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Software app helps simplify testing
Testing aircraft equipment can often present challenges, so one worker at Robins created an application to help simplify the process. Moses Zamora, an engineer in the 581st Software Maintenance...
View ArticleSequestration would impact AFMC mission
Air Force Materiel Command will be forced to implement spending reductions that will have substantial impact on its mission if sequestration takes effect March 1. These reductions along with other Air...
View ArticleCommander's Commentary: Preparing for the future
I know everyone is anxious to hear news about the possible sequestration and potential for civilian furloughs. I know this affects more than just the mission; it has a personal impact on each and every...
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Panetta notifies Congress DOD preparing for furloughs
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has notified Congress that the Defense Department is prepared to implement furloughs for civilian personnel in response to the threat of sequestration. In a memo to...
View ArticlePanetta issues message to DOD workforce on sequestration
With major, across-the-board defense spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta today issued a message to the Defense Department workforce. Here is the...
View ArticlePossibility for Civilian Furloughs
We're starting to get more information regarding the impacts of sequestration, specifically some of the details regarding the possibility of civilian furloughs. DOD has officially notified Congress...
View ArticleAFMC Commander's Log -- Potential Civilian Furloughs
Team AFMC, As many of you have likely heard or read by now, Secretary of Defense Panetta notified Congress that civilian employee furloughs may occur if budget sequestration takes effect March 1, 2013....
View ArticleCommander's message – AFSC military award winners
As we go into the weekend, I want to share the good news and congratulate our military award winners. These high performers have gone above and beyond what's been asked of them in supporting their...
View ArticleAFSC recognizes military award winners
Five Air Force Sustainment Center Airmen recently received highly revered military awards. The award winners come from Tinker, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.; and Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Each displayed...
View ArticleAFMC to implement sequestration cuts, analyze impacts
As a result of sequestration taking effect on March 1, the Air Force is expected to absorb more than $12 billion in reductions this fiscal year while simultaneously working to mitigate an overseas...
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AFSC units strive for greatness through weekly meetings, collaborative effort
The motivational phrase, "Art of the Possible" is soaring to new heights within the Air Force Sustainment Center. Each Friday morning, representatives from the major commands, Air Force Nuclear Weapons...
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Robins maintainers take Air Force effectiveness award
Maintainers from the military's only unit that operates the E-8C Joint Surveillance Attack Radar System have earned a 2012 Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award. Members of Robins' 116th and 461st...
View ArticleRobins discusses budget challenges with community
A standing-room only crowd of several hundred community members was given a candid briefing Wednesday on how sequestration will impact Robins Air Force Base. The event at Houston Lake Stadium Cinemas...
View ArticleLt. Gen. Litchfield Commentary: Visit to Capitol Hill
As was discussed in Mr. Marshall's message a week ago, I went to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Congress and their professional staff to talk about the impacts of...
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Alsup named 448th SCMW director
Steven K. Alsup was promoted to director of the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, and was appointed to the Senior Executive Service, during a special ceremony March 8. The SES constitutes less than 1...
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Latest VERA/VSIP round results in more than 400 buyouts at Robins
Robins is offering 403 civilian employees a cash incentive to retire, retire early or resign. During a two-week window in February, civilian personnel received 880 applications for early retirement or...
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Software team now tests wiring in minutes, not days
Testing complex electrical wiring systems inside aircraft mainframes may sound a bit intimidating, but for a team from the 580th Software Maintenance Squadron here, it's just another day at the office....
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New Robins complex plating shop safer, more efficient
The Advanced Metal Finishing Facility - the newest building in the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex - will boast a multitude of improved efficiencies and processes once it's up and running later...
View ArticlePentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce
Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the...
View ArticleCA Message – Reduction in civilian furlough days
I'm coming to you with information as it is made official. As of today, the Department of Defense plans to reduce the number of furlough days from 22 to 14. Officials have also pushed the start of the...
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