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Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command. It’s headquarters is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. It is one of nine major commands (MAJCOMs), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HQ USAF): Download high resolution version (1350x1330, 380 KB)Shield of the United States Air Force Materiel Command, Public Domain Image from www. ... Download high resolution version (1350x1330, 380 KB)Shield of the United States Air Force Materiel Command, Public Domain Image from www. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 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. ... National Museum of the United States Air Force at WPAFB Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties, adjacent to Fairborn and Dayton, Ohio. ... Seal of the Air Force. ...

Mission

AFMC’s mission is to develop, acquire, and sustain air and space power needed to defend the United States and its interests.

Personnel

AFMC has a workforce of about 90,000 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.

Resources

AFMC fulfills its mission of equipping the Air Force with weapons systems through a series of facilities that foster cradle-to-grave oversight for aircraft, missiles, munitions, and the people who operate them. Weapon systems, such as aircraft and missiles, are developed and acquired through four major product centers using science and technology from the research sites that make up the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The systems are tested in AFMC’s two test centers, then are serviced and receive major repairs over their lifetime at the command’s air logistics centers. Eventually, aircraft and missiles are “retired” to AFMC’s Arizona desert facility, the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. The United States Air Force Research Laboratory with headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was created in October 1997. ... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (D-M) is a key US Air Combat Command installation, located within the city limits of Tucson, Arizona at 32°09N 110°52W. 355th Wing emblem The 355th Wing is the host unit providing medical, logistical, and operational support to all D-M...

Source

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References

• Air Force Link Fact Sheet (http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=143)
• Air Force Materiel Command Website (http://www.afmc-pub.wpafb.af.mil/)