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Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is a major command ( MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force (USAF). AFMC was created on July 1, 1992, through the amalgamation of the former
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(AFLC) and the former
Air Force Systems Command The Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. It was established in April 1951, being split off from Air Materiel Command. The mission of AFSC was Research and Development for new weapons systems. Ove ...
(AFSC). AFMC is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in
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, Ohio. AFMC is one of nine Air Force
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s and has a workforce of approximately 80,000 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 31 percent of the total Air Force budget and AFMC employs more than 40 percent of the Air Force's total civilian workforce. The command conducts research, development, testing and evaluation, and provides the acquisition and life cycle management services and logistics support. The command develops, acquires and sustains the air power needed to defend the United States and its interests. This is accomplished through research, development, testing, evaluation, acquisition, maintenance and program management of existing and future USAF weapon systems and their components.


History

The United States Armed Forces procurement of military aircraft began when the United States Army's Aeronautical Division of the Signal Corps (United States Army), acquired several examples of the
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(R&D) was merged with aircraft procurement twice in the 20th Century (e.g., 1944, 1992). Air Materiel Command was established on March 9, 1946, and in November 1946, AMC's History Office published ''Materiel Research and Development in the Army Air Arm, 1914-1945''. In 1947, AMC bases were transferred to the newly established United States Air Force, with facilities such as the storage depot in
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, being renamed Cheli Air Force Station. On April 1, 1961, as part of the DoD reorganization under President John F. Kennedy and his Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, the
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was established at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, replacing the Air Materiel Command and assuming the latter's supply and maintenance roles. The material procurement role was transferred. On the same date,
Air Force Systems Command The Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. It was established in April 1951, being split off from Air Materiel Command. The mission of AFSC was Research and Development for new weapons systems. Ove ...
was also established at
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, Maryland, assuming the R&D role of the former Air Research and Development Command while also inheriting AMC's materiel procurement role.


Activation duties AFMC, 1992

Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) was activated on July 1, 1992, as part of a post-
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, USAF-wide reorganization that resulted in the merger of AFLC and AFSC into a single major command. After AFMC was established, the command's infrastructure saw significant reductions through Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) actions. This included the BRAC-directed closure/privatization of the San Antonio Air Logistics Center at
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, Texas and the closure of Kelly Air Force Base as an independent installation, with incorporation of its runways and remaining military flight line areas as the Kelly Field Annex to adjacent Lackland Air Force Base. The
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at McClellan Air Force Base was also closed/privatized and McClellan Air Force Base totally closed. McClellan became a totally civilian airport with the exception of
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and the
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's 364th Recruiting Squadron.


Reorganization

In 2012 there was a major reorganization (5 Center Construct) and several new centers were organized. Among them, the Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base now directs the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base, the
Ogden Air Logistics Complex The Ogden Air Logistics Complex (OO-ALC) performs programmed depot maintenance on a number of US Air Force weapon systems. Specifically it supports A-10 Thunderbolt II, B-2 Spirit, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and LGM-30G Minuteman III systems. Addi ...
at
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, and the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins Air Force Base. The center provides depot maintenance, supply chain management and installation support. In 2015, the command officially activated its sixth center, the
Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC), headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (JBSA-Lackland), Texas, is one of six centers aligned under Air Force Materiel Command for the United States Air Force. AFIMSC serves ...
, which provides centralized management of installation and mission support. The center is located at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.


Mission

Air Force Materiel Command conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition management services and logistics support. AFMC headquarters is the major unit located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. There are also nine additional AFMC host bases. In addition, the command operates associate units and tenant activities on several non-AFMC bases, including the
Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) is a USAF Named Unit, assigned to the Air Force Materiel Command at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The AFNWC operates at the Center level of the AFMC. It is currently under the command of Major ...
at
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, New Mexico.


Component units


Headquarters

* Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command (
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, Ohio)


Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) serves as the single intermediate-level headquarters responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities. Its headquarters are located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas and it has the following subordinate units. * Air Force Civil Engineer Center (Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas) *Air Force Financial Management Center of Expertise ( Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado) *Air Force Financial Services Center ( Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota) * Air Force Installation Contracting Center (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Air Force Security Forces Center (Joint Base Antonio-Lackland, Texas) * Air Force Services Center (Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas)


Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) mission is to deliver affordable and sustainable combat capabilities to US and international partners. It is the single center responsible for total life cycle management of all aircraft, engines, munitions, and electronic systems. Its headquarters are located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio and it has the following subordinate units. * 66th Air Base Group (
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, Massachusetts) * 88th Air Base Wing (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Acquisition Excellence Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Agile Combat Support Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Air Force Security Assistance & Cooperation Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Armament Directorate ( Eglin AFB, Florida) * Bombers Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Business & Enterprise Systems Directorate (
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, Maxwell AFB, Alabama) * Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I) and Networks Directorate * Digital Directorate (Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts) * Fighters & Advanced Aircraft Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Special Operations Force (SOF) Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Mobility & Training Aircraft Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Program Execution Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Propulsion Directorate (
Tinker AFB Tinker Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base, with tenant U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense missions, located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, surrounded by Del City, Oklahoma City, and Midwest City. The base, originally ...
, Oklahoma) * Rapid Sustainment Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio)


Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center

The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) is the Air Force's nuclear-focused center, synchronizing all aspects of nuclear materiel management in support of
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. Its headquarters are located at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico and it has the following subordinate units. * Air-Delivered Capabilities Directorate (Kirtland AFB) * Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Systems Directorate ( Hill AFB, Utah) * Minuteman III Systems Directorate (Hill AFB, Utah) * Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Integration Directorate (Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts) * Nuclear Technology and Integration Directorate (Kirtland AFB)


Air Force Research Laboratory

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is the Air Force's only organization dedicated to leading the discovery, development and integration of technologies in air, space and cyber for the US Air and Space Forces. Its headquarters are located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio and it has the following subordinate units. *
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(Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Aerospace Systems Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Air Force Office of Scientific Research ( Arlington, Virginia) *Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) *Directed Energy Directorate (Kirtland AFB, New Mexico) * Information Directorate ( Rome Research Site, New York) * Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Munitions Directorate (Eglin AFB, Florida) * Sensors Directorate (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) * Space Vehicles (Kirtland AFB, New Mexico)


Air Force Sustainment Center

The mission of the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) is to provide sustainment and logistics readiness. The center provides integrated logistics and sustainment to the Air Force through depot maintenance,
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and installation support. Its headquarters are located at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma and it has the following subordinate units. *
72nd Air Base Wing The 72nd Air Base Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It has been the host unit at Tinker since activating there on 1 October 1994. The first predecessor of th ...
(Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) * 75th Air Base Wing (Hill Air Force Base, Utah) * 78th Air Base Wing ( Robins Air Force Base, Georgia) *
448th Supply Chain Management Wing The 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, a wing of the Air Force Sustainment Center of Air Force Materiel Command serves as the Air Force's supply chain manager headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The wing was first activated in th ...
(Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) *
635th Supply Chain Operations Wing The 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing, United States Air Force, is a logistics wing. It reports to the Air Force Sustainment Center, part of Air Force Materiel Command, and serves as the Air Force's new supply chain manager headquartered at Scot ...
(Scott AFB, Illinois) *
Ogden Air Logistics Complex The Ogden Air Logistics Complex (OO-ALC) performs programmed depot maintenance on a number of US Air Force weapon systems. Specifically it supports A-10 Thunderbolt II, B-2 Spirit, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and LGM-30G Minuteman III systems. Addi ...
(Hill Air Force Base, Utah) * Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) * Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (Robins Air Force Base, Georgia)


Air Force Test Center

The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) conducts developmental and follow-on testing and evaluation of manned and unmanned aircraft and related avionics, flight-control, munitions, and weapon systems. Its headquarters are located at Edwards AFB, California and it has the following subordinate units. *
96th Test Wing The 96th Test Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Test Center of Air Force Materiel Command at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The wing was activated at Eglin in 1994 as the 96th Air Base Wing, the headquarters for ...
(Eglin AFB, Florida) *
412th Test Wing The 412th Test Wing (412 TW) is a wing of the United States Air Force, assigned to the Air Force Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Overview The 412th Test Wing plans, conducts, analyzes, and reports on all flight and ground tes ...
(Edwards AFB, California) *
Arnold Engineering Development Complex The Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), Arnold Engineering Development Center before July 2012, is an Air Force Materiel Command facility under the control of the Air Force Test Center (AFTC). Headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base, ...
( Arnold AFB, Tennessee)


Other units

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National Museum of the US Air Force The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The NMUSAF is the ...
(Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio)


Commanders


See also

U.S. Armed Forces systems commands * Army Materiel Command * Marine Corps Systems Command * United States Navy systems commands **
Naval Sea Systems Command The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is the largest of the United States Navy's five "systems commands," or materiel (not to be confused with "material") organizations. From a physical perspective, NAVSEA has four shipyards for shipbuilding, c ...
** Naval Air Systems Command **
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM), based in San Diego, is one of six SYSCOM Echelon II organizations within the United States Navy and is the Navy's technical authority and acquisition command for C4ISR (Command, Contr ...
** Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command ** Naval Supply Systems Command * Space Systems Command


References


External links

* {{Authority control 1992 establishments in Ohio Materiel Command Materiel Command Military units and formations in Ohio Logistics units and formations of the United States Air Force