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General Richardson gives KC-46A progress report at symposium
The first active-duty KC-46A Pegasus is slated to arrive at Tinker Air Force Base for routine maintenance three years from now, but preparations for the new aerial refueling tanker are in full swing across the Air Force, the program’s executive officer said. Brig. Gen. Duke Richardson, the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Tankers, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, delivered a comprehensive progress report 23 Aug at the 11th annual Tinker and the Primes Requirements Symposium in Midwest City.
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8/31
2016
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Forging the 46
U.S. Air Force leaders and Oklahoma community partners were in attendance for the historical reactivation of the 56th Air Refueling Squadron and the dedication of the KC-46A Pegasus formal training center, Aug. 30, 2016, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.The event consisted of an assumption of command for the reactivated 56th ARS, dedication of the
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8/30
2016
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B-52 CONECTs to the digital age
The venerable B-52 Stratofortress, our nation's preeminent strategic bomber, is getting the first major upgrade to its communications system in many years, making it an even more lethal weapon system in the Air Force's arsenal.OC-ALC's 565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is installing Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT), a
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7/14
2016
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Next LCMC Focus Week begins July 25
The next Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Focus Week is scheduled for July 25 to 29. As with previous focus weeks, offerings include both functional and general training.Courses are available locally and via distance learning through Defense Collaboration Services, or DCS. Focus Week organizers say they try to offer a variety of courses that
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7/14
2016
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Air Force office takes packaging to the next level
Transporting Air Force and Department of Defense assets like aircraft, munitions, parts, satellites, etc., isn't as simple as throwing them in a box and putting them in the mail. A considerable amount of time and effort is put into making sure the assets are packaged in a manner that keeps them safe during travel and while in storage, in any
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7/08
2016
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Center of Excellence supports acquisition professionals
Buying new "stuff" for the Air Force isn't simple -- there are many rules and regulations in place to ensure the right company is selected for the job and that the selection process is fair and balanced.When a program office or directorate within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center decides to acquire new systems, parts or services for the
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7/06
2016
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Air Force awards Adaptive Engine Transition Program contracts
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Propulsion Directorate here has issued two separate contracts to design, develop, fabricate, and test complete, flight-weight, centerline, 45,000-pound thrust-class adaptive engines in the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP).The contracts were awarded June 30 to General Electric Aviation and Pratt
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7/06
2016
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Base historian captures Air Force-level recognition
Randy Bergeron, installation historian, has earned a share of the Dennis F. Casey Award for Excellence in Periodic History in the Albert S. Simpson Category for co-authoring the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's periodic history last year.Bergeron was recognized for superior historical services in writing the AFLCMC periodic history along
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6/23
2016
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Education Partnership Agreement provides collaboration opportunities
A recently signed Education Partnership Agreement between Hanscom and the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security at Northeastern University grants new research and educational collaboration opportunities for the Air Force Life Cycle Management programs here.The three-year Education Partnership Agreement, referred to as an EPA
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6/23
2016
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New PEO for C3I&N shares priorities, highlights workforce importance
The new PEO for Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks, or C3I&N, Maj. Gen. Dwyer L. Dennis, recently shared some areas he'll be looking to focus on as he takes on this role.Cyber vulnerabilities and resiliency are areas he wants to draw more attention to. He previously had been spearheading an initiative for the Undersecretary
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6/23
2016
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