• Air Force half marathon sells out

    The Air Force Marathon has continued selling out at a record pace when the half marathon closed on April 15, four weeks earlier than 2013. "Our race's growth is phenomenal," said Rob Aguiar, race director. "I'm always so impressed and so grateful for the loyalty of our runners, spectators and

  • International Group Visits Wright-Patterson AFB

    The International Air Attache' Corps, a group of more than 36 international senior officers representing countries as close as Canada, Chile, and Guatemala, and as far away as Iraq, Senegal, and China, visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on April 7-9. Escorted by Lt. Gen. Stephen Hoog, the Air

  • Wright-Patt officer earns Raymond F. Longacre Award

    Col. (Doctor) Kent McDonald, chief, Neuropsychiatry Branch, Aerospace Medicine Consultation Division, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, 711 Human Performance Wing, here, recently was selected to receive the Raymond F. Longacre award. Established in memory of Marine Corps Maj. Raymond

  • Electronic Band Aid to measure body performance through sweat

    Creating "fuel gauges" for Airmen is the goal of a group of researchers at the 711 Human Performance Wing here at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Led by Dr. Josh Hagen, lead researcher, the group is developing bandage-like sensors that will analyze sweat to assess physical and cognitive performance.

  • 711 HPW Engineer Wins IEEE Award for Achievement in Bio-Engineering

    Lt. Col. David Sonntag of the 711th Human Performance Wing, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine has been awarded the 2014 Fritz J. Russ Award for Achievement in Bioengineering by the Dayton chapter of the Institute of Electronic and Electronics Engineers. The IEEE presents this award every

  • Beyond the microbes: AFRL, 2nd BW work together

    With more than 760 government vehicles used on Barksdale, ground fuel is an important but often forgotten element to maintaining the Air Force mission.Airmen with the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron and 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, who monitor and supply the fuel keeping Barksdale's

  • Air Force Marathon Seeking Lead Volunteers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Marathon is looking for motivated, hard-working volunteers to fill several lead volunteer positions for the 2014 event.Lead volunteers work in supervisory capacity at the Sports and Fitness Expo and on race day overseeing their specific area and