June 6, 2018 Robins to host Advanced Battle Management System The Air Force announced Robins Air Force Base will host the initial elements of the Advanced Battle Management System, a capability which will fuse global air and space intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance information. “We must adapt our capability to survive in the changed threat
June 6, 2018 New interns receive AFMC welcome More than 130 new interns were introduced to careers in civil service by the Air Force Materiel Command commander at the start of the Premier College Intern Program Symposium June 4 at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. A Secretary of the Air Force initiative, the PCIP is focused
June 6, 2018 REUNITED: AFSOC commander visits museum, boards former helicopter Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, was all smiles as he was recently reunited with a particularly distinctive MH-53 M “Pave Low IV” special operations helicopter at the Robins Air Force Base Museum of Aviation.On Aug. 11, 2008, then Col. Webb flew tail number 70-1626
May 31, 2018 Robins and VECTR sign one-of-a-kind agreement The Air Force is always looking for new and innovative ways of accomplishing its mission, and Robins Air Force Base, along with the VECTR Center in Warner Robins, have taken another step towards meeting that goal. Col. Lyle Drew, 78th Air Base Wing commander, Robins Air Force Base, and Patricia
May 30, 2018 Command meets its cost-savings objective for second fiscal year in a row Air Force Materiel Command captured more than $2.5 billion in cost savings for fiscal year 2017, the second fiscal year in a row the command has achieved its strategic savings objective.
May 25, 2018 STEM City planned for Hill air, space show On June 23-24, Hill Air Force Base with the tremendous support from The Utah Air Show Foundation, will host the “Warriors Over the Wasatch: The Legacy Continues” Air and Space Show and feature U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. In addition to the numerous world-class aerial acts and wide variety of static
May 22, 2018 One E-8C JSTARS to undergo organic depot maintenance The Air Force plans to bring an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, better known as JSTARS, into the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Robins AFB, Georgia, for Programmed Depot Maintenance by Summer 2018. The move would increase PDM capacity by demonstrating an organic
May 15, 2018 Hill engine shop reaches a milestone in engine restoration for the F-35 Lightning II Over a three-day weekend, the team of recently certified propulsion technicians volunteered to work overtime to perform intermediate-level maintenance and replace the F135 fan module.
May 3, 2018 F-16 Service Life Extension Program a ‘great deal’ for Department of Defense, taxpayers An Air Force Thunderbird jet is the first of what will be roughly 300 refurbished C and D model F-16’s that will roll off the shop floor of the 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here after receiving multiple structure-strengthening modifications.
April 30, 2018 Innovating compressor blade inspection Blade defects decrease engine efficiency and power, while increasing fuel burn (specific fuel consumption) and exhaust gas temperature (EGT) - resulting in higher maintenance costs, and decreased aircraft availability. Additionally, defective compressor blades can pose a safety threat if not