Early aviation history has many connections to the Dayton, Ohio area, and through a series of events and the needs for the United States, modern Air Force development and procurement also maintained a presence in the region, with far-reaching consequences.

Dennis D’Angelo, SES, came to the Air Force Life Cycle

Being Executive Director of AFLCMC is a large role that

Before becoming a civilian, Mr. D’Angelo spent 30 years in

“I did a lot of things with the combatant commands to prepare

During the interview, D’Angelo shares some stories during his

“But probably the coolest thing was I've probably seen the

On November 6, Lt. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris will say goodbye to the Air Force as he retires as commander of AFLCMC. He is just the fourth person to fill the role.

In a special edition of “Leadership Log,” AFLCMC chief historian Kevin Rusnak interviews

For the latter, experience in the seat and listening to advisors across the Center helped make the hiring push successful.

 By making external hiring a priority through an initiative called Mach 3, the Center was able to adjust some hiring practices and add new individuals to the Center workforce.

 From a personnel perspective, 2023 saw the largest growth of the Center since 2016.

 “The goal was to increase our Center size by reducing the amount of attrition and increasing the hiring. Our attrition has stayed about the same,” Morris explains. “But most of our retention incentives, I think are a little bit forward looking. I'm hoping that has longer term impact.”

 The hiring push will be part of the legacy that Morris leaves for the Center. Today’s hirings are done with tomorrow in mind, attempting to find civilian personnel with the right skillsets for future technologies. That requires looking at individuals with different backgrounds and education than might typically be employed by AFLCMC.

Morris will be succeeded by Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton as the Center’s next commander.

 Shipton will be the first woman to fill the seat. She is currently the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. It is not clear when Lt. Gen. Shipton will assume command. Her move is in limbo as part of an ongoing block of general and flag officer promotions by Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) regarding Dept. of Defense abortion policy.

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Jackie Janning-Lask, AFLCMC Engineering Director and Karen Hudson, Chief of the Avionics Engineering Division, attended the 37th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards and STEM Conference in National Harbor, Maryland earlier this month.  In addition to Hudson receiving the Black Engineer of the Year Outstanding Achievement Award, they both participated in a “A Day in the Life of an Air Force Engineer/Scientist” panel discussion.  

The Rapid Sustainment Office is charged with finding innovative solutions and looking for opportunities to apply them across the Air Force enterprise.  

While Operations Security is as old as warfare, the expansion of the virtual information space has presented new challenges.

Dozens of professional development opportunities for civilian Airmen will open this week under the Air Force-wide Civilian Development program.

There is an organization in AFLCMC whose primary purpose is to act as a force multiplier for the broader acquisition workforce.  The Acquisition Center of Excellence, led by Melanie Marshall, is a group of multi-functional experts ready to offer on-demand assessment and advisement to groups facing challenges in the acquisition process.

“Just because there's a song that says it's the most wonderful time of the year, give yourself permission to have whatever it is you're experiencing.  It’s going to come, and it's going to go, but trying to get rid of it might keep you stuck in it,” said Maj. Aaron Esche, clinical psychologist, at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center. 

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” is an adage dating back more than 350 years.  It hasn’t lost any utility with age.

Speaking on a recent episode of AFLCMC’s Leadership Log podcast, Capt. Adam Brewer, AFLCMC Commanders Action Group, said he finds the balance between his varied personal and professional interests keeps him sharp.