Jan. 2, 2024 Prepare now for Academic Year 2025 Civilian Development Air Force Materiel Command civilians are encouraged to start now to prepare for the upcoming Civilian Development application cycle, Jan. 10 to Feb.16, 2024.
March 10, 2023 Women leaders discuss benefits of military service In celebration of Women's History Month, top women military leaders discussed the importance of recruiting and retaining the best and most competent personnel in the military.
Jan. 11, 2023 AFIMSC’s new LEAD program delivers leadership growth, organizational understanding JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s new Leadership Empowerment and Development, or LEAD, program is off and running with the graduation of the inaugural class later this month. Following feedback from leadership, the Defense Organizational
Oct. 11, 2022 DAF develops dual-track 'Civilians We Need' career model, roadmaps to enhance civilian career progression The new “Civilians We Need” career model and accompanying career roadmaps will help DAF civilians plan their job experiences, education, training, and leadership opportunities to meet their professional goals.
July 7, 2022 Air Force expects lower enlisted promotion rates The Air Force is expecting lower promotion rates for the next few years due to enlisted grade restructuring, a leveling-off of end-strength growth, and high retention levels. Based on structure revisions and end-strength requirements, grades E-5 through E-7 will be impacted.
June 27, 2022 Pride Month: Every Airman, Guardian has a story By building a force with diverse backgrounds, skills and experiences, the Air Force and Space Force’s capabilities will be ultimately enhanced in accomplishing its mission. The Department of the Air Force is committed to fostering a more diverse and inclusive culture across the force.
April 4, 2022 New AFMC Professional Library encourages lifelong learning A new Air Force Materiel Command Professional Library offers Airmen and civilians the opportunity to embrace lifelong professional development with books, podcasts, articles and more, inspired by leadership recommendations across diverse subject areas.
March 16, 2022 SNCO Academy’s enhanced curriculum development takes center stage during CSAF inaugural visit Air Force SNCOA students took the opportunity to share their enhanced curriculum development with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., during his visit to Gunter Annex.
Feb. 28, 2022 Cross Cultural Mentoring Panel highlights mentorship challenges, opportunities Coinciding with the annual Black History Month Observance, the virtual event featured a panel of Black leaders from across the command.
Jan. 7, 2022 DAF to launch myEval in 2022 Beginning January 2022, the Department of the Air Force will launch a new enlisted and officer evaluation system application, myEvaluation, to further support ongoing IT and talent management transformations for Total Force Airmen and Guardians.
Jan. 3, 2022 Civilian Developmental Education primes leaders for the future Applications for Academic Year 23 of Civilian Developmental Education open Jan. 18, 2022, and the time is now to start preparing applications.
Dec. 9, 2021 AFMC leadership to kick-off 2022 with virtual town hall Air Force Materiel Command leadership will host a command-wide virtual town hall, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at 1 p.m. ET.
April 5, 2021 AFMC leadership to host virtual town hall Air Force Materiel Command leadership will host a command-wide virtual town hall, Tuesday, April 27, at 2 p.m. EDT.
Feb. 2, 2021 Air Force announces Airmen leadership qualities The Airman leadership qualities are expected to form the basis for the future officer and enlisted performance reporting systems. The alignment between evaluating units and evaluating Airmen is intended to further emphasize and accelerate an understanding and adoption of the associated leadership
Dec. 21, 2020 Department of the Air Force releases findings on racial disparity review The Department of the Air Force released its report on the findings of an Air Force Inspector General independent review into racial disparity Dec. 21. The full report is available for download on AF.mil.
Nov. 13, 2020 VCSAF Wilson ends longest tenure in AF history Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen “Seve” Wilson retired Nov. 13 in a ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., ending the longest tenure in the position.
Nov. 6, 2020 Agile Patriot guides, grows future AFMC leaders The Air Force Materiel Command held the first-ever Agile Patriot professional development conference, Nov. 2-5, equipping emerging leaders with a greater understanding of the AFMC mission and the knowledge, skills and expertise to help lead the organization into the future.
Aug. 28, 2020 First Kaleth O. Wright Excellence in Leadership Scholarship awarded to 2nd SFS Airman According to Headquarters AFSA, “the Excellence in Leadership scholarship is presented to an individual who demonstrates leadership qualities in their current performance of duty. The individual shows great potential for increased leadership roles.
Aug. 14, 2020 Goldfein-Wright Inclusive Leadership Award unveiled The award was officially announced in honor of the 21st Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein and 18th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright.
July 21, 2020 Virtual orientation prepares new leaders for success More than 50 first-time commanders and civilian materiel leaders were prepped for success during the first virtual Air Force Materiel Command Squadron Leader Orientation, July 7-17. The event, held for the first time ever in a completely online format, included briefings on AFMC and subordinate
July 21, 2020 Senate confirms Loh as next Air National Guard director By assuming the post, Maj. Gen. Michael A. Loh will be promoted to lieutenant general.
May 19, 2020 AFMC preparing for next phase of COVID-19 operations WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- As states across the U.S. begin to slowly reopen their economies, Air Force Materiel Command leaders are similarly readying to return to full mission capacity following major disruptions caused by COVID-19.The plan is for AFMC’s six centers and eight
March 26, 2020 AFMC commander provides COVID-19 mission update Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, provides an update to the force on AFMC missions and readiness during COVID-19.
Feb. 5, 2020 AFMC virtual town hall updates command, focuses on readiness The theme of readiness was a topic throughout the Air Force Materiel Command's Virtual Town Hall, Feb. 3. Resiliency, fitness, the AFMC We Need and U.S. Space Force were among the topics of focus during the hour-long event. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., AFMC commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Stan
Jan. 8, 2020 AFMC command team to host virtual town hall The Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., along with AFMC Command Chief Master Sgt. Stanley Cadell, host a command-wide virtual town hall Feb. 3, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. ET. The town hall will stream live on the AFMC Facebook page with opportunities for participants from across
Nov. 15, 2019 Empower, encourage, embrace: Inaugural Women’s Leadership Symposium inspires growth, diversity The Air Force Materiel Command hosted the inaugural Women’s Leadership Symposium Nov. 13-14, with the theme of “Empower, Encourage, and Embrace,” to focus on women leadership and diversity in the workplace. The two-day event drew more than 250 attendees from across the command, with keynote
June 26, 2019 Leadership, teamwork, community service in abundance at MYOY Summit SAN ANTONIO – Twenty eight of the Air Force’s best and brightest youth came to south Texas June 17-21 as part of the 2019 Air Force Installation Military Youth of the Year Summit.Some came with installation MYoY wins, others with both installation and state titles, but all possessed strong qualities
June 11, 2019 Summer 2019 brings leadership change across AFMC Summer 2019 marks a number of key leadership changes for the Air Force Materiel Command.
April 8, 2019 New leaders equipped for command at AFMC Squadron Leader Orientation More than 50 first-time AFMC commanders and materiel and civilian leaders attended the 2019 Spring Squadron Leader Orientation, an intense five-day training, which included briefings, panel discussions, mentorship sessions and workshops on topics ranging from AFMC mission expectations to
Feb. 4, 2019 Civilian Developmental Education offers opportunities to learn, grow The Air Force Civilian Developmental Education program is a portfolio of courses and training designed to address the developmental needs of the civilian workforce at all levels. Programs help civilians to achieve short or long term goals at a level appropriate to their needs and desired path of
Dec. 18, 2018 2018 AFMC mentoring campaign resounding success The 2018 inaugural year of the Air Force Materiel Command “Growing People” mentoring campaign was a tremendous success, with the command selected to help lead the Air Force-wide mentoring campaign effort for 2019.