June 21, 2019 Views from the fishbowl: getting to know the new AFMC commander The first thing that Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr. placed on his desk when he arrived at the Air Force Materiel Command headquarters was not a nameplate, laptop or a to-do list for his first few days in office.Rather, it was a clear glass fishbowl containing a single orange goldfish with wide eyes
June 19, 2019 Aim High: Aero club flight instructor earns FAA award for half-century flawless flight The Federal Aviation Administration recently presented Hugh Holloway, Robins Aero Club assistant chief flight instructor, with its Federal Aviation Administration Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. The award is presented to persons who have a minimum of fifty years of accident-free flying as a
June 14, 2019 Running with faith: an Airman’s journey to redemption ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Standing there with a knife in hand and cold-hearted from the most devastating news of his life, Master Sgt. Brandan “Troy” Keel contemplated an irreversible decision. Looking into his wife’s eyes after learning she was pregnant with another man’s baby, he couldn’t
June 10, 2019 Summer 2019 brings leadership change across AFMC Summer 2019 marks a number of key leadership changes for the Air Force Materiel Command.
June 5, 2019 78 ABW Commander's Call stresses professional development, innovation ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Col. Lyle Drew (right), 78th Air Base Wing commander, speaks to members during his final commander’s call alongside Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Wieser, 78th ABW command chief, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, June 4, 2019. During the call, Drew welcomed Wieser as the new
June 4, 2019 AF EAP provides free, licensed support to civilians When looking for a recommendation for something like a restaurant, barber or mechanic it is easy to ask and get someone’s opinion. When it comes to issues about relationships, work and personal health, people are less likely to ask the question in the first place. However, there is a service
May 31, 2019 Bunch takes command Amidst a sea of aviation history, Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. assumed leadership of the Air Force Materiel Command during a ceremony at the National Museum of the Air Force here, May 31.
May 31, 2019 Generous, Happy Heroes: Team Robins Donors Come Through Again Five Fridays each year, a routine yet always amazing event comes together in the Fitness Center Annex at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. Over a hundred Team Robins employees gather to give blood that will ultimately end up on an overseas flight. These donations through the Armed Services Blood
May 31, 2019 Secretary, chief of staff initiate dialogue with commanders on a plan for new officer promotion categories The memo explains the proposed change and directs commanders to solicit and provide feedback from officers to major command commanders by July 31, with “a final recommendation due to the secretary and chief not later than 30 August 2019.”
May 31, 2019 Teamwork: AFSC summit brings together maintenance leaders as ‘tour de force’ About 50 senior leaders and subject matter experts from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, Hill AFB, Utah, and Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, gathered at the Robins Conference Center May 7-9 for the 2019 Air Force Sustainment Center Aircraft Maintenance Group Summit. The group, which