Air Force Materiel Command
The 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 Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) and the former Air Force Systems Command (AFSC).
| Air Force Materiel Command | |
|---|---|
Shield of Air Force Materiel Command | |
| Active | 1 July 1992 – present (31 years, 9 months) |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Major Command |
| Role | Deliver and support agile war-winning capabilities |
| Size | 77,416 Airmen 129 aircraft |
| Headquarters | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Decorations | Air Force Organization Excellence Award |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Gen Duke Z. Richardson |
| Deputy Commander | Lt Gen Linda S. Hurry |
| Command Chief | CCM James E. Fitch II |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | A-10C, MQ-1B, MQ-9B |
| Bomber | B-1B, B-2A, B-52H |
| Fighter | F-15C/D, F-15E, F-16C/D, F-22A, F-35A |
| Multirole helicopter | HH-60G |
| Utility helicopter | UH-1N |
| Reconnaissance | RC-135V/W, RQ-4B |
| Trainer | T-38C |
| Transport | C-5A/B/C/M, C-12C/D/F/J |
| Tanker | KC-46A, KC-135R/T |
AFMC is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. AFMC is one of nine Air Force Major Commands 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.