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eadquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is a major command created July 1, 1992. The 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.
MISSION Powering the world's greatest Air Force...AFMC develops, delivers, supports and sustains war-winning capabilities. AFMC delivers war-winning expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter through development and transition of technology, professional acquisition management, exacting test and evaluation, and world-class sustainment of all Air Force weapon systems. From creation to disposal, AFMC provides the workforce and infrastructure necessary to ensure the United States maintains the world's most respected Air Force.
VISION One AFMC — Collaborative, innovative, trusted and empowered... indispensable to the nation, disruptive to U.S. adversaries.
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PEOPLE AND RESOURCES AFMC employs a highly professional and skilled command work force of some 87,000 military and civilian employees.
ORGANIZATION AFMC fulfills its mission of equipping the Air Force with cuttingedge weapon systems and technology through several unique centers which are responsible for the “cradle-to-grave” oversight for aircraft, electronic systems, missiles and munitions. The AFMC headquarters is a major unit located at WrightPatterson AFB. There are eight AFMC host bases: Arnold AFB, Tennessee; Edwards AFB, California; Eglin AFB, Florida; Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts; Hill AFB, Utah; Robins AFB, Georgia; Tinker AFB, Oklahoma;
