• Analysts develop efficiency tool

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Managing upgrades, retrofits and overall maintenance for a large number of aircraft can be challenging – often requiring great logistical effort to ensure the right people and equipment are available at the right time to service the aircraft. Analysts from

  • KC-46A approved for production

    The KC-46A Pegasus program received Milestone C approval from Frank Kendall, the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, signaling the aircraft is ready to enter into production.

  • Some IDs may soon be invalid for base entry

    Individuals will no longer be able to access Air Force installations with a state-issued identification card or driver’s license from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington or American Samoa beginning Sept. 15.This new change aligns the Air Force’s installation access policy with requirements of the Real

  • Wright-Patt Medical Center Cancer Program Earns Full Reaccreditation Status

    Cancer patients at Wright-Patterson Medical Center have even more reason to trust the quality of the care they receive. The Commission on Cancer has conferred upon the medical center’s cancer program full reaccreditation status with commendation for three years. The WPMC is one of only two

  • July is Make a Difference to Children Month

    While many people make a positive difference in the lives of children on a daily basis without much thought at all, July, as Make a Difference to Children Month, provides everyone an opportunity to purposely prepare and complete activities to inspire children.There are several organizations on base

  • Pegasus refuels Globemaster

    The KC-46A Pegasus connected in flight with an F-16 Fighting Falcon on July 8 and a C-17 Globemaster III on July 12.These tests with the F-16 and C-17 were in support of the Milestone C requirements to rendezvous, contact, and transfer fuel to several receiver aircraft types.An initial attempt with

  • Detachment standardizes aeromedical qualification training for Total Force

    Airmen across the Air Force assigned to 31 aeromedical evacuation squadrons must complete vigorous training to provide life-saving in-transit care on fixed wing aircrafts.The 375th Air Mobility Wing’s newest Formal Training Unit, Detachment 4, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the