Air Force Materiel Command
Air Force Materiel Command emblem
Active	1 July 1992 - Current
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Major Command
Garrison/HQ	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Nickname	AFMC

Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 606 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,000 × 989 pixels, file size: 107 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... USAF redirects here. ... Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties, adjacent to Riverside, Fairborn, Beavercreek, and Dayton, Ohio. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... USAF redirects here. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) was a former United States Air Force command. ... Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) was a former United States Air Force command. ...

AFMC is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Its commander is General Bruce Carlson, with Lieutenant General Terry L. Gabreski as Vice-commander, and Chief Master Sergeant Johnathan E. Hake being the Command Chief Master Sergeant of Air Force Materiel Command. It is one of ten major commands (MAJCOMs), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HQ USAF). Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties, adjacent to Riverside, Fairborn, Beavercreek, and Dayton, Ohio. ... General Bruce Carlson General Bruce Carlson serves as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. ... USAF redirects here. ...

AFMC has a workforce of about 78,000 military and civilian personnel. It is the Air Force’s largest command in terms of funding and second in terms of personnel. AFMC’s operating budget represents 57 percent of the Air Force budget, and AFMC employs more than 40 percent of the Air Force’s total civilian workforce.

Mission

Air Force Materiel Command conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides the acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war. The command develops, acquires and sustains the aerospace power needed to defend the United States and its interests for today and tomorrow. This is accomplished through management, research, acquisition, development, testing and maintenance of existing and future weapons systems and their components

Units

AFMC fulfills its mission of equipping the Air Force with the best weapon systems through the Air Force Research Lab and eight specialized centers responsible for the "cradle-to-grave" oversight for aircraft, electronic systems, missiles and munitions. For instance, weapon systems, such as aircraft and missiles, are developed and acquired through three product centers, using science and technology from the laboratory research sites. The systems are then tested at AFMC's two test centers. Over the system's lifetime, it may be serviced, upgraded or repaired at the three air logistics centers. The command's specialized units perform many other development and logistics functions, including scientific research and the retirement or sale of older systems.

The AFMC headquarters is a major unit located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. There are 10 AFMC host bases: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties, adjacent to Fairborn and Dayton, Ohio. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

• Arnold AFB, Tennessee
  • Arnold Engineering Development Center
• Brooks City-Base, Texas
  • 311th Human Systems Wing
• Edwards AFB, California
  • 95th Air Base Wing
  • Air Force Flight Test Center
• Eglin AFB, Florida
  • 96th Air Base Wing
  • Air Armament Center
• Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts
  • 66th Air Base Wing
  • Electronic Systems Center
• Hill AFB, Utah
  • 75th Air Base Wing
  • Ogden Air Logistics Center
• Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
  • 377th Air Base Wing
  • Nuclear Weapons Center
• Robins AFB, Georgia
  • 78th Air Base Wing
  • Warner Robins Air Logistics Center
• Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
  • 72nd Air Base Wing
  • Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center
• Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
  • 88th Air Base Wing
  • Aeronautical Systems Center
  • Air Force Global Logistics Support Center
  • Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Air Force Security Assistance Center

In addition, the command operates associate units on several non-AFMC bases. Also see AFMC's units web page: Units. Arnold Engineering Development Center is a U.S. government facility for aeronautical research and testing. ... This article is about the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Arnold Engineering Development Center Arnold Engineering Development Center is the most advanced and largest complex of flight simulation test facilities in the world. ... Brooks City-Base is a former United States Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas, that was established in 1918. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... The 311th Human Systems Wing (311 HSW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Brooks City-Base in San Antonio, Texas. ... Edwards Air Force Base is a base located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, northeast of Lancaster. ... This article is about the U.S state. ... The 95th Air Base Wing (95 ABW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Edwards Air Force Base, California. ... Edwards Air Force Base is an airbase located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, 7 miles (11 km) due East of Rosamond, at 34°57′ N 117°52′ W. An airbase since 1933, Edwards has long been a home for flight... Eglin Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force that belongs to the Air Force Materiel Command; the Air Armament Center is the host unit. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... The United States Air Forces 96th Air Base Wing is an unit located at Eglin AFB, Florida. ... A mounted F-86 Sabre serves as the centerpiece of Hanscom AFB Hanscom Air Force Base, initially and briefly designated Bedford Army Air Base, is a United States Air Force facility in Bedford, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The United States Air Forces 66th Air Base Wing is the host unit at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts. ... Electronic Systems Center Shield Electronic Systems Center is a product center of Air Force Materiel Command headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. ... Hill Air Force Base is an Air Force Materiel Command base of the United States Air Force. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The 75th Air Base Wing (75 ABW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Hill Air Force Base, Ogden Utah. ... Kirtland Air Force Base is located in the southeast quadrant of Albuquerque, New Mexico, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. ... For other uses, see New Mexico (disambiguation). ... The 377th Air Base Wing (377 ABW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. ... // The centers mission is to ensure safe, secure, and reliable nuclear weapon systems to support the National Command Structure and the United States Air Force warfighter. ... Robins Air Force Base (Robins AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Houston County, Georgia. ... The 78th Air Base Wing (78 ABW) is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. ... Tinker Air Force Base - Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC) - is a U.S. Air Force military base located near Oklahoma City in Midwest City, Oklahoma and is the largest single-site employer in the state having more than 24,000 workers. ... For other uses, see Oklahoma (disambiguation). ... // Activated during the summer-fall 1941 maneuvers in Louisiana. ... Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties, adjacent to Fairborn and Dayton, Ohio. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The United States Air Forces 88th Air Base Wing is a base support unit located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. ... The Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) is an Air Force product center that designs, develops and delivers dominant aerospace weapon systems and capabilities for U.S. Air Force, other U.S. military, allied and coalition-partner warfighters, in support of Air Force leadership priorities. ... The United States Air Force Research Laboratory with headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was created in October 1997. ... // The Air Force Security Assistance Center develops and executes international agreements with friendly forces to provide defense materiel and services, in support of US national security. ...

History

Air Force Materiel Command traces its heritage to 1917 when the Equipment Division of the U.S. Army Signal Corps established a headquarters for its new Airplane Engineering Department at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, a World War I experimental engineering facility.

The functions of research and development and logistics were operated separately during World War II until they were reunited for several years in the late 1940s under Air Materiel Command. Then, in 1950, research and development were split off into a separate organization, the Air Research and Development Command. Shield of the Air Force Materiel Command. ...

In 1961, Air Materiel Command became the Air Force Logistics Command, while the Air Research and Development Command gained responsibility for weapon system acquisition and was renamed the Air Force Systems Command. Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) was a former United States Air Force command. ...

On July 1, 1992, the Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command were reintegrated to form the new Air Force Materiel Command. Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) was a former United States Air Force command. ...

AIMACO

AIMACO is an acronym for AIr MAterial COmmand (the US Air Force Supply Control Command) compiler. It began around 1959 as the definition of a high level programming language influenced by the Flow-Matic language developed by UNIVAC and the COMTRAN (COMmercial TRANslator) programming language developed by IBM. AIMACO, along with FLOW-MATIC and COMTRAN, were precursors to the COBOL programming language and influenced its development. Seal of the Air Force. ... hjhjhjhh ghjhjhj gjkjkj ... UNIVAC serves as the catch-all name for the American manufacturers of the lines of mainframe computers by that name, which through mergers and acquisitions underwent numerous name changes. ... COMTRAN (COMmercial TRANslator) is a programming language which served as the forerunner to the COBOL language. ... For other uses, see IBM (disambiguation) and Big Blue. ... COBOL (pronounced //) is a Third-generation programming language, and one of the oldest programming languages still in active use. ...

A committee chaired by a representative of AMC (the Air Material Command) and composed of industry representatives from IBM and United States Steel, as well as members of AMC Programming Services, developed the draft AIMACO language definition. Even though the word "compiler" was part of its name, no compiler was ever written for it; although at least two were specified or designed. The United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States and Central Europe. ...

The original intention of AMC was that all programming for AMC systems worldwide would be written in AIMACO and compiled on a UNIVAC in AMC headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. This would be for systems whether they were to operate on UNIVAC or IBM computers. An alternative compiler was designed by AMC Programming Services persons to compile systems on IBM computers for operation on IBM computers. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties, adjacent to Riverside, Fairborn, Beavercreek, and Dayton, Ohio. ... : Gem City : Birthplace of Aviation United States Ohio Montgomery 56. ...

References

Much of this text in an early version of this article was taken from pages on the Air Force Materiel Command, website, which as a work of the U.S. Government is presumed to be a public domain resource. Shortcut: WP:PD There are many resources available on the net that are in the public domain, and therefore freely usable without restrictions for Wikipedia content. ...

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