Air Force Materiel Command

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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. Its headquarters is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. It is one of ten major commands (MAJCOMs), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HQ USAF):

1 Mission
2 Personnel
3 Resources
4 Source
5 References

[edit] Mission

With headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Air Force Materiel Command conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war. AFMC delivers expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter through its core competencies of providing the best technology, acquisition support and sustainment.

[edit] Personnel

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.

[edit] Resources

Shield of the Air Force Materiel Command.

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: Arnold AFB, Tenn.; Brooks City-Base, Texas; Edwards AFB, Calif.; Eglin AFB, Fla.; Hanscom AFB, Mass.; Hill AFB, Utah; Kirtland AFB, N.M.; Robins AFB, Ga.; Tinker AFB, Okla.; and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. In addition, the command operates associate units on several non-AFMC bases. Also see AFMC's units web page: Units.