• Air Force Marathon finisher’s medal awarded 6th in top 25

    The Air Force Marathon commemorative finisher's medal placed 6th among the top 25 U.S. marathon medals, according to Marathon and Beyond.Marathon and Beyond selected the top 25 medals among U.S. marathon finisher's medals for 2009. Marathon and Beyond described the Air Force Marathon medal as,

  • DOD acquisition leader shares his priorities

    More than 700 military, civilian and contractor acquisition professionals and defense industry partners discussed challenges they face during the DoD Acquisition Insight Conference held April 20-21 at the Sinclair Community College here.Among the many senior executives who shared their perspective

  • Environmentally-Safe Fuel Cells May Emerge from Air Force Funded MIT Research

    MIT researchers are exploring a new technology funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the National Science Foundation, which they call a thermopower wave, that may convert chemical energy to fuel cells for micro-machines, sensors and emergency communication beacons.The technology

  • Improving UAVs Using Holographic Adaptive Optics

    Air Force Office of Scientific Research-supported holographic, adaptive, optics research may help transform software into computer-free, electronics for unmanned aerial vehicles, high energy lasers and free-space optical communications that will enable each to run faster and more efficiently than

  • Treating Battlefield Injuries with Light-Activated Technology

    Airmen's traumatic battlefield injuries may be more effectively treated by using a new light-activated technology developed as a result of research managed by Air Force Office of Scientific Research and supported by funds from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. This new treatment for war

  • DoD making massive investment in its acquisition workforce

    The Department of Defense is investing several billion dollars to re-build, train and educate its acquisition workforce, and it expects a return on its investment.Mr. Shay Assad, director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, remarked there are about 127,000 people in the Defense

  • DOD acquisition is a contact sport

    The Defense Department's journey to recapture acquisition excellence took a big step forward during two days of discussions and workforce training held at the Sinclair Community College here April 20-21.That was the assessment made by several senior leaders at the DoD Acquisition Insight Conference,

  • Wright-Patterson's Homeschool Education Event

    Military families here electing to home school their children in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to attend Wright-Patterson's Homeschool Education event on May 5, from 8-11:30 a.m. at the Community and Family Center, Bldg. 230, Area C. As base organizations continue to observe and

  • AFMC commander tells senior leaders to conserve resources, money

    Earth Day 2010 took on a special meaning for some 90 Air Force Materiel Command senior leaders here April 22.AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman took advantage of the command's semi-annual Senior Leaders Conference kicking off on Earth Day to highlight the importance of the command's resource

  • ASC career fair at the Nutter Center May 5

    The Aeronautical Systems Center here will host the 2nd Annual Career Fair to fill professional mid-career level, non-entry level, positions at the Ervin J. Nutter Center's Arena on May 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No pre-registration is required but applicants must enter at Gate 3. Professionals with