• 88th Security Forces Armory keeps Defenders armed and ready

    Security forces are the first line of defense when it comes to protecting the base. However, a defender would have trouble defending it without their weapons. That's the mission of the 88th Security Forces Squadron armory.The armory is responsible for storing, arming and disarming, and the

  • Deputy SecDef invites students to experience the "cool stuff" that DOD does

    Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work and Stephen Welby, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base March 3 to encourage students from the Dayton City School District to consider a government career in science, saying it was a way to make a

  • Read Across America Day declared by White House

    Is Horton just an fictional elephant in a children's book?Teachers, parents, children and others involved in education are fully aware that the month of March is for readers.  It's celebrated in classrooms across the United States and for years, March has been called Read Across America Month. While

  • AFRL scientist receives award from prestigious research society

    Dr. Timothy White of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory was recently named a recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Young Investigator Award of the Materials Research Society. This award recognizes exceptional, interdisciplinary scientific work in the field

  • Solar energy project completed on AFLCMC leased property

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has spearheaded an effort to generate alternative energy for the southern California market and generate revenue for Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, through a unique Enhanced Use Lease agreement with NRG Solar Oasis LLC. The project was jointly

  • Breastfeeding in the military

    Robyn Roche-Paull, author of Breastfeeding in Combat Boots: A Survival Guide to Successful Breastfeeding While Serving in the Military, will give a presentation on breastfeeding in the military March 10 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.The presentation will be held in the auditorium (basement) of Wright

  • AFRL Researcher wins Presidential Award for innovation, service

    Dr. Timothy Ombrello, a senior research aerospace engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Systems Directorate, has been selected to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the United States government to young

  • Class gives Wright-Patt Dads tools for success

    In a small room in the basement of the Wright-Patterson Medical Center, current and soon-to-be fathers huddled together to learn tips on effective parenting during a Dads 101 class held Feb. 29.The class which is held four times a year and sponsored by the Family Advocacy office here, was developed