Aug. 19, 2021 AFSAC welcomes new director; familiar face returns The Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate welcomed a new director. Brig. Gen. Luke C.G. Cropsey assumed leadership of the organization in a recent change of leadership ceremony held at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Club.
Aug. 2, 2021 Air Force foreign military sales lead to retire After a 29-year career in the U.S. Air Force, Brig. Gen. Brian Bruckbauer, a Remer, Minnesota native, will retire in August.
July 26, 2021 Israeli Air Force Delegation Visits Wright-Patterson AFB Recently, Brig. Gen. Brian Bruckbauer, director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) escorted a foreign delegation of Israeli Air Force (IAF) Officials on a two-day visit to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
July 15, 2021 FMS…The Best Kept Secret in U.S. National Security Reflecting on my 29-year military career, I’ve been privileged to gain exposure to the world of Foreign Military Sales (FMS). A lot of people get little to no exposure to FMS and consequently don’t fully understand why FMS matters. The U.S. FMS program can be a complicated and often misunderstood
June 30, 2021 Behind the Scenes of Ramstein Ambition 21: AFSAC develops first FMS case for Kessel Run software. In May 2021, the NATO interoperability exercise Ramstein Ambition 21 made headlines about the successful execution of JIGSAW, a software package developed by Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Detachment 12, also known as Kessel Run, used for planning tanker refueling missions.
June 17, 2021 Behind the Scenes of Foreign Military Sales: PROS is a Proven Lifeline for International Partners In the world of Foreign Military Sales (FMS), there are a lot of “moving parts” literally. Whether it’s an aircraft, Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) platform, or missile system, there’s a plethora of highly-technical, carefully-engineered parts and support equipment needed to operate
June 11, 2021 FMS customers see value in AFSAC While countries do have the option to purchase military materiel directly from commercial sources without Air Force assistance, typically, they take advantage of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s experience.
June 10, 2021 F-16 fleet of Poland hits milestone; reaches 100,000 flight hours May 2021 marked a historic milestone for the F-16 fleet of Poland. Since the delivery of the first two aircraft in November 2006, the Polish F-16 fleet has achieved 100,000 flight hours!
May 12, 2021 AFSAC briefs DSCA director Grant on tremendous growth and strategic developments for the USAF FMS Enterprise Heidi Grant, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on April 9 and met with members of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) and other AFLCMC directorates, to discuss
April 28, 2021 Australian personnel at Wright-Patterson commemorate Anzac Day 2021 Australian officers within AFSAC celebrate ANZAC day.