12 Mar 2019

Air Force partners with C-5 System Program Office, Delta and Georgia Tech

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The C-5 System Program Office and the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office has kicked off a new partnership with Delta Air Lines and the Georgia Institute of Technology with an intensive three-day workshop hosted by the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Warner Robins.

18 Jan 2019

AFSC commander ‘moves the flag’ to Robins

Air Force Sustainment Center leadership at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, will relocate its headquarters for one week to the two other major bases within AFSC throughout 2019. The “move the flag” visits are an effort to immerse leadership in the local work force mission and communities around the command. The first effort took place at Robins AFB, Georgia, this week, to be followed by a visit to Hill AFB, Utah, in February.

3 Dec 2018

Lt. Gen. Kirkland gets inside look at Team Robins

Lt. Gen. Donald “Gene” Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, was at Robins Air Force Base Nov. 28 through 30, 2018.   In addition to visiting mission areas at the 78th Air Base Wing and Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, he visited the Airman’s Attic and Thrift Shop.Interacting with volunteers at local agencies on the base was a

5 Sep 2018

Sustainment Commander focuses on maintaining center’s top priorities

One month into leading the more than 43,000-strong workforce of the Air Force Sustainment Center, Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland is intent on evolving the same priorities that have guided the Center in delivering combat power for America since AFSC’s inception.Priorities built on providing expert logistics and sustainment support while taking care of

10 Aug 2018

Lt. Gen. Kirkland takes command of AFSC

Before a crowd of approximately 350 guests and several dignitaries described as a “Logistics Hall of Fame,” Lt. Gen. Donald E. “Gene” Kirkland became commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center Aug. 7 in Bldg. 3001 at Tinker Air Force Base. “I am sitting on hallowed ground when we talk about sustainment in our Air Force,” said General Ellen

30 May 2018

Command meets its cost-savings objective for second fiscal year in a row

Air Force Materiel Command captured more than $2.5 billion in cost savings for fiscal year 2017, the second fiscal year in a row the command has achieved its strategic savings objective.

29 Jun 2017

Up with the sun

The RQ-4 Global Hawk that Team Robins maintenance professionals have been working on sits on the runway at Robins, June 29, 2017. Robins is the first and currently the only installation to have a building-based Launch and Recovery Element, allowing the aircraft to take off and land from this location. This is also the first time a Global Hawk has

19 Jun 2017

AFSC commander visits Team Robins' Global Hawk workers

Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, met with members of Team Robins about work being done on a Global Hawk here during his site visit June 13. This is the first time a Global Hawk has flown into an Air Force air logistics complex. Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex maintenance professionals are meticulously painting the

12 May 2017

Mother of all Planes: Robins maintenance pros annihilate workflow, set record

An aircraft with an interior and exterior combined paint weight of 2,600 pounds, more than 100 miles of wiring, over five miles of control cables and can haul 58 Cadillac’s or six standard Greyhound buses, the maintenance demands are extreme. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex is one of only three ALCs in the Air Force with principal players

5 May 2017

Global Hawk

The first flight of an RQ-4 Global Hawk coming to Robins is scheduled for May 10. The arrival of this unmanned aerial vehicle marks the first time an aircraft of this type has flown to an Air Force air logistics complex. This initial aircraft is arriving for depaint /paint refurbishment. Plus, the establishment of a building-based Launch and