force Base mission and all employees." The statement was developed during a meeting with the two sides and a representative of the Federal Labor Relations

  • VPP culture at Robins happens at home too

    The 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron's MOBAGS section has taken the installation's Voluntary Protection Program's Safe Site Challenge to an interesting new level. The shop's eight members wanted to do something different in preparation for a June 14 Gold assessment by VPP team members.After hearing

  • Reaper engine work coming to Tinker

    Tinker AFB will have a key role in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper engines.The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex will service the Reaper's Honeywell TPE331-10GD turboprop engine. Tinker civilian employees perform depot maintenance on B-52 and B-1B bombers, E-3

  • 448th SCMW director aims for forecast accuracy

    The new director of the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, Steven K. Alsup, is focused on achieving a 70 percent Demand Forecast Accuracy Rate, "which will be a world-class benchmark when we hit it." Many major corporations "would love to even come close to 70 percent."From July 2012 until Mr.

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